Weird Stuff

Google has this new home page thingy. It rocks, because it loads up whatever RSS lists I want, PLUS my Gmail and Google news. So hah!

Anyway, I'm watching Underworld right now. It got me thinking. Firstly, about the nature of superstition regarding vampires and werewolves. But beyond that, the logistics of hiding an alternate sentient species from the majority of the world. In all the modern vampire stories, vampires exist as well organized leages, like corperations or governments, or their own religion. There are scores of them. And all their amazing vampire activity (having wild blood raves, leaping across roofs, shootouts with werewolves or other vampires, etc) are expertly covered up by a vampire controlled media.

That's right folks. There isn't a liberal bias or a conservative bias in the media. There is an Undead bias in the media. O_O!

But continuing, that seems like a lot of work. Why not just reveal themselves to the population. I mean sure, to start with you'll end up with a senario not unlike that of the X-Men, but since vampirism, unlike mutation, is contageous, the numbers would rise faster, and in time you'd have a very relevant and vocal minority to deal with.

Anyway, I've started wondering exactly what I could do with a vampire storyline where vampires exist out in the open. Not running and hiding, as much as living out daily lives along side humans (and maybe vampires. Look for something along those lines to come from me soon.

//Spoilers from the end of Underworld follow! Warning!
Speaking of X-Men Vs. Vampires: Apparently when you combine vampires and werewolves, you get a blue guy who can pop around the room instantanously. In other words - Kurt "Nightcrawler" Wagner.

O_O!

*Bamf!*