WARNING The evil Beevula has returned!!!!!

Every night you can hear the fearesome Count Beevulas roar when he crawl. If you see this terrible beast RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! Especially if you are made of wood... He only eats fresh food, that's terrifyed.... So please don´t visit themeparks, bath-houses, woods and fields during night time. Please lock your doors and stay inside with your windows closed, but i don´t think that will help you if they are made of woods!! You may have to sacrifice your dog to the moon god to survive the night.

Beware the night, beware the evil Count Beevula.... The Castle of Evilness has been opened again.

WARNING: This story is totally NOT made up! The characters exist!!!!! Promise you....

Our best wishes, Ms. M. & Ms. T. Vamposaur.

Musical reaction

I think it is a bit quiet here! It is time for some musical reaction! Well, I have found some music that I think fits really well with that part of the book that I chosed. I chosed the end of the book when they have meeting with the Dark Daughters and sons. It is a special night, and they left the school to cast the circle on a special place. Aphrodite casts the circle and she brings some evil vampyre ghosts with her. And unfortunately, Zoeys almost-ex boyfriend shows up and the evil ghosts want to feed on him, and they tries to kill him. But Zoey rescue him by casting an own circle and bring the five elements to her, and then she bring the ghosts back where they belong. Zoey got some cool extended Marks that no one (defenitely not a fledgling) has ever had before.
At last, the music I have chosen. You could think that the album Clash of the Elements should fit well, but no. I have actually chosen a song from the Harry Potter soundtrack. This song is being played in Harry Potter and the Half-blood prince when the inferiis comes and grab Harry so he fell into the water, after he had some struggle, Dumbledore come to rescue him and he makes a firestorm. And that looks awesome. (That is the part when I always start crying... Because then I understod how great Dumbledore really were, but I knew that he would die later in the movie.)
I think it was almost the same sort of thing that Zoey did for her almost-ex boyfriend Heath when she saved him from the ghosts. Then I understod how great she would become, so it was almost the same thing.

(Eh, they mention vampyres in Harry Potter....)

Music: Inferii In the Firestorm by Nicholas Hooper

Vampires in litterature

Introduction:


Stories about vampires have been told all around the world in centuries, but what is biggest the difference between vampire books now and then? And what awakes our interest in them?


Three vampire books from before:

“The vampire” written by John Polidori was published 1819. This story was the first where vampires weren’t seen as murderous beasts. In this book the more sophisticated vampire we can read about today made his first entrance. It was about a young Englishman who one day meets a man called lord Ruthven, the young Englishman decides to accompany him to Rome but soon weird things are starting to happen around lord Ruthven because he is a vampire.

Later on more and more books was published about vampires, two other examples “Dracula” written by Bram Stoker 1897 and “Carmilla” written by Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu 1872. I think the most popular among those two is “Dracula” It´s a book that has been shown on theaters and in movies many times and are a book almost everyone has heard about.

It´s about Jonathan Harker who works on a firm of lawyers, he travels to Transylvania to help a client named count Dracula who wants to move to England. During the travel Jonathan gets warnings about visiting Dracula but he ignores them, too late he discovered that perhaps he should have believed the warnings he got.

Then we have “Carmilla” i choose to tell about this book because it is a little bit different compare to the other two books. Here the vampire is a female that meet a young women, they become friends (and sometimes Carmilla (the vampire) makes romantics approach toward this young women). Then weird things start to happen around Carmilla and soon it’s clear that she is a vampire.

Nowadays:

The biggest difference between vampire books from before and nowadays is that nowadays they don’t only exist in the genre horror. Nowadays you can read about them in genres like crime, romance science fiction, fantasy and a lot more. Another thing is that nowadays these the vampire isn’t always the evil one. It’s common it’s a love story between vampire and humans.


why vampires?

I believe it’s why many people like vampires it’s because the subject "vampires"has some kind of erotic charge. Perhaps it’s because they never get older and that gives us a kind of attraction to them that makes us want to read and gluttonise in the wonderful world of vampires.

(A vampirefrog drinking ketchup)

By M. Vampousar

[secret!] - A Parody

I just read a chapter from one of the most hilarious books I ever came across. I hope you will soon be saying the exact same sentence. And yes, it has to be in English.

Anyway, the very name of this creation, much worthy of imitation notwithstanding that it imitates one unworthy of it, is....................................................

......written below.

Farther below yet...

You're doing just fine! Keep up the good work!

Well done scrolling. It's Nightlight. Tis me feavurite bey noo.

Miss B.A. Vamposaur

Ahh, this is the third time... Finally I am a vampyre

It is time for me to write something about the genre. The genre is, as you know: vampires or vampyres. Well, vampyres are known as bloodsucking “immortals” that cannot be outside during the day, they usually sleep during the day, and they are awake during the night searching for blood while they try to avoid stakes and garlic. Some of them can even turn into a bat, and that would be the most awesome thing about vampires, if they existed. So you know I will spell the word VAMPYRES, just so you know. You would be confused if I mixed the spellings, and so would I, and now when I have finally learned I thought it would be easier if I did it this way. The word “vampyre” has an extended etymology. It came from the Proto-Indo-European word “to fly” which became the old Slavic word “oper”, the old Polish word “vaper”, the German word “vampir” and the English “vampyre”. But there have been debates, but the scholars agree that the word can be traced to The Slavic Tongue. I find many different explanations of the word, but it practically says that the word “vampyre” is an elder word for “vampire”. Sometimes the word “vampyre” are used to refer to real phenomenon involving real people, and the word “vampire” is used to refer to the fictional creatures. However, some use the opposite definition and others use both terms to refer to both types of vampires/vampyres. But in the end it is up to the individual of how they would like to interpret the two spellings, since the two are not decided. So that means that I could use the terms as I want, then I decide to use the older; vampyres. Only because it looks better, and they use that spelling in my book.

As we have seen the past years, the view of a vampyre could be very different from author to author. In Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight the vampires sparkle and they seem to be like some kind of a superhero, (like Ms B.A. has told us already). In Marked the vampyres has a Mark, a sort of tattoo on their forehead, and they cast circles (like “praying”) for the five elements.

I will now compare the vampyres in Marked with the classical vampyre.

• Creating vampyres
In Marked human teenagers get Marked, they get a half-moon crescent on their forehead. When they get the Mark they start the change to become a vampyre. Hopefully, their body goes through the change, but if their body rejects the change, they will die. (You do not want to witness that scene.)
In other books, movies and legends, you become a vampyre if a vampyre bites you. It is said that you become a vampyre if one bites you three times. But you can also be born as a vampyre.
If I could say what I think I would say that I like the way they use in Marked more, it does not seem to hurt too much, and you get a cool tattoo at the same time! I will go for it! (It is a shame you cannot chose if you want to get Marked)

• Evilness
Vampyres in the past were usually evil, and the only thing they wanted humans for was blood. Nowadays, the vampires are kind, or at least less slaughterous. That is the case in Marked, they are usual teenagers with the only difference that they are Marked and they will become a vampire someday (if their body go through the change).

• Sunlight
It is known in many of the vampyre books that the vampyres’ largest enemy is the sunlight. If they go out in daylight they will burn to death and become nothing more than a bunch of aches. In Marked, they would not burn to death if they went out, but it would feel really uncomfortable for them, so they do not want to be in the sunlight. That is why they have swopped day and night at The House of Night, the vampire school where the book takes place.

• Garlic
It is said that vampyres are allergic to garlic, and they are in many of the books, but in Marked they actually eat garlic! Well, that is very good to hear. Could you even think of a life without garlic? I couldn’t.

• Blood
In some books vampyres need blood to survive, and they cannot drink anything else but blood. In other books vampires eat food and drink blood. In Marked they eat ordinary food, (somewhat healthier) and they only drink blood because they like it so much. If they smell blood they want it very badly, but they do not need it.

• Recognizing vampyres
It can be hard to recognize a vampyre, but I found a few things about how you can recognize one, the vampyre has:
...very pale skin
…an awful breath
…intensively red lips
…hairy palms
…claw-like nails
…a mesmerizing glance
…coadunate eyebrows (I thought that was for werewolves but apparently not).
This was a few things for “ordinary” vampyres. In Marked it is a bit different. There they have Marks in their faces, and that makes it easier to find out that they are vampyres, although it could be a human who has made a nice tattoo in their face, but tattoos in the face is not that usual.

There are many vampyre books and the most famous is probably Dracula. It is not the first vampyre book, but it has a famous take on the vampyre genre, and the vampyres in Dracula are probably explained nearly as the ones I have described above. I have not read or seen Dracula yet, but I have seen a TV-series for children called “Young Dracula”, and I totally adore it. I just had to mention that so I could show you a picture of the handsome count Dracula!



Now I have told you about some of the differences between regular vampyres and the vampyres in Marked. There are huge differences, although it is clear that Marked is a vampyre book. Well, something tells me that it is not a hard task to write a vampyre book, all you need is to do is to write about a human who have any sort of thirst for human blood. On my opinion, Marked is a rather good vampyre book. The book is not perfect, but it is a teenager book, and we make no demands, obviously. However, I think the vampyres in my book is rather good. Anyway it should probably have been more action if they all fed on blood. But at least, they do not sparkle.

The darkest wishes
Miss T. Vamposaur

Help, I'm a vampire!

Just so you know....

Full Blood Vampire

"You were born a vampire meaning no bite marks for you. Some say you are the direct descendent of a demon from hell, while others say you are descended from Vlad Tempish, also known as Dracula. Your skills are more powerful than a regular vampire's, the difference being impossible for humans to comprehend. It is said you can even call shadows to help you. You also have age control, meaning you may be 10,000 years old but can look 10 or 100 depending on what you like."

...and I do not sparkle...

Miss T. Vamposaur

Christendom + Vampirism = Alcoholism

Having fed on nothing but flour, yeast and grapes for several years, Jesus was finally ready for the last supper.



Miss B.A. Vamposaur

Third time (un)lucky

“Link your novel to chosen theme.”

Theme: Vampires.
Novel: Twilight.

Depending on how to define a vampire, this could be an either very easy or very hard task. If I was to define it as “a creature feeding on blood from mortals”, Twilight is unquestionably a vampire novel. Though, of course, the Cullens could in that case just as well be a somewhat confused mosquito family. But merely by replacing the word “mortals” with the word “humans” I could, without further ado, downgrade Edward from mythological monster to bumptious bat – along with all of his family members – since eating habits appear to be the defining difference between the two. Also, draining a cow from blood instead of a human seems somehow like a less mythical action...

Alternatively, I could suppose that vampires are “human-like beings feeding on blood from mortals”, whereupon Bella would at least have fallen head over heals for someone who could do the same, since he actually would have heals. As for the rest there are many, many possible “criteria” to fulfill to count for a vampire, in my opinion yet unfulfilled by him, which I will discuss later on.

“Briefly discuss the genre/theme, the history of the genre, other authors and films within the genre”

In Twilight, after having noted several unnatural talents possessed by the mysterious victim of her obsession, the ingenious Bella searches on Google to find out what Edward “really is”. In like manner, to gain information about different vampire books and legends, I typed the word “vampire” into the search box in the upper right corner of my internet window, only to find by far more than necessary. Therefore, I only browsed the first three pages, but in some way managed to detect some interesting facts to share:

1. Bram Stoker's Dracula was NOT by a long sight the first vampire novel to be written. Though, the story of the blood-sucking Transylvanian Count, who also seems somewhat allergic to Christendom, stalking the young Mina has come to be one of the most well-known books of its genre. Besides, the character of Count Dracula was not entirely fictional, but inspired by Vladimir the Impaler – a ruler of the once-great kingdom of Wallachia, now called Romania.
2. Vampires have, despite the public fright of them in early times, more often than not been associated with sex. Numerous erotic books on vampire-human romances have been published since the beginning of 18th century – the time when the “vampire craze” culminated. This is, I think, if not unfathomably stupid and ill-advised regarding the possible consequences by those featuring in the books mentioned, rather repulsive. Necrophilia is none of my taste. In my opinion, partners should be equal.
3. There are great deals of different vampire legends, many of them insanely strange or, let's say, different from what I imagined. For example, the Ramanga from Madagascar who feeds on spilt blood and nail clippings – yes, I AM serious – from tribal members of higher rank, or the Japanese Nukebi, whose head can detach and fly about on its own to seek human prey, would be especially unfitting for a juvenile romance book. I imagine it would be a bit harder for Bella to maintain the respect for her beloved Edward if he insisted on biting her toenails in public – or if he had his head come off whenever she tried to kiss him, howsoever divine he may look with it on.

Needless to say, none of these vampires could possibly exist in real life (/death, or whatever word that rightly describes what state they might be in). Though, there are some aspects of their physical forms I would like to discuss more thoroughly, mostly in order to pinpoint Stephenie Meyer's (or “Smeyer” as she is frequently called by those acquainted with Twilight having too many opinions in their heads and too little time on their hands.) unprofessional mistakes when creating her mysterious creatures. For example,Count Dracula has many flaws and weaknesses, while “Smeyer” is making her vampire characters more supernatural than any superhero throughout the history. It has even come to this that I consider having weak points such as needing to sleep on the soil of your own land and being unable to cross running water is more realistic than having none at all. Thus, in a comparison of the strengths and shortcomings between the two, Dracula and Edward Cullen, mentioned in relevant books and films, I will try revealing why even the old mythical Count would stand a far greater chance of going through a visit at the doctor without being busted:

Dracula

• Sunlight.

It burns him to death, apparently. Although, there are several films and books in which it does not, why I think this is a less signifying distinction. Besides, humans can be allergic to sunlight as well, if they suffer from Solar Urticaria...!

• Patriotic sleeping habits.

As mentioned, Dracula has to sleep on the soil from his own land. But if he does not, as little does he die as if you were to stay awake for another day, since the only consequence to it is insomnia. Comparing this to the time when you yourself were about five years old and had lost your favourite teddy bear, it seems just a strange, but not unrealistic weakness.

• Garlic.

So, the vampire king doesn't like garlic. But honestly, who does?

• Cross.

It is said that waving a cross at Dracula keeps him from tearing you to pieces. I understand him. If a distraught Christian came at me with a metal object screaming imprecations, I too would run helter skelter for safety.

• Running water.

In some films Dracula are unable of crossing running water. What happens if he does I do not know, but it likens the compulsions one had as a child, being compelled to step on every paving stone but NEVER between them. Conclusion: I doubt that he would actually die from it if he did.

• Stake through the heart.

… Kills him. No comments. Please.

• Inhuman strength.

This gift they have in common, Mr Ed and Sir Vlad. It is far from unnatural though, as many animals possess that physical power. Even some humans seem to do at times, although that would be highly paradoxical.

• Cold.

Vampire skin is cold to the touch, I accept that. Mine is too.

• Non-breathing

This is where it is getting unnatural. But the two are alike on this point, therefore it changes nothing. However, he could just pretend.

Edward

• Adamantine skin.

This reminds me of the time when my little brother confounded the two words “strong” and “hard”. “Superman is hard.” he affirmed, as his idol threw a building at the giant monster heading towards Lois Lane. Smeyer has made the same mistake but worse, by deliberately confusing them. Strong is OK by me, but hard!? Why on earth does he have rock hard skin? How does he move at all?? The doctor would probably be puzzled if the needle broke at the blood test before penetrating the patients skin.

• Good-looking.

“And then, like a carnivorous flower, we are physically attractive to our pray.” Edward once said when describing his own kind. This fact always bothered me (not that he said so, but that they were). Were their whole appearance changed during the turning-into-a-vampire-process, or did Carlisle simply chose his pray after how mouth-watering they were, figuratively speaking? According to the film, the later suggestion would be correct since Edward looked exactly the same in the strange flashback scene showing his transformation.

• Fast.

He runs at almost-light speed. No, sorry, he walks at almost-light speed, according to the film. Evidentially uninfluenced by any air resistance he moves faster than the eye can see, even upwards. I do not know about you, but I find climbing trees with sneakers and bare hands while carrying Bella on his back somewhat physically impossible even for a vampire that strong, especially with nothing but toes and fingertips touching the bark. Did they see that, he would in less than no time be arrested by the science police for not abiding the laws of physics. Reality surpasses fiction, not friction.

• Mind-reading.

Every vampire has its own “superpower”, developed from a special talent they had as a human. I think Smeyer has let her thoughts wander a little too much at this point. I have almost begun suspecting that she has been involved in the writing of the manuscript to Heroes since there are so many “cool” things about her characters it makes you loose interest since you reckon nothing could kill them anyway. There is no fun watching a snowball fight where all participants on both sides are immortal AND armed with bazookas.

• No liquids.

Twilight-vampires have no liquid in their bodies.

…

Excuse me…? What did she come up with that for? I can assure you that I could have made up a great many of better explanations to why he cannot cry, if that is what it is all about, but I would not willingly drag up the discussion of what is medicinally possible by stating that he is completely liquid-free. Besides, does the blood immediately freeze when having been drunk too, or does it “not count” if the liquid were not originally his? Anyhow, this was the straw (/drop?) that broke the camels back, so to speak; Edward is now officially killed by simple logic.

The End.

Miss B.A. Vamposaur