About Damien Daville
Greetings..
I am a 48 year old primarily empathic vampire now living near the Austin area of
Texas in the States. I also like elemental sources, and am a sanguine vampire
with the right donor. I first learned of my vampirism as a teen in high school
around 1970, and have developed its needs and abilities ever since. I have
worked in some way helping others understand real vampirism for about thirty
years. I came to the internet about 1995 and worked online in the few vamp
forums around. I founded the Darkfear Network in early 1997, and then the
Vampire Church in 1998. I also founded Web Alliance. In 2001, I founded the Texas
Vampire Association, to better bring real vampires together in the state of
Texas. I spend most of my time now, working in the offline vampire community and
in the public, helping other
people to understand real vampirism. The Vampire Church is active both online
and offline.
Damien Daville
Damien is the founder and elder of the Vampire Church
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Question: With the exposure from 'Vampires Among Us,' do you find the sudden
influx of interest still confused as to the Vampire Church's primary
mission?
Greetings..
I addressed this in my article, written in response to the question
posed to me as an Elder, and one of the people interviewed in this
program. I also disagree with some who may think that because of the
program's "other" content, that my message, and the impact of that
message, did not have an effect on people, in helping them better
understand the subject of real vampirism, as well as bringing people
to this site, and organization, for a closer look. The primary mission
of the Vampire Church is well stated on its website, and in the
offline meetings I attend. Despite the TLC's program content, I have
received over a hundred e-mails and telephone calls in response to the
little air time I had, in effect, stating how much I, alone, helped
people to better understand that subject, and understand what the
Vampire Church is about.
There will always be kids who will join vampire forums, and be
attracted by the lore, and the film image of vampirism, they may
well not care about anything else, no matter how much it may be
explained to them in media, or on a website, or in person. I have
done radio, and TV interviews, for many years, and have seen the
positive effects my words have had, in dispelling the misconceptions,
and helping people better understand the subject. I compete with all
the films, and games that bombard us with that film image of vampirism,
but I have seen an increase of understanding of the subject by many,
just from my work in the community, as well as the media exposure I
give it. There are others that also help in reaching out to the public,
as I do, that understand the subject. The mission of the Vampire Church
is clear, if one wants to seek it out, despite what "other" programming
some "kids" continue to believe from the TLC program about vampires.
If I can reach some, it is enough for me to believe I have made a
difference, by my influence on the media.
Dark regards..
Damien Daville
Elder and Founder
The Vampire Church
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