Magic Tricks for Kids

The sightings of vampires in some way or the other have reinforced the common belief in vampires. Although there is no point in denying that vampire like creatures do exist, you can be assured that they are hardly any different from you and I. Firstly, they do not bite anyone and everyone they come across to suck their blood. Secondly, they do not sleep in coffins or shy away from sunlight. And lastly, they are not immortal or undead, as you might like them to be. Real life vampires can be classified into three types, depending upon their representation of vampire-like characteristics.

People Suffering from Porphyria
Porphyria is a genetic condition which gives a person a vampire like appearance. People born with this genetic disorder are pale skinned, have extreme aversion to sunlight (in fact sunlight supposedly burns their skin), suffer from dementia and madness. The skin near their gums and nail bed retracts, creating an illusion of longer fingernails and fangs. These people are also in constant need for blood transfusions. This genetic abnormality has been discovered only recently. Until then, such people were either feared or ridiculed for being vampires.

In fact, this condition might have been responsible for the origin of the vampire myths and legends. Centuries ago, people were oblivious about genetic disorders. Naturally, people with such unnatural physical appearance were perceived as monsters or more precisely vampires. Besides, the only way to suffice the need for blood transfusion for such people was to drink it from other humans or animals. This further cemented the belief in vampires and made them feared amongst people.

Lifestylers
These people are often responsible for publicizing vampirism on such a large scale. They are fanatics who create a fantasy world around themselves and refuse to come out of it. Often, they are hard core fans of imaginary vampires like Dracula or Edward Cullen, who wish to reincarnate themselves as new age vampires. In their attempt to become vampires, they alter their physical appearance through surgeries. They also adopt a vampirish lifestyle which includes drinking blood, shutting themselves during daytime and venturing out at night. Although, this group is harmless in general, some of them may contribute to murders in their frenzy. Learn how to become a vampire if you want to become a reel life vampire.

Psychic
This is a more serious group of self proclaimed vampires who have certain beliefs about vampirism. These people lack the life essence or ‘chi’, a form of energy. The only way to derive life essence for them is to draw it from others. Since, blood is the greatest form of life energy, they resort to drinking blood from others. However, they only drink a few ounces of blood everyday and more often than not, they have their own donors who volunteer to give their blood.