June 23, 2007 (ABC News / Lindsay Hamilton) -- He calls himself a "vampyre" (the Romanian spelling, he says) and claims he's been drinking blood since age five. He also wants to be your next president.

April 4, 2003 (The Sunday Herald) - A group of Chilean farmers are hunting vampires after their chickens died mysteriously. The farmers, from Donihue, claimed 200 were found with all the blood drained from their bodies. A police spokesman said: "The farmers are very scared. They organised a group and went out to hunt what they believe is a vampire.

A Dhampir in Balkan folklore is the child of a vampire father and a human mother, with vampire powers but none of the weaknesses. A dhampir is believed to have the unique ability to see vampires, even when these are invisible, and is unusually adept at killing them.

Deep within the woods
out on the moon lit lake
water rippling to your rowing
you stop in the middle, turning,
I take your hands in mine
looking deep within each others eyes
I whisper to you-
"forever mine"
leaning closer
I kiss your lips
moving to your chest,
shivering in exquisite rush,
opening my eyes
and kiss once again,
my blood soaked teeth
you whisper in my ear
"forever mine"

Ghost Fog
November 11, 2001