Category: English
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Dysphoric and Euphoric Vampyres: The True Factions of the Psy/Sang War By: Luna Niluv
The tension between Sanguinarian and Psychic Vampyres is a dynamic that many members of the now-primarily-online Vampyre Community (VC) are familiar with. The most volatile and argumentative period of the online VC lasted from the mid-1990s through the mid-to-late 2010s, and was primarily hosted within VC forums, Facebook communities, and other public and private message…
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Project V: Supporting the future of the Vampyre Community
We are proud to announce an official partnership agreement between Black Rose Society and Project V, one of the most promising and vibrant Vampyre community projects of the recent years. To mark the occasion, we interviewed Lady Nova (@thewoodlandvampyre) of Project V about the community project’s formation, mission, organisation and future, as well as her…
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Vampire Community Research: Social History and Narrative Identity Themes Within Self-Identified Vampires
We interviewed our very own Luna Luv about her ongoing research project on the narrative themes in identity development and social functioning skills of people within the Vampire Community. In providing you with a closer look into some of the goals, challenges and other details pertaining to this research effort, it is our hope you…
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Cheap Wine – A sanguinarian story by Luna Luv
We are happy to present a special creative submission that was submitted in the course of our community’s creative contest in 2023. It didn’t enter the contest last year as it was authored by one of our staff members, Luna Luv. We still decided to showcase it this year, because the story illustrates some interesting…
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Creative Submission: Connection by Vampyre Swan
We are happy to present the winner of our community’s creative contest in the popular choice category. Congratulations!
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Penance and Punishment – Thoughts on Justice in Vampyre Society
Whenever gatherings of individuals turn into formalised groups, rules seeking to structure and regulate are a natural consequence. The Vampyre Subculture is no exception in this regard and its decentralised, fractured nature has led to a multitude codices, guidelines and rule sets. Many of them intended to not just ban unwanted behaviours, but also to…
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Creative Submission: Do You Like This Touch?
We are happy to present the winner of our community’s creative contest in the special Directorate’s choice category. “Do You Like This Touch” deserves special mention for asking interesting questions relevant to Vampyre Identity and Vampyre Culture. Congratulations!
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15 Easy Tips To Attract Vampires
Some seriously helpful and some not-so-serious tips to help you attract your vampire, playing on clichés.
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“Ferox Vampyrism” by Benu Re Thoris
To understand the phenomenon of Ferox Vampyrism in its entirety can sometimes be a difficult or even impossible undertaking. The Vampyric bloodlust, if you want to phrase it as such, and the animalistic sensations are closely related to the experience of sanguine Vampyres. The supposedly exotic note of Animalis is therefore often attributed either to…
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On Mentorship
Mentorship as an institution is close to my heart, so it makes sense to comment on the topic from my perspective as a mentor as well. The following article was written by me for House Sauromatos, and I provide it here as a practical guide to delve deeper into the subject.