I know some esoteric vampire lore regarding weakness to silver, it's traced back to Judas being the first vampire in some stories. After Judas betrayed Jesus, he was cursed with undeath, and vampires' weakness to silver is derived as punishment to his progeny for Judas taking a bribe of thirty silver pieces.
Then there's Castlevania and running waterThen there's this scene about crosses too:
All this, and no mention of garlic? Literally the most ridiculous weakness they have?If you stick a large clove of garlic in a vampire's mouth you can get it's fangs stuck in the garlic so the vampire won't be able to bite anyone
I know some esoteric vampire lore regarding weakness to silver, it's traced back to Judas being the first vampire in some stories. After Judas betrayed Jesus, he was cursed with undeath, and vampires' weakness to silver is derived as punishment to his progeny for Judas taking a bribe of thirty silver pieces.
a number of fictional sources link the vulnerability to the cross with faith
So in X-Men, Wolverine making a cross with his claws didn't work but Nightcrawler putting 2 sticks together.
In Dr Who (the Curse of Fenric) a Priest's faith was too weak but a Russian soldier kept them back with his faith in the revolution while the Doctor spoke the names of past companions
It was originally staking the corpse into the ground so that if it turned into a vampire it couldn't get up out of its grave. That ties back to actual historical burials in Eastern Europe going back to Roman times.Brian Lumley used that has one of the first one Harry encounters in the Necroscope series. I forgot the vampires name but he "talks" to him in his grave. Hes buried under a cross, staked and chained in silver. In Lumleys universe that vampire was the one the Count Dracula/Tepes myth comes from. His brother was named Radu like Tepes brother was named.
Not a typical weakness, but they supposedly can't enter your home unless you invite them. So anyone is safe as long as they don't invite the creepy, pale, undead person into their home.
They could still throw a molotov through your window and make you come out.
lmao I love that mental image. Instead of using their ancient supernatural powers they could just gun you down with a blicky. Imagine a vampire with a sniper rifle aiming inside a window because they can't enter it.They can also be forced into a building.
The children of the night are here. And they brought a rocket launcher
The children of the night are here. And they brought a rocket launcher
lmao I love that mental image. Instead of using their ancient supernatural powers they could just gun you down with a blicky. Imagine a vampire with a sniper rifle aiming inside a window because they can't enter it.There is another vampire on Buffy like this. IIRC, he comes across like a medieval knight using a sword and says, "It's called an uzi, chump."
Not a typical weakness, but they supposedly can't enter your home unless you invite them. So anyone is safe as long as they don't invite the creepy, pale, undead person into their home.You laugh but I do this literally every time I need plumbing work done.
The invite thing isn't always foolproof either. They can trick you into inviting you in. Sometimes what counts as a invitation isn't always clear.
A vampire says "Thank you" to something you've done for them, something as simple as giving them directions to some place, and you respond with "You're welcome".
Could be interpreted as "You're welcome to come in". Fae also love pulling that shit.
GRANTED: In some vampire lore, the intent has to be there. But in other vampire lore they can just hypnotize you and make you say "Please, come in".
Also, there's a difference between "Can't enter without permission" and "Consequences for entering without permission"
In "Let the Right One In", Eli can technically enter a house without permission. She'll start bleeding after a few seconds, but she can do it.
How long would it take for a vampire to rip your throat out?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8f1d2c41.jpgThat's good
It also happens in Salem's Lot, and I think the vampire even mocks the priest for his lack of faith.Dracula does that in Bram Stoker's Dracula when Van Helsing tries to force him back with a crucifix.