Vampires Are NOT A Fad
Posted by Turbo in Thoughts, tags: Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, Brian Lumley, Charlaine Harris, Classic Dracula, Dark History, Dracula By Bram Stoker, Goth People, Hbo Series, Hot Topic, Interview With The Vampire, Legends And Lore, Necroscope Series, Outcasts, Posers, Psychics, Strong Points, Tale Of Vampires, True Blood, Vampire Chronicles, Vampire SocietyI really need to vent about all these people who read the Twilight Saga and suddenly think that they are part of the Vampire society and think it’s the in thing to do and that Hot Topic is suddenly a great place to shop. Twilight is nothing more than the Vampire equivalent of Harry Potter; taking a dark history of lore and legend and watering it down so that anyone can read and understand it just to make a quick buck. Don’t get me wrong, Harry Potter has it strong points but I’m getting annoyed at how legends and lore that once was only for those who were truly interested in the topics and lifestyle.
There are tons of books about Vampires written over the years that are better places to start than Twilight. There’s the classic Dracula by Bram Stoker, which in my mind should be in everyone’s book collection. From there you have the Complete Vampire Chronicles from Anne Rice; which includes Interview with the Vampire. Then there are the more modern books like the Southern Vampire Mysteries from Charlaine Harris which have become the basis for the HBO series True Blood, saying that Vampires do exists and just want to be accepted by society. And the Necroscope series from Brian Lumley which takes you into a tale of vampires, psychics and so much more. And these are only a few books that are based on the lore and legend of Vampires, all of which should be put much higher than Twilight on the must read list.
And what really blows my mind about all these people who suddenly think its in to be goth and a Vampire are people who for years mocked and degraded both societies as outcasts. The same people who looked at Hot Topic funny and wondered who shops there and why? Well I got news for you all, posers are easily spotted so you better be serious about getting into Vampire lore, legend, and society because posers running on a FAD are not welcome in bit……or should I say bite?
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LOL vB told me I should check out this article because I am reading vampire books all the time. I love them. I did read the Twilight series and I thought it was pretty good. I don’t really know why it upsets anybody that it was a watered down version…. the Twilight series is found in the teen section at the book store so I think it’s great that there are vampire books available for younger readers. I have a coworker at work that I caught coming back from lunch one day with the 3rd book “Eclipse” in her hands. I told her let me know when she is finished with that series and I will show her an even better series to get started on
I don’t hang out with a bunch of vampire cultists… I am not aware of the infestation of Twilight wanna be’s that are dressing in black and wearing plastic fangs so that doesn’t really effect me. I am sure Hot Topic is very happy with it! haha I have been reading vampire books for a very long time now, and I am always glad to discover a new writer with new books coming out. I would get tired of reading the same books over and over. As long as the public stays interested the writers will keep writing, and I won’t run out of new books to read. 
So anybody who hasn’t read a vampire book before, pick one up and check it out. You don’t have to be vampire or a goth person to read a vampire book…. I have never read a vampire book where the vampires didn’t make new vampires, and I don’t think that vampire book readers should discourage new vampire book readers 
Everybody starts somewhere, and we all have a little vampire in us 
I’m all for people reading new vampire books it was just that this book/movie series is creating those who are reading it just cause its the “cool thing” to do. The other book series I listed are classics and are a great place to start for first time vampire readers.