Damien is the founder and elder
of the Vampire Church



Question: "Do you ever feel that your vampirism has drawn too much attention away from you, yourself?"

Greetings,

This is a good question. Now that I am older and have worked in the community for many years with vampire organizations, I am now finding that people associate my vampirism to my name and me moreso than knowing who I am as a person. People contact me with questions about vampirism which is expected, and the conversation ususally is about my experiences with vampirism. But that is in large part my own doing since I have worked around the subject for most of my life. In interviews, I get asked questions about my vampirism and the subject in general, little is asked of me as a person and my likes and dislikes. Then again, that is what I expect due to my work with the subject of vampirism. My closest friends however, do want to know more than about my vampirism, and herein is the exception, but the general public's focus is on my vampirism and what I know about it. I know it is the life I have chosen. But it is enough for me to have the few close friends that I have that take an interest in me as a person with characteristics and personality. Friendships are important to us, for it is really through them that the interest I experience from others is in me as a person. As I get older, vampirism to me is getting more difficult, you add that to the other issues of your age when you get past 50, and it becomes more on your plate. I have devoted my life to helping people better understand the subject of vampires and vampirism, I believe it has paid off for me and others.

Dark regards,
Damien Daville
Elder and Founder
The Vampire Church

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