Would you let a vampire in? As always, let me know who/what you'd like me to make a video on next. And yes… I did a big bo-bo the Jiangshi is Chinese 🤦🏻♂️Did a whole video on it here: ruclips.net/video/O7EfFEgtzP4/видео.html
I always just though them as demons that got the ability to manifest a physical form and maybe blood is what lets them keep they physical form and they still have to go by the spiritual rule of being invited in
Betrayed by someone you trusted hurts so much more and deeply than from a stranger or someone you don't trust. The stab in the back is so much worse than the stab you can see coming. Hard to recover from a betrayal.
I remember seeing in the trailer for the movie Fright Night, Collin Ferrel's vampiric character, the way he got around that "need invitation rule" is, he blew up the house. 😅😅😅😅😅
Would I let a vampire in? Nope. I have always had the opinion of "if I am not expecting you, and there's a knock on the door, I ain't answering the door"
@@stevegriffin5681 btw the channel "Tale Foundry" has a video from a few weeks ago titled "Why Monsters Follow the Rules" which uses that specific movie to great affect. Check it out.
Entered the apartment building itself which only the living are allowed to enter, vampires are not. She would never have survived long enough to get to the kid's flat in the first place. Again, humans chopping & changing everything to suit their needs & desires.
@mejohnb65 I had time to think this over. The vampire had a human servant. The servant went in and made arrangements to rent the apartment becoming a registered occupant then invited the vampire into his apartment. Until invited into a different apartment, it could only enter that one apartment.
In Chinese folk religious traditions, there are two door guardian deities being worshipped at the door of every household. The practice can still be found among the Chinese overseas communities where a small incense holder is attached on the wall next to the door.
Yes! they're called Shishi. (Both with names Shi & Shang, so Shishi.) They could be Lions, Dogs or Lion-dogs. They are found all over China & some Asian countries.
I had a woman show up at my door, it was pouring rain and she was soaked. She gave me chills, she had an irish accent. She insisted she knew me and that I was being cruel not inviting her in. I asked if I could call someone for her, she just kept looking at me and insisting she knew me. I decided to get my wife to see if she would talk to a woman. In 30 seconds she was gone I looked around and she was nowhere. 😢
It's because vampires, being gentlemen, are extremely polite and courteous, and it is most disgraceful to come to dinner without an invitation - even if your host IS the dinner.
I once had my apartment broken into while i was sleeping. I grew up in a low risk, high trust, small town where doors can be left unlocked, and you could leave your keys in your vehicle without a second thought. So the night i left my door unlocked, someone came in and robbed me while i was sleeping. Luckily, the police found the perp, and the damage was negated, but psychologically speaking, i still dont feel 100% secure in my own home, i dont see the door as my bulwark i see it as a thin piece of wood seperating me from the cold and potential danger of the outdoors. Suffice to say i'm not as inviting as i used to be.
In Eastern Europe it wasn't that simple...vamps could turn themselvs into mist or vapor and even enter through a keyhole if you didn't block it up at night. As for "thresholds", I like Jim Butcher's lore: that the existence of a "home" created by family life is a sort of benign spell that while it doesn't completely keep magical beings out, most of them would be almost completely powerless if they forced their way in. The spell is much weaker in say a bachelor pad, and non-existent in any public space (a hotel, a business, a government building). But there's safety in numbers and most don't wish to risk that level of exposure to mortal awareness.
True story. When I moved out of my parents home and into my efficiency apartment outside in a rural area 13 minutes away from town. It was an old tool shed that was converted to an apartment. It was small but the rent was cheap and it was comfortable. The owners lived in the main house 2 acres down the road. Three days in it began to rain at a steady pace for 3 days. The owners came up and knocked on the door and told me if I wished I could park my small Ford ranger under their large car port next to the main house in case it started to flood being it would make more sense to walk down the road in my raincoat and rain boots without risking the truck getting stuck of flooded out. I gladly accepted and I was given a ride back by my landlord in his 4x4. That evening around 7 o clock there was a massive thunderstorm that took out the electric power. I opened my window to let the air in and opened the door to let the air circulate. At that moment I saw an individual walking down the road coming towards the apartment. The sighting sent chills through my body I literally felt stomach aches and nausea. I immediately closed the window and door.Despite living in Texas the landlords had a no guns policy that was explained to me before I agreed to the lease but they had several baseball bats throughout areas of my apartment for self defense. Either way I was 19 years old at the time and being my first time out of my parents house I was naive and accepted the lease. With a few minutes a knock on the door. I looked through the peep hole and there was a young woman about my age. I wondered if it was the landlord’s daughter but then no the walking in the rain during a thunderstorm was something that set off alarm bells in my head. The door chain and security clasp were on securely but the sick feeling was still running through me. The knocks started again and asked who it was and what they wanted. Silence for about a few seconds the female figure was standing on the small porch with wet hair and clothes “Can I come in”? She said. I replied no and saw her standing looking straight at the peep hole. I directed her to the main house and she stated she came from there and no answered door. I said sorry I can’t open door quickly locked the deadbolt and the door knob. She stood there and then reached to the door knob twisting and shaking it lightly. Please she asked and I replied “No go away “! She stood there a minute at walked away down the road disappearing into the darkness in the rain. This was the year 1997.
They need a invitation because they are a type of demon, the demon holds the dead body together and controls it. During blood helps regenerate the body as it decomposes
Which is why in the "Monster Hunter Inc." series by Larry Correia, the hunters are constantly lamenting people who have "welcome" mats at their front doors!
Had a problem like that a few months back. Sounded like kids angrily demanding to be let in. Took a chance, opened the door, and just stood there. They couldn't come in unless I let them in. Creepy AF.
"Once upon a time, in a far away land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. And, although the prince had everything his heart could desire, the prince was spoiled and unkind. Then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman offered him a single rose in exchange for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away, but she warned him not to be deceived by appearances for beauty is found within. When he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress." This (if you do not know) is the opening narrative to the Disney animated feature, "Beauty and The Beast." Of course the narrative continues on to tell how the enchantress cursed the prince, the castle, and all of the servants/residents of the castle. This opening narrative can propose the question of was the prince perhaps justified in not wanting to let the old beggar woman in. Generally speaking, along with this historical questioning of who do we allow to enter, there is another aspect to consider that does have/has had a significant impact on this decision (to let in/not let in) and that is often found religious traditions of "divine mandated" hospitality. This kind of tradition can be found, for two examples, in both Greek Mythology as well as in Judeo/Christian tradition/mythology. I'm curious about your thoughts on this aspect in respects to the over discussion of who do we let in.
@@scallopohare9431 Disney came up with that particular opening narrative, that's why I brought it up. The origin of the story is irrelevant. The point of the comment is: what is the line between offering kindness/hospitality versus caution/safety? The opening narrative puts in stark contrast of both considerations into one situation. True, the prince was supposedly "selfish and unkind" so his refusal to let the old woman in can be seen as a result of this aspect of the question, i.e., a lack of hospitality/kindness, but on the other hand, the old woman turned out to actually be deceiving the prince and curses not only the prince, but the entire population of the castle, which can be argued potentially as villainous in of itself. Therefore, in a sense, the prince's decision not wanting to let her into the castle in the first place can be considered justifiable.
@@scallopohare9431 how about you get back with an apology after you've understood the concept of context. Knowing the original story will not change the dynamics of my comment as my comment is not focused on the overall story of "Beauty & The Beast" in any of its iterations. And as far as whether or not the story would exist is only relevant in the fact that it does exist thereby allowing for the mentioned narrative to have been created. regardless of who created it, for me to utilize as a reference example for the reasoning put forth of my comment's intent for being posted. The conclusion of all this, that should be understood, is that my comment is relevant *ONLY* to the mentioned narrative as it contains the aspects for the point of the comment which was clarified further in my last reply. And neither my original comment nor my previous reply, it seems, that you have either read completely or comprehended the point thereof. If any further irrational argument/contradiction comes to mind, I suggest an examination into the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff.
@@fredericramstedt545 This was in the first Wolfman movie with Lon Chaney Jr. and it’s the only time I have heard it. I think it only pertains to humans who ‘ve been bitten by a werewolf.
I really appreciate the modern take on the range of thresholds we have today. Same shape, still a rectangle, except this threshold leads straight to the mind
It's a figurative quirk. It's as that song goes when you find yourself in darkness or have friends in low places so to speak, you invite it upon yourself.
Wonderful video! You've made such a good connection between folklore and modern problems, just one correction Jiangshi is a vampire from China not Japan
All the owner would have to do is cast a circle, make his apartment sacred space, since it’s still not public space, the vampire even though he’s an owner is now not going into a home but a holy site.
As I recall, the invitation also goes somewhat in reverse. In Dracula, Dracula had to invite you across his threshold with "Enter freely and of your own free will". He can't drag you in. I don't know if that is part of the lore, or just an expansion of the idea by Bram Stoker.
Fascinating content. At times I am overwhelmed by the "friend" requests on social media. I post photos on Instagram and sometimes get followed and friend requests from people that I don't trust. They're fake accounts, they aren't real, they are the vampires.
Biblically, most demons can not freely attack the residents of a faithful home where a child lives; they, too, need an invitation. There's a "hedge" built up around them, but terrible sins or doors willingly opened by fools that don't know how to shut them allows them in. Depending on the demon, its rank, the sins committed by residents, native energy levels, time of year, and who opened the door, many terrible things can occur from possession to attacks or even deaths, worse too. Again, the biggest mistake is inviting evil in and believing the words of a spirit. No spirit, be they indifferent or bad, can speak the truth completely when summoned. Learning why that is seems a worthy goal for another video, I've not been able to discover the reasoning of this, but it is fairly universal from Voodun to Christian and Norse.
I wonder if it has something to do with spirits being beyond the physical realm often even beyond concepts like time and space. Maybe their are spiritual restrictions about revealing things which are yet to happen because the future itself (and inn many ways the past aswell) is kind of like death, unknowable.
The funniest rule I've heard for vampires is that if you spill a cup of rice they will be compelled to count every grain and that makes me picture normal people bullying the vampire by letting him get close and dumping out more rice or shouting out numbers and making it lose count
I remember an episode of Angel, where Angel's associate is going through some guy's apartment and Angel is leaning on the doorway. Suddenly Angel stumbles through the doorway and his associate says, "Guess he didn't survive." For some reason, I found that hilarious.
Because in order for evil to truly prosper, you often have to "let it in". Interesting point about trust and that evil that gains your teust being more threatening. I also feel the same. Its why im VERY selective about whom i let in my house
This was a great, thought provoking post on the psychology of trust… But people wonder just where the idea of a mythical creature like a vampire asking permission to enter comes from. It comes from some ancient spiritual beliefs about Demons ( or Daimons Greek ) and the beliefs surrounding the idea of possession. The belief that a person cannot become possessed unless they have given a Demonic Entity permission to a person’s very soul. It’s to do with the greater concept of Free Will…… ⚛️☮️🌏
Again it explains why vampires are equated with people with ASPD because of their power of manipulation of our weaknesses they feel and their absolute willingness to do that every single time they see a chance to do it.
Me at a funeral, hearing old ladies at casket: "we should poke her heart to make sure she doesn't come back as a strigoi." That was around year 2003 or so. 😅 Gotta love pegans.
I rarely answer the door. And after 9pm. Go away! I don’t want visitors or anyone else. You better be the police or firefighters banging on the door to get out.
The vampire is lead in for a variety of reasons, not just poor personal judgement. He has something to offer. Exitement, distraction, inspiration, knowledge, potential love, societal validation, money, those are just a few of the things, he promises. That's why we feel, we'd like to invite him in. In the acient stories, there's another aspect: our inability to accept the death of a loved one. When he or she comes back, in whatever shape or form, we invite them back in.😢
Thanks for the heart. I wanted to add, that Steven King wrote a novel about the problem, though he didn't directly add vampires to the story: Pet Semetary.
But all of those can count as poor personal judgement-when we let our desire for any or all of them overcome our caution, common sense and feeling that something is wrong or off and open the door anyway.
"Like the Jiangshi in Japan". I am a Japanese speaker but do not know what "Jiangshi" means. After a bit of investigation I realized that Jiangshi is Chinese (殭屍). In Japanese we call this "kyonshii," but it is a Chinese-style zombie or vampire.
if a vampire, or any other supernatural creature, can use their powers to forcibly bend the will or bodies of humans, in order to force us to invite or allow them in, then functionally speaking, there are no boundaries or restrictions which truly matter, to contain or inhibit said creatures in their drive to prey upon humans.
My understanding is that vampires are supernatural beings and their very existence means there are other supernatural beings in existence. Other beings, curses, protections, and creatures which may also exist on that property which can attack the vampire unless the property owner has invited them unto the property and into the home.
The way the invitation contract/permission thing was done in the new Nosferatu movie was so painfully, painfully dumb. Like self-parody level lame. But then again, the movie isn't scary in the slightest or even suspenseful. The Salem's Lot one was probably the most terrifying.
@@MystOfMythology It would have been better if it was, I don't know, done with puppets or something. Or claymation. The love story aspect made no logical sense. The only movie with LESS chemistry between the allegedly people in love would have to be "Valerian and the city of 1000 planets" where the leads might as well have had the script changed to play siblings. 😂
I guess it hurts more when one makes bad decisions without being forced. Just like allowing a conman to steal your money can be more humiliating then a burglar doing the same. About letting a vampire in, it really depends if it means death or turning into one. It's so weird that humanity works so hard to achieve imortality and in all the books and movies imortality is considered bad and destroying it heroic. After all, modern descriptions of vampires are more the not-so-secret wishes of humanity: forever young, strong and wealthy.
“Why do Vampires require an invitation?” U ask. Well there is only one true way to answer that. Not all Vampires movies do. As a matter of fact most do not. Here are a few archaic yet easily to all recognizable moments that I’m certain like me you all enjoyed. 1.Bram Stoker’s Dracula.(Not once did Dracula have an invitation to bite Lucy Westerna, but he still did.) 2. Blade 1,2,3 (Breaking and entering is such a common vampire practice and it’s not just blade the day walker that can break and enter…all the vampires can. Too many examples to count). 3. John Carpenter’s Vampires(here is another oldie-the antagonist and his vampires go after one of the protagonists in a hotel) As a matter of fact(very few vampire movies include the rule of “being invited in” as a prerequisite…limited mostly to the teen flick vampires). So there is ur answer. With all due respect, most vampire movies don’t even follow that rule. Only the story plot demotion vampires movies must follow it. Cuz without the ability to break and enter. You’re not gonna really sell an antagonist as a threat. It’s the best movies in my opinion they are immune to that rule. Only teenage and romance vampire movies require that. Kind of as a way to endear the power of the vampire character to an audience to cast a story. In reality and I think most vampire movie watchers would agree. Vampires do not care about being let in or not. They can be dangerous breaking and entering and that’s what they can do. A watered down sympathy movie plot rule does not mean they have to be let in. That’s all I got on that.
Hi Douglas, A great, and detailed comment, and there’s a lot of good examples of vampires in movies. This video, although using movie footage, ponders more on the early mythology of vampires, where, the invitation rule was more prominent. It’s an interesting point because, perhaps, as religion has played a smaller role in storytelling, this ancient rule has also faded. Thanks for watching.
This video was way more interesting than I was thinking, I was olny expeting the roots of this "Magical block" for vampires, but we went deep into thinking about the way society works haha, great content for sure!
Listening to the part on the whole comfort in your own home and how you can feel your own way around your home in the dark without bumping into things. I have discovered that my dwelling has wayyyyyy too many tripping hazards so I think I’m safe.
What enters my mind right away is the lyrics from a certain track thsts only on the Japanese printing of the Celtic Frost album called Monotheidt...the track called INCANTASION AGAINST YOU...I like it because the lyrics represent the setting of boundaries against any being you don't consent to having around...any being you tell that they are not welcome
I found this very fascinating. A lot. This reminds my own sentence, i always demand permission even to join my own close friends if i can follow them to a party. They say: "Of course, you come! Why asking?" I think I were in my early 20s that time, the first time I say:"I come only when invited, like vampires" and this now a little game for me, a sentence that became a little trait of personality
They can freely enter only their previous home. And that' s one of the reasons why family members are always their first victims. The evil must be invited, consciously or not, in our life. Or it can' t grab you. And vampires are limited, on their wanderings, by liminal places : They can' t go along crossroads, they can' t pass streams, rivers, seas. They need our help to pass through. Maybe because they exist through death and life, the liminal space for excellence, they must respect the limits posed by nature and living beings ( The invitation rule ).
Always thought that was weird too. Especially since so many vampires have at least a limited mind control ability. Why require permission to enter but allow the creature to extract it by compulsion?
Interesting that the BEK stories always tell that the BEK ask for entrance. And the storytellers never let them in. I would like to know about the ones that let them in, but fear that they haven´t enough blood left
Jiangshi is Chinese. Kyonshi is how it's transliterated into Japanese although more common is kyuketsuki. Although, vanpaiya or even dorakyura is used.
Humans are, without even considering the supernatural, may be vampiric. The lore that a vampire needs to be invited inside the house reflects a very natural and very basic human behavior and relationship dynamics. In a family where children are given permission once may consider that one permission as an allowance for all other acts, amongst big families where some extended relatives may live of from the hardship of another family member because they were allowed to live (for the meantime) in their houses. The vampire then is a parasite through the acquiescence of others, to the detriment of course of the latter. It is no doubt why the Bible, as a letter of Paul said "do not feed those who do not work" is a deterrent to vampiric behavior.
I as a mystic do charms and protection for my house especially around door and windows but I don't think they would need an invitation without protections in place
Just a small correction. I know there always gotta be one lol. The vampires of Anne Rice, "Interview With the Vampire" don't have to be invited on. There is no religious stemming vampire myth that has any hold on them. Though fire and sunlight do kill them like in the old myths.
Vampire of folklore are very different from fictional vampires. Their dormant (or dead) bodies go throughout restorative metamorphosis 40 days/6 months/even years, fuelled by nutrients and energy that his etherial form provides, by soul-flight outside his body and siphon them from his gluttonous poltergeist that exhaust all food, and from his victims of his night hag attacks. His 2 phase form start when he return to his ‘chrysalid’ body that got bloated and reddish, and tumble down the hillsides. His last form are when he gain his old human look, but with thicker hair and longer grown nails (like a wild man) and has a uni-brow like the Alp, his body are boneless blood-bag, and has a stinger bellow his tongue/in his proboscis in his one nostril. Another ver say after one being stabbed to death, his blood can manifest into a one eyed blood-man, who attack folk in the forest)
Would you let a vampire in?
As always, let me know who/what you'd like me to make a video on next. And yes… I did a big bo-bo the Jiangshi is Chinese 🤦🏻♂️Did a whole video on it here: ruclips.net/video/O7EfFEgtzP4/видео.html
Horror of Dracula is my favorite vampire movie! Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing were perfect in their roles!!
I leave my windows and doors unlocked every night. . .come on in and play with Uncle Ray-Ray🃏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤨
It is about dominion. The house symbolises the body and vampires are unclean spirits.
Alien abduction phenomena is a more recent manifestation of this lore but they don't always seem to require an invitation.
How about continuing on vampires but different variants/similar creatures to vampires from different folklores around the world?
I love the meme where a vampire asks an English teacher, "Can I come in?" and she replies, "I don't know. Can You?" He leaves, cursing.
@@annnichols3091 when vampires meet the ever important grammar Nazis
It seems to me that a vampire needing permission to enter your home is like how sin or malevolence can only infest you if you invite it in.
@@DickyMorin I don't remember where but this was the exact same interpretation, and I agree with it
I always just though them as demons that got the ability to manifest a physical form and maybe blood is what lets them keep they physical form and they still have to go by the spiritual rule of being invited in
@@DickyMorin Yes, we instinctively understand the difference between good and evil.
Evil doesn't come in by accident, it is a choice.
@@DickyMorin However you don't know he is a vampire so you don't know he's evil.
@@mastergems5145 why are vampires evil??
My doormat says, “There is no reason for you to be here.”
@@crimsonnemesis3511 love it!
@@crimsonnemesis3511 I need that
I prefer "Go Away".
@ my brother-in-law has that. I think it’s also great!
@@crimsonnemesis3511 Beautiful 🥰
Betrayed by someone you trusted hurts so much more and deeply than from a stranger or someone you don't trust. The stab in the back is so much worse than the stab you can see coming. Hard to recover from a betrayal.
I completely agree, and still have the scars to prove it.
@@margeebechyne8642 betrayal only comes from those closest to you
@@ohnonotagain8935 True
We might be monsters, but we're still polite.
This is... often true.
😂🙏
@@crimzongaming5470 This is the way.
I remember seeing in the trailer for the movie Fright Night, Collin Ferrel's vampiric character, the way he got around that "need invitation rule" is, he blew up the house. 😅😅😅😅😅
@@crimzongaming5470 we’re all monsters here
Would I let a vampire in? Nope.
I have always had the opinion of "if I am not expecting you, and there's a knock on the door, I ain't answering the door"
ABSOLUTELY 💯
I liked the movie "Let the right one in", it showed what happens to vampires that entered without invitation.
@@stevegriffin5681 easily the best vampire movie ever made.
@knaz7468 definately
@@stevegriffin5681 btw the channel "Tale Foundry" has a video from a few weeks ago titled "Why Monsters Follow the Rules" which uses that specific movie to great affect. Check it out.
Entered the apartment building itself which only the living are allowed to enter, vampires are not. She would never have survived long enough to get to the kid's flat in the first place. Again, humans chopping & changing everything to suit their needs & desires.
@mejohnb65 I had time to think this over. The vampire had a human servant. The servant went in and made arrangements to rent the apartment becoming a registered occupant then invited the vampire into his apartment. Until invited into a different apartment, it could only enter that one apartment.
In Chinese folk religious traditions, there are two door guardian deities being worshipped at the door of every household. The practice can still be found among the Chinese overseas communities where a small incense holder is attached on the wall next to the door.
Thank you. 🫡
Yes! they're called Shishi. (Both with names Shi & Shang, so Shishi.) They could be Lions, Dogs or Lion-dogs. They are found all over China & some Asian countries.
@@cruxivar6026Jianghshi isn’t from Japan, it’s from China
I had a woman show up at my door, it was pouring rain and she was soaked. She gave me chills, she had an irish accent. She insisted she knew me and that I was being cruel not inviting her in. I asked if I could call someone for her, she just kept looking at me and insisting she knew me. I decided to get my wife to see if she would talk to a woman. In 30 seconds she was gone I looked around and she was nowhere. 😢
Similar incident happened to me.
@@JM-bg2ts loved to our story...
Was she a BEK aka black eyed kid?
It's because vampires, being gentlemen, are extremely polite and courteous, and it is most disgraceful to come to dinner without an invitation - even if your host IS the dinner.
Yeah, technically they don't play with their food.
You believe the monsters are only being polite? Lolololol. Inviting a vampire into your home, renders you powerless.
@ r/whoosh
The vampire could be worried you are a descendant of the Belmont family readying your vampire killer whip,so he has to be very careful...
This makes perfect sense as vampires have always been the physical manifestations of pride, lust, and fear in many cultures.
Oh thank God. A break from the insanity. Best wishes from NYC to London. ☮
Oh buddy. It feels like I'm watching the news in a dystopian film 🤯! Thank you for your abundant generosity my friend 🙏
I once had my apartment broken into while i was sleeping. I grew up in a low risk, high trust, small town where doors can be left unlocked, and you could leave your keys in your vehicle without a second thought. So the night i left my door unlocked, someone came in and robbed me while i was sleeping. Luckily, the police found the perp, and the damage was negated, but psychologically speaking, i still dont feel 100% secure in my own home, i dont see the door as my bulwark i see it as a thin piece of wood seperating me from the cold and potential danger of the outdoors.
Suffice to say i'm not as inviting as i used to be.
Wow, so awful.
In Eastern Europe it wasn't that simple...vamps could turn themselvs into mist or vapor and even enter through a keyhole if you didn't block it up at night.
As for "thresholds", I like Jim Butcher's lore: that the existence of a "home" created by family life is a sort of benign spell that while it doesn't completely keep magical beings out, most of them would be almost completely powerless if they forced their way in.
The spell is much weaker in say a bachelor pad, and non-existent in any public space (a hotel, a business, a government building). But there's safety in numbers and most don't wish to risk that level of exposure to mortal awareness.
True story. When I moved out of my parents home and into my efficiency apartment outside in a rural area 13 minutes away from town. It was an old tool shed that was converted to an apartment. It was small but the rent was cheap and it was comfortable. The owners lived in the main house 2 acres down the road. Three days in it began to rain at a steady pace for 3 days. The owners came up and knocked on the door and told me if I wished I could park my small Ford ranger under their large car port next to the main house in case it started to flood being it would make more sense to walk down the road in my raincoat and rain boots without risking the truck getting stuck of flooded out. I gladly accepted and I was given a ride back by my landlord in his 4x4. That evening around 7 o clock there was a massive thunderstorm that took out the electric power. I opened my window to let the air in and opened the door to let the air circulate. At that moment I saw an individual walking down the road coming towards the apartment. The sighting sent chills through my body I literally felt stomach aches and nausea. I immediately closed the window and door.Despite living in Texas the landlords had a no guns policy that was explained to me before I agreed to the lease but they had several baseball bats throughout areas of my apartment for self defense. Either way I was 19 years old at the time and being my first time out of my parents house I was naive and accepted the lease. With a few minutes a knock on the door. I looked through the peep hole and there was a young woman about my age. I wondered if it was the landlord’s daughter but then no the walking in the rain during a thunderstorm was something that set off alarm bells in my head. The door chain and security clasp were on securely but the sick feeling was still running through me. The knocks started again and asked who it was and what they wanted. Silence for about a few seconds the female figure was standing on the small porch with wet hair and clothes “Can I come in”? She said. I replied no and saw her standing looking straight at the peep hole. I directed her to the main house and she stated she came from there and no answered door. I said sorry I can’t open door quickly locked the deadbolt and the door knob. She stood there and then reached to the door knob twisting and shaking it lightly. Please she asked and I replied “No go away “! She stood there a minute at walked away down the road disappearing into the darkness in the rain. This was the year 1997.
They need a invitation because they are a type of demon, the demon holds the dead body together and controls it. During blood helps regenerate the body as it decomposes
"Why Do Vampires Need An Invitation?"
Just because you're unalive, doesn't mean you shouldn't be polite and have manners.
100% exactly how psychopaths think too.
"Lost Boys" an all-time classic.
"Like and and subscribe" as an analogy for "will you let me in" was a very clever statement
Which is why in the "Monster Hunter Inc." series by Larry Correia, the hunters are constantly lamenting people who have "welcome" mats at their front doors!
I don’t normally even answer the front door. Great video as always!
😂 Thanks Altek2k!
I don't like to, and normally swear when there's a knock at the door.
Had a problem like that a few months back. Sounded like kids angrily demanding to be let in.
Took a chance, opened the door, and just stood there. They couldn't come in unless I let them in. Creepy AF.
My Skyrim Vampire never needs an invitation. He writes his own.
Demons need to be given entrance, a way in. A vampire is a Demon in human form. Thats it.
"Once upon a time, in a far away land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. And, although the prince had everything his heart could desire, the prince was spoiled and unkind. Then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman offered him a single rose in exchange for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away, but she warned him not to be deceived by appearances for beauty is found within. When he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress."
This (if you do not know) is the opening narrative to the Disney animated feature, "Beauty and The Beast." Of course the narrative continues on to tell how the enchantress cursed the prince, the castle, and all of the servants/residents of the castle. This opening narrative can propose the question of was the prince perhaps justified in not wanting to let the old beggar woman in.
Generally speaking, along with this historical questioning of who do we allow to enter, there is another aspect to consider that does have/has had a significant impact on this decision (to let in/not let in) and that is often found religious traditions of "divine mandated" hospitality. This kind of tradition can be found, for two examples, in both Greek Mythology as well as in Judeo/Christian tradition/mythology.
I'm curious about your thoughts on this aspect in respects to the over discussion of who do we let in.
@@skyden24195 Why bring Disney into it? The story was not his/their creation.
@@scallopohare9431 Disney came up with that particular opening narrative, that's why I brought it up. The origin of the story is irrelevant. The point of the comment is: what is the line between offering kindness/hospitality versus caution/safety? The opening narrative puts in stark contrast of both considerations into one situation. True, the prince was supposedly "selfish and unkind" so his refusal to let the old woman in can be seen as a result of this aspect of the question, i.e., a lack of hospitality/kindness, but on the other hand, the old woman turned out to actually be deceiving the prince and curses not only the prince, but the entire population of the castle, which can be argued potentially as villainous in of itself. Therefore, in a sense, the prince's decision not wanting to let her into the castle in the first place can be considered justifiable.
@ "The origin of the story is irrelevant?" The story doesn't exist otherwise. Tell you what, get back when you have read the original.
@@scallopohare9431 how about you get back with an apology after you've understood the concept of context. Knowing the original story will not change the dynamics of my comment as my comment is not focused on the overall story of "Beauty & The Beast" in any of its iterations. And as far as whether or not the story would exist is only relevant in the fact that it does exist thereby allowing for the mentioned narrative to have been created. regardless of who created it, for me to utilize as a reference example for the reasoning put forth of my comment's intent for being posted. The conclusion of all this, that should be understood, is that my comment is relevant *ONLY* to the mentioned narrative as it contains the aspects for the point of the comment which was clarified further in my last reply. And neither my original comment nor my previous reply, it seems, that you have either read completely or comprehended the point thereof.
If any further irrational argument/contradiction comes to mind, I suggest an examination into the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff.
@ Ooo-eee! No, your OP attributed the story to Disney. Pretty simple. And wrong. Run along, now.
This is why vampires do not take over the world.
"Even a man who is pure in heart, And says his prayers by night, May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms, And the moon is full and bright." Why?
@@fredericramstedt545 This was in the first Wolfman movie with Lon Chaney Jr. and it’s the only time I have heard it. I think it only pertains to humans who ‘ve been bitten by a werewolf.
I really appreciate the modern take on the range of thresholds we have today. Same shape, still a rectangle, except this threshold leads straight to the mind
It's a figurative quirk. It's as that song goes when you find yourself in darkness or have friends in low places so to speak, you invite it upon yourself.
What a terrifying creature:
"Can I come in?"
"I'd rather you didn't"
"K, later"
"Yup, have a good one "
Spooooookyyyyy
“Just look at your past relationships”… Ouch…Sting.😂
It’s funny ‘cos it’s true. 😂😫😫
With "friends" when I was young, most definitely, but in a relationship with a partner, no.
Wonderful video! You've made such a good connection between folklore and modern problems, just one correction Jiangshi is a vampire from China not Japan
Thank you! I know! Published it - was impatient because I had to make dinner - and had a facepalm moment when I watched it later! 🤦♂️
One way to tell a Chinese name or word from Japanese is that in Japanese, every syllable ends in either the letter "n" or a vowel.
It's transliterated to kyonshi. Kyuketsuki is more common imo, though although there might be some difference there. @@DickyMorin
Imagime if a vampire owned an apartment building. He wouldn't need an invitation anymore.
😂 - That would be a messed up block party.
I'm a little bit scared now 👀
OMG. That is so effing BRILLIANT!
Or he'd have to keep asking his renters to let him come into his own building....
All the owner would have to do is cast a circle, make his apartment sacred space, since it’s still not public space, the vampire even though he’s an owner is now not going into a home but a holy site.
As I recall, the invitation also goes somewhat in reverse. In Dracula, Dracula had to invite you across his threshold with "Enter freely and of your own free will". He can't drag you in. I don't know if that is part of the lore, or just an expansion of the idea by Bram Stoker.
Fascinating content. At times I am overwhelmed by the "friend" requests on social media. I post photos on Instagram and sometimes get followed and friend requests from people that I don't trust. They're fake accounts, they aren't real, they are the vampires.
Some are real unfortunately. I know one individual I wish I hadn't invited in. He was abusive and a stalker, and followed me on the street.
Biblically, most demons can not freely attack the residents of a faithful home where a child lives; they, too, need an invitation. There's a "hedge" built up around them, but terrible sins or doors willingly opened by fools that don't know how to shut them allows them in. Depending on the demon, its rank, the sins committed by residents, native energy levels, time of year, and who opened the door, many terrible things can occur from possession to attacks or even deaths, worse too. Again, the biggest mistake is inviting evil in and believing the words of a spirit.
No spirit, be they indifferent or bad, can speak the truth completely when summoned. Learning why that is seems a worthy goal for another video, I've not been able to discover the reasoning of this, but it is fairly universal from Voodun to Christian and Norse.
I wonder if it has something to do with spirits being beyond the physical realm often even beyond concepts like time and space. Maybe their are spiritual restrictions about revealing things which are yet to happen because the future itself (and inn many ways the past aswell) is kind of like death, unknowable.
One explanation I have heard is that they resent those who have bodies.
because without rules we are nothing but animals
The funniest rule I've heard for vampires is that if you spill a cup of rice they will be compelled to count every grain and that makes me picture normal people bullying the vampire by letting him get close and dumping out more rice or shouting out numbers and making it lose count
The Ancient Laws of Hospitality.
It's about possession.
I remember an episode of Angel, where Angel's associate is going through some guy's apartment and Angel is leaning on the doorway. Suddenly Angel stumbles through the doorway and his associate says, "Guess he didn't survive." For some reason, I found that hilarious.
Because in order for evil to truly prosper, you often have to "let it in".
Interesting point about trust and that evil that gains your teust being more threatening. I also feel the same. Its why im VERY selective about whom i let in my house
4:57 and that's how Chiaotzu was defeated at the 22 Tenkaichi Budōkai tournament.
Lil fact about Strigoi: they are troubled spirits who rise from the grave, all Romanian folklore
This was a great, thought provoking post on the psychology of trust… But people wonder just where the idea of a mythical creature like a vampire asking permission to enter comes from. It comes from some ancient spiritual beliefs about Demons ( or Daimons Greek ) and the beliefs surrounding the idea of possession. The belief that a person cannot become possessed unless they have given a Demonic Entity permission to a person’s very soul. It’s to do with the greater concept of Free Will…… ⚛️☮️🌏
Again it explains why vampires are equated with people with ASPD because of their power of manipulation of our weaknesses they feel and their absolute willingness to do that every single time they see a chance to do it.
Great video! It was truly a thought-provoking topic!
Glad you think so! Thank you!
Moral of the video: Never like and subscribe. The content creator might be a vampire.
Thanks Mysteries of Mythology.
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Me at a funeral, hearing old ladies at casket: "we should poke her heart to make sure she doesn't come back as a strigoi."
That was around year 2003 or so. 😅 Gotta love pegans.
I rarely answer the door. And after 9pm. Go away! I don’t want visitors or anyone else. You better be the police or firefighters banging on the door to get out.
I got told off by my neighbour yesterday for not answering my door.
Got here to learn about vampires, got hit with a "look at your past relationships" 😂 that felt so personal, great video btw!
Thank you!! 😁
The vampire is lead in for a variety of reasons, not just poor personal judgement.
He has something to offer. Exitement, distraction, inspiration, knowledge, potential love, societal validation, money, those are just a few of the things, he promises. That's why we feel, we'd like to invite him in.
In the acient stories, there's another aspect: our inability to accept the death of a loved one. When he or she comes back, in whatever shape or form, we invite them back in.😢
They present themselves in more appealing terms.
Thanks for the heart.
I wanted to add, that Steven King wrote a novel about the problem, though he didn't directly add vampires to the story:
Pet Semetary.
But all of those can count as poor personal judgement-when we let our desire for any or all of them overcome our caution, common sense and feeling that something is wrong or off and open the door anyway.
It's creepy because vampires charm you into consenting
that's why I always have a welcome mat at the front of my door, so I can always come in
"Like the Jiangshi in Japan". I am a Japanese speaker but do not know what "Jiangshi" means. After a bit of investigation I realized that Jiangshi is Chinese (殭屍). In Japanese we call this "kyonshii," but it is a Chinese-style zombie or vampire.
I know dono42 🤦🏻♂️ silly mistake, check the pinned comment.
Canadian Vampires EH !
😂 🇨🇦
The monster that breaks down my door is scarier, I would never invite anyone to my house 😂
It is because a vampire is a spiritual being.
if a vampire, or any other supernatural creature, can use their powers to forcibly bend the will or bodies of humans, in order to force us to invite or allow them in, then functionally speaking, there are no boundaries or restrictions which truly matter, to contain or inhibit said creatures in their drive to prey upon humans.
My understanding is that vampires are supernatural beings and their very existence means there are other supernatural beings in existence.
Other beings, curses, protections, and creatures which may also exist on that property which can attack the vampire unless the property owner has invited them unto the property and into the home.
Great video! You gave me something to ponder while I try to sleep tonight.
The worst monsters are the ones that we create or invite into our lives.
Or allow to control us. 2020 has given permission for many things.
“Just look at your past relationships” you really ate with that one. Ngl
The way the invitation contract/permission thing was done in the new Nosferatu movie was so painfully, painfully dumb. Like self-parody level lame. But then again, the movie isn't scary in the slightest or even suspenseful. The Salem's Lot one was probably the most terrifying.
I have to say, I was looking forward to seeing Nosferatu, and left the cinema thinking… meh 🫤
@@MystOfMythology It would have been better if it was, I don't know, done with puppets or something. Or claymation. The love story aspect made no logical sense. The only movie with LESS chemistry between the allegedly people in love would have to be "Valerian and the city of 1000 planets" where the leads might as well have had the script changed to play siblings. 😂
@@AndreA-dl5po the only movie where vampires are respecting their whole lore. Infact, they' re terryfing.
Well, my trust issues just got worse. 😅 Great video, as always. 👑
😅😅 Sowwy!
I guess it hurts more when one makes bad decisions without being forced. Just like allowing a conman to steal your money can be more humiliating then a burglar doing the same.
About letting a vampire in, it really depends if it means death or turning into one. It's so weird that humanity works so hard to achieve imortality and in all the books and movies imortality is considered bad and destroying it heroic. After all, modern descriptions of vampires are more the not-so-secret wishes of humanity: forever young, strong and wealthy.
Is an emotional boundary, I think.
“Why do Vampires require an invitation?” U ask. Well there is only one true way to answer that. Not all Vampires movies do. As a matter of fact most do not. Here are a few archaic yet easily to all recognizable moments that I’m certain like me you all enjoyed.
1.Bram Stoker’s Dracula.(Not once did Dracula have an invitation to bite Lucy Westerna, but he still did.)
2. Blade 1,2,3 (Breaking and entering is such a common vampire practice and it’s not just blade the day walker that can break and enter…all the vampires can. Too many examples to count).
3. John Carpenter’s Vampires(here is another oldie-the antagonist and his vampires go after one of the protagonists in a hotel)
As a matter of fact(very few vampire movies include the rule of “being invited in” as a prerequisite…limited mostly to the teen flick vampires).
So there is ur answer. With all due respect, most vampire movies don’t even follow that rule. Only the story plot demotion vampires movies must follow it.
Cuz without the ability to break and enter. You’re not gonna really sell an antagonist as a threat. It’s the best movies in my opinion they are immune to that rule. Only teenage and romance vampire movies require that. Kind of as a way to endear the power of the vampire character to an audience to cast a story.
In reality and I think most vampire movie watchers would agree. Vampires do not care about being let in or not. They can be dangerous breaking and entering and that’s what they can do. A watered down sympathy movie plot rule does not mean they have to be let in.
That’s all I got on that.
Hi Douglas,
A great, and detailed comment, and there’s a lot of good examples of vampires in movies. This video, although using movie footage, ponders more on the early mythology of vampires, where, the invitation rule was more prominent.
It’s an interesting point because, perhaps, as religion has played a smaller role in storytelling, this ancient rule has also faded.
Thanks for watching.
C'mon, guys! Everyone needs an invitation! To intrude is rude...
This video was way more interesting than I was thinking, I was olny expeting the roots of this "Magical block" for vampires, but we went deep into thinking about the way society works haha, great content for sure!
Better question is does a vampire have to invite a vampire in their place? Or even a werewolf’s home? Food for thought lol😂
Another great video! Keep them coming! We need to escape reality right now! 😅
So true!
Listening to the part on the whole comfort in your own home and how you can feel your own way around your home in the dark without bumping into things. I have discovered that my dwelling has wayyyyyy too many tripping hazards so I think I’m safe.
😂 - Mind your step.
Excellent! Well done. Very deep. I loved it!
Thank you 🙏
What enters my mind right away is the lyrics from a certain track thsts only on the Japanese printing of the Celtic Frost album called Monotheidt...the track called INCANTASION AGAINST YOU...I like it because the lyrics represent the setting of boundaries against any being you don't consent to having around...any being you tell that they are not welcome
What about the person who wants that chance encounter to happen on the small chance that one may be turned into a vampire? Even if it risks death.
@@ambientTakeover especially Damon Salvatore vampire diaries all day long baby!!!!!
Great analysis. How insanely cool is it that this video didn’t have the “and speaking of bad guys online, this video is sponsored by a VPN”
🤣🤣🤣
Very well done!
Immersive, entertaining and thought provoking.
Story onward 😊
Very thoughtful. More than I expected. Thank you.
Thanks Julia 😊
It's a plot device to even the odds a bit.
If they have tacos they're more than welcome to come in.
"Humans have a remarkable capacity for overlooking red flags, just look a your past relationships"
Ooof
I found this very fascinating. A lot. This reminds my own sentence, i always demand permission even to join my own close friends if i can follow them to a party. They say: "Of course, you come! Why asking?" I think I were in my early 20s that time, the first time I say:"I come only when invited, like vampires" and this now a little game for me, a sentence that became a little trait of personality
They can freely enter only their previous home. And that' s one of the reasons why family members are always their first victims. The evil must be invited, consciously or not, in our life. Or it can' t grab you. And vampires are limited, on their wanderings, by liminal places : They can' t go along crossroads, they can' t pass streams, rivers, seas. They need our help to pass through. Maybe because they exist through death and life, the liminal space for excellence, they must respect the limits posed by nature and living beings ( The invitation rule ).
That's actually a good question. Usually, I dont even wonder about it and just go with the flow 😄🤗
My childhood home had a horseshoe over the entry to the kitchen for luck.
They never asked for or received an invitation to enter any place in the movie version of Interview With The Vampire.
Before I watch my theory was always that humanity needs to let evil in for it to hurt them. Sin must be welcomed in
Oh you're good.
Sooo, you had a happy, healthy childhood. Be glad.
@@scallopohare9431It's about letting evil in rather than just experiencing it.
RIP Michelle Trachtenberg
Always thought that was weird too. Especially since so many vampires have at least a limited mind control ability. Why require permission to enter but allow the creature to extract it by compulsion?
Vampires have to gain dominion over you.
Hospitality used to be a thing. Abuse it at one's peril.
Interesting that the BEK stories always tell that the BEK ask for entrance. And the storytellers never let them in. I would like to know about the ones that let them in, but fear that they haven´t enough blood left
I've always wondered if leaving out a welcome mat nullifies the invitation requirement?
@@PacLander-1 it is my understanding that it does. Many paranormal investigators advise against them.
@@AndreaBowlsNever heard this before. Interesting.
Not able to touch holy ground unless given permission to do so. or else boom!
Great video. Love the connection to psychology.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ultimate Politeness
I fancy your interpretation!
Also, I needed this warning....
Jiangshi is Chinese.
Kyonshi is how it's transliterated into Japanese although more common is kyuketsuki. Although, vanpaiya or even dorakyura is used.
Humans are, without even considering the supernatural, may be vampiric. The lore that a vampire needs to be invited inside the house reflects a very natural and very basic human behavior and relationship dynamics. In a family where children are given permission once may consider that one permission as an allowance for all other acts, amongst big families where some extended relatives may live of from the hardship of another family member because they were allowed to live (for the meantime) in their houses. The vampire then is a parasite through the acquiescence of others, to the detriment of course of the latter. It is no doubt why the Bible, as a letter of Paul said "do not feed those who do not work" is a deterrent to vampiric behavior.
I've often wondered if teenagers are so fascinated by vampire lore because they subconsciously realise that they are living off others.
I as a mystic do charms and protection for my house especially around door and windows but I don't think they would need an invitation without protections in place
Just a small correction. I know there always gotta be one lol. The vampires of Anne Rice, "Interview With the Vampire" don't have to be invited on. There is no religious stemming vampire myth that has any hold on them. Though fire and sunlight do kill them like in the old myths.
Vampire of folklore are very different from fictional vampires. Their dormant (or dead) bodies go throughout restorative metamorphosis 40 days/6 months/even years, fuelled by nutrients and energy that his etherial form provides, by soul-flight outside his body and siphon them from his gluttonous poltergeist that exhaust all food, and from his victims of his night hag attacks. His 2 phase form start when he return to his ‘chrysalid’ body that got bloated and reddish, and tumble down the hillsides. His last form are when he gain his old human look, but with thicker hair and longer grown nails (like a wild man) and has a uni-brow like the Alp, his body are boneless blood-bag, and has a stinger bellow his tongue/in his proboscis in his one nostril. Another ver say after one being stabbed to death, his blood can manifest into a one eyed blood-man, who attack folk in the forest)