A River of Blood

The Vampyre Library  I’d like to start by saying what I am doing is not new. My project is far from the first of its kind, and it certainly isn’t the most extensive. People before me have sought to catalogue books relating to the subject of vampires, and I hope people after me will do the same. There are definitely folks who have libraries with a much broader scope than mine—texts that explore everything from the vampire of folklore, to fiction, to the very real communities of people who connect deeply with the vampire archetype. There are folks with books in many languages, and difficult to come by academic works that I may never be able to access. My goal is to keep my library small and intimate, focusing a tight lens on material written specifically by, for, and about what folks call real vampires, human living vampires, or the vampire subculture. At the present moment, I am not seeking to include texts about the vampire of folklore or fiction unless those works also deal, at le...

My name is V. S. Nightborn . I’m your friendly neighborhood Vampyre Historian. I awakened in 2003 and have been a member of the online vampire community since 2005.  I am not a member of any particular house or bloodline, what some in our community might call ‘Ronin’. That said, I do respect the bloodlines, houses, and covens of our community. So much of our culture stems from those systems and families, and I can definitely appreciate the in person support and community. I’m incredibly passionate about preserving vampyre history & culture, and educating people—vampyre and non vampyre alike—about our community and our needs. I own an ever growing library of books written by, for, and about our community and experiences.  After 20 years in various pockets of the online community, I witnessed a lot happen in real time. Observing the community change over time is part of why I’m so invested in documenting and preserving Vampyre history and culture. To put it in perspective, I...