Vampire Types Chart IIb (Vampire Lore)
+ General Vampire: a being which derives sustenance from a victim, who is weakened by the experience
+ Folkloric Vampire: A reanimated corpse which returns at night to prey on the living
+ Psychotic Vampire: Someone suffering from mental illness who criminally attacks his victims, usually in a pattern derived from Stoker’s literary vampire, Count Dracula
+ Psychic Vampire: Those who feed on others emotionally
+ Literary Vampire: A fictional character with the characteristics of any or all of the other three types
Analysis
o Step 1: Data Analysis
o Step 2: Vampire definitions (4 types)
o Step 3: Isolate demon conflation/contamination (not actually vampire)
o Step 4: Analysis outline (10 pt) Chart Va (vampire lore)
Step 1: Data Analysis
Generalizations
o Vampirism is usually endemic in folkloric vampirism; in literature it is epidemic
o Know there is a vampire because of the victim
o In folklore vampires don’t bite peoples’ necks
o Vampires can explain anomalies, enfranchise outsiders, provide scapegoat, act as an anthropomorphization of repressed fears and desires
*Thanks Adrienne Albright*
+ General Vampire: a being which derives sustenance from a victim, who is weakened by the experience
+ Folkloric Vampire: A reanimated corpse which returns at night to prey on the living
+ Psychotic Vampire: Someone suffering from mental illness who criminally attacks his victims, usually in a pattern derived from Stoker’s literary vampire, Count Dracula
+ Psychic Vampire: Those who feed on others emotionally
+ Literary Vampire: A fictional character with the characteristics of any or all of the other three types
Analysis
o Step 1: Data Analysis
o Step 2: Vampire definitions (4 types)
o Step 3: Isolate demon conflation/contamination (not actually vampire)
o Step 4: Analysis outline (10 pt) Chart Va (vampire lore)
Step 1: Data Analysis
| Topic | (Raw) Data -> | Information -> | Knowledge -> | Wisdom |
| Content | (opinion+facts) | (sorted data) | (assimilating info) | (effective beneficial use of knowledge) |
| Process | Collecting | Sorting | Assimilation | Judgement |
Generalizations
o Vampirism is usually endemic in folkloric vampirism; in literature it is epidemic
o Know there is a vampire because of the victim
o In folklore vampires don’t bite peoples’ necks
o Vampires can explain anomalies, enfranchise outsiders, provide scapegoat, act as an anthropomorphization of repressed fears and desires
*Thanks Adrienne Albright*
