Some glitter when they get in the sun. Some burn and melt in the sun. Some can pass for humans in the sun, just very pale humans. Others just can’t go out at all.
Some sleep/die in the daytime. Others sleep in coffins. Yet others don’t need any sleep.
Some have to have human blood. Others can live on synthetic blood. Yet others survive on animal blood.
What am I talking about? You guessed it… vampires.
For the last 2 years or so, America and the world has been re-introduced to vampires. And I’m not talking about the blood sucking killers from Transylvania named Dracula. I’m talking about romantic vampires, ones that are handsome and dreamy (albeit a bit pale.) I’m talking about Civil War vampires with long, Southern draws for accents, and teenage vampires that live in Washington state. Today’s vampires are out and about, they are known about and aren’t in hiding anymore. And frankly, that makes them more confusing.
I’ll admit, I’ve succumbed to the vampire storylines that have been gripping everyone else. The Twilight saga featuring young Edward Cullen that makes teenagers and their moms swoon to be bitten on the neck; the Sookie Stackhouse novels that have been made into HBO’s Tru Blood with Bill Compton, the sultry Civil War vampire who falls in love with a “common but uncommon” Louisiana waitress; the teeny bopper show on the CW, “The Vampire Diaries,” featuring the ultimate good vs. evil vampire brothers (might I mention they are also hot) Stephan and Damon Salvatore in modern day Mystic Falls, Virginia. I’ve also read a series of novels by Laurell K. Hamilton about a modern day vampire hunter, Anita Blake, who falls in love with -- get this -- the city of St. Louis’ Master Vampire, Jean-Claude.
And, each of these vampires is different and has very different characteristics. Sometimes it’s hard to keep it all straight. For example, Edward can go out in daylight, and it isn’t so obvious he is a vampire, as long as it is cloudy. But in the sun, he sparkles like a million diamonds. Damon and Stephan can also go out in daylight and they are protected. Poor Bill Compton, on the other hand, dies all over again each morning and sleeps in either a coffin or under the floor of his home in a “hidey hole.” If he goes out in the sun, he burns severely and will die (but he’s already dead, but I digress.) Jean Claude also sleeps/dies during the day and can’t go out at night.
Some vampires eat food just to keep up appearances. Others don’t even bother. Some drink normal drinks like coffee to warm their body temperatures. Others don’t even bother. It’s all quite confusing and it must be a conundrum if you are the woman who is in love with them.
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