The middle class is the largest social class within a brood and the second most common type of vampire after lower class. Depending on the structuring and leadership of a brood they are either tasked with a little work to justify their presence in the brood and keep them happy or they’re little more than…
Vampire Classes: The Lower Class (Exiled & Loners)
The lower class of vampires are the ones at the greatest disadvantage because they aren’t part of a brood. This isn’t to say they aren’t capable of achieving a great level of power or influence, but typically operating independently isn’t nearly as efficient or productive as working as a group. Exiled vampires are those who…
New Book: Trial Of The Heretic
Today I published a new vampiric short story called Trial Of The Heretic. It’s a story about how a vampire’s misconduct regarding humans and the reasons for that inappropriate behavior have disastrous implications for those who consider themselves of the pure bloodline. You can find it on a number of online retailers, but I recommend…
Exploring The Classes Of Vampires: Intro
Though vampires are hardly social creatures there is a social hierarchy in place when you view the species as a whole. Some vampires have more power than others, some vampires resort to desperate measures to satisfy their blood cravings, and others are able to gorge themselves on a seemingly infinite supply of blood. Vampires fall…
My Favorite Vampires: The Vampires Of The Elder Scrolls
To be fair there are many vampires I enjoy. Bram Stoker’s good Count Dracula of course, his depiction in the Van Helsing movie, Salem’s Lot by Stephen King, those lurking in the Blade series, and the Count (once again) in Castlevania. But by far my favorite depiction of vampires has to be those in the…
Why I Love Vampires
Vampires have always been a compelling monster for me because of their dark nature, their potential for greatness, and the thin line that separates sophistication from animalistic impulses. A vampire represents the best and worst of humanity, a trade off of some of our weakness for strengths while amplifying our destructive tendencies. Here are the…
The True Horror Of Half-Life
With the upcoming release of Half-Life: Alyx the virtual reality game from Valve they’ve given fans an amazing opportunity. All Half-Life games are temporarily free-to-play until the game’s release in March. This means Half-Life and Half-Life 2 with all of their expansions. To briefly summarize in Half-Life you are an MIT graduate tasked with doing…
Profile Of A Vampire
Before I dive in I want it to be known this is entirely my head cannon and not based on any one particular story. My vampiric stories are written from these general rules regarding what drives a vampire, what their behavior is based on, and so forth. Consider this my profile of what a vampire…
The Darkness In Star Wars
I recently saw the newest Star Wars movie, Rise of Skywalker and I loved it. I loved it because it did what it was supposed to, entertain the audience. I enjoyed the previous title, The Last Jedi, but I felt it was more obsessed with being wacky and taking the series in a new and…
Death Stranding Shows Us Who We Are
I’ve been playing a lot of Death Stranding by Hideo Kojima lately. I’m still on Chapter 3 so no spoilers, but it’s a surprisingly fun game that has a deeper message I feel few people are talking about. To give a very, very simplified explanation of the game you are a Porter, a deliveryman in…