DANGERS AND HAZARDS FOR WOULD-BE VAMPIRE HUNTERS

Although it may be fascinating to adopt the term "Vampire Hunter" in your struggle against Vampirism, there are realities you must face, and to deny them is to become delusional and near to the path you are trying to avoid. All over the internet are recommendations to use various toxic and hazardous substances against "vampires." The problem is the unsubstantiated claims barely even follow the anecdotal and folkloric origins found in the available literature. Summers and Calmet make note of various objects and substances which have reportedly been used against vampires, however none of these was ever found to be universally effective. If one is to sincerely take the path of the Anti-Vampire Activist, you must take heed of all warnings and the Truth. Follow these precautions, for they are facts, not rumors or beliefs. The following is a list of substances, objects and other risks you may face if you start playing around with this. If you really want to counter vampirism, true research will pay off more than any arsenal of dangerous weapons.

Aconite see Aconitum Napellus

Aconitum Napellus: There is no mention of this anywhere in the anecdotal or folkloric literature. There is a reference in
the Bela Lugosi film, Dracula. Aconite is a poison: for humans. Meaning, drink aconite tea, and you will probably get very sick and die.

Bullets: While there are several references to bullets and silver bullets, these are referring to undead corpses, not living human beings. Shooting at 'suspected' vampires will only end in disaster. Making home-made bullets is dangerous, unless you know what you are doing, you can blow up your kitchen. Hot metals can cause injury and attempting to melt silver may be hazardous, not to mention, you can ruin your silver if you
don't know what you are doing.

Fire: You know what they say, play with matches and you'll get burned. Cremation takes a significant amount of candle power, leave it to the professional funeral service. If you are thinking about blowing vampires to pieces, think this over really carefully: vampires are dead already, the only one feeling anything in such an incident is you, and that feeling is sadistic pleasure. Become the mad vampire-bomber and you might as well include yourself among their ranks.

Garlic: There's not much harm in garlic, its actually good for you, so get used to it. However contrary to popular belief
garlic does rot and turn green and fuzzy if you leave it out too long.

Knives: They're sharp so be careful whittling up those wooden stakes, or whatever else you do, those folding tri-blade glaives are tripley (is that a word?) dangerous, you have three opportunities to cut your fingers off when closing the blade.

Monkshood see Aconitum Napellus

Silver: Okay, holding a silver coin or cross in your hand is hardly dangerous. However, various liquid and powdered silver compounds are. Melt down silver into bullets and you are liable to inhale toxic fumes and be contaminated with silver poisoning. This is equally toxic if you plan on playing with silver nitrate, nitrite or any one of a hundred silver compounds. Silvering of mirrors is also toxic, acetone and the various chemicals used can permanantly stain your skin blue-gray, or burn your human skin off.

Silver Colloid: This is a tricky subject, as silver has been used for hundreds of years as an antibiotic/antiparasitic. Think about that. Think about why that is. It is anti-biotic. Taking colloidal silver internally for weeks on end will make you sick, probably as anything else would if you took it EVERY DAY. Colloidal Silver is also tricky, because its a delicate and specific process of making it, there are plenty of scammers and really tainted products out there. You need to be aware of this. If you decide to make your own, you better damn know what you are doing--best to leave this to the professionals--until you ARE one.

Silver Nitrate: see Silver

Silver compunds: see Silver

Silvering of Mirrors: see Silver

Stakes: Stakes and whittling of stakes can be an obvious hazard. The damn things are pointy, so don't go running around with them. You can get slivers and accidentally cut off parts of your fingers carving them up. Be careful.

Whittling: see Stakes

Wolfsbane see Acontum Napellus

AND REMEMBER TO USE COMMON SENSE AT ALL TIMES OTHERWISE YOU WILL END UP LIKE THIS MORON:

'Vampire Slayer' Shoots Man In Face

Suspect Reportedly Fascinated With Zombies, Vampires

March 15, 2004

Police in Jacksonville, Fla., arrested a man who believed he was a 'vampire slayer' after he allegedly shot his Domino's Pizza co-worker twice in the face because he thought he was a vampire, according to Local 6 News.

Timothy White, 35, who was described by friends as a born-again Christian with an unusual preoccupation with zombies and vampires, was arrested outside of a church after Friday's shooting.Witnesses said he walked into the pizza shop on Normandy Boulevard and allegedly said David Harrison looked like a vampire. He then allegedly shot Harrison in the face and stomach. Police said White was heavily armed with a knife, a sawed-off shotgun and three pistols when he was taken into custody. Harrison is listed in critical condition at a local hospital. A grief counselor was brought in to help Domino's employees. White remains in the Duval County Jail Monday.