10 Shocking Real Life Vampire Stories You Won't Believe

10. Belfazaar Ashantison

New Orleans is known for its voodoo linked past and wild parties and also for its vampire underworld. Enter Belfazaar Ashantison who claims to suffer from a condition that prevents him from having enough energy to get through basic, daily tasks. Most would answer this with a cup of tea, but Ashantison chooses blood. He insists that he must consume the red fluid in order to thrive.

Ashantison is an elder in a vampire clan and practices safe blood consumption, just like the other sanguinarians on this list. Even though the medical concerns exist, he insists that he is immune. He has been drinking blood since the age of 13 and has never experienced an infection. Doctors, on the other hand, posit that there could be long term impacts of blood consumption beyond just infections, including liver cancer.

The vampire elder is also an energy feeder and spiritual consultant. He’s well versed in magic, Native American spirituality, and of course, voodoo. He’s also engaged in community outreach, volunteering time to help the homeless. 

Which is a heck of a lot better than some of the others on this list...