Posted on November 24th, 2008 by Vampire
Last night’s True Blood showed Bill getting fried by the sun. This entire scene was realistic except for the speed at which he burned. It would take several hours in the direct sunlight to get to the point that he was buried. As I have stated before, even 2-3 minutes in direct sunlight will only [...]
Posted on November 22nd, 2008 by Vampire
I have not read any of the Twilight books but last night I saw it at the theater. There were a couple of items concerning vampire abilities or lore that are not reality.
First, Edward steps into the sun and his skin sparkles. The reality is, a vampire’s skin looks and reacts to the sun just [...]
Posted on November 20th, 2008 by Vampire
Comedy Central’s South Park took on Vampires last night (November 19th) and it is available for you online.
Did you know that vampires are turned in Hot Topic?
View South Park: The Ungroundable
Posted on November 4th, 2008 by Vampire
Sorry for my recent absence. Had some business outside the country to attend to. I am caught up on True Blood and thought I would add some comments.
First, when vampires burn, they do not turn into a sticky goo like shown in the program. Vampires actually turn to ash, including the bones. After a fire, there [...]
Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Vampire
This week we got to see some of Bill’s past including how he was turned. This would be considered a random turning (and a violent one) and these are rare nowadays. Back in the 1800’s they were uncommon but not rare like today.
The method that turned Bill was fiction. Drinking a vampire’s blood will not [...]
Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Vampire
This weeks episode was not vampire centric. Mostly covered the murder. We did get to visit Fangtasia, the vampire bar.
Not much to comment on this week. I have never found a real vampire bar or club. There are people that seek out vampires to offer themselves up to be fed on. Some vampires have subs [...]
Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by Vampire
The new HBO series True Blood is interesting. I have watched the third episode now and wanted to comment on the Vampire rules and abilities seen so far.
The show is correct that drinking a Vampire’s blood will not turn you into a vampire. It would probably make a person sick to their stomach. No magical [...]