Unit 12
Vampire bites victim
[based on actual events]
Getting Started

A man broke into a woman's home, and began hissing and growling at her like an animal. He then grabbed the woman, threw her down, jumped on top of her and bit her neck. He told the woman he was a vampire. The woman managed to struggle free and ran out into the parking lot with the vampire fast on her heels. Lucky for her, a friend who was pulling up saw her and yelled for her to jump in the car. The vampire beat on the car but the women sped away safely.

Sound like a Hollywood movie? It's a true story. When police arrived at the scene, they found the man standing in the parking lot in his underwear and howling like wolf. When he saw the police he begged them to restrain him so that he wouldn't hurt anyone else. “I have no ill will to the human race,” he said. “I don't want to hurt anyone, but I'm a vampire, I need the blood.”

The young man has had no prior trouble with the police. His lawyer claims that the man had no idea what he was doing and that the entire event was a complete blackout—he has no memory of it whatsoever.

The young man's attorney said that earlier on the night of the crime, the boy had been at a party and that someone had spiked the punch with a drug called Rohypnol—a kind of drug that makes you lose your mind and then forget what happened.

Police are currently interviewing people from the party, trying to determine if, in fact, the party punch was really spiked.

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Real Bloodsuckers

Vampires are a myth, a fiction, so you are safe. Right? Not really. There are real bloodsuckers in this world, and they can kill. These monstrous bloodsuckers are actually rather small creatures—vampire bats. But unlike horror films filled with screaming teens being chased by monsters, these bloodsuckers are quiet killers. They usually bite their victims at night while they are sleeping, and they never feel a thing. If they infect you with rabies and you don't get immediate treatment, you will die. Beware—they'll bite your dog too.

Comprehension Questions
  1. What kind of noises did the attacker make?
  2. Why did the attacker bite the victim?
  3. When she was first attacked, what did the victim manage to do?
  4. How close was the vampire when he chased the woman?
  5. How did the victim manage to finally escape?
  6. What did the police find when they arrived?
  7. What did the young man say to the police?
  8. According to his lawyer, did the man remember the event?
  9. What was the young man's excuse for his actions?
  10. Who are the real vampires (bloodsuckers)?
Discussion
  1. If vampires were real, what would you do to protect yourself?
  2. If you could live forever and all you had to do was drink animal or human blood, would you? Explain.
  3. Suppose you could live forever just as you (you don't need to drink blood) would you want to? Explain.