Having a Vampire Ball
I spend most of my undead life ‘undercover’, hiding my true being from the humans around me and keeping my nature (or unnatural nature) a deadly secret. However, every now and then I surface, and present the world with the truth of my existence. In every single case up till now, no one has believed me, and I get away with my joke on humanity yet again.
Every few years I organise a costume ball. I pick a suitable otherworldly venue, such as an old castle, or an abandoned mine or a ruined mansion, and advertise the event widely as the Vampire’s Ball. For many years now I have been using the same small printing press to do my leaflets and posters, and in recent years the company has created its own website. Using this online printing shop makes it even easier for me than ever, since I do not have to venture out into the sunlit world to arrange my needs.
Guests are required to dress up as Goths, or as fictional horror characters, whether a black-cloaked vampire, Frankenstein’s monster, a toilet-roll-draped mummy, or the giant walking carrot from the first film version of ‘The Thing’.
I pick a suitable band for the live music, one that can play spooky background music as well as bouncy or smoochy dance music, book a couple of entertainers such as fire-eaters or acrobats, arrange a huge buffet for those of you who still ingest solid food, and charge a fortune. Those of us who do not drink … wine … get in a lot cheaper.
The vampire-wannabes love it. Every time I put on this show it is sold out well in advance. The humans have a great time pretending they are in a Gothic castle, we blood-drinkers have our pick of donors, and I make loads of money.
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