Really? How about a crazy ass white boy who has some serious issues and decided to act out on some psychological trauma. Why blame "pop culture" ?
This kid obviously needs a swift kick to the nutts and to be sent to a mad house, not a sympathy article saying it was possibly pop cultures infactuation with the genre.
But on a side note how fucking scary would it be if it were true?..I mean obviously this douchebag wasn't but a vampire is not something I'd look forward to seeing lol
Police: Attacker who bit woman claimed to be 500-year-old mythical creature who needed to "feed"
HOUSTON — The arrest of a man accused of breaking into a woman's house and trying to suck her blood has sparked discussion about the impact of vampire books and movies on youth culture.
Whether pop culture played a role in Saturday's attack remains to be seen, as 19-year-old Lyle Monroe Bensley awaits a psychiatric evaluation in jail on burglary charges in Galveston, Texas.
Galveston police say the man forced his way into the apartment of a woman he did not know
and made growling and hissing noises while biting and hitting the victim in her bed.
Found in a parking lot and wearing only boxer shorts, the pierced and tattooed Bensley claimed he was a 500-year-old vampire who needed to "feed," Galveston Police Capt. Jeff Heyse said.
Vampires have been a focal point of literature since Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, "Dracula." But fascination, particularly among young people, has peaked in recent years with the popularity of the "Twilight" books about teenage vampires and the television series, "True Blood." ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44192205/ns/us_news-life/
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