[Music] they want to suck your blood you know if
they want to suck your blood you know if
they want to suck your blood you know if you’re like cool with it and everything
you’re like cool with it and everything
you’re like cool with it and everything hey
welcome to watchmojo.com down the five
welcome to watchmojo.com down the five most fascinating facts about real-life
most fascinating facts about real-life
most fascinating facts about real-life vampires vampires have undoubtedly made
vampires vampires have undoubtedly made
vampires vampires have undoubtedly made their presence felt through the course
their presence felt through the course
their presence felt through the course of history and to this day persist as
of history and to this day persist as
of history and to this day persist as major players in pop culture but over
major players in pop culture but over
major players in pop culture but over the years more myths have formed around
the years more myths have formed around
the years more myths have formed around vampires then you can fit in a
vampires then you can fit in a
vampires then you can fit in a plus-sized coffin real-life vampires are
plus-sized coffin real-life vampires are
plus-sized coffin real-life vampires are quite simply individuals who feel the
quite simply individuals who feel the
quite simply individuals who feel the need to consume the life energy of other
need to consume the life energy of other
need to consume the life energy of other humans in order to maintain proper
humans in order to maintain proper
humans in order to maintain proper health either by drinking blood or other
health either by drinking blood or other
health either by drinking blood or other means and today we’re getting intimate
means and today we’re getting intimate
means and today we’re getting intimate with their condition Jim this garlic
with their condition Jim this garlic
with their condition Jim this garlic bread is cold
bread is cold
bread is cold what No it burned me number five they
what No it burned me number five they
what No it burned me number five they live among us so what do you do I’m a
live among us so what do you do I’m a
live among us so what do you do I’m a vampire hmm that’s something I haven’t
vampire hmm that’s something I haven’t
vampire hmm that’s something I haven’t heard before have you ever met a vampire
heard before have you ever met a vampire
heard before have you ever met a vampire sounds like a silly question but
sounds like a silly question but
sounds like a silly question but vampires are much more common than you
vampires are much more common than you
vampires are much more common than you think
think
think according to estimates made by John
according to estimates made by John
according to estimates made by John edgar Browning a professor of English
edgar Browning a professor of English
edgar Browning a professor of English who specializes in horror and vampire
who specializes in horror and vampire
who specializes in horror and vampire culture roughly 50 or more real vampires
culture roughly 50 or more real vampires
culture roughly 50 or more real vampires can be found in the average american
can be found in the average american
can be found in the average american city and they are creatures of the night
city and they are creatures of the night
city and they are creatures of the night who stalk the shadows they work regular
who stalk the shadows they work regular
who stalk the shadows they work regular jobs often in the daylight shop at the
jobs often in the daylight shop at the
jobs often in the daylight shop at the grocery store and go to the movies just
grocery store and go to the movies just
grocery store and go to the movies just like you point is thinking that you have
like you point is thinking that you have
like you point is thinking that you have knocked down the dishes for five years
knocked down the dishes for five years
knocked down the dishes for five years they actually have organized groups like
they actually have organized groups like
they actually have organized groups like Nova the New Orleans vampire Association
Nova the New Orleans vampire Association
Nova the New Orleans vampire Association or the a VA Atlanta vampire Alliance
or the a VA Atlanta vampire Alliance
or the a VA Atlanta vampire Alliance which estimates the total number of
which estimates the total number of
which estimates the total number of American vampires to be roughly 5,000 if
American vampires to be roughly 5,000 if
American vampires to be roughly 5,000 if not more I am a vampire what does that
not more I am a vampire what does that
not more I am a vampire what does that mean my method of energy sources to fund
mean my method of energy sources to fund
mean my method of energy sources to fund human blood human blood number four call
human blood human blood number four call
human blood human blood number four call a placebo but symptoms are real the bad
a placebo but symptoms are real the bad
a placebo but symptoms are real the bad I mean I know I felt it bite me but look
I mean I know I felt it bite me but look
I mean I know I felt it bite me but look there’s no more fell so tingly according
there’s no more fell so tingly according
there’s no more fell so tingly according to one real-life vampire interviewed by
to one real-life vampire interviewed by
to one real-life vampire interviewed by John edgar Browning attempting to quit
John edgar Browning attempting to quit
John edgar Browning attempting to quit drinking blood put her in the hospital
drinking blood put her in the hospital
drinking blood put her in the hospital like many of her peers she would prefer
like many of her peers she would prefer
like many of her peers she would prefer to lead a normal life but her attempts
to lead a normal life but her attempts
to lead a normal life but her attempts resulted in exhaustion crippling
resulted in exhaustion crippling
resulted in exhaustion crippling migraines dangerously low blood pressure
migraines dangerously low blood pressure
migraines dangerously low blood pressure and heart palpitations look The Hangover
and heart palpitations look The Hangover
and heart palpitations look The Hangover x teen or it was really bad after
x teen or it was really bad after
x teen or it was really bad after feeding she recovered almost immediately
feeding she recovered almost immediately
feeding she recovered almost immediately many vampires discover their condition
many vampires discover their condition
many vampires discover their condition during their teens when plagued with
during their teens when plagued with
during their teens when plagued with extremely low energy a chance taste of
extremely low energy a chance taste of
extremely low energy a chance taste of human blood yields an instant boost and
human blood yields an instant boost and
human blood yields an instant boost and sense of well-being science hasn’t found
sense of well-being science hasn’t found
sense of well-being science hasn’t found any medical basis to support clinical
any medical basis to support clinical
any medical basis to support clinical vampirism but the physical symptoms are
vampirism but the physical symptoms are
vampirism but the physical symptoms are curious it’s either an extreme example
curious it’s either an extreme example
curious it’s either an extreme example of the nocebo effect or clinical
of the nocebo effect or clinical
of the nocebo effect or clinical vampirism is in fact real and simply
vampirism is in fact real and simply
vampirism is in fact real and simply medically misunderstood I feel better
medically misunderstood I feel better
medically misunderstood I feel better already
already
already number three they want to change their
number three they want to change their
number three they want to change their social stigma first I wanted to kill him
social stigma first I wanted to kill him
social stigma first I wanted to kill him but now I’m glad I spent the time to get
but now I’m glad I spent the time to get
but now I’m glad I spent the time to get to know him
to know him
to know him groups like Nova and the ABA go out of
groups like Nova and the ABA go out of
groups like Nova and the ABA go out of their way to change the stigma
their way to change the stigma
their way to change the stigma associated with vampires as a result of
associated with vampires as a result of
associated with vampires as a result of their depiction throughout history and
their depiction throughout history and
their depiction throughout history and in pop culture
they get involved with charitable
they get involved with charitable initiatives such as feeding the homeless
initiatives such as feeding the homeless
initiatives such as feeding the homeless or night safety patrols as a means of
or night safety patrols as a means of
or night safety patrols as a means of increasing awareness and improving the
increasing awareness and improving the
increasing awareness and improving the public image of vampires everywhere
public image of vampires everywhere
public image of vampires everywhere I would probably ostracize for this and
I would probably ostracize for this and
I would probably ostracize for this and that’s where I think it’s terrible while
that’s where I think it’s terrible while
that’s where I think it’s terrible while many of them have embraced the popular
many of them have embraced the popular
many of them have embraced the popular vampire aesthetic others just look like
vampire aesthetic others just look like
vampire aesthetic others just look like your average citizen many real-life
your average citizen many real-life
your average citizen many real-life vampires intentionally distance
vampires intentionally distance
vampires intentionally distance themselves from the idea vampirism as
themselves from the idea vampirism as
themselves from the idea vampirism as depicted in film television video games
depicted in film television video games
depicted in film television video games and literature boogie bought the land
and literature boogie bought the land
and literature boogie bought the land and it is so much fun
and it is so much fun
and it is so much fun they also scoff at any vampire specific
they also scoff at any vampire specific
they also scoff at any vampire specific superstitions like garlic or holy water
superstitions like garlic or holy water
superstitions like garlic or holy water they consider their vampire identity to
they consider their vampire identity to
they consider their vampire identity to be medical in nature not simply
be medical in nature not simply
be medical in nature not simply role-playing or a cultural obsession
number two they generally avoid taking
number two they generally avoid taking victims we’ve all gotten agreements that
victims we’ve all gotten agreements that
victims we’ve all gotten agreements that we’re not going to eat stew right right
we’re not going to eat stew right right
we’re not going to eat stew right right as Nova members told browning any
as Nova members told browning any
as Nova members told browning any vampire that admitted to hurting a human
vampire that admitted to hurting a human
vampire that admitted to hurting a human in the pursuit of human blood would be
in the pursuit of human blood would be
in the pursuit of human blood would be immediately reported to authorities and
immediately reported to authorities and
immediately reported to authorities and ostracized from their organization
ostracized from their organization
ostracized from their organization drinking blood by force has more
drinking blood by force has more
drinking blood by force has more commonly been associated with violent
commonly been associated with violent
commonly been associated with violent murderers in history
murderers in history
murderers in history did I kill some of your people no no I
did I kill some of your people no no I
did I kill some of your people no no I can’t remember who do so as part of
can’t remember who do so as part of
can’t remember who do so as part of obsessive ritualized killings rather
obsessive ritualized killings rather
obsessive ritualized killings rather than as a result of a real or imagined
than as a result of a real or imagined
than as a result of a real or imagined physiological need I feed predominantly
physiological need I feed predominantly
physiological need I feed predominantly from crowds so as not to cause harm
from crowds so as not to cause harm
from crowds so as not to cause harm real-life vampires usually source blood
real-life vampires usually source blood
real-life vampires usually source blood from close friends or family willing
from close friends or family willing
from close friends or family willing victims called donors who volunteer
victims called donors who volunteer
victims called donors who volunteer other vampires don’t drink blood at all
other vampires don’t drink blood at all
other vampires don’t drink blood at all but rather claim to source energy
but rather claim to source energy
but rather claim to source energy psychically or even sexually though they
psychically or even sexually though they
psychically or even sexually though they are less common than sanguinary and
are less common than sanguinary and
are less common than sanguinary and vampires I see you muddy don’t touch
vampires I see you muddy don’t touch
vampires I see you muddy don’t touch number one there are medical basis for
number one there are medical basis for
number one there are medical basis for vampire legends while science struggles
vampire legends while science struggles
vampire legends while science struggles to explain modern vampires modern
to explain modern vampires modern
to explain modern vampires modern science can help explain vampires
science can help explain vampires
science can help explain vampires throughout history victims of
throughout history victims of
throughout history victims of tuberculosis for example became pale
tuberculosis for example became pale
tuberculosis for example became pale coughed up blood and avoided sunlight
coughed up blood and avoided sunlight
coughed up blood and avoided sunlight now consider how contagious this deadly
now consider how contagious this deadly
now consider how contagious this deadly disease was and you can see how a
disease was and you can see how a
disease was and you can see how a society that isn’t medically advanced
society that isn’t medically advanced
society that isn’t medically advanced could see it as supernatural according
could see it as supernatural according
could see it as supernatural according to UCLA historian Paul Barbour vampirism
to UCLA historian Paul Barbour vampirism
to UCLA historian Paul Barbour vampirism was also an explanation for corpses that
was also an explanation for corpses that
was also an explanation for corpses that decomposed unnaturally slowly we now
decomposed unnaturally slowly we now
decomposed unnaturally slowly we now know that this can result from a number
know that this can result from a number
know that this can result from a number of diseases rabies for example usually
of diseases rabies for example usually
of diseases rabies for example usually ends in cardio respiratory failure and
ends in cardio respiratory failure and
ends in cardio respiratory failure and hemorrhaging as a result of which the
hemorrhaging as a result of which the
hemorrhaging as a result of which the body takes longer to decay Wikileaks but
body takes longer to decay Wikileaks but
body takes longer to decay Wikileaks but consider the tendency of rabid
consider the tendency of rabid
consider the tendency of rabid individuals to bite and claw at others
individuals to bite and claw at others
individuals to bite and claw at others and in fact that it was commonly
and in fact that it was commonly
and in fact that it was commonly transmitted by bats and you’ve got a
transmitted by bats and you’ve got a
transmitted by bats and you’ve got a solid vampire origin story
solid vampire origin story
solid vampire origin story sohe vampires lost any of their sexy
sohe vampires lost any of their sexy
sohe vampires lost any of their sexy supernatural appeal in your eyes and do
supernatural appeal in your eyes and do
supernatural appeal in your eyes and do you believe that real-life vampires
you believe that real-life vampires
you believe that real-life vampires could suffer from a yet to be discovered
could suffer from a yet to be discovered
could suffer from a yet to be discovered medical condition for more super sexy
medical condition for more super sexy
medical condition for more super sexy supernatural toptenz and transmitted by
supernatural toptenz and transmitted by
supernatural toptenz and transmitted by bats top fives be sure to subscribe to
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