VAMPIRES AND WEREWOLVES

Vampires and Werewolves, these two fictitious beings have been a very integral part of all fiction writers & fiction movie makers. They may not be true but their stories have sent chills down everybody’s spines. So here comes my favorite topic of discussion- i.e. their existence.

The existence of vampires dates back to the time when Count Dracula existed. According to data that has been collected about him is that he was a very cruel ruler who cruelly murdered his captives by slaying their heads and piercing their bodies through pointed poles. When his queen was captivated by some other king he destroyed a church. So God became angry and cursed him. So he became a vampire and killed many travelers who came to Transylvania where he used to stay in his castle. A motion picture was also made which was named “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”. Bram Stoker had originally written it. Then another motion picture came named “Dracula 2000”. In this movie the history was totally different. Here the story was Judas who was among the six disciples of Jesus Christ was the Dracula. When these disciples had betrayed Jesus Christ, Judas was one of his favorite disciples and he was the one who pierced the sword through the heart of Jesus. So he was cursed and when he tried to kill himself by hanging himself from a tree the branch itself broke not allowing to kill himself and thus he became a vampire.

In many movies it has been shown that vampires never go out in sunlight as they get burnt, drink blood of humans, sleep in coffins, turn into bats during night time, they have cold skin, very fast, are immortal etc. But in the movie “Twilight” some of the facts match like speed, cold skinned etc... In this movie it has been shown that vampires don’t get burnt in sunlight rather their skin glitter like diamonds. They do not turn into bats, don’t sleep at all, in order to prevent themselves from drinking blood of humans they drink blood of animals and consider themselves as vegetarians. So here we find that there are different concepts and theories about vampires.

Werewolves are another breed of supernatural realm. They are human beings who turn into wolves during full moon night. Theory says that these wolves when bite some human they also turn into werewolves. It has been shown in many movies and also described in books that during transformation it becomes very painful for them. Their structure and appearance is totally different from normal wolves. According to a movie (whose name I don’t remember) it showed that werewolves never touch anything that is silver as it burns there body. In the blockbuster movie “Twilight” it has been shown that werewolves and vampires are long term enemies.

In its another installation named “Eclipse” it has been clearly described that whenever a vampire has set foot on the small town of “Forks”, the people staying in the reservation give birth to children who turn into werewolves in order to protect their tribe. This type of werewolves is known as shape shifters. They can change themselves into wolves whenever they want. They don’t require a full moon night rather they require a danger so as to protect their tribe. They also heal more quickly than normal human beings. Here also there is difference between the theories and concepts about this mythical creature.

Whatever the concept maybe, it has earlier entertained people and is still sending chills down the spine of many people. As long as it entertains the people these supernatural creatures will be alive in their minds.