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Vampires and sexuality
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Posted Sep 19, 2000 by Sir Didymus
Supposedly, one of the most alluring qualities of a vampire is the effect of 'hypnosis'- which some think is just a massive sexual presence that it possesses. Think of all the helpless young virgins in the old films, the vampire's power is based purely on his ability to dominate a woman- the root of his evil power. Incidently, how come Dr. Van Helsing was always staying for the weekend in those films? Coincidence... probably. smiley

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Posted Jan 10, 2001 by Researcher 166307
I do agree Vampires are very sexual creatures.
I don't know what it is,but maybe girls find evil sexy.
I also think it's the way vampires prey on girls that makes them very
Seducing.

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Posted Dec 7, 2001 by The Sciolist
It is the whole bad boy appeal of vampires, I think. In the older films, the actors were sauve, good looking (tall, dark, and hansome), and often had accents. With recent TV show vampires from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Angel, Druscilla, Dracula, and Spike) and Vampire High, you have a whole generation looking at vampires as 'cool'. Or maybe real-life vampire are just sexy; I really don't know any so direct observation has proven increasing futile.

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Posted Mar 26, 2002 by Serephina..is now married!
yes the vampyre myth has very sexual overtones..the whole hypnosis/mesmorising
is like seduction..with the actual biting involving
penetration!..even down to the myths of vampyres prefering (if not in some stories exclusively)to prey on virgins!

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Posted Aug 4, 2002 by The Dali Llama
The sexualisation of the vampire dates only to Bram Stoker, so far as I know. Isn those Victorian times sex was extremely tabu, and associated with insanity, etc. Prior to that, most european vampires were disease signifiers, hence their distaste for such things ans garlic, sunlight and running water< all strong purifying agents.

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Posted Feb 27, 2003 by Amarfa
From what I've learned collectively from reading various short stories, novels, and my Vampire Encyclopedia, the vampire tends to be a scapegoat for or representation of suppressed sexual desire in its primary adversary. Note the sexual nature of its attack style, and the almost conjugal relationship between protagonist(ie van helsing, buffy) and antagonist (dracula, angel). It also preys upon women's desire of being seduced; her need for her man to know what she needs or wants without having to tell him, always intelligent conversation, and excellent "timing"...being at night, when no one else is looking, so that she will not suffer the social consequences during the next day. (no offense to any guys out there).

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Posted Feb 27, 2003 by The Dali Llama
Do any of these sourdes date to before c.1800?

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Posted Mar 3, 2003 by Amarfa
Yes.

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Posted May 1, 2003 by Ford 'ix' Prefect
it may have started with Mr. Stoker mate but where he left off anne rice took the bloody ball and ran like hell. Her Vampires both male and female are highly sencuious creatures(pardon the spelling) bordering on the androginious, beauty it is said is enhanced by the dark gift. there are also sexual undertones in her vampire books some bordering on the homoerotic. I shan't even go into Carmilla which introduces the concept of lesbianism to the female vampires.

so here is the gist take it any way you want

Vampires are HIGHLY SEXUAL creatures and anyone who says otherwise is full of fetted dingo's kidneys

laugh

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Posted Oct 10, 2003 by Researcher 250911
i think evil is really sexy

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Posted Oct 29, 2003 by Reprobate
There's also the link between sex and death, sex being an expression of life, and also described as the "Little Death!"

I think a vampire can also be seen as a sexual metaphor. There is seduction, rape, penetration and the more obvious association with a virgin shedding blood for the first time...



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Posted Nov 2, 2003 by cinnamon_spider
Makes sense. Look at Lestat, Angel, Spike et al.

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Posted Jan 19, 2004 by ilovevampires
oh yes deffinitly lestat he is so hot and sexy. just look at him bright blue eyes beauitful blonde hair. and even an enchanting voice why wouldn't he be a little sexual. biggrin

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Posted Jan 19, 2004 by cinnamon_spider
mmm Lestat....

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Posted Mar 19, 2004 by lalalisa
Time to resurrect this topic (if you will excuse the phrase).

I think vamps are about as sexy as it gets in general, but there has been, in the last 15 years or so something of a regeneration of the vampire genre - tougher, cooler, more rock and roll - but still Vampires! I have a theory about that, the mystery, hypnosis, seduction etc are all themes unchanged from the early film days when sex on screen was taboo. But now, these themes are expected on TV, radio, film etc etc, so why are we still so turned on by the subtlties of the vampire images? I think now it's all about the penetration. In this post Aids sexual world the closest thing we have to a taboo any more is unprotected penetration. So the sensual abandon of the maiden's submission to the animal magnetismim of Blade, Angel, Lestat or my own passion, Spike, is every thing we know about vamp sex appeal, plus, all about going bareback. vampire

Any thoughts?

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Posted May 12, 2004 by cinnamon_spider
sounds about right.

especially the bit about Spike <drools>

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Posted Jun 15, 2004 by bloodfire
I would have to say, friend, that i agree strongly with your point. However the fetted Dingo's kidneys i did not understand.

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Posted Jun 15, 2004 by bloodfire
Is it just me, or does you own blood taste really great

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Posted Dec 14, 2005 by spaunick
i thougt lestat was gay... and i love with louis...

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Posted Apr 27, 2006 by billymalone
i never understood what girls see in spike, his hair is so stupid

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