Moonlight - The Vampire Mythology Thread #2 ~ If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the sun!

Brilliant Disguise · 09-26-2008, 02:11 PM

Welcome to the Vampire Mythology Thread!!
This is the place to discuss all the different mythologies we've come across in books, tv shows and movies.

made by: Tar

The Mythology of Moonlight

They drink blood so they don't age
They sleep in a freezer
They can live on blood from a blood bank
Daylight weakens them and being exposed to the sun for too long can kill a vampire
Decapitation or fire will kill them
Garlic and crucifixes don't hurt them
Flight, Fight, Feed and Sex will turn a vampire
Stake through the heart paralyzes them as does silver
The sun makes them sick
They heal very fast
They have excellent hearing and smell
They get more powerful as they grow older

The Mythology of Anne Rice's Vampires

They are not affected by garlic, crosses or silver, and they cannot be killed with wooden stakes.
Human blood is preferred as it is more nutritious, but animal blood can also be drunk.
They do not age physically but their skin become very white.
Younger vampires can usually be killed by exposure to sunlight or fire. But thousand years vampires aren't mich affected.
Old ones can fly.
They can read minds of weaker vampires and mortals
They can move very quick. Old vampires can even move matter using thier minds.
They are very emotional.
They can become weak when they drank blood of a person who was dead for quite some time.

The Mythology of the "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer

they glow in the sun, but sunlight doesn't hurt them
the good ones feed once in a while on animal blood
their skin is pale, feels cold and is hard as stone
they don't sleep
some vampires have special abilities (read minds, tell the future, control others emotions)
nothing can kill a vampire, except a vampire or a werewolf (new moon)
they can move quickly and are very strong
they have no fangs but their teeth are razor sharp and can eat thru metal
once they fall in love, its a permanent change for them. they're in love forever with that person
they can eat real food but would have to choke it up later
they have venom, which left to spread in your body, after being bitten, will turn you into a vampire after 3 days of pain
they don't age and all their body fluids are replaced by venom
they can change their eye color. if they're hungry or angry they have pitch black eyes. vampires that feed on animal blood have golden eyes. newborns and vamps that hunt humans have red eyes.

The Mythology of the "Black Dagger Brotherhood" series by J.R. Ward

The Brotherhood is a group of warrior vampires that is protecting the race from lessers. Lessers are the enemy. They hunt vampires and kill vampires. It's hard for the woman to make it through childbirth, so the childbirth rate is very low.
Vampire males and females can only drink blood from each other. Human blood won't sustain them. They only have to drink once a month, I think.
They can't stand daylight and they heal fast.

The Mythology of Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and Angel

New vampires are born through siring. After the blood loss and drinking of a vampire's blood, they reawaken after an undetermined time (could be hours or even days) feeling disoriented, but acquire clarity usually after the first feeding
A wooden stake through the heart will kill them, as will decapitation, fire, and exposure to the sun
They have enhanced senses and supernatural strength
They usually sleep in coffins and/or dark places
They can look like humans, but in their vampire form their faces get deformed and demonic looking
There's a rare race of vampires called the "Turok-Han", the primordial ones. They're ferocious and animalistic, "the vampires that vampires fear". They have no rational thought. They're stronger and tougher to kill than the regular ones.

The Mythology of Blood Ties

Vampires die when they come in contact with sunlight
Once a vampire feeds from a lover, she eventually dies
Vampires are very territorial and don't want any other vampires hunting where they hunt
The vampire has immense strength and incredible speed that can, in the dark of the night, render him almost invisible. He can hear a heartbeat hundreds of yards away, smell prey through a brick wall and see through the inky darkness of the night.
He has strong powers of persuasion and can make people do things against their will
There is one thing that can strip a vampire of it's powers. It's a sundial that is placed on the hear. Don't know the name though. Anyone?

The Mythology of True Blood

When vampires live in groups they don't care about rules, but a vampire alone tries to keep his/her human side alive
The vampire stays hidden during the day
The older the vampire gets, the stronger they become
When a human drinks vampire blood, it will not turn that person, but the vampire they drank from can sense that person and will know when they are in danger
Vampire blood will heighten a humans senses and libido
The vampire has immense strength and incredible speed that can, in the dark of the night, render him almost invisible.
Silver makes a vampire weak and will eventually kill them
Vampires can enter Churches, be near Crosses
Vampires can be photographed.
Vampire cry blood tears

The Mythology of The Vampire Diaries

If they don't feed off human blood, they can't do cool tricks like mind control
A stake through the heart will kill them.
They can live off animal blood
They can move really fast and jump really high
They can stand daylight if they wear a special ring
They can control what people think by staring in their eyes
If someone is wearing a special necklace, they can't be glamoured

The Mythology of Vampires on Supernatural

They can go into sunlight as long as it's in-direct
A stake through the heart will kill them.
Only way to kill Vamps if to decapitate them
Deadmans blood weakens them
Vamps fangs don't pop out, another set of teeth come out
They can sleep in beds
They mostly travel in packs

pinkpaisley · 09-26-2008, 03:00 PM

In case anyone missed this:

For the Black Dagger Brotherhood fans: This was posted on the author's MySpace and she has done this before!

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Chat with the Brothers!!!

Hi!

I wanted to invite you all to a chat with the Brothers and myself on 21st Oct 2008 at 8pm EST (1am GMT).

The link to the chat room will be available for you all to save and bookmark a week before! If you aren't a member of my message board you can register for free -

The Black Dagger Brotherhood Message Board

Hope to see you all there, and bring along a friend or two - I know I will!

MUUAH! J.R.

~Susan~ · 09-26-2008, 06:30 PM

love the title of the new thread Es.

a new hope · 09-26-2008, 07:03 PM

Thanks for the new thread

Brilliant Disguise · 09-26-2008, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkpaisley (View Post)

In case anyone missed this:

For the Black Dagger Brotherhood fans: This was posted on the author's MySpace and she has done this before!

If I can remember my password

and of course if I don't have to work, then I'll be there

ETA: Updated the list in the OP with True Blood facts

When vampires live in groups they don't care about rules, but a vampire alone tries to keep his/her human side alive
The vampire stays hidden during the day
The older the vampire gets, the stronger they become
When a human drinks vampire blood, it will not turn that person, but the vampire they drank from can sense that person and will know when they are in danger
Vampire blood will heighten a humans senses and libido
The vampire has immense strength and incredible speed that can, in the dark of the night, render him almost invisible.
Silver makes a vampire weak and will eventually kill them

If I missed anything, please let me know and I will add it

pinkpaisley · 09-27-2008, 02:12 AM

Vampire blood also makes a human heal faster.

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If I can remember my password and of course if I don't have to work, then I'll be there

Well, it starts at 1AM, but I have to be in school the next day.

But I don't care.

I am so there!

Brilliant Disguise · 09-27-2008, 05:53 AM

I could be home by then if I have the late shift

pinkpaisley · 09-27-2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Brilliant Disguise (View Post)

I could be home by then if I have the late shift

Awesomeness. I feel another Mr. Jetlag around the corner!

Brilliant Disguise · 09-27-2008, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkpaisley (View Post)

Awesomeness. I feel another Mr. Jetlag around the corner!

Hellooooo Mr. Jetlag!

Stay to the Lights · 09-28-2008, 04:46 AM

Thanks for the thread, and the new facts.

a new hope · 09-30-2008, 06:13 AM

Anything new going on in True Blood that we could discuss?

pinkpaisley · 09-30-2008, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Conspiracy (View Post)

Anything new going on in True Blood that we could discuss?

I haven't seen the latest episode.

Just realized that I don't have to go to school the night of the chat with the Black Dagger Brotherhood Brothers.

Brilliant Disguise · 09-30-2008, 11:38 PM

That's great!

I did try to watch it after work, but I fell a sleep

So I'll have to watch it again.

a new hope · 10-01-2008, 07:46 AM

I'm still thinking about giving it another chance, since I hated it so much when I tried watching it.

pinkpaisley · 10-01-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Conspiracy (View Post)

I'm still thinking about giving it another chance, since I hated it so much when I tried watching it.

Well, actually, nothing much happens. At least it's not a procedural (is that the right word?) like Moonlight. I feel like they are just laying down the foundation for an awesome show.


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