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Post Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:10 pm

Why We're Obsessed With Vampire Sex

Found this little gem on Fox news.Weird seeing something like this there.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575334,00.html

You can’t escape them.

Fangs are everywhere these days, hoping you’ll also want a taste of the bloodthirsty fervor that has gripped the nation.

Between the best-selling books-turned-movies "Twilight Saga," HBO’s wildly popular "True Blood," and the CW’s "The Vampire Diaries," vampires have become a serious pop culture obsession.

"New Moon," the second installment of the "Twilight Saga," hits theaters this weekend, and it literally has teens and adults all over the world lusting after the movie’s lead vampire, Edward Cullen (played by British heartthrob Robert Pattinson).

So why have these folkloric creatures made such an amazing comeback? In two words: vampire sex.

They’re hot.

When "Dracula" was produced on stage in 1924, Bela Lugosi made vampires irresistibly handsome for modernity. But beyond hot bodies and good looks, it’s the male vampire’s depiction as the James Dean of Goth that holds the greatest appeal.

In desperate need of rehabilitation, these rebels are far from pure in thought and deed. Women can’t help but be drawn to these mesmerizing, misunderstood, moody bad boys.

Vampires are made all the more seductive because these soulless seducers with superpowers act as her protector, and they have the propensity to do good. Their story is usually as follows: she’s trying to "save" him, yet he gives her an excuse to be bad.

She has someone to blame for being so naughty, especially when it comes to her sexual desire.

They’re kinky.

Vampires became noticeably sexual with the start of the modern vampire era about 200 years ago. Yet vampire depictions throughout the centuries have involved subtle storylines of sexual deviants flirting with fetishes, for a killer mix of sex, romance, and violence. Since the 1950s, stories have become more overtly "sexplicit," with more recent movies and TV shows depicting or alluding to frenzied, frantic sex with aggressive appeal, which brings us to the next point about vampire appeal.

They’re into S&M.

Vampires like it rough. They like to bite. And their victims love the bites, scratches and handcuffs as depicted in shows like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

Sometimes sadomasochists attract what are known as "fang bangers," (a term frequently used in "True Blood"), people who have a thing for manhandle-me vampire sex role playing. The bondage, domination and submission themes mixed with "true love" are perfect reason for stripping off your scarf or turtleneck.

They scare us.

There’s something about feeling spooked that gets humans going. People get in touch with their primal side, including the fear of death, at the thought of coming across a vampire. The dangerous lust of a vampire torn between staying in control with every lick of his prey revs up your body much like sexual response. And it’s delicious.

They tease us.

A number of scenes in vampire literature and on the screen only imply sex, with kink or lesbianism mostly alluded to. Audiences are left to assume that there was some sex, and while they’d love to see more, the pay off of is that their imaginations go wild.

This is especially true with scripts like "Twilight," whose stars heat up the screen with sexual tension, only to remain abstinent. Viewers thrive off of every episode filling them with sexual desires that only go unfulfilled. Still, there’s hope that maybe later on in the story they’ll take it all the way.

Ultimately, vampire sex is more about seduction and the thrill of the passion potential portrayed.

They always do the walk of shame.

And it has to happen before dawn. There’s no "morning after" to deal with, which holds huge appeal for some.

They make us beg.

When it comes to longing and lust, we love being preyed upon. Vampires go for one of our most sensitive erogenous zones, the neck, becoming even more magnetic as their victims most beg for life, for death, for sex.

They never die.

They’re not totally dead. They’re not totally alive. And they’re not totally human for that matter. These above the law creatures impressively defy all reality. We’re intrigued that these super-beings are more powerful than we’ll ever be.

It's just weird seeing these types of stories in the mainstream now.
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Post Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:31 pm

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Im not particularly into vampires really, I may be curious by them but im not really into them, so vampire sex dunno what on earth it is I would rather it be me and my man. Love The Lost Boys though.
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Post Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:16 am

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I have yet to watch it I bought it the other day I might watch it later, as for vampire sex each to their own I say I have my own vampire ;-)
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Post Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:17 pm

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I think that there has been a sexual aspect to the vampire myth since Hammer films although this is played down with Anne Rice who sees her vamps as asexual. The power exchange, S & M overtones also help to sexualise the vampire.
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Post Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:43 pm

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It's definitely all to do with the neck for me! But there's also the fascination of living through substantial periods of history.
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Post Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:54 am

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For some time the films have portrayed the reaction of the receiver as an orgasmic experience. Except in 30 Days of Night of course! :lol:
There is a good section on sex and vampires in the David Pirie book 'The Vampire Cinema' callled 'The Sex Vampire-the ruby of their volumptuous lips'. This was first published in 1977 but is available cheaply on Amazon and Ebay. Well worth purchasing. I bought a hardback copy for about £5.
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Post Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:47 am

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I used to be "obsessed" with the idea of vampires but the sexual aspect wasnt the main attraction - it was the power, the immortality and the supposed "prolonged" suffering of this immortality - I know, very emo... lol. To be more abled than thos around me and to have the ability of destruction... that was attractive to me, and the clothes, of course! I guess I was a rather angry child!!!
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Post Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:23 am

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I think people seem too peoccupied with the whole Vampire sex thing at the minute. I've been to book shops where the paranormal romance section is larger than the horror section. :roll:
I've got no problem with vampire human romance but it does seem to be everywhere at the minute with Twilight and True Blood.
What happened to Vampires who just kill people?
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Post Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:21 pm

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I think that vampire literature has definitely taken a wrong turn somewhere. I am hardly bothering to look at the vampire section now because it is nearly all vampire romance.
I must update the recommended books thread because there are some good books out there that might be missed in the mountain of dross by folk new to the genre?
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Post Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:25 pm

Re: Why We're Obsessed With Vampire Sex

I don't obsess over vampires exactly .... I just like the look and the saucy attitude! But the neck .... yep that would definitely do it!!
I think the gaga over vampires is basically like the forbidden fruit - the thing we shouldn't have because it's bad for us, but you know you just have to have it!! Like being on a diet and wanting chocolate, but knowing you shouldn't because you will ruin your diet .... but you still eat the chocolate .... mmmm Yum!!!

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