Free vampire, horror, and stories and novels that go a bit beyond. My vampire novel, Unholy Embrace, was published in April 2010 and Dark Journeys, my anthology of short stories and dark poems was published in November 2012.
Showing posts with label Thaddeus Romans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thaddeus Romans. Show all posts
“Succubi are sly creatures who survive by draining the biological essence from men. They seduce their victims by fulfilling their innermost sexual fantasies.”
In Demons Werewolves and Other Creatures of the Night by Thaddeus Romans
The notion of succubi walking among us, holding jobs, and being members of society is completely ludicrous. They are demons of the night that seduce men and drain their energy from them. Succubi do not usually kill the men they seduce, but leave them in a weakened condition. While most men will recover their strength over a period of many months, some spend their life in a permanently disabled. However, anger a succubus and you have signed your death warrant. In Neil Benson's vampire novel, Unholy Embrace, Nessa, the vampiress spots a succubus at a party. Vampires have the ability to see and even feel the presence of demons. The succubus in this novel flees from the more powerful vampire.
“When a female vampire takes a mortal lover, she assumes complete command of the relationship. The so-called Alpha Male among mortals is a mere plaything compared to the power of the female vampire.”
In the movie "Underworld" the character of Selene, played by Kate Beckinsale, answers to no one but the master vampire Viktor. However, in the end she made her point with him. A little joke, so to speak. But it is no joke for mortal men who find themselves in a relationship with a female vampire. Physically she is his master, but so too is she an emotionally. The female vampire has been alive for hundreds of years and gained experience and relationships with men, and the knowledge of power and how to use it.in the vampire novel, Unholy Embrace, Nessa, the vampire, is completely in control of her mortal lover Frank. He puts up a spirited battle to have a more equal relationship, but she is always two steps ahead of him. Only her love for him, which creates a vulnerability, gives him any leverage in the relationship. This is more than can be said of almost all relationships between female vampires and mortal men.
In
Dark Journeys, short stories and dark poems describe perilous paths
taken by mortals, vampires, and other creatures of the night. One story
is about the surprise that awaits a mortal man when he has a picnic with
the Queen of the forest. In A Problem with Werewolves a mortal male and
his beautiful female vampire lover battle a pack of werewolves and a
hideous demon. Dark poems tell of the painful and sometimes fatal
relationships between mortals and vampires.If this sounds interesting,
and I hope it does, please follow the link and buy the anthology for
only $.99. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AERRMIM
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.
I am currently reading a well-written novel about vampires. I won't mention the name, because I never do reviews of novels. However, I was struck by one thing that bothers me about most depictions of vampires in novels written at the current time. The vampires are always depicted as being handsome, graceful, alluring, almost as pretty as Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in the movie Interview with the Vampire.
The truth is that vampires are no more pretty or ugly than mortals. After all, all vampires were once mortal human beings. In the earliest vampire movie, Nosferatu, the vampire is pictured as a hideous creature. Bela Lugosi wasn't particularly good-looking in Dracula. He was suave in a sort of antiquated European model. In the vampire novel, Unholy Embrace, Nessa, the vampiress, is beautiful because that's the way she looked on the day she was turned. In that novel, vampires are large, small, ugly, and in general all the varieties in which humanity exists. The recent creation of the vampire as a beautiful being stems from the psychological need to romanticize this creature. There is nothing romantic about being caught one night by a vampire and having the blood sucked out of you.
“Succubi are sly creatures who survive by draining the biological essence from men. They seduce their victims by fulfilling their innermost sexual fantasies.”
In The Vampires among Us by Thaddeus Romans
The notion of succubi walking among us, holding jobs, and being members of society is completely ludicrous. There are demons of the night that seduce men and drain their energy from them. No one can be sure about the appearance of succubi because they can make themselves look like anything they want. They prey on men that are overpowered by their sexual longings. Succubi can sniff them out in a manner that is not fully understood. A few men make unholy pacts and find the woman of their dreams is their nightmare of their life. Succubi do not usually kill the men they seduce, but leave them in a weakened condition. While most men will recover their strength over a period of many months, some spend their life in a permanently weakened condition. However, anger a succubus and you have signed your death warrant. In Neil Benson's vampire novel, Unholy Embrace, Nessa, the vampiress spots a succubus at a party. Vampires have the ability to see and even feel the presence of demons. The succubus in this novel flees from the more powerful creature.
“Vampires remain a myth because of the poor quality of documentation of their existence. The lack of credible investigations, starting in the Middle Ages and continuing until the present time, has provided vampires with a cloak of invisibility that still exists.”
In The Vampires among Us by Thaddeus Romans
In my research for The Vampires Among Us, I read numerous copies of actual reports of investigations of reported vampire beginning in the 1500s. As the vampiress, Nessa, said in Neil Benson's novel, Unholy Embrace, "It is not possible to examine a vampire after their existence is ended because they rapidly decline into dust." The eroticization of the vampire occurred because when bodies were exhumed shortly after death, men had erections. This is a normal process that wasn't understood during those times. The quality of these reports were poor not just because of insufficient scientific knowledge, but because they were frequently conducted in a climate of hysteria. Someone would claim they saw the dead man walking in at night, and others would verify that false observation. The civil servant called in to make the investigation was under pressure to write a report that mollified the concerned citizens.
Even today, with electron microscopes, nothing can be learned about the biological existence of the vampire. If a slice of skin were taken from a vampire, the microscope would show dead tissues. This would be useful only if a vampire allowing a movie to be taken of the entire process. It is inconceivable that any vampire would consent to this. Only when a vampire is captured "alive" and studied on film will more conclusive evidence be available. Until then the vampire resides between the greatness of belief and disbelief.
“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.
“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.
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.
