Are some of the literary myths about vampires really true? The Fellowship of the Sun’s offshoot site, Stake of Justice, seems to think so. It’s hard to dig through all the hyperbole, but they claim that silver can be used to restrain vampires. Their post seems to describe a conscious vampire who was rendered immobile by the use of silver.
We were intrigued enough to send a query to the American Vampire League and received a terse “No comment” from spokesvampire Nan Flanagan. Probably a smart policy on their part.
A few weeks ago we posted this vampire “primer” with various strengths and weaknesses that vampires had, according to books and movies. Does anyone else know of any more that have been confirmed since the Great Revelation?
Perhaps in rebuttal to Ted Newlin’s accusations yesterday that vampire blood is some sort of drug, Nan Flanagan again appears on television to reassure the public that all they’re interested in doing is maintaining civil liberties.
The quick reaction by the AVL sort of makes me wonder, though, if there might be something to what Newlin was saying.
Rev. Newlin from the Fellowship of the Sun is claiming that people are getting high from vampire blood, and it’s worse than crack or heroin. This is the first we’ve heard about it - is it real, or just another scare tactic from the FOTS?
The Fellowship of the Sun has initiated a new ad campaign calling children a “midnight snack” for vampires, and that has some people a little ticked off.
Ted Newlin says this is just the beginning of an advertising blitz coming from the FOTS, presumably to gain more votes against the Vampire Rights Amendment. American Vampire League members, as well as some members of the press, are decrying the FOTS’s “scare tactics,” saying that using children is a “cheap and trite: technique. Others are praising the ads’ “gutpunch” impact.
What do you think, readers? Is it an effective advertisement?
Here’s Reverend Newlin discussing the ad campaign:
The paint on the American Vampire League office in Shreveport barely had time to dry before an angry mob gathered torches and stakes and charged the building. Not only were the offices rendered useless, but the police department doesn’t really seem to give a hoot.
The Fellowship of the Sun may or may not be behind it; they refuse to say one way or another. Honestly, either way wouldn’t surprise me. Intolerance doesn’t always have a name or a club to join.
If you’d asked me a year ago, I would have laughed until I cried at the prospect of Shreveport being the home of both a vampire bar and a satellite office of the American Vampire League. Goes to show what I know. The AVL has just set up shop with a Shreveport office in order to work towards the Vampire Rights Amendment and face the opposition from the Fellowship of the Sun. Here’s a part of an interview with Nan Flanagan about the AVL’s satellite offices:
About 99% of what’s in this article is beyond my ken, but an anonymous researcher emailed this to us and asked if we’d be interested in publishing it. This is a scientific analysis of Tru Blood.
In the pursuit of understanding between human and vampire, I have devoted all of my spare waking hours to completing a preliminary analysis of the four proprietary formulas in the “TruBlood” product line. Using the resources available to me through my laboratory position, I feel I am getting close to understanding the biological needs of the Vampire. I am apprehensive about the possibility that my investigations will be misinterpreted by individuals or institutions as being of ill intent. I want to assure everyone that my research is intended for the betterment of all. I regret that I must take steps to protect my employment status and personal well being by posting this information anonymously via open forum, and so will be unable to communicate directly fellow researchers. In looking for alternatives to academic publication, I quickly realized that Bloodcopy could be a more direct route to the intended audience of this material. It is my hope that this summary will spark discussion, or at least that the diverse readership of Bloodcopy will find this topic of immediate relevance. Thank you for your audience…
We heard a few days ago that a group of vampires moved into a neighborhood in Monroe, just a ways up the road from Bon Temps. We headed up there to ask their neighbors what they thought. Rev. Theodore Newlin from the Fellowship of the Sun was there, too.
Andrew here. It seems one of our intrepid (and brave) members had a close encounter of the vampire kind this past weekend. Michelle, who is quite the artist made her way down to the vampire bar Fangtasia and managed to have a somewhat intimate staring match with none other than the bar owner Eric Northman. Here, I’ll let her tell you the rest…
Andrew,
Some friends and I went to the Fangtasia party over the weekend. I never leave the house without my sketch pad. I mean, as an artist, you never know when inspiration is going to hit. And it hit in spades at Fangtasia in the form of the bar owner, Eric. He was cool and mysterious. He kept a subtle distance from people and seemed to regard them as a King would his subjects. And I was surprised when he strolled across the room, leaned casually against the bar and stared me down. Once I recovered from nearly swallowing my tongue, I quickly set aside the sketch I had been working on and accepted his obvious invitation. He held perfectly still for the next several minutes as I laid in his features and some rough shading. When I glanced up again, he gave me a small nod and disappeared. I rushed home and stayed up all night working…I was somehow compelled to finish immediately. Here is the finished product. I hope you like it.
Are some of the literary myths about vampires really true? The Fellowship of the Sun’s offshoot site, Stake of Justice, seems to think so. It’s hard to dig through all the hyperbole, but they claim that silver can be used to restrain vampires. Their post seems to describe a conscious vampire who was rendered immobile by the use of silver.
We were intrigued enough to send a query to the American Vampire League and received a terse “No comment” from spokesvampire Nan Flanagan. Probably a smart policy on their part.
