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Contents: Vampires among us describes so-called vampyres in the subcultural context of the Goth culture (mostly in the U.S. and Germany). Vampyric Symbols, blood fetishism, crossover of different scenes, and the self-perception of members of the community are topics of the short text. An extensive interview with a female vampyre as well as a bibliography is included.
EXCERPT: Vampires exist. They are alive, good looking and usually have blood and necks on their mind. The older ones among them are shady figures or corporate execs. The younger ones, however, tend to be sexy (quite sexy actually). And they have one thing in common: They are lacking energy - energy they seek to obtain from others.
The most likely place to happen upon a vampire is a club (Fig. 1). This is where they are on the lookout for donors - those with a surplus of energy. While some vampires may be content to imagine sucking in energy through a hole in the aura of their victim, others are more physical, meaning they are into blood. But since the bite of a human is very painful and can transmit germs just as deadly as those of a lion 1, pros settle for exchanging blood using a canula .
The tedious part of this needle business is the fact that energy seekers must "pick up " their donor (also referred to as kitra or source) first. And this requires charisma - which, luckily, the creatures of the night have plenty of (Tab. 1). However, even blood acquired in a sterile fashion should not be consumed in exorbitant quantities. Also, to minimize the risk of contracting diseases, the smart vampire will restrict her activities to a limited feeding circle.
But there are also those who enjoy simply spilling and wasting blood. And these blood players don't much care for measuring out blood with silly medicinal tools. Better yet if you're a vampiric half blood. Half bloods are able to consume the precious red juice through the unscathed skin of their victims, saving them the hassle of puncturing energy auras or resorting to surgical measures .
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f1 Item of interest: In some parts of Central Africa, women sometimes bite their partners into the lower lip during arguments concerning polygamy.
f2 People from the German regions Rhineland and Thuringia are well aware that blood can make for a tasty meal, as is evidenced by their regional specialty, the so-called "blood sausage " (made from blood mixed with bacon (or straight lumps of fat) and spices). In England, blood pudding ("black pudding ") is well known; in Finland, a pancake baked with blood is a common meal even in schools , etc.
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