vampire conspiracy theories, go!
Vampires don’t actually need to be invited in, they’re just socially awkward and anxious.
I love it.
Vampire palates are vastly different and very sensitive to certain flavor to the point where they can only eat really bland food, hence the aversion to garlic. This is also why they drink blood. It’s the only real way for them to get the nutrients they need because other foods are so overwhelming that they can’t finish a full meal.
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Vampires are one of only three academically recognized examples of a mythform transmitted from animals to humans. The concept of vampires actually originated in bat culture, and was fully appropriated about three hundred years ago by humans, although significant prior cultural transfer occurred throughout bat/human history. The reason that vampire myths are so elaborate and contradictory, with seemingly random pieces of lore, is because there are actually several variations of vampire myth based on different species of bat. The reason that vampire myths are so widespread across a range of human cultures is again because of human/bat cultural exchange.
Vampires are actually thought to originate because of the ancient bat superstition that rabies - a deadly and devastating disease that is universally feared in all bats around the world - is transmitted by contact with humans. Almost all bat species have the shared myth of a terrible human that brings disease, death and madness when “invited” to the colony. Although this misconception was put to rest centuries ago, the associations remained, and humans are still viewed in bat cultures as having connections to madness, death and the Other. Even today, 48% of bats report that they believe that human hair can deliberately reach up to tangle a flying bat, 32% of bats report that they fear seeing humans moving about at night, and 65% of parents warn their children to never touch, make eye contact with, or deliberately fart near a human.
Today, vampires have moved away from the “rabies” association with bat culture and are now viewed as sexy, transgressive and intriguing. Increasingly, young bats report an interest in human culture, and many connect with the material trappings of human society, in particular via the Internet. In fact, young bats who identify strongly with human culture will pose as vampires in online settings.
Vampires are the equivalent, in fact, of bats’ fursonas.
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