September 21, 2007 (Chimes / Matt Decker) -- Bat spit is a hot commodity in science circles these days. An enzyme known as Desmoteplase has been found in the saliva of vampire bats, according to the Science Daily. This enzyme is known to be a naturally occurring, clot-dissolving agent.

February 16, 2007 (nbc5i.com / Dallas, Fort Worth) - An Arizona woman is under arrest, accused of tying up her lover on Valentine's Day in order to drink his blood. Police in Tempe, Ariz., said 23-year-old Tiffany Sutton allegedly tricked her 43-year-old victim with an offer of kinky sex.

November 8, 2008 (San Diego Union-Tribune / Peter Rowe) -- Zombies are red, vampires are blue. Whatever its challenges, the Bush White House has presided over a period of robust health for a genre that -- if history is any guide -- will soon fade: the zombie movie.

this illusion-
disastrous
this face-
just a mask
these eyes-
only windows
into my desolate,
dispirited soul.

Raevynn
March 31, 2002

words echo endlessly
on a sea of pain
blood red
hurt
it goes on forever
never ending
always the same
hurting worse
each day
the pain grows
slowly becoming unbearable
an ache
throbbing and harsh
growing worse
pounding out its existance
on the very essence of being
screaming
hating without thought
... ... ...
I don't know how to continue
to go on
I can't find the words for it
silence
HELP ME!!!

Raevynn
October 11, 2001