@@Valentina-ng4hh - Well, for the last 20 years, or since he helped get VtM LARPing running with more popularity, he began using language like "the vamp scene" and not behavior like the majority of us in the community exude, and many of us Hell, most of us began to wonder abt his agenda coz in those days it felt like that. He'd flash abt all the theatrics of his "group" and we all felt like he was just there to gain attention. Then we began to see him in person, and well, with us, we recognize each others 'touch' so to speak, and he has NEVER had that! Also, his ideas if what a 'real vampire' is and is not. If he'd had remained a fangsmith that we all respected for his work in that regard, he'd have been considered a friend of the community. BUT all his prancing around, made us all suspicious of his character. Some vamps have composed songs and poems abt how we all hate him and his pretentious bullshit, and especially once we discovered that his "mysterious Scrolls of Elorath" really was, well, that rather sealed our opinions. It is an acronym that contains his real name, essentially making himself a godlike figure and the 'Father Sebaastien' emerged: "Eternal Lord Our Regent Aaron Todd Hoyt!" Making a bastardized vampirized version of Voodoo. As an Occultist, I find that offensive. See, he sees himself as our 'goth father' for the entire community. He seeks celebrity. He told our secrets to the scriptwriters of the Underworld films. We were INCENSED! The more he gained fame for HIMSELF, the more we were convinced. NOW, when we meet a new vampire, almost the first thing asked of the other is: "How do you feel about Todd?" I could go on, but I'd be here writing half the night. 🙄😒🤨
Father Sebastien creeps me out. Charismatic, persuasive, controlling....I can see why you were getting cult-y vibes. The vampire thing is strange but not immediately alarming. His power and manipulation in that community (from the little I saw) is much more concerning to me.
right! I was thinking the party looked fun and the exchange of energy ideas seemed cool and the costumes were cool but he skeeved me out so so so bad , something icky about him.
I hate to say it but the interviewer here did a terrible job. It seemed like she was disconnected throughout the entire interview. She seemed very judgemental and blase towards the whole sabretooth clan. I've noticed that about a lot of Vice interviewers recently. If they want a career in journalism they need to have a bit more personality and stay nuetural no matter how weird they think it is because her attitude made it uncomforable to watch at times. Does anyone agree with me?
+Nicole Marie I think you meant to write "neutral"....or "natural"....or "naturally neutral". Pick one :P Also I agree with you, some of the VICE docu's have been quite biased, but then again this one gave quite a good look on a subculture most people don't know about. Tbh, I would have no problem dressing up and going to a party like that, looks like tons of fun :D
It does look quite fun, a bit like the goth kids that used to walk around school "being different". The only problem I see with their group is their leader, he seems the typical charismatic, intelligent douche that manipulates people that are part of his little "vampire cult".
+Georgi Nikolov He gave me the creeps. He definitely has a lot of control over them, and how they think and act. You can see he's one of those people who have to always be in control. When he interrupted that blonde girl I kind of cringed that was a very uncomfortable exchange. I hope he didn't beat her afterwords. "/
Nah , she probably just had to clean all the false teeth once their meeting had finished. Then again, someone like him with so much power as the "founder" of their little club can make the members do as he please. It is quite funny how much vampires have changed since their original inception as a pure evil monster and now people glamorize them and everything. On the other hand you have werewolves, the unloved and forgotten monsters :D
the "founding father" of the Sabretooth clan struck me as... um. a little possessive and controlling? like bordering on abusive maybe? anyone else get that vibe? :/
Not at all. He only seemed anything like that when he was orchestrating the rehearsal. In thay sense he was acting as a director... Now, when he interrupted the interview about the blood, he was just protecting his business. Simple PR.
Gabriel Frye No, he is far from a good guy. You can see his controlling behaviour in this video. I feel sorry for the girls and Isibella, his girlfriend at the time. He seems like a narcissist bully.
The English girl and Father Sebastiian were heavily involved in a toxic relationship and had a very ugly break up with several accusations floating around both of them and she NOW runs a competing event in NOLA during Halloween . She deeply regrets her involvement in this video and cringes about her time with him. You can see how controlling he was toward her in this interview.
So it's a group of people who like to dress up and role play? I don't understand the hate in the comments There are people who like to dress up as video game characters at conventions There are people who like to dress up as soldiers and have war reenactments Who cares, get off your high horse. I for one wish I could have as much fun as these people.
Daddy sabastian he wants all the protagonism , he wants to be the man, the girl was saying nothing different he said about the blood , and he was all arrogant, I think he hides something about the blood issue
@@AK47-666 I agree.He dos not want to get shut down.I have a out laws biker club down street from me they never cause trouble or be loud because they do not want get shut down same with these and bad apples do roll in.
Well if they get to be vampires, then I want to be a goldfish. I know that I'm not really a goldfish, but deep down I feel that I'm actually a goldfish. Everytime I take a bath I like to go underwater and go "blurp blurp". I like to wear my goldfish costum- I MEAN, I'm a goldfish. Other mortals cannot breath underwater like I can, or swim as fast as me. Pathetic humans. I'm so superior to them, I hope people can accept me as a goldfish in public. It's a lifestyle, okay. People always say stupid shit like "OH, goldfish are a fucking stupid pet, nobody likes goldfish. They die within a month." Just like, wow, okay.....Just accept it. It's who I am as a goldfish.
Goldfish get really old. They get older than a man in Nigeria. Don't treat your goldfish so bad, that he dies within a month! All hail to you, goldfish!
that how dumb the vampire thing sounds. haha i cant take ppl like that seriously. ppl are entitled to do what they want but gahhhhhdamnnn. smh. im scared to live here with them. not cause i fear them,but i fear the level of stupidity.
Eh, she didn't seem that nice as they were talking to me. Seemed like she was just trying to restrain herself. And besides that, honestly some of these people are creepy as shit, and not in a fan vampire way. In a regular, pervy kinda way. That Father Sebastian when he was talking about how great fangs are for sex? Ew.
It's actually quite normal for independent, investigative journalists to be respectful and open minded to allow for the free flowing exchange of information or "nice to someone's face".... the part that is *not* so normal is adding ones own judgemental opinions in the same article/interview.
This kind of comment makes me laugh. I'm not trying to be rude here but this kind of comment gives me the idea that you dont understand anything you watched and that's fine. You probably dont give two shits of a rat's ass what I'm about to say and that's fine but in today's world you need to open your eyes and see that when someone says I am a vampire they are not talking about the Hollywood vampires that you grew up reading or watching on tv. Trust me when I say that these people are not referring to lost boys, Dracula, interview with the vampire, or any of the on screen vampires that you have watched. So yes they are standing in the sun cause their belief isnt going by Hollywood rules for vampires. Just fyi. Again no hate have a good day
"I'm a very smart person, honor student in high school, got good awesome grades...read the book and thought it was garbage" HAHAHAHA 5 years later that shit is funny.
I don't get, Vice media has always been a company known for its coverage of alternative lifestyles and steering away from the mainstream. Why does their channel attract so many close minded, boring vanilla people in its comments section?
I'm just waiting for swamp monsters to become cool and sexy. I've been wearing this mask and swimming in my neighbor's pool for years, but no one seems to recognize my lifestyle.
Father Sebastiaan makes me feel like he's trying to get me to join his cult. But he seems like he just likes the aesthetic, sexuality and kink of the whole vampire scene.
Oh dear :/ Their "Godfarther" seemed awfully controlling and manipulative. He seemed to also be hiding something. I'm glad the blonde girl managed to stand her ground and stand up for herself too, she didn't back down or apologise when he confronted her. Jesus it was like watching a headmaster telling off a school child.
"They don't know they're food for gods." Sounds like "Father" Sebastian spent too much time playing Vampire the Masquerade, & built himself a sex cult out of an rpg mythos.
***** Is it weird if I somehow think all of these people are missing something and they connect through their vampire-ness? Or am I getting to Jigsaw with this?
I can understand getting fangs just for the gag of scarring people, and the sexual aspect. I also can understand the community that appreciates the culture surrounding vampirism, sure. Whatever floats thier boat, as long as I dont get a crazy guy trying to bite me because he thinks hes Dracula. Its the same as anything else, weird to outsiders, amazing to those in it.
Kind of a shitty documentary because of the narrator's skepticism and condescension, but the Sabretooth Clan is made up of some amazing people; they are truly at the helm of what the vampire subculture is truly about. As Fr. Sebastiaan once said, "The only way to know what being a vampire is like is if you are one."
i see why he did it. its a fairly unknown world that he essentially is the figurehead of. people are afraid because they think blood drinking happens. he is against it himself and wants to make sure the documentary gets that point across. they interview him and he says how he doesnt want it to happen at these events. he's keeping an eye on the other interviewees for fear that they get him in trouble, he has to check she didnt say anything that will make him seem bad or even a criminal
Fair, but he could have waited until she was done speaking, spoken with the editor or producer afterwards, and asked that material endorsing the act of blood-drinking be removed from the final product. Instead, he barges in on the interview like a parent who smells pot smoke coming from their child's room and basically scolds and makes an example out of her. It makes him come of like a narcissistic jackass. It's like "bro, you make Halloween costumes.Why you gotta go all David Koresh on everyone?"
Lowdown Loudon it wasnt handled very well no, but the reasoning was fair enough. definately should have waited til after, he obviously gave permission to have vice document him, so they would have to show him what they said
He isn't the founding father though... But he did copyright the hell out! He gives people fangs and, afterwards say" You are now apart of the clan because you paid me." The end.
"How do you enter?" "With love and loyalty." "We don't need to do this part. Just move along." Anyone who's spent time in the NYC community knows why that part is funny.
IMO it seems like any other Cosplay-type thing, just sexualized. I guess its like furries. I don't really get it, but I won't stop 'em. BTW the Vice chick actually was hotter as a vampire.
REV J Sebastian was oversexualizing it, and this clan as a whole probably does too, but it wasnt thaaaat bad. Movies have done worse, especially when depicting vampire clubs.
I got a call to one of these vampire balls. One was "feeding" which caused some damage to the persons subclavian vein. As I'm trying to assess the situation, and get some info from the hurt person one of these guys start hovering around me breathing down my neck really invading my personal space, and for lack of a better word "dance" around me. I turn to him, and let him know this is a medical situation here, I'm trying to help this person can he go somewhere else. Then he swoops up close to me, starts trying to talk philosophically like, "You do not understand, so that makes you apprehensive. Are we not the same, but from different realms?" While getting up in my face, tilting his head to the side as he talked to me, then hisses at me, covers his mouth with his arm staring at me walking away backwards. I'm professional when I work, but I really wanted to teach that weirdo a lesson.
I appreciate that Father Sebastian wants to separate himself from the blood drinkers and emphasizes safety within his own personal community. I respect that, go him.
Why isn't Father Sebastiaan as whacked out sounding as all these crazies? Oh yeah because he's a business man making money off this whole movement, not a whack job.
I don't think father Sebastian knows what vampires really are. He says he doesn't associate with the "blood-drinkers", and that vampires "feed off the energy". What he doesn't seem to understand is that there are physic vampires and sanguine vampires. Vampires who feed off energy are physic, and those who feed off the blood of animals and/or humans are sanguine. Then again, the term "vampire" does spread across more than what may seem to be reality. meaning, that different people have different ideologies for what dictates what a true vampire is. However, it appears as if there are a lot of posers within the vampire community, and it's disgusting. 7:27 Here, father Sebastian says that fangs are freaking sexy. Then, proceeds to ignorantly say that blood-drinking is for feeding purposes. 15:50 When father Sebastian said that blood-drinking is not vampiric, let me stop right there. Obviously this man is not a real vampire, he's a fraud, and he's bogus, because he doesn't know what sanguine vampires are, nor what sanguine vampires feed on. This man does not understand that there are blood donors, who must be tested for STD, STIs, and that sanguine feeding is what sanguine vampires do. Let us not be misled by the ignorance of others, nor the disdain of truth that comes with being a real vampire. This man father Sebastian is not someone I would want to associate myself with, nor want to classify as a real vampire. I would suggest for those who are not vampires who are interested in learning more about them, look up a man known as Merticus Stevens. Also, keep in mind that you cannot be turned into a vampire, as the movies and television shows make it seem. Although, even this is debated within the vampire community, as some vampires claim that a person could be changed through a simple blood transfusion. I will end this post for now. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to message me.
Why so this journalist always so cynical? She is not objective or open minded at all. Everything she says is so derogative.....I really like vice but this was hard to watch with her interjecting such a negative opinion the entire time.
i agree. skepticism is ok, but sometimes she was a bit rude. but then it sums up the closed minded idiots in the comments section. in my opinion at no point did they say they believed anything weird, and the over the top ritual was because its the biggest vampire event. you have to expect a little bit of showbiz!
Vampires are humans who are different in various ways and require the intake of life energy to remain healthy. This life energy can be consumed via blood (messy) or through touch, or even without touching. It's not difficult. Real vampires tend to keep to themselves and feed openly as most "victims" are none the wiser. Public feeding is more like snacking. A proper meal would require direct physical contact with one or more humans full of life. If a vampire feeds too deeply upon someone, that someone can become ill or even pass out. It can take days for them to recover. Most vampires tend to snack than have a meal. It's just easier to walk into someplace full of people and take a little from them all than it is to find someone willing to let you drain them of energy. For the blood drinkers, most can live without blood if they learn to feed directly on the energy. However, blood has substance to it as well. We are still human in a physical world.
I don't see the difference between wearing fangs and just having veneers to have a perfect smile, dressing in some "vampire garb" or a modern suit and tie. Its just different taste.
2:00 "We all feel immortal after all. We don't walk down the street thinking "i am going to die". If we'd think about that we'd go crazy" Seriously? I don't feel immortal at all. I'm not delusional. I think about my mortality often and i find it very uplifting and helpful. Nobody goes crazy from accepting the fact that they are going to die. It's called growing up and is a key part to any spiritual growth. Hell, there are entire cultures and/or religions that are based upon contemplating the fact that you're going to die. Refusal of that common knowledge is immature and creates ignorance and fear in oneself. Sure.. go ahead and be a vampire. Feel immortal. Whatever. The world doesn't care for your esoteric hipster lifestyle choices. Sooner or later you will be reminded of your own mortality. And one day that reminder will be permanent. The sad story is that when that reminder comes you'll not be prepared. I wouldn't wanna spend my last moments in panic, fear and painful emotions. But hey.. if that's what you're looking for.. go ahead. I'll be ready ,embrace death like an old friend and go in peace when my time comes.
Father Sebastiaan works in the vampire community of Louisiana, fitting fangs and throwing modern-day vampire balls where would-be Draculas party and sip blood. Check out more episodes of *The Real*: bit.ly/The-Real
Anne Rice is the only thing I could take seriously in the entire doc, but then again Anne Rice stylized vampirism is also the only vampire lore I can enjoy and get into.
To those of you criticizing Sebastiaan, I think it's useful to look at it from his point of view. In an era where body modification is less a lifestyle than it was 20 years ago, he has a body modification business still closely associated with a reasonably "dark" theatric pop culture phenomenon associated with blood. Body modification and tattooing which pushes the edge often runs afoul of social critics and defenders of traditional culture as it is, and adding the baggage of the fallout of the 1980s AIDS scare is something which, in the long run, hurts his business and hurts his customers and friends. While reasonable people can dismiss the theatrical aspects of it (hey, it's a lifestyle, all lifestyles are theatrics), I completely get why he wants to completely shut down any semblance of promoting dangerous blood-drinking, and by focusing on "monogamous consensual" blood drinking, that reduces the danger to that of sex, which is presumably something most people aren't giving up - we've gotten used to the idea that choosing sex partners involves trust, health, and lifestyle issues. Someone is going to be, at any given time, the "leader" of this kind of movement in a relatively small city like New Orleans, which has long embraced theatrics, fetish, role-play, and drama. Sebastiaan has his money in the game, as it's not just a lifestyle, but his income. Anything he can do to move the conversation away from blood drinking is in his (and his community's) best interests, because even as this VICE clip shows, reporters want to focus in on the most dramatic and extreme aspect of any lifestyle, even if it's a very small minority of people who engage in a specific activity. Now, this isn't to say I buy into this new agey bullshit; I don't. But, as a lifestyle, I get it - it's fun, it allows you the opportunity to be extroverted as a group, and it's socked up in all sorts of glamour. These discussions about what constitutes a "real" vampire are silly, and don't affect whether this lifestyle will satisfy those who live it. Of course they're not "real", and it's unfortunate that otherwise intelligent people throw around phrases like "energy" in the same way alternative medicine does - as meaningless woo. But you don't have to buy into the woo - also a minority activity - in order to enjoy dressing up in strange clothes and listening to dark music and maybe, if you want, even sporting some fangs on a temporary or permanent basis.
For someone with the username “delusion,” you have a very strong grasp on reality and respect. Kudos, my friend, from someone who is not a vampire but does have a similar occult lifestyle.
I love how noone mentions the fact that the ritual they do involves lines from the movie the craft. "It is better that you rush upon this blade then enter without love and loyalty how do you enter" Look I will be the first to say that father sebastian has always been this sexy fang making person in my eyes and yes every since I watched queen of the dammed and lost boys and interview etc. I've had a deep kinky love for Vampires/the idea of drinking blood. Have I drank blood? Yes. Have I allowed a blood drinker to drink mine? Yes. Is it a rush and a very sexual thing? totally. Do I feel like I'll live forever by drinking blood? No. and anyone who does is a fake and are in need of a reality check. Do I identify as a Vampire? Yes I do. but to act like these people is both unprofessional and not at all right. Behind closed doors where you arent hurting anyone and your with someone who consents is the best and safe way to go with this kind of kink and yes I call it a kink. It is a fetish like anything else. It's a very intense experience and should be practiced safely. 🧛♀️🍷 cheers
I don't have an issue with the vampire thing but taking from witchcraft and voodoo and say it vampirism isn't ok. Its voodoo and witchcraft which are very real and entirely separate. As long as that is stated then its fine
Because people are bad with separating the activities and opinions of the people being interviewed or discussed from the actual video itself. Bunch of whackjobs if you ask me, and a fair few legitimately creepy figures(Father Sebastian gave off some really bad vibes in particular; somewhere between a grifter and a pervert), but a great video exploring something I haven't really seen much on. It's a fascinating look at how different subcultures can be.
The modern vampire subculture is a marginalized community. The Sabretooth Clan as an organization is the most visible and well-known facets of the subculture, and because of that visibility, it is not difficult to say they are the reason why activity within the subculture has reached the level it has today. Much of the negative commentary about Sabretooth comes from its focus on vampire lifestyle elements and celebrating life and unity, the more hedonistic elements of which may not always sit well with some of the more esoteric-minded vampire practitioners within the community. Many of the personal biases against Sebastiaan himself often happen to come from former associates, expressing their spite, vindictiveness and jealousy over him being the modern day American success story of making a career out of his passion. Even with as toxic, insensitive and close-minded the myriad of comments on this video are, you may be surprised to learn that the most negative criticism comes from within the subculture itself. In not so many words, tall poppy syndrome.
Why the downvotes? These guys were idiots of course, but the material was very good. It was interestingly done, and they (reporter and the rest) put a lot of effort to make this.
"I don't consider myself the King of Vampires, even though a lot of people call me the King of the Vampires. I don't like that title. I have a cowboy hat, not a crown. I'm the Founding Father. You know like George Washington didn't want to be king, I don't wanna be king. I wanna be the Dad." - Father Sebastian PLEASE do not tell me I'm the only one cracking up.
What is up with the howl you all are not warewolves and speaking of that i wonder if there is something like this for warewolves and if a war will break out lol
I think a lot of people, as usual, are missing the point. This is a sub-culture. The reasoning of feeding of energy is actually pretty sound. Introverts lose energy in group situations and extroverts gain energy. Get a bunch of extroverts together for a party and they are going to 'feed' off of each other, those are your party-goers. Throw in some ideology around it about it making them feel good (not unreasonable ideology either), wear some costumes, and give it a title that we already have in our culture. These people do not think they are actual, traditional vampires (like Nosferatu or Bram Stoker's Dracula). If you paid any attention to the video or what was said, or if the 'investigator' tried to do any of her own research on the subject and didn't sound a bit condescending then maybe the actual point would get across.
You got invited to an Endless Night and spent the entire doc shittalking it? Father Sebastiaan is like a director on show night, all stressed to send his baby off to school, and here's a "journalist" trying to spin a cult out of some subculture and theatre. I'm amazed he only reaffirmed what he said to the same question earlier instead of kicking you out. You cut out the part where you swear allegiance to rock and roll during the White Rite, so I imagine much more footage was discarded for showing what the ball really is-- a theme party. Dinner and a show, with more mystique. This is objectively bad journalism, and forgive me for saying: "fake news".
Love the moment when she puts on the contact lenses and freaks herself out... Shes got that x factor, always enjoy shows where shes the reporter... awesome as always
Im a Vampire myself and full time grocery store cashier. More hard hitting journalism by Vice as usual - I was hoping they would address vampire unemployment rates in the United States and how automation is eliminating Vampire Jobs. My wife and I have a brood of 2 and are growing increasingly worried with the lowering of wages and increasing cost of vampire education.
Sebastian is a bit weird although I do agree with some of what he said. I'm not sure why people are being so judgey towards this subculture. Perhaps it's because vice loves to sensationalize everything and put in bias and unprofessional journalists? With equally bias editing? This is a pretty interesting and creative group of people who aren't hurting anyone for the most part. It's just like LARPing or whatever other escape from reality people involve themselves in. I'm more of a werewolf lover myself but I wouldn't mind spending time with these people.
Father Sebastian has a really good business, making money out of people who want to be more then just a human. He makes Profit out of people's fantasy. I'm pretty sure he gets a kick out of it too.
Oh I get it, it's like cosplay for weirdos. "I'm a real vampire...buutttt I have to go to a fang smith for fangs and I drink blood causeeee...Well because I need attention"
Ok the Father Sebastian guy is giving me a really bad vibe..like he is hiding something under a mask and only showing us his better side. They way he talked with the blonde girl at the end really set the bad vibe off even more.
an interesting fact, vampiric rituals in secret societies and not so secret societies are common, and its said that for many religions they should work in theory but are forbidden... i know a bunch of vampiric rituals, never tried any of them, didnt really care that much... some of them look like good fun, some of them look like jail time... all of them are kind of creepy...
".. even though a lot of people call me the King Of Vampires. It's like George Washington didnt want to be king? I don't want to be king; I want to be their dad." I'm totally stealing that. That's going straight into my CV; "Some of you might know me as 'The King Of Vampires', but you can call me 'daddy' ".
The interviewer looked more like a vampire than the "actual vampires".
M LT 😂😂😂
Bro I deadass thought she was a vampire when they zoomed in on her with no explanation
She is one of them
I really love her hair cut!
Gianna toboni
Father Sebaastian looks less like a vampire and more like a steampunk character.
He's NOT a real vampire, according to many of us in our community and find him mostly to be a POSER! Good eye btw.
@@lLadyAszneth Honest question, why is he a poser? Seriously asking.
@@Valentina-ng4hh - Well, for the last 20 years, or since he helped get VtM LARPing running with more popularity, he began using language like "the vamp scene" and not behavior like the majority of us in the community exude, and many of us Hell, most of us began to wonder abt his agenda coz in those days it felt like that. He'd flash abt all the theatrics of his "group" and we all felt like he was just there to gain attention. Then we began to see him in person, and well, with us, we recognize each others 'touch' so to speak, and he has NEVER had that! Also, his ideas if what a 'real vampire' is and is not.
If he'd had remained a fangsmith that we all respected for his work in that regard, he'd have been considered a friend of the community. BUT all his prancing around, made us all suspicious of his character.
Some vamps have composed songs and poems abt how we all hate him and his pretentious bullshit, and especially once we discovered that his "mysterious Scrolls of Elorath" really was, well, that rather sealed our opinions. It is an acronym that contains his real name, essentially making himself a godlike figure and the 'Father Sebaastien' emerged: "Eternal Lord Our Regent Aaron Todd Hoyt!" Making a bastardized vampirized version of Voodoo. As an Occultist, I find that offensive.
See, he sees himself as our 'goth father' for the entire community. He seeks celebrity. He told our secrets to the scriptwriters of the Underworld films. We were INCENSED! The more he gained fame for HIMSELF, the more we were convinced. NOW, when we meet a new vampire, almost the first thing asked of the other is: "How do you feel about Todd?"
I could go on, but I'd be here writing half the night. 🙄😒🤨
Many of the vampires don't like father Sebastian. And he is not even a vampire
Father Sebastien creeps me out. Charismatic, persuasive, controlling....I can see why you were getting cult-y vibes. The vampire thing is strange but not immediately alarming. His power and manipulation in that community (from the little I saw) is much more concerning to me.
I agree wholeheartedly. Very overly-controlling and dominating.
i saw it as an opportunity to possibly see how a lot of religions were started
Sort of like a pimp, huh?
I think he was controlling cause its his business and he cant have people running around saying they are drinking blood at his event.
right! I was thinking the party looked fun and the exchange of energy ideas seemed cool and the costumes were cool but he skeeved me out so so so bad , something icky about him.
Expectation : True Blood, Interview with Vampires, Lestat and Louie.
Reality : What we do in the Shadows.
Bro most of them are not vampires. Even Father Sebastian isn't one of them
@@sidrroy4640 Only the interviewer is a real vampire. She a undercover making sure that this wanabes dont put the mascarade at risk.
I hate to say it but the interviewer here did a terrible job. It seemed like she was disconnected throughout the entire interview. She seemed very judgemental and blase towards the whole sabretooth clan. I've noticed that about a lot of Vice interviewers recently. If they want a career in journalism they need to have a bit more personality and stay nuetural no matter how weird they think it is because her attitude made it uncomforable to watch at times. Does anyone agree with me?
+Nicole Marie I think you meant to write "neutral"....or "natural"....or "naturally neutral". Pick one :P Also I agree with you, some of the VICE docu's have been quite biased, but then again this one gave quite a good look on a subculture most people don't know about. Tbh, I would have no problem dressing up and going to a party like that, looks like tons of fun :D
Yeah yeah you know what I meant "D haha but it looks fun to me too!
It does look quite fun, a bit like the goth kids that used to walk around school "being different". The only problem I see with their group is their leader, he seems the typical charismatic, intelligent douche that manipulates people that are part of his little "vampire cult".
+Georgi Nikolov He gave me the creeps. He definitely has a lot of control over them, and how they think and act. You can see he's one of those people who have to always be in control. When he interrupted that blonde girl I kind of cringed that was a very uncomfortable exchange. I hope he didn't beat her afterwords. "/
Nah , she probably just had to clean all the false teeth once their meeting had finished. Then again, someone like him with so much power as the "founder" of their little club can make the members do as he please. It is quite funny how much vampires have changed since their original inception as a pure evil monster and now people glamorize them and everything. On the other hand you have werewolves, the unloved and forgotten monsters :D
Awe, they're not hurting anybody. Just let them do their thing. They have a sense of community and purpose. They're happy. That's all that matters.
Clarice Ripley
You said it perfectly. :)
You’ve a kind soul.
I was going to say they are weird af, but I saw your comment... Thanks for making me feel like an asshole :). True though... Let them be.
Would you like to accompany me to ball this upcoming year? There is nothing more intoxicating than a delightful soul such as yours...
@plaguelock boooooom!!! Yup
When did Kirsten Stewart start working for Vice?
Phillthy59 With those fangs, she looked more like the woman from "Blade: The series"
Phillthy59 totally thought the same thing
Since everyone realised what a terrible actress she is
Not sure But I think Kristen Stewart does ? Haha
Where is Blade when you need him
S Shar The police choked him to death...
S Shar evading the IRS
+CheapSushi haha
Isn't that a movie?
Even if some of this stuff is cringe worthy I would love to be there and see this culture with my own eyes before I die.
same here.
it seems cool. remember this is the biggest vampire event in the world, so you have to expect full showbiz oddities and stuff
yeah its all fun and games until one of them decides to bite your neck and start drinking you.
YoungFly Dakta That sounds kinda sexy.
Come on man! XD
the "founding father" of the Sabretooth clan struck me as... um. a little possessive and controlling? like bordering on abusive maybe? anyone else get that vibe? :/
The_Cat_Came_Back Like a cult leader exploiting beautiful cult members? Yeah, totally.
Not at all. He only seemed anything like that when he was orchestrating the rehearsal. In thay sense he was acting as a director...
Now, when he interrupted the interview about the blood, he was just protecting his business. Simple PR.
That's because he is. He's a pile of shit. His cult and he are hated within the vampire community.
Father sebastian is a good guy
Gabriel Frye No, he is far from a good guy. You can see his controlling behaviour in this video. I feel sorry for the girls and Isibella, his girlfriend at the time. He seems like a narcissist bully.
The English girl and Father Sebastiian were heavily involved in a toxic relationship and had a very ugly break up with several accusations floating around both of them and she NOW runs a competing event in NOLA during Halloween . She deeply regrets her involvement in this video and cringes about her time with him. You can see how controlling he was toward her in this interview.
So it's a group of people who like to dress up and role play?
I don't understand the hate in the comments
There are people who like to dress up as video game characters at conventions
There are people who like to dress up as soldiers and have war reenactments
Who cares, get off your high horse. I for one wish I could have as much fun as these people.
The hate comes from frustrated and insecure people who resent the social freedom and confidence that others have.
War reenactments are the shit tho
At least the war reancters are historical accurate and you don't see them with fangs
"I'm a very smart person so I think very scientifically and very logically"
-Christina the "vampire"
hey, but she was an honor student in high school so..
Hey if that's where good pussy, why not?
All I heard was "Herp derp".
Rymdkakor
You can hear words? oO
Cool!
its called having an imagination.
Daddy sabastian he wants all the protagonism , he wants to be the man, the girl was saying nothing different he said about the blood , and he was all arrogant, I think he hides something about the blood issue
He runs the community and he has to make sure that what these people are doing is sane and not insane and nutty.
@@AK47-666
I agree.He dos not want to get shut down.I have a out laws biker club down street from me they never cause trouble or be loud because they do not want get shut down same with these and bad apples do roll in.
Well if they get to be vampires, then I want to be a goldfish. I know that I'm not really a goldfish, but deep down I feel that I'm actually a goldfish. Everytime I take a bath I like to go underwater and go "blurp blurp". I like to wear my goldfish costum- I MEAN, I'm a goldfish.
Other mortals cannot breath underwater like I can, or swim as fast as me. Pathetic humans. I'm so superior to them, I hope people can accept me as a goldfish in public. It's a lifestyle, okay. People always say stupid shit like "OH, goldfish are a fucking stupid pet, nobody likes goldfish. They die within a month." Just like, wow, okay.....Just accept it. It's who I am as a goldfish.
lol
Goldfish get really old.
They get older than a man in Nigeria.
Don't treat your goldfish so bad, that he dies within a month!
All hail to you, goldfish!
Just like transgenders
ahahahaa. i wanna be a goldfish too.
that how dumb the vampire thing sounds. haha i cant take ppl like that seriously. ppl are entitled to do what they want but gahhhhhdamnnn. smh. im scared to live here with them. not cause i fear them,but i fear the level of stupidity.
hey, whatever floats your boat.
Back in the good old days vampires were scary now there just cringe
@@tiernanwearen8096 legends are cool wether they were real or just fiction but people with mental illnesses are not.
@@shogun6674 agreed
The journalist seems to be very Judgey in the commentary and yet nice to the people's faces. Not cool.
still nicer than most people commenting tbf
Yeah, I mean its okay to be incredulous, but don't be two faced.
Eh, she didn't seem that nice as they were talking to me. Seemed like she was just trying to restrain herself. And besides that, honestly some of these people are creepy as shit, and not in a fan vampire way. In a regular, pervy kinda way. That Father Sebastian when he was talking about how great fangs are for sex? Ew.
It's actually quite normal for independent, investigative journalists to be respectful and open minded to allow for the free flowing exchange of information or "nice to someone's face".... the part that is *not* so normal is adding ones own judgemental opinions in the same article/interview.
"I became a vampire three years ago...."
Stands in the sunlight
This kind of comment makes me laugh. I'm not trying to be rude here but this kind of comment gives me the idea that you dont understand anything you watched and that's fine. You probably dont give two shits of a rat's ass what I'm about to say and that's fine but in today's world you need to open your eyes and see that when someone says I am a vampire they are not talking about the Hollywood vampires that you grew up reading or watching on tv. Trust me when I say that these people are not referring to lost boys, Dracula, interview with the vampire, or any of the on screen vampires that you have watched. So yes they are standing in the sun cause their belief isnt going by Hollywood rules for vampires. Just fyi. Again no hate have a good day
@Kitty_Kat_Vamp This whole idea was that some people genuinely belive there real life vampires are laughable in itself.
Where's Blade at?!
on Parole.
Making blade 4
s0nnyburnett You killed it lmfao
s0nnyburnett racist
Aspen Riley
it's a fact
"I'm a very smart person, honor student in high school, got good awesome grades...read the book and thought it was garbage" HAHAHAHA 5 years later that shit is funny.
Perfect example of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
I don't get, Vice media has always been a company known for its coverage of alternative lifestyles and steering away from the mainstream. Why does their channel attract so many close minded, boring vanilla people in its comments section?
Wesley snipes needs to be called out of retirement he didn't get them all
“If I was aggressive about it I have to be” not manipulative at all....🙄
Don't make a documentary if you already have an opinion about be neutral that's what I missed the neutrality you were to cynical and sarcastic
I'm just waiting for swamp monsters to become cool and sexy. I've been wearing this mask and swimming in my neighbor's pool for years, but no one seems to recognize my lifestyle.
"The sabretooth clan is very concerned with this." Best quote.
Father Sebastiaan makes me feel like he's trying to get me to join his cult. But he seems like he just likes the aesthetic, sexuality and kink of the whole vampire scene.
Minus the blood consumption 🙄
Oh dear :/
Their "Godfarther" seemed awfully controlling and manipulative. He seemed to also be hiding something.
I'm glad the blonde girl managed to stand her ground and stand up for herself too, she didn't back down or apologise when he confronted her.
Jesus it was like watching a headmaster telling off a school child.
Because he is. He's an asshole. A piece of shit.
"They don't know they're food for gods."
Sounds like "Father" Sebastian spent too much time playing Vampire the Masquerade, & built himself a sex cult out of an rpg mythos.
I love how he was worried about them getting diseases form drinking blood but then he has them drink out of the same glass
Am I the only one who finds this very intrestring?
youre the only one that doesnt want to kill them apparently. but you and me know how to be open minded :)
Yeah :P I would try this out during summer break, haha.
***** Is it weird if I somehow think all of these people are missing something and they connect through their vampire-ness? Or am I getting to Jigsaw with this?
Alleyah Kevlar its just a shared interest
Intrestring is not a word
I can understand getting fangs just for the gag of scarring people, and the sexual aspect. I also can understand the community that appreciates the culture surrounding vampirism, sure.
Whatever floats thier boat, as long as I dont get a crazy guy trying to bite me because he thinks hes Dracula.
Its the same as anything else, weird to outsiders, amazing to those in it.
I want fangs to freak people out at the supermarket haha
And once again humans proved how d..ks they are.
“That sounded kind of insane” great impartial journalism lmfao
She wasn't lying
I'm a real dragon. Where's my damn exposé?
We need dragon scales for proof and I'm the only person who can test them so you know what that means.☻/
PRICHARDxLUST GAMERxGIRLZ LOL!! :-D
Kind of a shitty documentary because of the narrator's skepticism and condescension, but the Sabretooth Clan is made up of some amazing people; they are truly at the helm of what the vampire subculture is truly about. As Fr. Sebastiaan once said, "The only way to know what being a vampire is like is if you are one."
Can we talk about how interesting Anne Rice looks like? Damn, I would love to speak with her D:
Looking in the mirror to check out your new fangs.
Oh but wait vampires don't have reflections.
Oh god. When he interrupts the interview. Nothing from the deepest /b/owels of the internet has ever made me that uncomfortable.
i see why he did it. its a fairly unknown world that he essentially is the figurehead of. people are afraid because they think blood drinking happens. he is against it himself and wants to make sure the documentary gets that point across. they interview him and he says how he doesnt want it to happen at these events. he's keeping an eye on the other interviewees for fear that they get him in trouble, he has to check she didnt say anything that will make him seem bad or even a criminal
Fair, but he could have waited until she was done speaking, spoken with the editor or producer afterwards, and asked that material endorsing the act of blood-drinking be removed from the final product. Instead, he barges in on the interview like a parent who smells pot smoke coming from their child's room and basically scolds and makes an example out of her. It makes him come of like a narcissistic jackass. It's like "bro, you make Halloween costumes.Why you gotta go all David Koresh on everyone?"
Lowdown Loudon it wasnt handled very well no, but the reasoning was fair enough. definately should have waited til after, he obviously gave permission to have vice document him, so they would have to show him what they said
Lowdown Loudon yea that was really weird
@@lowshun, he is a Narcissist. He's very much hated within the vampires community.
I like that he's so clear and explicit on blood drinking. I find that responsible.
"I was an honor student in High School..." Hahahahahahahahahahahaahahaaaaa!!!!!!
**talks about vampires throughout the whole video but howls like a werewolf at the end**
People like dressing as Vampires and others like Jedi's, find what makes you happy I guess.
Agree 👍🏼
He isn't the founding father though...
But he did copyright the hell out!
He gives people fangs and, afterwards say" You are now apart of the clan because you paid me." The end.
"How do you enter?"
"With love and loyalty."
"We don't need to do this part. Just move along."
Anyone who's spent time in the NYC community knows why that part is funny.
Dude was a big nerd who found a way to make make money oustide of his dental practice. Good for him
Hes a weirdo dork🤣🤣🤣
Must have a big ... ego? Or ...
IMO it seems like any other Cosplay-type thing, just sexualized. I guess its like furries. I don't really get it, but I won't stop 'em. BTW the Vice chick actually was hotter as a vampire.
REV J Sebastian was oversexualizing it, and this clan as a whole probably does too, but it wasnt thaaaat bad. Movies have done worse, especially when depicting vampire clubs.
I got a call to one of these vampire balls. One was "feeding" which caused some damage to the persons subclavian vein. As I'm trying to assess the situation, and get some info from the hurt person one of these guys start hovering around me breathing down my neck really invading my personal space, and for lack of a better word "dance" around me. I turn to him, and let him know this is a medical situation here, I'm trying to help this person can he go somewhere else. Then he swoops up close to me, starts trying to talk philosophically like, "You do not understand, so that makes you apprehensive. Are we not the same, but from different realms?" While getting up in my face, tilting his head to the side as he talked to me, then hisses at me, covers his mouth with his arm staring at me walking away backwards. I'm professional when I work, but I really wanted to teach that weirdo a lesson.
lol, wow. I admire your composure.
Uh hey Father Sebastian...wind down your ego buddy
fr lmfao
I appreciate that Father Sebastian wants to separate himself from the blood drinkers and emphasizes safety within his own personal community. I respect that, go him.
Why isn't Father Sebastiaan as whacked out sounding as all these crazies? Oh yeah because he's a business man making money off this whole movement, not a whack job.
I don't think father Sebastian knows what vampires really are. He says he doesn't associate with the "blood-drinkers", and that vampires "feed off the energy". What he doesn't seem to understand is that there are physic vampires and sanguine vampires. Vampires who feed off energy are physic, and those who feed off the blood of animals and/or humans are sanguine. Then again, the term "vampire" does spread across more than what may seem to be reality. meaning, that different people have different ideologies for what dictates what a true vampire is. However, it appears as if there are a lot of posers within the vampire community, and it's disgusting. 7:27 Here, father Sebastian says that fangs are freaking sexy. Then, proceeds to ignorantly say that blood-drinking is for feeding purposes. 15:50 When father Sebastian said that blood-drinking is not vampiric, let me stop right there. Obviously this man is not a real vampire, he's a fraud, and he's bogus, because he doesn't know what sanguine vampires are, nor what sanguine vampires feed on.
This man does not understand that there are blood donors, who must be tested for STD, STIs, and that sanguine feeding is what sanguine vampires do. Let us not be misled by the ignorance of others, nor the disdain of truth that comes with being a real vampire. This man father Sebastian is not someone I would want to associate myself with, nor want to classify as a real vampire. I would suggest for those who are not vampires who are interested in learning more about them, look up a man known as Merticus Stevens. Also, keep in mind that you cannot be turned into a vampire, as the movies and television shows make it seem.
Although, even this is debated within the vampire community, as some vampires claim that a person could be changed through a simple blood transfusion. I will end this post for now. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to message me.
My IQ just dropped 10 points from watching this
I feel smarter just by watching this
So your IQ dropped by 50% in less than 20 min?
EscaVermes He is now in genius Amoeba territory.
so you dropped 90% by watching this?
Bierce88 The only way your IQ could have dropped watching this is if you bought into it. Otherwise your IQ should remain the same. :P
Interview with the 'living vampire' of New Orlean - in broad daylight. I lol'ed
Why so this journalist always so cynical? She is not objective or open minded at all. Everything she says is so derogative.....I really like vice but this was hard to watch with her interjecting such a negative opinion the entire time.
i agree. skepticism is ok, but sometimes she was a bit rude. but then it sums up the closed minded idiots in the comments section.
in my opinion at no point did they say they believed anything weird, and the over the top ritual was because its the biggest vampire event. you have to expect a little bit of showbiz!
Interviewers: Introducing Vampires
Me: Hand me a mirror
That beautiful blood English lady at the end stood her ground.
Vampires are humans who are different in various ways and require the intake of life energy to remain healthy. This life energy can be consumed via blood (messy) or through touch, or even without touching. It's not difficult. Real vampires tend to keep to themselves and feed openly as most "victims" are none the wiser. Public feeding is more like snacking. A proper meal would require direct physical contact with one or more humans full of life. If a vampire feeds too deeply upon someone, that someone can become ill or even pass out. It can take days for them to recover. Most vampires tend to snack than have a meal. It's just easier to walk into someplace full of people and take a little from them all than it is to find someone willing to let you drain them of energy. For the blood drinkers, most can live without blood if they learn to feed directly on the energy. However, blood has substance to it as well. We are still human in a physical world.
Exactly! Thank you.
I don't see the difference between wearing fangs and just having veneers to have a perfect smile, dressing in some "vampire garb" or a modern suit and tie. Its just different taste.
2:00 "We all feel immortal after all. We don't walk down the street thinking "i am going to die". If we'd think about that we'd go crazy"
Seriously? I don't feel immortal at all. I'm not delusional. I think about my mortality often and i find it very uplifting and helpful. Nobody goes crazy from accepting the fact that they are going to die. It's called growing up and is a key part to any spiritual growth. Hell, there are entire cultures and/or religions that are based upon contemplating the fact that you're going to die. Refusal of that common knowledge is immature and creates ignorance and fear in oneself.
Sure.. go ahead and be a vampire. Feel immortal. Whatever. The world doesn't care for your esoteric hipster lifestyle choices. Sooner or later you will be reminded of your own mortality. And one day that reminder will be permanent. The sad story is that when that reminder comes you'll not be prepared. I wouldn't wanna spend my last moments in panic, fear and painful emotions. But hey.. if that's what you're looking for.. go ahead. I'll be ready ,embrace death like an old friend and go in peace when my time comes.
The reporter went in with a negative mind to this stuff, you can hear it in her words, I hate that
Don't judge before you know the ins and outs
I myself, have always thought fangs were sexy. Ever since I was a kid, that was the one thing I loved about vampires.
Man! It is at these times that I wish Blade was real.
So the kittens are vampires???? Wtf... And the duchbag Sebastian has a dead baby fallowing him a round on events for years... Mmook.. 😑
Father Sebastiaan works in the vampire community of Louisiana, fitting fangs and throwing modern-day vampire balls where would-be Draculas party and sip blood.
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They need to get a dam life! Lmao
It's all fun in games until blade comes hunting there ass am I right or what lol
Why are these roody poo's keep referencing that shitty show True blood.
Vampire Diaries/ The Originals > True Blood
This was definitely an interesting exploration of a subculture.
Ramon Sanchez fucking classic hahahahahahah
the funny part is that 10 years from now they all noticed that they aged, that's when they realized they are just as mortal as anyone else
Anne Rice is the only thing I could take seriously in the entire doc, but then again Anne Rice stylized vampirism is also the only vampire lore I can enjoy and get into.
To those of you criticizing Sebastiaan, I think it's useful to look at it from his point of view. In an era where body modification is less a lifestyle than it was 20 years ago, he has a body modification business still closely associated with a reasonably "dark" theatric pop culture phenomenon associated with blood. Body modification and tattooing which pushes the edge often runs afoul of social critics and defenders of traditional culture as it is, and adding the baggage of the fallout of the 1980s AIDS scare is something which, in the long run, hurts his business and hurts his customers and friends.
While reasonable people can dismiss the theatrical aspects of it (hey, it's a lifestyle, all lifestyles are theatrics), I completely get why he wants to completely shut down any semblance of promoting dangerous blood-drinking, and by focusing on "monogamous consensual" blood drinking, that reduces the danger to that of sex, which is presumably something most people aren't giving up - we've gotten used to the idea that choosing sex partners involves trust, health, and lifestyle issues.
Someone is going to be, at any given time, the "leader" of this kind of movement in a relatively small city like New Orleans, which has long embraced theatrics, fetish, role-play, and drama. Sebastiaan has his money in the game, as it's not just a lifestyle, but his income. Anything he can do to move the conversation away from blood drinking is in his (and his community's) best interests, because even as this VICE clip shows, reporters want to focus in on the most dramatic and extreme aspect of any lifestyle, even if it's a very small minority of people who engage in a specific activity.
Now, this isn't to say I buy into this new agey bullshit; I don't. But, as a lifestyle, I get it - it's fun, it allows you the opportunity to be extroverted as a group, and it's socked up in all sorts of glamour. These discussions about what constitutes a "real" vampire are silly, and don't affect whether this lifestyle will satisfy those who live it. Of course they're not "real", and it's unfortunate that otherwise intelligent people throw around phrases like "energy" in the same way alternative medicine does - as meaningless woo. But you don't have to buy into the woo - also a minority activity - in order to enjoy dressing up in strange clothes and listening to dark music and maybe, if you want, even sporting some fangs on a temporary or permanent basis.
For someone with the username “delusion,” you have a very strong grasp on reality and respect. Kudos, my friend, from someone who is not a vampire but does have a similar occult lifestyle.
I love how noone mentions the fact that the ritual they do involves lines from the movie the craft. "It is better that you rush upon this blade then enter without love and loyalty how do you enter" Look I will be the first to say that father sebastian has always been this sexy fang making person in my eyes and yes every since I watched queen of the dammed and lost boys and interview etc. I've had a deep kinky love for Vampires/the idea of drinking blood. Have I drank blood? Yes. Have I allowed a blood drinker to drink mine? Yes. Is it a rush and a very sexual thing? totally. Do I feel like I'll live forever by drinking blood? No. and anyone who does is a fake and are in need of a reality check. Do I identify as a Vampire? Yes I do. but to act like these people is both unprofessional and not at all right. Behind closed doors where you arent hurting anyone and your with someone who consents is the best and safe way to go with this kind of kink and yes I call it a kink. It is a fetish like anything else. It's a very intense experience and should be practiced safely. 🧛♀️🍷 cheers
The "it is better to rush upon this blade..." and "with perfect love and perfect trust" lines are from Wicca.
At least we know that vamps are definitely lgbtq friendly
People always think New Orleans is very old and full of Vampires, but it's nothing compared to London and Dublin and most of Europe
Rewatching this and seeing Anne Rice bums me out. Rest in peace, our Queen Of The Damned.
I don't have an issue with the vampire thing but taking from witchcraft and voodoo and say it vampirism isn't ok. Its voodoo and witchcraft which are very real and entirely separate. As long as that is stated then its fine
nothing new...just like cosplay...a way to meet other people...you wont be a real super hero only by wearing super hero costumes...
11:02 so true, I can't begin to count the times I've interacted with a person and felt drained of energy afterwards lol
Why the thumbs down? I thought this was an interesting video showing off a sub-culture that hasn't really been explored by any documentaries.
Because people are bad with separating the activities and opinions of the people being interviewed or discussed from the actual video itself.
Bunch of whackjobs if you ask me, and a fair few legitimately creepy figures(Father Sebastian gave off some really bad vibes in particular; somewhere between a grifter and a pervert), but a great video exploring something I haven't really seen much on. It's a fascinating look at how different subcultures can be.
@@sprouting_lady, that because "Father" Sebastian is that!
The modern vampire subculture is a marginalized community. The Sabretooth Clan as an organization is the most visible and well-known facets of the subculture, and because of that visibility, it is not difficult to say they are the reason why activity within the subculture has reached the level it has today. Much of the negative commentary about Sabretooth comes from its focus on vampire lifestyle elements and celebrating life and unity, the more hedonistic elements of which may not always sit well with some of the more esoteric-minded vampire practitioners within the community. Many of the personal biases against Sebastiaan himself often happen to come from former associates, expressing their spite, vindictiveness and jealousy over him being the modern day American success story of making a career out of his passion.
Even with as toxic, insensitive and close-minded the myriad of comments on this video are, you may be surprised to learn that the most negative criticism comes from within the subculture itself. In not so many words, tall poppy syndrome.
Anyone remember the good old days, when Van Helsing was a Hero?
Why the downvotes? These guys were idiots of course, but the material was very good. It was interestingly done, and they (reporter and the rest) put a lot of effort to make this.
Where's blade when you need him!?
"I don't consider myself the King of Vampires, even though a lot of people call me the King of the Vampires. I don't like that title. I have a cowboy hat, not a crown. I'm the Founding Father. You know like George Washington didn't want to be king, I don't wanna be king. I wanna be the Dad."
- Father Sebastian
PLEASE do not tell me I'm the only one cracking up.
What is up with the howl you all are not warewolves and speaking of that i wonder if there is something like this for warewolves and if a war will break out lol
Maybe we should start a warewolf clan? :D
Mystogan Edolas Dibs on being the alpha werewolf.
Robin MX Yeah, it's not up for voting.
War of the dorks...
Next on Vice, The real Wolfman?
I think a lot of people, as usual, are missing the point. This is a sub-culture. The reasoning of feeding of energy is actually pretty sound. Introverts lose energy in group situations and extroverts gain energy. Get a bunch of extroverts together for a party and they are going to 'feed' off of each other, those are your party-goers. Throw in some ideology around it about it making them feel good (not unreasonable ideology either), wear some costumes, and give it a title that we already have in our culture. These people do not think they are actual, traditional vampires (like Nosferatu or Bram Stoker's Dracula). If you paid any attention to the video or what was said, or if the 'investigator' tried to do any of her own research on the subject and didn't sound a bit condescending then maybe the actual point would get across.
You got invited to an Endless Night and spent the entire doc shittalking it? Father Sebastiaan is like a director on show night, all stressed to send his baby off to school, and here's a "journalist" trying to spin a cult out of some subculture and theatre. I'm amazed he only reaffirmed what he said to the same question earlier instead of kicking you out. You cut out the part where you swear allegiance to rock and roll during the White Rite, so I imagine much more footage was discarded for showing what the ball really is-- a theme party. Dinner and a show, with more mystique.
This is objectively bad journalism, and forgive me for saying: "fake news".
Agreed.
Love the moment when she puts on the contact lenses and freaks herself out... Shes got that x factor, always enjoy shows where shes the reporter... awesome as always
Has the interviewer even heard of "neutrality"????
Fangs like these would look sick on Halloween
17:45 , best part
Love the lady who was the interviewer. She looked very good as a vampire. Been to New Orleans twice and would love to go to the Eternal Vampire Ball.
Im a Vampire myself and full time grocery store cashier. More hard hitting journalism by Vice as usual - I was hoping they would address vampire unemployment rates in the United States and how automation is eliminating Vampire Jobs. My wife and I have a brood of 2 and are growing increasingly worried with the lowering of wages and increasing cost of vampire education.
Sebastian is a bit weird although I do agree with some of what he said. I'm not sure why people are being so judgey towards this subculture. Perhaps it's because vice loves to sensationalize everything and put in bias and unprofessional journalists? With equally bias editing? This is a pretty interesting and creative group of people who aren't hurting anyone for the most part. It's just like LARPing or whatever other escape from reality people involve themselves in. I'm more of a werewolf lover myself but I wouldn't mind spending time with these people.
14:39 isn’t that the same girl from the chateau...
IS IT
Father Sebastian has a really good business, making money out of people who want to be more then just a human. He makes Profit out of people's fantasy. I'm pretty sure he gets a kick out of it too.
buffy do ya thing
If they’re talking to you, they aren’t a real vampire. Even if they existed they wouldn’t let you know it
I don't care for your opinions or thoughts 7:26 ...just let them tell their truth.
Their truth what is their truth?
Oh I get it, it's like cosplay for weirdos. "I'm a real vampire...buutttt I have to go to a fang smith for fangs and I drink blood causeeee...Well because I need attention"
this is very wierd but i think we call agree that the reporter was by far the sexiest vampire =p she spot on pulled off the look
Why is it so hard to believe you exchange energy with ppl...humans are just balls of energy. They have machines that show the energy we give off
Ok the Father Sebastian guy is giving me a really bad vibe..like he is hiding something under a mask and only showing us his better side. They way he talked with the blonde girl at the end really set the bad vibe off even more.
an interesting fact, vampiric rituals in secret societies and not so secret societies are common, and its said that for many religions they should work in theory but are forbidden... i know a bunch of vampiric rituals, never tried any of them, didnt really care that much... some of them look like good fun, some of them look like jail time... all of them are kind of creepy...
Could I ask you what your sources were, or do you still know any? It's been 6 years since you commented this, but I'm curious.
You people think this is crazy, but yet you believe in a God. Check yourself before you wreck the special needs school bus.
Stfu bitch.
windinhishare hahaha awwww poor baby
*claps*
windinhishare
awww someone needs a Hug ... not
Ha, wreck the special needs bus
".. even though a lot of people call me the King Of Vampires. It's like George Washington didnt want to be king? I don't want to be king; I want to be their dad."
I'm totally stealing that. That's going straight into my CV; "Some of you might know me as 'The King Of Vampires', but you can call me 'daddy' ".