The Dark Network - for people who live an alternative lifestyle and interested in vampires and the paranormal

I found the a VAMPIRE RAVE website in my endless search for interesting vampire pictures. This is a site for people into the vampire lifestyle. Press on the logo to get there.

"Vampire Rave is the social networking website for vampires and goths. We are a home for real vampires across the globe. If you're looking for a darker gothic or vampire social network, you've found it."

From the above website I followed a link to The Dark Network website. I copied the introduction of the founder/owner for the website below. Press the logo to get there.

"My name is Cancer. I founded the Dark Network and all affiliated websites. I have been an active member of the gothic community since 1994. I have worked since that time to bring dark resources online. My first venture was an Undernet IRC chat room called #vampires back in 1994. In 1999 I launched Vampire Radio. In 2003 I began production on the webzine Acrimony. In 2004 I started Vampire Rave.

The Dark Network grew out of a number of needs that I identified as surrounding the gothic/punk/rivethead/alternative communities. It is an ever-expanding project that will continue throughout my life."

Cancer 's statement speaks for itself. If you are part of the lifestyles described above, and this is a site you should visit. If you cringe at the sight of someone with purple and black hair, it is  imperative for you to visit the site.

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Interview with Thaddeus Romans - Fictitious Expert on Vampires

Neil Benson: I'm privileged to have the opportunity to interview

Thaddeus Romans, one of the most widely recognized experts on vampires.

Mr. Romans served as an advisor for my vampire novel, Unholy Embrace.

Thaddeus Romans: I'm pleased to be here. It was a pleasure working with you on your novel.

Neil Benson: Mr. Romans, many people are curious as to how you obtained your expertise. Where did you go to university?

Thaddeus Romans: University? Who said I went to a university? Don't be preposterous. I learned about vampires by studying them throughout Europe and America. In the course of my travels I became acquainted with many vampires and humans they associated with. This was how I became an expert.

Neil Benson: Were there any books that were influential in helping you formulate your theories?Thaddeus Romans: Books? I don't read books, I write them. With all the interest in vampires, I have made some good money writing about these creatures.

Neil Benson: Surely you must have read some books about vampires.

Thaddeus Romans: Well a few. I read Dracula, by Bram Stoker, and Carmela by Sheridan le Fanu. The rest of the novels are a bunch of silliness.Neil Benson: What nonfiction books have you read? None. None were worth reading. That is why I did my research. I was the only one to go out in the field.

Neil Benson: Dr. Kathryn Ramsland has gone out into the field and conducted extensive research.

Thaddeus Romans: But she never claimed to have met a real vampire. All of her time was spent talking with a vampire wannabes. A bunch of mishugina people.

Neil Benson: How do you respond to people who say vampires don't exist.Thaddeus Romans: I invite them to spend a few evenings with me and meet some real vampires. That will end any doubt on their parts.

Neil Benson: Well, Mr. Romans, it's been a pleasure talking with you.Thaddeus Romans: I'm sure it has.

Unholy Embrace a Vampire Novel

“Most female vampires see their mortal male lovers as sexual playmates. However, some female vampires form deep attachments, which are similar to marital relationships.”

In The Vampires among Us by Thaddeus Romans fictional vampire expert

 In the vampire novel, Unholy Embrace, the author depicts a deep relationship between a 400 year-old female vampire and her mortal lover. Though this relationship started off with two people seeking casual sex, it developed much the way long lasting relationships among mortals do. However, in the novel, the drama serves as a source of conflict between the two lovers as they try to stay alive fighting other vampires and werewolves. In the end, the relationship prospers because of the problems they faced together.


Below is a link to the first three chapters of the novel.




http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1639917-Unholy-Embrace----First-Three-Chapters

How Vampires Survive among Us- Thaddeus Romans fictional vampire expert

“Undead vampires are real and travel among us despite what most people believe. These vampires survive by their stealth and cunning as well as our disbelief.”  

In The Vampires among Us by Thaddeus Romans.

The recent trend to believe in vampires among segments of the population, is a new event. Throughout history, people who believed in vampires were ridiculed. Because people didn't believe they existed, vampires were able to move through mortal society using our sense of disbelief against us. Bram Stoker's novel was viewed by most as Victorian melodrama. Even the advent of the vampire films did little to change society's belief in the existence of vampires. Even today, the so-called educated, and sophisticated people do not believe in vampires. They run a grave risk because of their ignorance.

Interview with Thaddeus Romans Fictional Expert on Vampires

Neil Benson: I'm privileged to have the opportunity to interview Thaddeus Romans, one of the most widely recognized experts on vampires. Mr. Romans served as an advisor for my vampire novel, Unholy Embrace.

Thaddeus Romans: I'm pleased to be here. It was a pleasure working with you on your novel.

Neil Benson: Mr. Romans, many people are curious as to how you obtained your expertise. Where did you go to university?

Thaddeus Romans: University? Who said I went to a university? Don't be preposterous. I learned about vampires by studying them throughout Europe and America. In the course of my travels I became acquainted with many vampires and humans they associated with. This was how I became an expert.

Neil Benson: Were there any books that were influential in helping you formulate your theories?

Thaddeus Romans: Books? I don't read books, I write them. With all the interest in vampires, I have made some good money writing about these creatures.

Neil Benson: Surely you must have read some books about vampires.

Thaddeus Romans: Well a few. I read Dracula, by Bram Stoker, and Carmela by Sheridan le Fanu. The rest of the novels are a bunch of silliness.

Neil Benson: What nonfiction books have you read? None. None were worth reading. That is why I did my research. I was the only one to go out in the field.

Neil Benson: Dr. Kathryn Ramsland has gone out into the field and conducted extensive research.

Thaddeus Romans: But she never claimed to have met a real vampire. All of her time was spent talking with a vampire wannabes. A bunch of mishugina people.

Neil Benson: How do you respond to people who say vampires don't exist.

Thaddeus Romans: I invite them to spend a few evenings with me and meet some real vampires. That will end any doubt on their parts.

Neil Benson: Well, Mr. Romans, it's been a pleasure talking with you.

Thaddeus Romans: I'm sure it has.