If you thought Vampire myths were just for the dark ages way back in the mists of time..........Think again.

• There were rumours spread by the local press in early 1970 that a vampire haunted Highgate Cemetery in London. Amateur vampire hunters flocked in large numbers in the cemetery. Several books have been written about the case, notably by Sean Manchester, a local man who was among the first to suggest the existence of the "Highgate Vampire" and who later claimed to have exorcised and destroyed a whole nest of vampires in the area.
  
  
• Hysteria about alleged attacks of vampires swept through the African country of Malawi during late 2002 and early 2003. Mobs stoned one individual to death and attacked at least four others, including Governor Eric Chiwaya, based on the belief that the government was colluding with vampires.
  
  
• In Romania during February of 2004, several relatives of the late Toma Petre feared that he had become a vampire. They dug up his corpse, tore out his heart, burned it, and mixed the ashes with water in order to drink it.
  
  
• In January 2005, rumours began to circulate that an attacker had bitten a number of people in Birmingham, England, fueling concerns about a vampire roaming the streets. However, local police stated that no such crime had been reported. This case appears to be an urban legend.
  
  
• In March 2007, self-proclaimed vampire hunters broke into the tomb of Slobodan Milošević, former president of Serbia and Yugoslavia, and staked his body through the heart into the ground. Although the group involved claimed this act was to prevent Milošević from returning as a vampire, it is not known whether those involved actually believed this could happen or if the crime was simply politically motivated.

I think these stories (from news media and newspapers) show that it isn't really any safer to come out into the open now than it has EVER been.
At least I personally will be keeping my mouth firmly shut for the forseeable future.

Darkness.

i agree with Darkness if anything has changed it has become more dangerous then it was back then so i believe

I love it when we agree on things

Darkness

I'll never tell.

Then will will have to chain and tickle u untill u do

Uh-oh Darke.You're in trouble.

Well I can't speak for Darke but I can categorically say that those particular cases weren't me.
I will plead the fifth for any others but those weren't me.........

Wolfie have you got a ........you might be there a while, no one knows what DarkeDesire is yet... and she's not telling.
At least I don't think she has said anything yet.

Zygo

Yep I am all prepared i even bought some pizza incase it goes all night

This statement is actually not quite true because although she doesn't specifically say what she is there is a huge clue or two in a thread not too far from the castle turrets.
Isn't there Darke.

Zygo

Hello, Darkness, Wolfy and Zygo.

Darkness, these cases seem pretty extreme for the modern age, but it is common sense that ideas do not exist in this part of the world the same way they exist in others...

It's quite eye-opening, actually.

I agree that biding one's time revealing themselves is a good choice, although I don't believe in publicly announcing one's beliefs as it is.

There is really nothing to gain but the satisfaction of being known for one's true self, and that is only satisfying when a person understands what that 'self' is at some fundamental level.

Even then, one's beliefs would be viewed as just that - belief, not truth.

-DI-

Erm...... There might be if you look very carefully.

Hello Darkintrospect. How are you?
Who are you? What are you?
How about leaving a post telling us a bit about yourself in the Hail section. Come on.....Say hello. Don't be shy.

Absolutely. It's also good if they appreciate what it means that you trusted them enough to WANT them to know and understand the 'real you'. It's not good wasting such trust on someone who in the end turns out to not have deserved it.
Does anyone agree?
Of COURSE you do!!!