For your midweek enjoyment, I bring you – The 5 real signs that Vampires exist. (Besides myself, Kade, Aric, Niko, and Hunter along with the rest of the brethren - what other proof would you need??)
5: Fountain of Youth: The secret to a longer life may indeed lie in the blood of others. According to 3 recent studies done in mice, a blood transfusion in older subjects can improve memory, strength, and sense of smell – if you collect the blood from a younger host. The research points to a particular protein present in the blood of young mice, GDF11, as being partly responsible. Far from creating a world of vampires, the scientists hope to apply their findings to treat age-related conditions like Alzheimer’s.
4: Vampire Graves: Italy in 2006, Czech Republic in 2008, and Bulgaria in 2012 – almost every year, new “vampire” burial grounds are being unearthed. In the town of Gliwice, Poland, archaeologists discovered four decapitated skeletons dating back to the 16th Century - their severed skulls placed between their legs to ensure the dead stayed dead. (now it could be that they just always had their heads up their asses in life – just sayin’) On the Greek island of Lesbos, a male specimen was found in the ground with 8-inch iron spikes staked through its neck, pelvis, and ankle. Graves in Ireland and Italy feature skulls with huge rocks crushed into their mouths to prevent their former owners from feeding. Of course, those who died might not have been vampires at all. TB, after all, was known to cause weight loss and a pale color. Then again, Europeans thought that it was the vampires themselves who spread the sickness. Better safe than sorry, I guess.
3: The Real Dracula: This character from movies and fiction is based on a real person whose name inspired even greater fear - Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler, was initiated into the Order of the Dragon, a Christian military organization, and thereby granted his father’s surname, Dracul, meaning Dragon. Vlad III murdered upward of 100,000 people in his life, burning some alive, but impaling most on sharp stakes. He was known for inviting guests over to feast, only to then impale them, dipping his bread into the fresh blood. Modern culture portrays Dracula as being vulnerable to items of Christianity, like the burning of his skin by a cross, but history shows that this first vampire was considered a warrior for his Christian faith. The Turks eventually killed him, their Sultan displaying Vlad’s impaled head outside his palace. His body was never found – some claimed it disappeared into thin air.
2: Porphyria: The demonic features of vampires have been portrayed in a myriad of forms. Only it’s not just imagination. It’s real. It’s an inherited disorder that causes an accumulation of red and purple pigments in the body, disfiguring the skin, body, and face. The disorder has also been known to cause mental disturbances, including mania, which could lead to strange or violent behaviors. King George III of England is among the most famous sufferers. It caused him to have fits and hallucinations, labeling him “The Mad King”. (check out the movie, “The Madness of King George”) Today, many social scientists and doctors credit Porphyria as a major influence in creating the folklore concerning vampires.
*insert drumroll* And the top reason:
1: Elizabeth Bathory: She is considered the vampiric equal or perhaps superior of Vlad the Impaler. Countess Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary abducted numerous young girls, many of whom were offered jobs as servants. For years, she beat girls to death, burned and mutilated their bodies, and even left them to slowly freeze to death in the winter cold. She believed that the blood of youth would stave off old-age (see #5 above), and so she would bathe in the blood of her victims. Locals often heard screams coming from her castle, and it was only in 1609 that soldiers were sent to investigate. What they found was said to be too horrific to be recorded, but when she was put on trial, 300 witnesses provided testimony, leading to her imprisonment, where she would eventually die. The horror of Bathory’s life and a history of evidence has led many to this simple truth – vampires are real.
Most of this information was gathered from the site Dark5. However, as we all well know, vampires such as the Midnight Breed resulted from the otherworldly Ancients mating with Atlanteans. That’s the real story.
Have a fangtastic day! <3 Brock V"""V
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