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Allow me to introduce you to the vampires of Those Who Hunger (In The Dark). Jason (he/him), the antisocial goth. Sam (they/them), the mischievous punk. Allison (she/her), the cottagecore engineer.

I love these guys so much, if they interest you be sure to look at my book (WHICH IS FREE ON KINDLE). Special thanks to @luoniiel the amazing artist who brought them out of the pages.

When Dr. Nahum's patient turns out to be a vampire, very little changes. After all, being undead is not something many therapists can assist with. The anxieties and trauma from becoming something not quite human however, now that's a job for them. Join these characters on the perilous journey of strengthening your mental health. Featuring:

> Dr Ariel Nahum (Any pronouns) > Allison Gobena (She/Her) > Sam Reading (They/Them) > Jason Aakster (He/Him)

So tag along as Ariel finds out what happens to those who die in the dark and the lengths their hunters go to.

My book is published! I'm so excited! If you want a different take on vampires, queer people falling in love, and wholesome moments of healing. This is something you might enjoy!

My favourite ship dynamic!

Is queer couples over forty!

Where one breaks the rules with a grin, and the other breaks them with a grimace.

If Ariel and Sam from (Those Who Hunger In The Dark) aren't cut from that clothe I'll eat my hat. I wish I had art of them to put here, I just hope someday someone will have the same brainrot for them.

If you like these kinds of couples, please check out Those Who Hunger In The Dark

I'm so excited y'all, I'm going to be able to show art of the vampires from my book soon! Also someone reading it told me they're enjoying it lots. Absolutely pumped! Also, the sequel is coming along very well! If you want to read it check this out!

Something I find particularly interesting in a lot of media where demons, magic, vampires etc. exist is this concept of a soul. Lots of media have people trading their soul for power. Vampires and other forms of undead are described as soulless. You see this A LOT in western media especially. Supernatural has a whole arc where Sam lacks his soul and so many people trade their souls for things.

Most vampire stories will push forward this idea that a vampire lacks the human soul, although it can be ambiguous as in VTM. These sorts of shows or books often link their vampires to figures like Lilith or Cain claiming these to be the first vampires.

Something I find interesting though, is that for a very long time the soul wasn't something you could lose. It wasn't even something you could trade away. That just wasn't how the soul functioned within the theology of early Christianity. From my research, it definitely doesn't function this way in Judaism which means that their view on vampires would be very different. While Christians would view vampires with horror and revulsion, a Jewish person might instead view them with sympathy rather and consider them a person still. The view of many figures such as Satan, Cain, or even Lilith (whose position within scripture is by my understanding iffy) is definitely worth looking at more! I think it's particularly troubling given how connected queerness and vampirism have become due to Interview With A Vampire, True Blood, American Horror Story, Being Human, Castlevania, Preacher and many many many many others including Dracula and Carmilla.

Definitely check out this article on how Jewish people understand Satan and the concept of trading or selling your soul!

Part of why I enjoyed writing Those Who Hunger (In The Dark) so much was a chance to explore how a Jewish person might react to vampires. Which was very fun, getting into that head space for Ariel. If you're interested in a take on vampires that isn't centered in that Christian framework we're all used to, I recommend picking up my book. It's free to read on kindle, costs about £2.35 to buy, and £4.20 (blaze it) for paperback I think. I put a lot of love into this story about healing, and I'm putting just as much into the sequel!

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