I was watching the news just now, and if you've ever been stuck watching Fox News in the last three days you'll recognize the story I'm talking about, and it seems that the Oklahoma gentleman who killed an 11 year old girl, then had sex with her, planned to cannibalize her, and hid her body in a big plastic tub is saying that "Vampires are serial killers, I wanted to be like them". Crazy McCrazy-pants? Yes. But will the general public care? Probably not. Be on the lookout for a backlash of sorts, people thinking that since you visit this site or others like it, that you are planning on serial slaughter. Ghost.
-V
I would have to agree with MRD in the respect that the vampires in media are technically flawless serial killers who would never get caught if it wasn't for the one lover who goes to rescue the girl.
I doubt anyone is seriously going to care that much. Most people would chalk him off to be crazy and that would be the end of it.
It's because of ''people'' like him(a pig) that the vampire life style is ruined.
Stupid fucked up in the head pig!
Thats the crazy mess I fear will become more commonplace as the popularity of the culture increases...
But to say that this will have no effect isn't entirely accurate.
People generally absorb information at a low level. One news report in a month is an incident, two is a problem, three or more, is a fundamentally negative image portrayal, that will influence opinions of those that seek a genuine rapport with the media, as a decent and intelligent people.
Apart from the mildly amusing escapades of Mr Sharkey, there is little positive news to counteract the continual stream of bad press.
When Charles Manson was convicted there weren't hordes of people shouting "kill all the hippies!"
I doubt there will be a backlash.
Sorry razel, but I disagree.
It only takes a few high profile and as in this case, particularly shocking events to cause the kind of uproar similar to that which circled the Columbine Shootings. Marilyn Manson was partially blamed for it...If memory serves.
Satanism already has a very poorly understood concept out there in the general mindset of the mundane public at large. These things start somewhere, with sickening events like this.
You are correct STABB666 that Marilyn Manson was blamed for Columbine, even though he had nothing to do with it and kids said that they hated him, they were still paired together as evil.
Now, the reason I said I didn't think there would be any backlash is because I haven't heard anything on the news about it at all, and I live in a neighboring state not too far from the border.
The Christian Right blames Manosn and the like for everything.
Columbine was also blamed on the NRA,
they didnt have much to fear though.
I dont think there will be any more or less hate for us.
Certain people will hate us no matter what.
And others will simply ignore it all.
Ardaiya,
I conceed the point that as I've not seen any news of this on UK News or websites, it's hardly likely to have a major impact in itself, but my point is that these build up over time and locations and as more people look into it, so they come across these stories, which far outwiegh the 'feelgood' ones.
the killing of children is sick and twisted in my eyes
Razel,
Something that is currently a focus and some might say for themselves, a priority in the community right now, is the deconstruction myth- seperating Fantasy Fiction from the truth of modern life as a vampyre.
If these efforts are to succeed, then we need to start making good news, fast. Any events like this one above, can only be detrimental in the long run, both for the image of the vampyre as an 'ordinary' person and for those that are suffering due to a lack of availability of concise information.
Personaly i think you are taking you image in the public eye far too seriously.
I couldnt careless what someone else thinks of me being a vamp.
Those who discriminate against us only do so because they wish to discriminate.
They would find some way to make us look bad no matter what we do.
Well STABB666, what are you proposing we do to get better publicity? Pick up trash off the highway?
killing children is very wrong...! harsh to label everyone like that though. Anyway...I'm not saying it's right, but canibalism, with the consent of the person being eaten, is allowed...! and i know this person did not give consent...but still.
Again STABB, I ask you, what do you plan to do about it?
I admit, I was being sarcastic. But don't you think all those things have been done already? Walk into and Barnes and Noble and go back to the Occult section, you will see hundreds of books. Do you see anyone else there besides yourself? No, people avoid that sort of thing out of habit, no matter how informative those books are.
It wasn't a suggestion Ardaiya made, it was sarcasm...she's practically made of it... ^^
Wow...that whole deal...people should realize that vampires don't fuck dead people, necropheliacs do. So, he's a necropheliac. Also, cannibalism (yum) means cannibal...not vampire...because vampires don't eat the skin or flesh of humans...and if he took blood, AND wanted to eat the flesh, he should have specified himself as a Vampiric Cannibal...
By the way, I'm NOT saying anyone here is unaware of that, I mean that if the public has any real backlash, I hope they are sensible enough to do their homework and realize that this man is completely insane and unaware of what he is talking about...otherwise, we could make a fool of them...hahaha...
I hope no one gets mad at me for this post, but it's how I personally view it...thank you...
*Vampire Cannibal with a fetish for Necrophelia AND Pedophelia
Very nice, AshNight, but I doubt those people would ever take the time to research something as horrible and evil as vampirism or cannabalism.
That just means we can throw it in their faces and make fools of them for being ignorant.
In a way, (hopefully) making them more sensible. But I doubt it.
Ardaiya,
Yes, these things are being done as we speak here, but why have you focused only on the physical books, even those that don't like books can plug themselves into a TV show, or become addicted to websites...lol
Sure, people can go looking in bookstores, but I know for fact that when I was looking myself for informative works on this subject, I found very little, even in specialist occults stores. To say there are hundreds of books, ok, but how many are of any real material worth? I found that the majority were seeking to exploit a new 'fashion', lets call it 'vampire chique'.
I would not worry, people are always going to judge you and look down upon you. This is only one incident being brought to attention. This man was just sick. There will be no backlash, people have bigger things to worry about.
Now that I think about it, I believe it will be an incident that is remembered but not brought up unless someone begins to talk about these subjects...we will hopefully only have to worry about it if someone brings it up, and that could be very rarely that it even happens.
EvilVampyrWench,
Obviously, I disagree, but what I wanted to say was that this isn't just one story, it's the latest in a series and the more there are, the more the public perception is negatively altered. Your flat out assurance that no-one will care seems illogical to me.
Stabb, I was joking about Ardaiya, I was kind of teasing her about it, sorry, no offense or correction meant. :)
Thus far, the people I've talked to about those subjects (Vampirism, Cannibalism, Necrophelia, Pedophelia, etc....) have been so disgusted with it they actually did want to go research it themselves...mind you, not extensively. They just found definitions, and I find it amusing that even the definition was too much for them. Of course they are still fighting it, but not very much because I can bring up points that they cannot really retaliate on because it has been known to be, well, "true" if you will. It has become professionally known as these things, and you cannot simply deny what has been "diagnosed" in one's personality if they have commited the crime.
I hope you see what I mean; sometimes it is hard for me to voice my opinion in ways that others will see what I mean and at least think on it...I can sound plain stupid sometimes, but I hope I don't on this subject because I find it intriguing, if you will...
The truth is that you can't change the views of certain people no matter what you do.
This is not defeatism,
it's just simple truth.
I wont waste my time trying to change the views of those ignorant people.
It simple is not going to happen.
Razel,
In short of everything I'm saying, I like to inform people about what is really going on under the surface of this society. I hate that they are ignorant and I do my best to help them open their eyes. It works sometimes; not always, but sometimes.
there are some who will accept new views and idea.
These i also attempt to give new views and ideas to.
However some simply will not accept new things.
These i dont waste my time with.
I can see your point at giving up at a certain point; sometimes it really is hopeless. I persist until I succeed or get plain out tired of it. However I don't tire easily on subjects like these. :)
AshNight,
I'm not really worried about it, I was just pinching back at the lack of patience. I can only type one message at a time...lol
I think I do see that you are likely amused by the terrible trouble and shock even, that people can have when confronted with the most difficult to bear taboos.
Probably as you are capable of handling such concepts with aplomb, it makes their refusal to face the 'truth' of what these conditions of the mind actually are, seem all the more rediculous.
Razel,
How do you know which will be which until you begin to teach them?
And once you do know, is it better to give up, if it means the perpetuation of a lie?
Persistence is the key to success, imo.
Stabb,
That's true, I see your point. They more than likely are thinking that I am sick and insane myself...which in a way, I can be, but I'm dead serious when it comes to stuff like this because I truly want people to acknowledge the different groups and not assume that someone who eats flesh and human meat is a vampire and someone who more or less desecrates a dead body is a vampire...because yes, it gives us a worse name than we already have in their eyes.
It is only when I help them realize what is going on that I feel any real joy or pleasure from their horror at the truth. I feel it's a type of karma...you have your eyes closed in this world for too long, things are going to be really ugly when you open them...and I truly love when people get what is coming to them, good or bad, especially for the closeminded and ignorant ones. It does a type of justice I can really believe in and have hope for.
I don't have much longer online, so I must say goodbye to those in this conversation; I feel that it will more than likely be R.I.P.ed by the end of the day or rather close to it because of the controversey the title suggests and the number of responses to it...so good day...
~A.N.
I have an excellent ability to analyize people.
That is how i know who to give up on and who may accept new ideas.
There is no point with some.
If i waste my time trying and failing to teach them then i will not have time to teach those who will listen.
I have been watching this on Fox all weekend long and this morning on the Today show as well I havnt heard him say he was acting as a Vampire or anything like that.
I did hear that they found books that had to do with Cannabalism in his apartment but nothing about Vampires.
Maybe that is only being said on certain broadcasts or in certain states I dont know but all I heard was all the sick twisted shit he did.
Sorry but Vampires dont rape, torture and then cut up children with hacksaws and put them in a garbage bag in the closet to eat them at a later time for cripes sake!
I focused on physical books STABB because it was the easiest thing to demonstrate. So far I have only seen one show on A&E that protrayed vampires in a positive light, but only one.
Hello again. I should clarify, I think, what I meant when I said 'backlash'. I wasn't talking about hordes of pitchfork weilding villagers beating down our doors (though how cool would that be?), but rather, a strong push from the religious right (fuck, and i seriously mean reall really fuck double fuck fuckie fuck fuck, the religious right)
(half my post went away!) strong push to try to ban children from viewing this sort of material, etc. etc., and labeling anyone who practices the lifestyle as a potential killer.
Adrianna, I only heard it said the one time, so it may, in fact, have been a slip up by the broadcaster and I could have jumped the gun posting right after I heard it. But, sometimes it only takes one time.
This idiot wasn't a vampire though...but I understand where you are coming from VC.
The twisted media distorts everything -
I repeat:
BLOW UP YOUR TV.
people like that are the ones who give the bad name to the vampire society
this reminds me of reinfield syndrome in a way. It's nothing new, people have always killed in the name of vampirism.
If you think about it, it's just like blaming videogames, music, everything else. The people in charge are smart enough to realize when they've got a quack on their hands.
Oh for God's sake.
Killing multiple people makes you a serial killer.
Drinking blood for whatever reason can make you, in some respects, a vampire (minusing the fictional, Hollywood sence.)
So HOW does being a serial killer make you a VAMPIRE?
It doesn't.
I'm a vegetarian, but I drink human blood, and that does NOT make me serial killer, thankyou very much.
Well all of that is just rubbish. - sighs- Some reason I can see there being a backlash of hate on this site though and others like it. -ish a vegetarian too... 5 years =D -Oo.
Well I live at the other side of the atlantic and hadn't heard that, interesting to know there are some nutters out there who still get us all wrong.
vampires are crazy pedophiles...dumbasses! gah i hate the way people stereotype everything
Just lovely.. thanks for the heads up on the news story.
I believe that the backlash of which you speak will be minimal, if it will exist at all. And, I would also tend to agree that if you label yourself as a vampire, society in general would not take to it very well. For many anything that is different is evil.
Ok, I just watched a little two minute segment on the news, and no where in there did it mention anything about vampires. Eating the body, yes. Vampires, no.
Different news networks spread different words...so it may be a good thing they do...because it will not be across the country, it will probably be broken up and have many different versions...
if vampire's are serial killers then so would be all of the other predetors on the face of the planet.
the wolf, the lion, the tiger, the shark...ect. hunt for food.
what makes humans and vampire's any diffrent.
the creature on the news is not of our gathering, no one eats stale food when there is plenty to go around a true nut job he is i do say.
I agree with deathnitegrl,there is just a lot of stupid people out there,they will hate us regardless.
Most people wont care about this fellow,just the sick crime he commited.I think that as soon as he said anything about being a vampire most people will just think he is off his rocker,but then again there will be some idiots out there that will believe him.
I think the problem with this is that the vast majority of people only know about vampires and the like from what they absorbed from the news and TV shows... i.e. CSI.
To go off on a tangent I watched one CSI that revolved around the vamp community but in the end the killer was a man who really, honestly thought he was one of the Hollywood style vampires.
To get back to my point when people see this sort of thing publicized they probably won't think much of it until later -when- a group of people decided that self-proclaimed vampires are evil and should be censored. They aren’t going to care what kind of people they hate, they're going to hear the word "vampire" and see old Dracula or that child-killing man from the news.
Things like this are why modern vampires stay underground.
It makes me sick but you can't force the public to see it another way in a heartbeat. Gradually getting positive exposure is the best bet. Pagans were once burned at the steak and now there are new age stores everywhere. There will always be people that hate us but there's still hope to quell some of the fear.
well i look up to jack the ripper but as a vampire i wouldnt copy him, id invent my own style ha ha ha
Yeap, Hollywood makes another victim! Human mind is so defenseless against all that media and fiction provide that sometimes you really can`t resist and fall for the "supernatural phenomenon"... It is a tragedy that so many can`t make the difference between reality and fiction and that there are those who blame sites like this one for "spreading the word of Devil... influencing our children on going on the dark path..."...and so on!
Wake up, people! Start thinking! It will make you feel better!
As for all members on VR: really glad of knowing you and being a part of this site!
That's horrible...an 11 yr old child....stake the fucker....sorry but killing kids isn't a good thing..wether your a vamp or human...it makes you the worst sort of animal there ever was...and yes vampire are serial killer's...ok not all vampire are but a majority of them are! the feed sometimes killing the victim, shared meals etc
But like i said not all vampire's are serial killer's there are alot of vamps out there that dont kill at all...they feed without killing....which is how it should be...*unless someone really nasty pisses you off or hurts you or your family then..kill puss cat kill kill*
I feel , like many of the posts have said, no matter what is said about Vampires... be it negative or positive...people that do not take the time to understand our culture will look down upon us..
That beast who was quoted to say that "Vampires are serial killers", in my opinion, wont change anyones view of us, or our Community as a whole.
We know who we are, how we live and by each one of us representing our culture to the best our ability, and helping those who are willing to learn to understand our lifestyles, maybe then hte public would begin to view us as the beautiful creaturs that we are..
Probably a pipe dream, I know... But its how I feel... Blessed be, Krysta
First of all those people are dipshits and they obviously have no freakin clue what a serial killer is apparently. And just because you kill a few people does not mean your a serial killing vampir those people need to wake up and smell OUR reality.
People like this and excuse my language make me fucking sick.....This is exactly the type of shit that gives vampires a bad name in the first place.
I did a forum thread on this subject, some time back.
There was a lot of interesting feedback on it, this is a very intriguing subject. Thanks for bringing it up again.
Here's the link to the past forum thread I did.
https://www.vampirerave.com/message.php?id=265936
I agree that (most likely) the only people who might latch onto this uhm, "theory" [I say very loosely] would be religious freeks who want to use it for another spin on the NEED to sPREAD THE WORD. the gospel, the gossip, the modified history, whatever you want to call it...
I suspect the general public would write him off as just another looney...
I heard something about laws being changed specifically regarding child killers... of course more strigent punishment than if someone 18+ got offed...
Anyone else know about this law change?
if the only way one can survive is to drink blood and take life in the process then so be it, live and live well
The best punishment for that dude would be public execution...on live tv...to cut him and let him bleed to death...slowly and painfully!
I heard that the death sentence was what they were going for with the man.
There have been a number of killers who have killed in a vampiric like fashion i know of about 3 in recent years in the UK. But think about it vampirism and vampires are everywhere now from movies to music cereal boxes to cartoons, children are growing up around them. And children who grow up in a broken or violent home may use it as an outlet or as a role model but the same can be said for video games and music i don't think it based on certain things even though media has an influence there must be a problem there in the first place. And as for serial killers if you look at the most famous ones you'll see that they had gay tendencies. so saying vmpirism is the root cause for serial killing is as bad as saying that your sexuality can be a main prefernce to killing its all rubbish. They need to find an answer to what they can't understand and vampirism is one of the less UNPC routes to go! its quite sad really!
I think this guy is just an idiot trying to blame his actions on someone else to try to get away easily with what he did.
This guy is obviously insane. Even though vampires in fiction do fit the build for serial killer. this guy just read one to many books
he didn't even have to envelope himself in vampiric literature or whatever, people just spout crap all the time to escape persecution.
My parents were friends with a guy who killed his wife and son, said that the white stones were corrupting them. It doesn't matter what they say, they're all crazed.
i would not worry about a backlash. the simple truth is the majority of the worlds population knows of vampires and the underworld but for whatever reason refuses to admit its existence. most i would say will have trouble believing the murder actually happened. in this day and age most have to 'see' it to believe it.
That is sad. I wish people would understand what a true vampire is. I did a research paper on true vampires, and people thaught I just made it up because its so different then what they see as a vampire.
Somebody has been reading my profile.
I haven't had a chance to watch the t.v this week yet, saw a article in the paper, was on the run, so only had a second, but I will be checking this out a little bit more.
From what you say, he admired vampires, he thinks they are serial killers, well, he's right, they are.
But, I wonder what level he was talking at, sure vampires kill etc, but what about the idea that he will now live forever, Jack the Ripper has been gone for many a year, but we remember the legend of the ripper.
Why do so many know the name Charles Manson? And for that matter, 'Ramirez'.
I think if you do something that turns the stomach of enough people or turns their head for that matter, that is when you become immortal, just like the vampire.
Something I would be interested in, is whether he was a member of 'the rave', I guess there only a few people here who will know for sure whether he was or not, anybody?
I sure the hell hope he isnt a member of the Rave.
From what I saw his name is Kevin Underwood and he has been researching Cannibalism for a while again I still have not seen him say anywhere on any news cast that he was or is a Vampire.
The little girl was his neighbor which he abducted, raped and tortured, cut up with a hacksaw and then put her in a plastic bag to later consume her.
Apparently he also had friends that were involved as well.
Unreal this is one I definatly do not have to see to believe.
OK so he is a wannabe Hanabel Lecktur {SP???}
So where does the link to Vampirism come into the equation if he thinks he is a Cannibal.
Apart from the fact of the words on the place he stored the cadavar.
Cannibals eat flesh
Vampires take their sustenance from blood or energy.
Again society gone wrong and making presumptions about a sick fucker and linking it to vampires...
Stabb and Razel I think both of you are making valuable points on this thread.
Razel we have had our differences of oppinion but on this i have to agree with you on this.
Some people are not worth the effort and will always see the bad side in Vampires, because of media hype and the multi media frenzy that is life today.
Although Stabb makes valid points as well. Unless we do try and educate the masses of the true side of Vampire exsistance then we have no chance of changing the views of those sais people.
We are not going to convince the entire world, but if we change the view of even just 1 from every 1000 then the world will be a better place
I agree as well that people should be educated that there are things out there that they do not truly understand. It would also be great if people would make sure they know what they're saying, so that a mistake like saying vampire instead of cannibal won't have negative consequences on those who had nothing to do with such acts. I still believe though that this thread is a bit of a chicken little, saying the sky is falling when such a thing does not happen.
I'm curious, I have to ask....
I've read through the posts here, and there seems to be a discprency of sorts...
Some say vampires are indeed serial killers...
Some say some vampires are serial killers...
And some say only fictional vampires are serial killers.
What makes me bring that up is that some of the postings made it sound like it was okay to kill a few people if you're a vampire, but that it doesn't make you a serial killer.
Interesting.
So in other words, not all vampires are serial killers, but some serial killers are vampires...
hmm.. vampires arent serial killers.. they kill to survive like animals and never take more then they need... but they kill a lot though...
a serial killer is someone that kills a special kind of ppl...like prostitutes or black ppl or women or something like that..
this guy was just a crazy guy... a vampire isnt a raper, but a seducer (fucking a dead body is rape for me). a vampire never hurts a child (only in anne rices interview with a vampire, but even there it was told that they did something thats forbidden for vampires).
these are the differences for me so i cant consider this guy a vampire or someone that wants to be like one...
and i think that the ppl wont take care about what he said.. all they want is to see him dead
So you're saying that we operate on the level of animals with no conscious or sentient thought?
WOW thats some crazy shit but i guess it gose with what you think of vampires and what they do!
I've heard nothing of this crime in my area. And here in tiny-town Wisconsin if you call yourself a goth, punk, or vampire people just roll their eyes at you and decide to walk on the opposite side of the street from the crazy freak. Torches and pitchforks though? Nope...don't see it happening.
Well, I've been watching the news every day (we actually have to out here) and so far, I haven't heard mention of the vampire thing again. It must have been the broadcaster slipping up and saying that instead of cannibal or something along those lines.
You gotta love it when someone gives your lifestyle a bad name. It something like Columbine. After that happened, I got so many eat shit looks when I wore my trench coat out.
ACK! its ppl like this that make me sick. we have a bad anogh prob with movies and books making us look bad. now its this. makes you wonder how far its going to go befor the scaird christions start a man hunt on as like they did in the old days.
I dont see how it could backlash. Vampires already have a slightly disadvantaged view in society anyway. I work in a larger city and even in my office its still taboo. (I love that word) I dont dress very gothic most of the time. Anyways. Im outta my two cents :D
I only heard slight mention of it when I watched the news the other day, just enough for them to say they were looking at the death penalty.
I think that perhaps death, might be something which he does not fear and is therefore not a suitable punishment, imo.
I say castrate him.
I personally agree with what was said a bit earlier that the Media does everything they can to make themselves a Great story They take a bit of the Truth or sometimes even a magority then add a bit of Spice to it to Pep it up.. I havent heard anything about Vampire being in this story maybe im not listening to the same News channels but alas i havent .. This will wash over as just and we wont hear of it again! it will be seen as just a Sick Disgusting Twisted Man who used a child for His own mentally challenged fantasies! People like that Sicken Me. I have 3 kids and i cherish them He's a Sicko!
I agree Callia very much so. I adore my 4 as well.
That basterd needs good old fashioned torture not death that is to easy for him.
I think letting a bunch of Moms loose on him would probably be best.
We are missing a point here.
Where does it dictate that a vampire has to kill his/her prey....I know many that do not kill when they feed....
I myself have fed from many a donor and have never drained them completely until their death....
To me that is totally unnecessary and dang right greedy.
Vampires do not need to kill to feed, again a media misconception of actual facts.
No the fact is this:
Vampires are like any other creature...We have good and we have bad.
This guy is not a vampire nor do I think he is a Canibal {Although he may fantasize about being one or both}.
If he is a true Canibal then surely this would not be his first killing...
No he is just a sick perverted anal piece of work that killed a child and is now using his Hanibal the Canibal fantasy as his way of escaping the sickness of his crime.
I say like Stabb castrate him, death would be to easy...Also tattoo his crime to his forehead and after that place him in a room full of Mothers to do what they wish, with the stipulation that he does not die.
if you want him punished. castration is not the answer. let him rot in prison. that will give him a lifetime of agony over a few months of regret he would get from castration.
i doubt any onewill take much notice to what he has to say after what hes done.
I maybe a vampire but I am not a serial killer. I don't kill my prey.
The possible backlash of such idiocy has plagued us for so long and it is saddening. I think however in a few situation contacts have began to be made with the general public that is starting to help lesson the likelyhood of such backlashes. All any one of us can do is be self responsible and if we have the means, help educate those around us discretely.
In my previous posts i said that there would be little or no backlash...Well here in Alberta, there was a slaying in Medicine Hat. The two charged were a 23 year old man and a 12 year old girl. They killed the girls' parents and her brother. 12 YEARS OLD!!!! "Goth/Vampire" killing style...it said. What exactly does that mean?
It is very sad that we must be labeled like this. It is too bad.
hee hee quite funny what ppl will do to get on the news and get their 15 min of fame or how ever long it is its really pathic if u think about it if he wanted to get away with it he would of done his resarch and gotten away with it
people like that are just crying out for attn, and 15 minutes of fame. people like that also need major help
One that takes a childs life has no spirit be it light or dark they are the scum of both worlds they are the slim under the feet of all. Power is not from the life of a child, innocense gives no rest or peace to the souls of demons or angels...
uhm.. no.. he is just obviously a psycho and thinks if he blames it on the "media" then he can get some kind of response as in "oh yes, vampires are bad after all. it's not his fault his mind got screwed up, it's all those faul movies about drinking blood. we should stop those. this poor guy just needs mental help." I can already see it... people are sooooo judgemental. I hate that so much. Especially those old ladies that are at church 24/7 who say that if you wear black then you are a satanist... hah!
real vampires can't be considered serial killers because their only surviving, it's more like serial living, in my own words.