I've been wondering, why do Meyers's sparklepires even bother to hide? They have nothing to fear from any human agency. What's the point? It's like if Superman refused to let anyone see him perform his heroics. And why are all of Rice's vampires gay? Gotta love that Romanian folklore, though. Vampires with OCD! Priceless. Wonder why that never makes it into a novel?
Poll: Who wrote the coolest vampires?
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Stephanie Meyer. You know, anyone but her. Completely destroyed vampires.
Next up, zombies that only want hugs.
Next up, zombies that only want hugs.
Personally I'm partial to the vampires from White Wolf's original World of Darkness. Not vampires created by people who actually play that game, as they tend to trend along the ridiculous angst-filled "Anne Rice" template, but the stuff from the background itself or the novels - even the 'good guys' are inhuman monsters, and the bad ones... well they're the stuff that nightmares would have in a nightmare.
Where is Joss Whedon? The Buffy series had the best vampires, and somebody had to write their lines.
After that, we can have werewolves that... never mind, Meyer ruined them, too.Toasterhunter86 said:
Anne Rice. Granted, Lestat's passion is the root of shit like Twilight as they desperately try to make humanlike vampires, but Rice's will always be more human because their such monsters. They're 200 years old, they're not gonna give a shit about human lives after the first few generations have passed on. Bram certainly did a good job of popularizing them, though my opinion on the actual substance is up for review at the moment, as a later post will reveal. Folkelore... My god there's just so damn much of it. Half vampires can banish vampires from a town, so many nations all throwing their superstition into the brew, it all just goes from the realm of Fairy Tale to Really Cluttered Fairy Tale. I'm unfamiliar with Hamilton, was he the nosferatu interpretation?
Christopher Moore. His books featured vampires who were more afraid of how being a creature of the night would affect their sex lives and illegal art smuggling business than actual bloodsucking stuff. Also, the phrase "Huge Cat" was used 6 times throughout a single page.
Other: Jim Butcher. Deserves it for writing the Dresden Files along with the four main Vampire 'races' within it: White Court, Red Court, Black Court and Jade Court.
It's referenced inside the bookseries that 'Stoker told everyone how to kill Black Court vampires. That was the best plot of centuries to thin out the competition, all orchestrated by a White Court vampire'
White Court are essentially emotion feeders and most human-like of them all. Some feed on lust (and coincidentally control the porn industry), some on fear, some on despair etc. Only barely stronger and faster than humans, they can for short periods of time boost their natural abilities at the cost of getting hungry sooner. Those who do not feed enough become crazy, feral hunters who go for the nearest source of sustenance and then drain it dry; Result is a sane vampire with one coma patient or dead body next to it.
Not bothered by sunlight, holy symbols etc. Their main advantage is a charming mind-control lure that uses their natural grace and beauty along with some natural vampiric magic to lull victims into a false sense of security and trust.
The only major weakness of the White Court are those touched by true love: Mere skin to skin contact with such a person is enough to give them severe burn injuries. Feeding from one would be like 'Drinking burning gasoline while standing in a pool of Napalm'. Ouch...
Red Court are slimy bats wearing a 'human costume', a thin facade to hide and distract from their monstrous nature. Closer to traditional vampires: Strong, fast and drink blood. Severe allergy to sunlight.
Their saliva is highly addictive, transforming feeding victims that they allow to survive into highly-obedient slaves to whom nothing else matters but serving (in any capacity they are requested or they can think of) the vampire that fed from them.
Black Court... well, as mentioned, think Stoker's Dracula when it comes to weaknesses and strenghts. Younger Black Court, who are extremely rare (due to the 'how-to kill Black Court' manual written by Stoker, disguised as a novel), die almost instantly in sunlight. Older vampires are merely weakened at sunlight.
Jade Court is as of yet unknown, being only briefly referenced in a few books. Assumed to be some kind of vampire strain who control unknown, but presumed huge, areas of middle-east and Asia.
So really, Butcher get's this one for creating a variety of vampires that blend seamlessly into his stories, each having parts of other popular vampiric characteristics within the written literature. Nothing too original here, but he does mix them up nicely and seperates them into functional categories that are at odds with eachother.
It's referenced inside the bookseries that 'Stoker told everyone how to kill Black Court vampires. That was the best plot of centuries to thin out the competition, all orchestrated by a White Court vampire'
White Court are essentially emotion feeders and most human-like of them all. Some feed on lust (and coincidentally control the porn industry), some on fear, some on despair etc. Only barely stronger and faster than humans, they can for short periods of time boost their natural abilities at the cost of getting hungry sooner. Those who do not feed enough become crazy, feral hunters who go for the nearest source of sustenance and then drain it dry; Result is a sane vampire with one coma patient or dead body next to it.
Not bothered by sunlight, holy symbols etc. Their main advantage is a charming mind-control lure that uses their natural grace and beauty along with some natural vampiric magic to lull victims into a false sense of security and trust.
The only major weakness of the White Court are those touched by true love: Mere skin to skin contact with such a person is enough to give them severe burn injuries. Feeding from one would be like 'Drinking burning gasoline while standing in a pool of Napalm'. Ouch...
Red Court are slimy bats wearing a 'human costume', a thin facade to hide and distract from their monstrous nature. Closer to traditional vampires: Strong, fast and drink blood. Severe allergy to sunlight.
Their saliva is highly addictive, transforming feeding victims that they allow to survive into highly-obedient slaves to whom nothing else matters but serving (in any capacity they are requested or they can think of) the vampire that fed from them.
Black Court... well, as mentioned, think Stoker's Dracula when it comes to weaknesses and strenghts. Younger Black Court, who are extremely rare (due to the 'how-to kill Black Court' manual written by Stoker, disguised as a novel), die almost instantly in sunlight. Older vampires are merely weakened at sunlight.
Jade Court is as of yet unknown, being only briefly referenced in a few books. Assumed to be some kind of vampire strain who control unknown, but presumed huge, areas of middle-east and Asia.
So really, Butcher get's this one for creating a variety of vampires that blend seamlessly into his stories, each having parts of other popular vampiric characteristics within the written literature. Nothing too original here, but he does mix them up nicely and seperates them into functional categories that are at odds with eachother.
I thought Joss Whedon wrote the best Vampires, Spike was just cool and even Angel was a fully formed character despite being quite mopy and stressed romantic interest
I don't recall this ever being mentioned in Dracula. Did you get that idea from an adaptation?GruntOwner said:
I am fond of the vampire mythos from Legacy of Kain... >_>
Though I will agree that the vampire mythos from World of Darkness is pretty damn cool.
Though I will agree that the vampire mythos from World of Darkness is pretty damn cool.
Why is Stephenie Meyer on this list? There are no vampires in her books, just metrosexuals that sparkle in sunlight and pedophile rapist werewolves.
No, no Underworld. Mixing Werewolve/Lycanthropes, note here that the term Lycan originated mainly in the movie, with a Vampire should be credible evidence that allows us to burn the creator at a steak.
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Ok now OT: I have to go with Bram Stroker and Anne Rice. I wish Anne Rice would go back to writing her good stuff instead of, ugh, christian stuff.
Note: Always wash your hands after touching Christians. ( <-- Joke. If you know it, fifteen internets for you and a cookie )
I know, I'm a mean person. But I'm mean in a lovable way.
Ok now OT: I have to go with Bram Stroker and Anne Rice. I wish Anne Rice would go back to writing her good stuff instead of, ugh, christian stuff.
Note: Always wash your hands after touching Christians. ( <-- Joke. If you know it, fifteen internets for you and a cookie )
Soooo true! I was forced into watchin that excuse for a vampire film, and its jus ridiculous! Vampires DIE in sunlight, not TWINKLE!Akai Shizuku said: