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Scary Series: Vampires

Agenda

• SCWA Upcoming events and goings-on
• It’s October! Let’s Halloween!
• Vampires aren’t scary
• How to write a convincing vampire (no sparkling!)

I found a How Stuff Works (yeah, the science site) entry for How Vampires Work which is just awesome. Here’s the link. Here are the highlights:

• They were once human
• They died and “rose again” which makes them “undead”
• Can be attractive, highly sexual beings
• Can also transform into animals (most commonly a bat)
• Death by beheading, stake to heart, fire, and direct sunlight
• Injured by crucifixes, holy water, and garlic
• Immortal and do not visibly age
• Cannot cast a reflection
• Have superhuman strength (and speed)