There are many interpretations of the vampire myth both in folklore and legend. The nature of the vampire varies greatly from culture to culture and often from region to region with a general cultural area. In the pages of fiction, each author has his or her own unique interpretation of the vampire.

My path has split to left and right,
Both confusing, with power in sight
Ones result is far away,
but the one that calls,
Promises today.
One resembles light the other one dark,
The dimness calls to me and sets a spark,
A flame, a lust, a wild desire,
burning, churning, sets my soul afire.
The flames licking, dancing, consuming my soul,
I give my body complete and whole.
The icy grip of darkness, sears my skin
But connects with my heart like once lost kin.

Zillah
March 8, 2002

August 15, 2007 (metro.co.uk) -- The blood-bank has dried up for Count Dracula - who has gone bankrupt. Dracula - or plain old Otto Berbig, as he was known before being adopted by a princess allegedly related to Vlad the Impaler - thought stake-and-ale nights (ha!) at his German castle would make him rich.

What do you see, with camera in hand
Each pose of a memory, virtue and sin
Clicking thousands of times
For the one chance gaze of a time yet passed
Brushing golden hair, from star lined eyes
Lulling the beasts to slumber
Rise and fall, such titanic feasts
Soiled hands without the spectrum of light
Have you ever let another, hold the picture of you?
With every shot, each different angle
Not possible to capture such beauty
Crawl or Kneel, touch the lens
Fingers dipping into this soul each night

Hair fine as silk
The color of spun gold
Skin pale as the new fallen snow
Voice like the angels
Smile like the sun
Eyes so deep
A man could lose himself within
And be happy in doing so

Louis Giuseppi
October 19, 2001