Concepts* for living (half)vampires that deserve to be in urban fantasy:
● They are destined to become full, undead vampires after their death.
● They are living vampires because one of their parents was vampiric, they were cursed, or they were born under specific fated/magical circumstances.
● Alternatively, could be turned into a living vampire by an undead vampire, using some kind of blood ritual, in which case it could make a good substitute for the more common ghoul/thrall character.
● They do not have to drink blood, but are capable of drawing power from it when they do.
● Alternatively, they might feed on people's energy rather than drink their blood.
● They may have fangs, sharp teeth, or neither, in which case they might use their nails to wound victims for feeding.
● They are capable of sensing the presence of undead vampires, and, if they are the kind that is not easily controlled by them, could make very effective vampire hunters.
● They are not yet harmed by sunlight or weakened during the day.
● They cannot stomach all human food, and are most likely to only eat meat, and/or drink milk, while some might only eat plain food like rice, or are only able to consume liquids but can drink sap or juice.
● Most likely are not affected by the things that ward off a vampire (garlic, hawthorn, wild roses), but might already be affected by things like holy water if you want to play up the cursed angle.
● Could be in possession of all kinds of magic powers, (but I personally prefer to keep them to a minimum, lest they get too powerful).
● Have great potential to be either enjoying their current powers and looking forward to their later vampirism, or to live in constant fear of what they might become. Might feel closer to humans and wish to protect them, to want to mediate between the undead and the living, or could be fully on the side of (malicious) vampires.
● Could be named moroii, dhampir, or, if you must, daywalkers.
*Inspired by (chiefly Eastern European) foklore
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One of the best things of the movie Morbius is the doctor asking Milo how much pain he has, on a one to ten, and he replays: "Eleven".
Cinema, ladies and gents.
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“The statue seemed to move, but didn't. The world had changed, yet stayed the same. I was a newborn vampire weeping at the beauty of the night.” —Louis (Brad Pitt) in "Interview With a Vampire" 1994
This movie marked the beginning of my awakening. Some cool autumn night in 2005 I stumbled upon this film by accident, immediately enraptured as the opening scenes unfurled before me. I was 8 years old and already fascinated with monsters and villains from both movies and literature.
As the story progressed, I felt a kinship with Louis and Lestat and Claudia. I felt a sort of connection is never known before. And over the next 10 years, Interview With a Vampire remained one of my favorite movies.
It introduced me to the world of vampires, gave me the gift of knowledge in relation to Anne Rice and her written works and now, nearly 20 years later I look back on it with a fondness that I hold for little else.
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Morbius: Bond of Blood
Just a fan logo I did for a Morbius sequel with Jared Leto, Adria Arjona, Tyrese Gibson, and (maybe) Michael Keaton in the near future.
For the record, I actually liked the movie, flaws and all, and I think with its recent success on Netflix, this could actually happen soon. I got the name for it from the 2021 storyline where he deals with the consequences of his first kill as a vampire. Would work pretty well as inspiration to pull from for the possible sequel.
And yes, since I do like the film, do me a favor and don’t come at me with any memes, all right?
Anyway, hope you like it!
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MORE MACABRE MARVEL MADNESS IN THE SUPER SEVENTIES -- CLASS OF '73.
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on assorted Marvel house ads for a number of their horror titles from 1973, including: "Monster of Frankenstein," "Crypt of Shadows," "Morbius the Living Vampire," "Dracula Lives!," "Vampire Tales," and "The Haunt of Horror."
"...As you'll see, Marvel was really pushing their supernatural mags (both color and black and white), since (thanks to all the hoopla surrounding movies like "The Exorcist") the supernatural was a huge trend at that time."
-- DIVERSIONS OF THE GROOVY KIND, "Even More Marvel M-Ad-ness: Marvel, 1973...the Most Supernatural Year of All?," published March 2016
Source: http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com/2016/03/even-more-marvel-m-ad-ness-marvel.html.
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