In the modern vampire community, there are many designations of people who relate to in whole or part with the archetype of the vampire. As a professional fangsmith and event coordinator for Endless Night Vampire Ball and a devotee in the fangdom of Anne Rice, I have had the opportunity to meet more people in person in the “modern vampire community” in person than anyone else alive today. I have been involved in the international vampire community since 1993 and the following are my personal classifications on the different types of vampires.
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Father Sebastiaan is an American fangsmith, published author and impresario. He is a former dental assistant working as a "fangsmith," crafting custom-made fangs for consumers. He is the founder of the Sabretooth Clan, a fangmaking business and social network for the vampire subculture, and has worked as an author and co-author of several books on the occult and the vampire subculture.
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Musician by day, fanged fatale by night! JoHanna Moresco participates in the vampire subculture, contributing creatively and performing with the Endless Nights Vampire Ball — the largest, oldest, and best known long-running event enjoyed by living vampires around the world.
As well as hosting, she frequently awards the “Best Dressed” vampire. JoHanna also teaches classes about vampirism, and the Black Veils — a spiritual and philosophical system practiced by many lifestyle vampires — as part of an on-line series of courses through Father Sebastiaan’s Vampire University.