What is a 'Vampire' you might ask? People believe that vampires are the walking souls and bodies of those who have died violently, committed suicide or have been condemned by their church. At night these dead corpses arise to suck the blood of those who have not yet tasted death, bringing their life and in all respects, their pulse, to a sudden stop. And then we ask, "... well how do you put to death something that is already dead...?" and there arises a need for an answer. Due to this, we come up with a special weapon for our monster, and what better weapon than a wooden stake. A wooden stake that most be particularly driven through the cold, yet beating, heart of a vampire henceforth destroying his role as a lifeless killer.
Since the time of Vlad Tepes there have been a number of motion pictures and novels written about Dracula, and Vampires for that matter. And since that time, the legend has become more dispersed and in a since twisted from that of the original belief. In the earlier days, Dracula and Vampires where thought of and pictured as spooky creatures lurking around dark corners, vacant alleys, people's backyards, and by many children either 'the monster in the closet...' or 'the monster under my bed...'. In this present day most of us visualize a Vampire as a man (or in some cases possibly a woman, though I have not heard of such) who will just out of mid flight (provided he has wings) swoop down, land behind you, walk closer as you stand in terrified fright, and suck you dry. A creature with the ability to magically change from human form, to that of a bat.
How exactly we came to the assumption that Vampires where in any way related to Vampire bats I do not know. As man changes, so do his theories, and thus has the story of Dracula, and Vampires. Vampire bat, is a name assigned to a variety of different bats in Central America and Tropical America, which personally look like flying mice! They are assigned this name if, they feed off the blood of horses, cattle, fowl, and other small animals, in the dark of the night. The most common of all is a reddish-brown bat about 3 inches long. Their bodies are constructed in such a manner that their esophagus will not permit anything but liquids to pass through. Vampire 'bats' will occasionally attack sleeping humans. The only danger in being bit by a vampire is that some of them carry rabies, and other diseases. The bite of their triangular razor sharp teeth is harmless as the wound will heal quickly.
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