VAMPIRE. It's a loaded word. The mere whisper of the word conjures up an amazing
spectrum of images and human emotions--from fright to passion to curiosity. Understandably, many people are reluctant
to accept that there are real vampires wandering about society, and denial turns into a kind of defense. Yet vampires--use
defining the word instead of the word defining use--are very much real.
Well, not in the legendary sense. We're not immortal, we don't shirk away from sunlight, and we don't only feed
on human blood. At the other end of the spectrum we have self-proclaimed vampires claiming to writhe from a lack of
feeding, this time on energy. When people from outside of the community encounter one of these attention vampires, they
dismiss us all as products of a warped imagination. What's the fun in a vampire dark in emotion drinking soda and eating
white bread?
Yet somewhere
in between Count Orlock and Lestat de Lioncourt and the Hot Topic pay-to-be-different crowd you will find most of the real
vampire community. Not being fabulous creatures certainly hasn't rendered the community boring.
VAMPGEIST is
the brainchild of individuals who are active leaders in the real vampire community, but Vampgeist itself exists to serve the
community, to serve those outside the community, and to serve people's endless curiosity about vampires. Vampgeist is
its own community, an independent entity that welcomes everyone. There is no one truth that explains away the personal
philosophies of everyone who calls themselves vampire, but Vampgeist aims to explore and share a few truths. Vampgeist
is not about cosmetic fangs or aesthetic sensationalism, but rather about thought, deed, and experience.
Use the navigation
bar at the left to explore the site and take advantage of what we offer. You do not need to count yourself as a real
vampire to interact with Vampgeist--in fact, one of Vampgeist's main purposes is to be accessible to the general public as
well as the media.
The age of the
vampire is here.
The time to embrace
a new reality is now.
