
the guide to the net.vampyric
As time has passed, I have noticed that the Guide to the net.vampyric needed a little dusting, some cleaning, and a great deal of rearranging to live up to its name.
Hopefully none of you will be overly distresed by the changes and all of you will find it a great deal easier to find your way around...
Vampire Fact & Reference Sites
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BLOOD: the Deadly Nector
Feeling thirsty? Good information about the Vampire's most cherished drink... blood. Not silly poseur "I like to drink..." crap. We're talking hard, factual information.
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Nocturnal Visions
The public website of the Nocturnal Underground. This is a valuable
resource for those looking for information on the many facets of real life vampirism. A must see for the
serious vampire enthusiast.
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Pathway to Darkness
An excellent all-purpose vampire site. Everything from legend to the games we play. I must say it's the best one-stop-vamp-info-shop on the W3.
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Sanguinarius.org for Real Vampires, Blood Drinkers and Vampiric People
This is a real gem. Not only does it deal sanely and rationally with the subject of real life vampirism, it offers amazingly good advice to those who are either vampires or just have a blood habit.
Also provided by Sanguinarius-
Sanguinarius: the vampire support page
The Real Vampire Directory
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The Vampire A-Z
Mythical Vampires from Adze to Zmeu. A wonderfully laid out reference.
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The Vampire's Vault
A more academic take on vampyres. the transylvanian society. vampyre lectures.
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Vampires and the Dark Gift
Information about Dracula sprinkled with pictures from the film
"Bram Stoker's Dracula."
Vampires In History
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Dracula: the Man, the Myth, the Legend
A gorgeous site with info on movies, literature and historical background
on the most famous historical figure ever associated with vampires.
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Dracula: the Myth & the Truth
A decent source of info on our old friend Vlad.
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Elizabeth Bathory: Blood Countess
Nicely done biographical piece on the Blood Countess. Biographical notes on Liz and her beloved Ferencz.
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Dracula's Homepage - Fact & Fiction
Information about Dracula, Bloofer in Draculand and The Dracula Society. Not very pretty, but nonetheless, good reading.
Vampire Literature
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
Read the novel that spawned the Broadway play and got vampires onto the Silver Screen. Full text available by chapter.
- Commotion Strange
Anne Rice's official "Newsletter to Her Fans," there's lots of info here.
- The Official Anne Rice Web Site
If you love Anne, this is the place to go. Everything you ever wanted to know about the creatrix of Lestat, and then some...
- Guide to the Children of Darkness
More Anne Rice for those of you who just can't get enough of her and her
marvellous fairytales. Don't let the appearance of this site put you off...while it's not pretty, it is
full of excellent information.
- Poppy Z. Brite
The author of Lost Souls and editor of Love in Vein has her own homepage, which she shares with Caitlin R. Kiernan and Christa Faust.
- Romantic Notions -- Vampyre Romances
Vampyre romance novels: summaries and ordering information. Who would ever have thought that two such different things would go so well together?
- Theatre des Vampires
Even more Anne Rice stuff... Very well constructed and full of Anne Rice
information... if that's your thing, go.
- The Vampire Atheneaum
Looking for a good read, but aren't sure which one's for you? This useful and
visually appealing site will be just what you need then. The reviews are plentiful and well-written, with the
variety needed to slake any reader's thirst.
- Varney the Vampyre
The classic gothic penny-dreadful series is made available in ascii text by the
diligent HumpMan. It's not a pretty site, but then again, anyone keeping the Feast of Blood online wouldn't have
the time to make it more than what it is.
- The Dark Dreaming
An e-zine focusing on vampyres. Displays original short stories, articles, and poetry.
Vampire Roleplaying
- New York by Night
Reference material for Vampire the Masquerade settings in New York.
- the Sabbat
A good online reference when playing those less-than-fresh campaigns including
those bad boys you hate to love, the Sabbat.
- Suspended In Dusk
One of the better presented Vampire: the Masquerade roleplaying resource sites.
- troll's MasqNet
Vampire: the Masquerade links and information aplenty.
- Vampire: the Masquerade Information
Tons of information you're un-dying to know about the role playing game from
Whitewolf.
White Wolf's Official Website
The people who brought you Vampire: the Masquerade.
Vampire Anime
- the Vampire Hunter D Archives
The ultimate VHD resource. Pictures, stories, scripts and much more.
- The Vampire Miyu Homepage
A homepage dedicated to the manga and anime of Vampire Miyu.
Vampires on the Silver Screen
- BloodLust
An Austrailian vampire film. The only Austrailian film ever banned in Britain.
- Interview with the Vampire is the Real Pornography
Let's interpret everything until the actual meaning is lost. This was written by someone who spent a little too much time in psych...
- Near Dark
A place dedicated to one of my favorite vampire movies...who says all vamps are suave urban highbrows?
- Nosferatu
- the VAMPYRES Film List
All the movies you really should see. A list with links to descriptions.
Vampires on TV
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The official site. Wow. This is one of the best corporate sites I've ever seen. Not only does it have everything you could possibly want about the series, it
looks great too.
- Kindred: the Embraced
A slightly confused, whitewolf-hybrid television series. Funny how such a weak television trend cash-in can inspire such talented fans...Great site, lots of well-done commentary.
- Lucard's Home Page
Another odd, remarkably obscure, but well-cherished television series about the handsome, adventurous blood-sucking type.
Vampires in Art & Music
- Black Hole Gallery
Vampires, witches and Tea with Death are only a few of the engaging and enjoyable experiences in art to be found here...while occasionally a bit rough, VanJohnstone's paintings are on the whole full of life and humor. You must see this.
- Hieronymus
A beautiful gallery of paintings of glowing incandescent
figures...
Powers Court Mausoleum de Sangue
What can I say? It's a lovely site dedicated to and built by a vampire Metal band. It's filled with great poetry, gorgeous graphics and a number of very well-chosen links. Despite having a rich array of graphics, it loads quickly, even on 28.8...
- Vampyre Songs
A list of all the songs that have a vampyric edge to them. Not a single song by Frank Sinatra. Obviously, there's been some mistake.
net.Goth & net.Vamp Resources
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alt.vampyres
Homepage for the newsgroup and IRC channel alt.vampyres. Very useful, and very well put together. Go see! Now.
Crimson-l
Homepage for an e-mail listserv devoted to vampyre erotica. Yummy.
- Dark Side of the Web
Here is everything, and I mean everything, dark, demonic, exciting and magickal conglomerated into one spot and served up with attitude. you can't find a more comprehensive set of links anywhere. A great resource page in a land of fluff. (Even if they do have the link to this site pointing to the old -no longer existing- location.)
- David Mudie's Suggested Reading for Alt.Vampyres
A listing of vampyric books with reviews by 'net denizens. If you really want to join the alt.vampyres newsgroup, you just might find reading at least some of the books on this list so that you don't start off on the wrong foot.
- Mister Sister's Homepage
A definite gothic flavor... gothic poems... a huge SoM picture... yup...it might be gothic.
Vampyres Only: created by Vlad III
Needs no description. If you haven't seen it yet, go there. Now.
- VampLestat's Gothic Server
One of the largest and oldest Gothic servers on the W3. Definate must-see.
Free net.Vampyric Email
Free email, fashionable address, what more needs to be said?
Provided by the gracious Zap Zone Network.
Vampyric Usenet
- Alt.Culture.Vampires
A moderately paced newsgroup for the discussion of all aspects of vampirism or vampires, as they occur in "real life"..
Alt.Culture.Vampires FAQ
- Alt.Games.Vampire.The.Masquerade
Newsgroup for the players of the popular White Wolf RPG.
Alt.Games.Vampire.The.Masquerade FAQ
- Alt.TV.Buffy-V-Slayer
Newsgroup for the discussion of the show itself, the actors and all things Buffy.
Alt.TV.Buffy-V-Slayer FAQ
- alt.vampyres
A fast paced newsgroup for the discussion of vampires in literature, books, and movies. Gamers NOT welcome here.
alt.vampyres FAQ
Vampyric Webrings
- alt.vampyres
- Anita Blake Vampire Hunters Webring
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Webring
- Dark Shadows Parallel Time Webring
- Forever Knight Webring
- Ring of Vampires
- Ring of Vampires (2)
- Sanguinarious: the Vampire Support Webring
- The Vampire Community
- The Vampire Court
- The Vampire Diaries
- Vampire Movie Webring
- Vampyres: the webring
Miscellaneous Vampyre Bytes
- Dracula's Ball
For all you social vampires out there...The site of the bi-monthly Vampire Fete held in Philidelphia.
- Lesbian Vampires: c'est une affaire de gout
Oh my! This is a delightful blend of resources on lesbian vampires in literature and film.
- NightMare Factory
Masks, fangs and evening wear in vampyric style. Definitely recommended. Where else can you get a gown that comes with a dagger as an accessory?
- Sabretooth's Page
Vampyre Supply! Fangs, contacts, and "paraphernalia"...
- the Vamp Elite
A little bit of everything. Especially noteworthy is the organizations list.
- Vampiress' Lair
for reasons unbeknownest to me, vampyrism and sex have always run together. Vampiress does an excellent job of combining her interests. Visually pleasing although a little light on content, this is a fun site.
- Vampyre Sexuality
A very odd perspective on the sex life of the vampire by those lovably goofy subGenius types. I think I liked their outlook on slack a mite more.
Good Gorey Fun
The Cabinet of Dr. Casey - The Horror Web Page
If you haven't seen or heard of this site before, this is probably the first time you've ever logged on. It's ubiquitous, and rightly so. An excellent horror site.
- Circus of Horrors
A hilarious horror related site
- Vampire Duck Page
Yes, that's really the name of the page. Sites, links, games, and pictures.
Disclaimer: Since this site is now under new management, I am in the process of seriously (no pun intended) revamping the Guide. Some links may vanish either because they just disappeared on the www or because I found them less than the best the Web has to offer on vampires. Many of the comments/reviews of these sites were made by one of the former two owner of the net.Vampyric, the rest are my own, none of them are anything to be offended over. If you made it here you have been honored.
Owners of reviewed pages may feel free to quote from their reviews on their pages.
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