April 5, 2002 (San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico / Agencia EFE) - Five Indians were attacked by hundreds of vampire bats in the municipality of Ocosingo, in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas, the Health Secretariat reported.

Silently the two men faced each other. Then Ernest hissed:

"Thief!"

Reginald shrugged his shoulders.

"Vampire!"

"So Ethel has infected you with her absurd fancies! Poor boy! I am afraid.... I have been wanting to tell you for some time.... But I think... We have reached the parting of our road!"

May 22, 2007 -- Do things that go ‘bump’ in the night tickle your fancy? Or is it the darker side of a city that intrigues you? If so travel consultants at high street retailer, Flight Centre have picked out some of their favourite ‘frightseeing’ tours around the world that are guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine.

Dance star Moby has confessed to fans he would like to be a vampire, if it means he could be immortal. The Porcelain hitmaker offered the bizarre choice to readers of his website blog, and then shocked them by revealing he wants to be a vampire.

He wrote, "If a vampire approached you and said: 'with your consent I'll bite you and you'll have immortality but you'll never see the sun again.' would you say 'ok'?

"Yes, call me crazy, but I think that being a vampire would be fantastic."

March 14, 2007 (metro.co.uk) - The American Secret Service have launched an investigation into one of the candidates for the presidency in 2008 - after he pledged that as President, one of his first acts would be to impale President George W. Bush.