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    Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Kaplan, Stephen, 1940. Varapires ae Bibliography: p 1. Vampites. 1. Kane, Ca Tae GRSIOV3K36 1984 398.45 B3.6515 ISN 0-88380-102-3 ISBN 088280-103-1 (pbk) $e, 1939 No part of this publcstion may be reproduced. or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic oF mechanical, ineiading photocopy, recording, or any information storage and cetival sytem now known oF be invent, without permission in writing from the Publisher, except bya reviewer who wishes to quote brief pussags in connection witha review writen or inclusion in {inagarine, priodeal, newspaper, or broadcart Copyright 1984 by Stephen Kaplan Published by ETC Publications ales Springs California 92263-1608 All rights reserved, Printed in the United States of America DEDICATION Jo Bdmund Cohen; Rosaene, my ling iy; Bia and Such, Shey sod Sol Kaplan: Rochelle Loweathl Sam oulvons ad ESPECIALLY 10 THE VAMPIRES — WHO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1 woud ike to hank cach and every inva in he sh sun poole waa hve contrite in some wat this Book ‘iy spel than to ost and’ Chris Matin, th Inte Ts sansa the Ife Long Joba Nebel Fate Magaring, Reginaad Tras and tothe people around the world whe Shared heir Tina partial thanks and appreciation for ispstieeceand Wo Dr Steser Kaplan, Eeodonts in mM v vi vw TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD... a v INTRODUCTION ....s..e00e0 1 UNDERTAKING OUR VAMPIRE RESEARCH cose) BITING HUMOR, GRAVE PROBLEMS. CALLS TO THE VAMPIRE HOTLINE «..31 ‘A HOST OF VAMPIRES, WE'VE DUG UP... 39 439-YEAR-OLD ELIZAMETH — ‘OUR BIGGEST PUZZLE eevee 90 ARE YOU A VAMPIRE? «os csscssceee00 138 ENTRANCING THEORIES AND FOOD FOR THOUGHT eevee SUNRISE — THE CONCLUSION 19 APPENDIX 83 BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 189 FOREWORD. iy Joe! Marin, Host, "Soot Martin Show™ WnAI Rio, Babylon, New York Jon-dnc ne intedace and dsr a vampclog? ' a ‘spain, how does one even meet a vampirologist in the fj tatocson to Be Seon ann dhalate Wumpte Researeh Center om Long fsand. How UT talk program post 1 ave bad rey sionge uuntrs wr many guests, There hae’ ect scan an pene abucted by UFO rs i ape andipared broken a ies he pethcteta ng persone ose we Hea cael ut af body those who hvecome Mitt ekoresig to. say nothing of a tong Ut of a ere was am aticle about a serpicogit How col oS ne tert you pardon the ply on yu}? bi Tealied Dr, Kaplan and introduced myself Sy LeMay tery esametbe et ity una” And was heyin Reta distinguished and award yarn about °Varpir Werewales and Creatures of Wh A ane aio tye! Anas ee ea yee scare and diene oan Ht an eater Dr. Steen Kaplan as been inte atas Samet he aw becn erie 88 nt aioand V progam around the wor to eas Eres th naioal magn: tne rele beeme the “sane {ABaRIE pried would happee” T8885 ve You will find this book fase nae gly Coma a ya ai 8 s0me so! Dr. Kaplan fay ttt the legendary Count Dracut No has resureected endpaper Bey Not cramp oramngenen Tee Seachem Sort ata Since ony cet ih ear msi dca lpent Scop oleeuibte rt tall” Woe et etteraning book om every ryNow dont want to tae all ths 100 seriou Ane this a night Lim weuine my avery cae ak Eston "pete sath rate Saerse thin Sor) especialy when ng ang Beat Alor, on “vampicy lan Me RO By the wav. do you suppose y r,Kaplan hast fa to. tS? int safe? Are sou! Dont eee JEN, been bien by cud el Ase a HE ve and entertainingand its” S208” Hs CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION [Ask the average man or woman what a ‘and when they stop laughing they'l usualy tell 4 living-dead creature, preferably: with fangs, pale trven skin, hypnoticeyes, anda black opera cape with 4rd Lining. I rises from its coffin at night to stalk innocent vietims; and of course it has & heavy Transylvanian accent — “I yant to drvink yourr bahd." Lets face it, we're all greatly influenced by the media, Bela Lugosi has immortalized Count Dracul by his brilliant film portrayal of the hairy, SD0-year- young nobleman sporting bad breath and sharp teeth, He sucks out his viens’ blood and drinks itso he ean liveforever, thea returns to hiscofin before daybreak bot stil only ‘An entertaining story; kind of scary fiction. Our same average man or woman is sure that theres no such thing as areal vampire, Once, I myself felt the same way. But not now! Dring my years of vampire research I have had some very frightening experiences. Many times. in up the study and let a sheer terror, was ready £0 fess cowardly soul dig up the facts, But my vampire rose up aguin and again, and T ‘documenting interest woulda’ die; ‘would return to my work, painstakin cease after casein this strange, unprecedented field of research, Wall began in 1971 while I was taking a graduate Course in Legal and Plital Anthopolgy atthe State University of New York at Stony Brook, Lang Nand, As the semoter progres T made ase intrting obseration: many of the estos ed Cals tthe primitive alts we vere satsing Stowe striking sinlarics to vampire nthe na legends. " a Having bee tent an cy age witha consuming interest in stange phenomena, Thad esd rod ‘mich about vamp and knew tha ths pig ieioned throughout istry even in the Bibl, Ave profesional soilot tam also sey ees ait and etuatsof prtaayBroups or clr ae well asthe ee hee fave om sole gene When 1 observed these tro aes ovens ean to sspet that here might indeed bea fa af truth tothe exitence of vamp. Audits it as possible that vamos sll exist today By south watered atthe very thought? They might be walkingsmong siting ex touson the bs On the ther hand. hs mh stants hens that woul prone groundless. Bucher wa hes fn aco I wanted a sink my eth int deeded thee i vampires exit, 1 was going to prone sn if tes don eis wanted fo prove that tay son satastion, too. Imist ai that dep down a dn expect oid any rea contemporayvanon Attha ime hve was vial nothings oy the sad of rece vampies. All the Hons, math, legends, re about vampires way inte pst. Thee Scholarly books or papers, and even fever newspaper Articles. T decided that the best way to obtain the information I needed — if indeed anyexisted —wasto form a research group myself, and collect data from around the world, n ate 1971 I founded the Vampice Research Center (although we did not officially become recognized until neatly a year tater) and persuaded a few of my colleagues to join me. Between tus we had backgrounds in the fields f paleontology anthropology, sociology, psychology, and hematology. Later, some of these were to leave and other expert consultants would take their places. It took all our combined skills to analyze and eategorize the information we would receive from recordings, field investigations, and interviews with vampires, Closet scholars would give us advice in our quest, and Iriendly media people would also act as our eyes and ‘ars in reporting strange happenings feom around the world Right off the bat we learned that vampire researchers “don't get no respect." We were laughed at; picked apart by erties both in and out af the so-called Scholarly world; even accused of boing vampires ourselves! ut as I often point out, being a ‘criminologist does not make a persons crinvinal: boing bacteriologst does not make youa bacterium: so why ‘would being a vampirologist make you a vampire? day, a decade after we began our research society is beginning to accept as possible many phenomena ‘once deemed only myth or purely ineredible fantasy ‘Weare living in an age where scientists avidly hunt for Ioncna siete truth, The aeceptane te ae ea "ny fe ona there ten ga nen: fr couldn he vamp fe snenser hater sanyo the had Ate sone of {At Mov of hem hve ten pincltne share our findings with you. " Nhs terete at ot the a Some Hoy wate ros check your dor an indo ocean ee rath, and rae sours. You areata? CHAPTER I UNDERTAKING OUR VAMPIRE, RESEARCH Intheearly months of the Vampite Research Center ‘yecolleagues and I had an enormous task ahcad of us We had to make the Center known, so that the public ‘would be aware ofa place to report suspected vampires fr their rituals: and so that any vampires who s0 Aesired could eall us. More importantly, we had to educate ourselves so that we could intelligently evaluate their reports We solved the first problem by convincing the Lelephone company that we were legitimate researchers, and finally gesting them to list the Center in several Tocal telephone books. We began our background researeh by examining in minute detail very bit of data we could find out about vampires legends, myths, Bible references theories, ition, news unticles, comie books, movies, television shows, What ‘docs a vampire look lke? How much blood does one reed? Do their victims always die? There were endless ‘iuestions to answer hefore we would be fully prepared it we could ever be flly:prepated, But ready’ oF not, it wast long before I ecsived call that ed to my frst Jce-to-face encounter with a man who claimed to hea apie, In was @ quiet September evening in (971. 1 was alone, answering the phone at the Center beginning to lool lke the host of a bad amateur show. Ti had three ‘rank calls in a vow, cach one an imitation of Dracula, (We receive more cals ike that than we ere tocount ) When the phone rang again, 1 had no iden of the adventure I was about co embark upon. A man Ii! call William was on the phone, Hetd Found our listing in his telephone book, and at first 1 ‘thought this was another erank eal ma vampire, nd Tike to knowif you ‘can introduce me to some other vampires As he talked, | realized he was serious, He thought we were a dating service for vampires! Despite the absurdity ofthe situation, | was very aware that this Was 4 fantastic opportunity forthe Center. Our frst “rsal” vampire! I wanted to meet him — to interview him — and so 1 guess Ted him on abit. forgive me.1 told him that it could be possible to arrange such an introduction, but Pd havea know more about him, his lifestyle, his needs “It would be a good idea i we could mecteach other and talk,” I said. And he agreed! He invited me to his rented house, which was abouta Fifteensminute drive from the Center. that very evening. Although no one was available toaccompany Ime, I was so anxious to meet a “real” vampire that decided to g0 alone. Fist 1 phoned him hack, on the Dretext of checking his address: dat want to go off ‘088 wild-goose chase. Heanswered, and I knew it had ot been just @ prank call, [left his address and telephone number where one of my colleagues would find them later that evening. along with instructionsta telephone me therein about two hours, and drove off, ae saa ‘six fect tall, thin, maybe 35 Years ol brown tur and eyes He wa wearing Conmfowablesaks.aknitshictandaligtaweater and his uth yore benutfal whit and oven, no sign of fangs! “Stephen Kapa?” Tnodded and weshook hands. His were warm. Mine wer old and amp. “Came in, We can tk nthe living room.” he sad Wary and enn oll itso hroveha imp taloay ‘ae several olasioned i paintings hung. There was no sign of anything ecules {av as cou ees but here were no mitrors in cither, and no religious objects, “ The livingroom was dominated by an unusual ‘ge coffee table, about six feet long, and around it ‘it aconforabe arrangement of cain anda cueh of, own rag covered the oor, an thcony het came from a smal lap onthe cacstahe "as surprised ta someone the rom, Samchow I had though tat vampire wouloat neg too many fends: bu srknalysenouone pean oman was sting the couch She nat neateg& sheer Mowing des. and ied pentane ee teeth were even nicer than Wiles This Lavon” Willa st. Then be sted on the couch and motioned me oa ein: He told by dy he was an engine ina amovsranseary by aight he snd Lorine nee ino Mystonsch dia Mpa eminied mal tage Dow nish! Lovina seemed happy to dices te abi ‘shin her Words as she toll ett es ony oot eting and drinking human blo Nod a ‘ed that Wit oan in eis brings me trang, pence nd Ae is extending my fe, Would sou lle toe oe Wiliam ee taiow show hs “bed ne swallowed hae ford asm aad sec leona the gusat the Center wleploncacrows any these people see that my colleagues know wh et ere Lam! They ted me dovin another short hallway, The fact " didn’ tke was the manacles hung over th over the top ‘hi ‘of the bedroom doorway. The sight of them made me extremely uncomfortable, and Lollowed my host very Feluetantly into the bedroom. By now Fexpocted to be pounced upon by a whole group of vampires and become their next dinner — oF lguid refreshment. But ‘much to my relief all we did was inspect the room Te wasn't your usual bedroom. In she middle, on a platform about three fect high, was the coffin. It was made of wood, and looked like an expensive one. Over ia corner was a small cot with straps attacked tothe sides, and ung about on the walls were various whips. chains, and handcuffs, Lorina gestured towards the paraphernalia and told methat they were also involved heavily with sado-masoehism. One of her very favorite things was so don eather gloves and beat William until the was bloody, then ick the blood. Thisshe found very arousing sexvally. Then she smiled provocatively at me. I shook my bead politely no, She was awfully beautiful standing there under the whips and handcuffs, but no. NO! Alter we returned t the living room decided to ask «afew more questions. I had not realized how upsetting this kind of situation could be, and it seemed difficult to rememtberall the things I like to know from ther, But so far they had been very cordial to me, and my terror had returned to simple fear again “Where da you find the people you get blood from?” sked, being careful not to say “vietims” lest insult someone and put myself in more danger. Also, [didnt ‘want to put them on the defensive “We have two types of donors.” William sai. “There are willing ones and —" he paused kind of dramatically — “and unwilling ones. The willing Afonors exchange sexual favors with us, and in reture We get their blood.” He didn't say any more about the unwilling donors. As for me, | figured it would be Prudent not to bring the subject up right then, They had been able to form a group of four or five People who visited regularly to donate their blood for sexual favors, Lorina said that two of them were lady ‘wrestlers who would happily punch each other until Uhey were covered with blood, tothe sensual delight of the others, Wiliam said that ads in a local Greenwich Village Publication had brought the group together, Headed that his phone call tothe Vampire Research Center had been “sort of like going tothe Source” in his constant Search for willing participants, “How much blood do you drink at one time?" | asked, “It depends on the situation,” said Williams, Maybe Six oF eight ounces. I guess about a juicelas ful” “Or as much as we can get,” Lorina added, Then they brought out an album of photographs which showed the two of them drinking blood, liking "he wounds of the donors, many of whom were chained {0 a wali or lying on the floor, One was Iying on the coffee table, Now I knew why the table was big! “Are these the unwiling donors?" asked uneasily “Ok, no. Most ofthese peopie go along with what we ant 10 do. We occasionally even pay them to act oot ‘our Fantasies with us,” William replied. He also sid enced his greatest sexual pleasure by that he experienced his gr : sttting bw! or co ana elem won nl added that tis was the ony way e cou! reach ream in rom the Ltchen with tayo some i Would you likea Tagua pitcher and some gases, ein . Testis ots soul Fen weet fomsch at tat pont tide ep amthing tn my ‘ Kno wha testi wasn de want ck beng r(fanced at my atch and announced that Usd to hace at my © shat st bck to tne Center Tle wea spent ar Ermount oft eta they woul eink wanted et out of there because Iwas afraid of them. Also, 0 Sn om th Center ha lpn 30 my asia Nae en diy ging he eer tha Tan went to stay whee no oe ka whet sch en Fong ihn absolutely acer. Tid Been Toty fo far but you never know what can happen. Tots Witla and Lorina that hey had sey inciting eet isan thanked the forint thor interven. And promised phone temas sn" some saat wth me the “Spires fr them, Then hea or mye i tigiy not torn and oping desperately hate Che wont Roe Backat my office wrote upacomplee report om encounter wih Willman’ Lorna and 2 tet over Theo to wonder had I ealy et uo acta ‘amines had no criteria to means them hs ek bss that a panty king inbusoedge tnd ctatetion method The following afteraoon my colleagues an held a imesing to decide ‘onthe charters ne onl onier toe ston cation aan tala ach of us bro our notes frm the ince rcarch we had heencondvting, Wewunted tayo nwer sho major gustions a) nha doce asa look ike? and) What do vampires det From ourcombined noes ie foun thet ampieso legends and tion ar hin: ave eer very pe skin oF aren skin: sharp, clongated teeth sn ned tongs bring ee: dee alg They street clothing, ee We approached the physical characteristics seme urecing hn ithesesame esas ey ia people other than varpites, then they re not Satin signs of vampirism. We conde thet ewe tcatere mentioned could ocx orenemlenvaroe, forms of anemia, and agreed thet nome Crampons ould indeed have ben istins of dseae whose etn ‘ere embelised into vampire len they nee od tnd retold over theca We ached econcan ser dconing—forhous sha ead Juni Anemia 8 condom n which there es than normal concenteation of hemoglobin in the blood Hemoglobin is the iron-containing protein which accounts for the blood's red color. Anemia is usually a symptom of some ather disease within the body, and suffers loss of appetite, an extremely anemic pers fatigue, and irvtability In iron-deficiency anemia, the sufferer often has a greenish cast to the skin. Another form, pernicious anemia, is caused by a lack of vitamin °BI2.. The vietim has a pale complexion — often from poor sireulation — and is sensitive co bright light. The tongue is sore and red, and sometimes a liquid dir is nocessary because its difficult to swallow. There will he ees from general poor ‘often be dark circles un hsalth. Before the advent of synthesized. vitamins “doctors preseribed eating raw liver, an excellent source fof vitamin B12, as a treatment for pernicious anemia, When our hodies lack certain nutrients, we Sften erave the foods which will supply them, and a sulferer of pernicious anemia could easily find himself craving raw liver ack when there was no medical knowledge of anemia — for instance at the time many vampire ‘eyends and myths take plaee —ean you imagine what people Would think of a person who slept all day {Uyscnuse he was tired all the tie), had pale white skin uw! burning, dark-ircled eyes, only came out when it ‘vas dar (light hurt his eyes), was rather unfriendly suost ofthe time (sick and irritable), and loved to eat ‘ood raw liver — or maybe only suck out the blood Aiceause his tongue hurt too much to chew and sallow? and if he had greenish skint? What great ingredients for gossip! It might even be suggested th it he could use“ drink of ood give im sone "ies or some color. Before long, you sun see how co intersting vampire tale could evolve Another frm of anemia rings ou some even more lnwersting corltons to vampire tal, Henolon anenia"scomponis rae sec ‘dase rithropoitic porphara astcat with cae breeding. Vstms” of this dscae_ ae eneemn sensive fight. Lesion caused by sun the skin, and when completed by inlecion necion Permanent sirng and maton of te aren crea involving oftinges Hemolyticaneninedacecte sulferertoa cdaverou shadow athe suns beat teeede, causing the teeth to appear congue ea Staining of the Leth vometimes econ an ae avo light they havea ted vores Remember the horror on Dracus face as the Morning sun steamed through the dining hel Winows and isanguishedscresmsas the oldcaligh bathed hm ike aid? mutated his hay sea rumbled into dust, We could make an nice hypothesis: m A nobleman ofthe 16th century. with dep religous roots finds ot hes dying fom the eure of role All he knows is that hit means something tence ‘rong wth is blood. Pniestiten he deer neas iCmigh repace hs ov diseased blood and sae his lle The on aane am gt all the Blood he believes he 4 land drink the blood of his vitims. Following his horrendous acts of murder, the man is confronted with the mast tangible symbol of his early feligious traning — the eruifi, He shrinks from itn terror, reminded of his own mortality and his eternal damnation, Another great basis for a vampire tale So, having ruled out the physical features we hid investigated as peculiar to yampires, my staff and 1 ‘considered the age of a vampire: but we found that they are mentioned at all ages, Vampires look onlyas old 2s they were when they “died” and were buried, or about to be buried (In my ovin research 1 had found that most vampires allegedly rose up within the frst 24 hours after “death” and therefore many were not yet buried.) With al! this in mind, to answer our first question as looks like, we concluded that — as 4 vampite can look just to what a vamp far as we could deters like anybody els, So far we had nothing that would help us to identify one We then approached the second question — What ‘do vampires do? We analyzed each action before accepting it a indicative of true vampirism, Here are some of the things we discussed ‘One of the most popular notions i that a vampire ‘must return to his grave after sating his blood lust. and sleep in his coffin until he rises again the next night Bram Stoker's Dracula even brings along his coffin and some earth from his grave wherever he travels, "his could lead usto believe that sleepingina colin isa sure sign that a person is @ vampire. However, 1s aires are mestoned in hsv wings tog fore clfins came into ane for bur othe colin becomes ona embilishnent othe vampire soi Ve concluded that sleeping in a cottin is not, ‘ha an individual is a vampire, root We were to find late oth iF on that some people actual do sleep in coffins, and claim to a caaipies Apparently they are emulating. what they. thik ‘ampites do, trying to attain the powers aibued to ampire,stchas domination, immonality. chatty ‘charisma, and so forth. ° seth comparing our noes, efound a she legends and vampire stores agice on ths point A sampire’s every activity is singemindedly devoted to sattyng the hunger for human blood, tedtonally ‘houehe ofa the iegving Dud rom which it gains 4s vitality and power. Some tls depict the vampite having a secondary goa, too ~ seal atifetion The ist time i ies om the dead the vampire wl visits loved ones, especialy a spouse or betrothed Actually. there quite a Tot of sade croton underlying vampire tr: the bedroom, the biting the nek, the enslavement ofthe victim, the sucking oF the life Mid ito the mouth and swallowing fe the satisfaction and. contentment experienced bythe vampire ‘Mer an exciting debate, we finally came up with three clues which we agreed could india that a person iva vampire. These were 2) The person must have need to drink eed drink oman Sood, and actualy dak bb) He}she must believe this ritual will prolong his/her life, pechaps eternally. 'e) The person may find sexual satisfaction from this ritual In the future we would find other characteristics to add to our lists but these would come from our actual tservation of the vampires and other blood-drinkers ‘With these viteria established, we were now ready to o-a preliminary evaluation of my report on Wiliam and Lorina the couple who professed to be vampires. to see if we could conclude that they were actual ‘vampires, There were many questions unanswered. 1 had not actually observed them deinking blood, 30 1 couldn't be sure they seally did, We also needed to Know i they had a physical need for human blood. and whether they believed they were gaining immortality ‘or at last longer life — from their blood-rinking. |We would have to talk to them again. We also agreed that several of us should tryto visit William and Corina fand actually observe them “in action” if we could arrange i 1 dialed Willa’s number, but got toanswer. Weal took turns calling him throughout that day and every day and evening fora Full week, and found that atthe tend of the week the number was disconnected. Then thee of us visited William's house. No one was there, The university where Wilfam had stid he was employed had no record of him although he may have tiven me a fictitious name ‘We were to find in our future studies that vampires 0 (F those who believe they are vampires, do not like Publicity. They do not like to have their whereabouts Knovin, and usually are very tansient people. They Seem fo want t0 talk to someone about thelr behaviey without being judged or reported to. psychiatric centers; but after they tell of their habits they seem to have second thoughts and vanish into obscurity for Drotetion. Or lke Wiliamand Lina, suspect they are looking for fellow blood-trinkers and when they tell of their bizarre habits to an “outsider” such ay hey are afraid of being exposed and disguise their identities, addresses, and any other information that could embarrass oF incriminate ther, One group's desire to keep vampiresike activity buried was brought very unpleasant to my attention fone afternoon in February 1972, The telephone rang and when I answered it Teould hear strange nmin ty the background, A man with a deep voice chanted ome kind of mumbo-jumbo with a ehythmie beat Then he said, “Stephen Kaplen, you will be dead before 12:00 midnight tonight, We have put a curse 4pon you. We are coming to get you. Be prepared Expect to die." Then he hung up. ‘This made me rather upset. spent the rest af the day with all the windows and doors locked. I asked several of the staff to stay with me that night. And we did not sleep. Why didn T lave and go somewhere safer? Well, underneath i all still wasn't convinced that the call was genuine. And I guess I had a sort of morbid Curiosity as t0 what would happen, too. Fortunately nothing did happen, and I didn’ die. But t became 8 rch mre ar that here wee pope ot hereto {hd ot ike nha the Vampire Reach Come wes oie mening meni We reed may dah then Wd) Some we am Bebe oo cll, ome from ein relics groupe who Mee cominced tha ne were Working or Satan and Se Evel) wast duty winthe name God. ‘Sher members fy Saf et ut of ara thse who remained refed oe ter names be nowt the pu , ingclletve ‘We epan toate many prectton, ong security atone form of protection, No one woul ever isa ee, We Bi inte ene interviews before peoaly mig or elle shen our people we outnthe ether of would hay teophone them on sore pretext or ater, (0 show athe whcreabous were Enon Wed is Dectue sone ofthe vumpie sack reports ve were tmeng showed alten of victims who were Snr — iteiters,derets, andthe Hk, who ould no be bse forse week. Wea hae ‘erator wou menses which connate Bat in spe of all the precaution we tok, twat unable fo prevent a trie event whieh occured wits ny Som family ie, On ayia Octobe, ary Sunday aero 2g faiacd Ceana aa " ome, Our dog, Nova eat young bles we ctu empng the ack ard he Chien who say played in thar, 00 ere n with some indoor games. Nova found some eeupi 9 cookies on the ground and, one He di amost mmeit We ound hin Ives interfound thatthe cookie ee permet th the pan sich ec hae happened? eS Per that ight Ieee» sal fam ama who seit wi Stan Now ine wl juan that incident, moved my fay sv another ction, tnt th a) Ta veal berets flowing pets andthe ikig a te tne of my salt they. ound heres to of vampire esac but in etch ymin theasin thong ia hal eisoppstonto my Sok, an rome apo a la eee, me tiene in ree right, * ‘ Reports began to trickle in from around the country. tnd then from other parts of the workl. Between the Dracula imitations and death threats and the outand~ ‘out hoaxes, some netua vampire eases were emerging, and we tried 10 develop some kind of patter ma iP some King of pattern from 2% ‘A case whieh [ found to be most interesting started witha phone cal at 2:00 a.m. — they call at all hours, ‘ay and night —inearly 1973, Iwasfroma woman IL call Ramona “L found your number in my phone book.” she hegan,"Ineed someone to talk to, People would think Tm erazy, but [know I'm not. just have this need (0 rink human blood, Could 1 possibly come over and talk to you” interviewed her for about a half hour onthe phone. tuna was fairy certain that she was sincere, and then tne made an appointment Far her to come tomy office the next day “The first thing I noticed about her was how young she looked. On the phone she had told me she was thirty years ol, but she looked no more than eightoen, Maybe drinking blood really did make a person look younger Ramona was fascinating — one of the most feminine, sensuat women I had ever seen: an exotic= ooking blonde, very heavily made up. witha voice that ‘cxuded as much sexuality as her body did. She caked ‘about her ‘ampie lust, which she had had for at Teast fen years, She had been drinking blood for all that time, and said she obtained the blood by trading her sexual favors for it “How do you extract the blood? I asked. “Do you bige your donors?" “Oh, no. That's much too painfull” she ssid. She ook alittle case out of her purse and opened it Inside there were two implements — a See hypodermic syringe and a fresh savor blade, “I'm very good at ‘extracting blood painlessly." she said proudly. “And 1 always akeit roma part ofthe body that won' show.” But doesn't that make your donor lose his, Ramona smiled. "Not at all, Weboth enjoy it. Atthe ‘ight time 1 just place the needle into a vein in his arm, orsometimes another area. and extract fllsyringe of blood. No, I mean, an artery. Then, I squirt the blood {nto my mouth and lick any blood that’s left on fis wound. 13a wonderful feolng! It really turns me on!” “What do you do withthe razor blade?” | asked “Well, sometimes, if T want to prolong the pleasure, "use that to make little slashes on his body. The best place isthe chest. Buttocks are too fleshy. and they don’t bleed as freely." tld hee that I found her story a little inredible She shook her head impatiently. “lim not making this up. 111 show you." She inched closer to me and leaned into my face. “Lets do it tether. You know, that’s really why teame here, Actually [live in Oregon and I heard of your reputation and came all the way to New York to meet you, ladmite your power. Come, let ‘me show you real pleasure. Power? Me? {eyed this tempting, beautiful blonde Seductress and simultaneously thought ofthe lite case in her purse with the razor blade and the dreadful hhypodermic needle. and my hair began to stand up. 1 as very glad that several of my staff were lose by in the next room; and I declined her offer. t also ecognized the way she was trying to cover her teal 2 itenty and whore she ely cme rom. Yes, mich beter to deine mona vas very nsled, “Dom? you want to experience the folng af Hood coring from your vaya eke ‘ ‘That was about the last thing I wanted to feel,"No.1 dont tanowered Bet osm er vn 1118 her hae igh Hever, hat she would have o prose her won't me. Pttaps Tull wines on oe Faison? Intec. she offer to Te me natch her perform her ital wih one of er lovers forner iting donor whom she has going 1 spend tha Senin th "Pd ery ch ey “and out se what pleasure Blod-dinking ges tne" She pase momen thinking over "Mees Ind yout ave somscvidenteoaddto our esearch Pen do come Al task sta youdon bring nyone She with yon, Tmeryseneive about my need Tor blood. I blew you understand me, butt wouldnt (Oban Another potently dangerous sition, 1 though it over and dectedU could have an associate alt forme inmycarandif didnt comeback withing Speed ime cold bring help, I Ramona'tory Me tr, T ante to document it Tarrved at her hotel onthe Upper West Sie of Mantaten at about ight eck that evening. The Ihveesroom suite, was, decorated. simply” bat Comfortably, A few books om occult subj were star avound long. with several coneeraing 1g you there," she said, 2 and there were mirrors. everywhere. Apparently Ramona was as vain as she was beautiful But was she really a vampire? ‘She satin the living room, sharing some wine withan sverage-looking man of about forty, and after she introdueed us they both acted as if | werenY there, A few minutes ater they wentinto the bedroom, and Isat in the doorway observing, At first nothing seemed unusual They caressed, they kissed they appeared to be a normal couple enjoying sex. They became moreand more ardent, and suddenly | noticed somthing shiny in Ramona’s hand — the razor blade! She was rally going to use i! She made several quick lashes on the man'schest he didn' finch — and hungry began sucking and Ticking at his blood, thoroughly enjoying herself, She did this for about five minutes, and suddenly they were "through, They remained in be resting — and totally ignoring me. Ramona lay there, eyes open, staring

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