Recent Folklore abounds about the humble Vampire bat who is said to have supernatural powers, being able to change shape from bat to man. In many of our Vampire horror movies the Vampire bat is used in just this way. In South America stories have been told of large bats who kill and eat people and bats have been linked to ceremonial knives and artifacts of sacrifice. These sacrificial items were used in decapitation to supply blood to appease the gods.

Almost no country is free from the folklore of blood sucking creatures. Gypsy groups coming from India tell of Bhuta, Brahmaparusha, and Rakshara roaming the night killing and sucking the blood of humans. Indian folklore also believed Vampires could change into not only bats but chickens, horses, dogs, cats, snakes, fleas and even fruits such as pumpkins, watermelons and household tools. When all is said and done the Vampire bat is really very nondescript. He is tiny and at full growth is only as big as an adults thumb. He mainly feeds off livestock and birds by using his sharp teeth to leave a gash and then lapping the blood and feeding on the red cells. This little bat has special anatomy adapted to its liquid diet allowing it to separate the red cells which it needs to survive.

The unique properties of the vampire bats’ saliva has been used in the study of Stroke patients. This study which appeared in the January 10, 2003 issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, tested a genetically engineered drug called desmoteplase, which uses the anticoagulant properties of the saliva of Desmodus rotundus, and was shown to increase blood flow in stroke patients. Maree Tozer Borg is the Proud Owner of The Vampire Shack, where you can find interesting articles on Movies and DVDs and general information on your favorite Vampire stars… She also has Vampire and Gothic related Jewellery, Books, DVDs, Fashion and just about everything else related.

Thriller movies, unlike other common genres, have the powerful effect to be able to influence our brains. It works in a way that watching these movies can slowly plant a unique logic into our minds that enhances our ability to think deeper and smarter. From the scientific point of view, movies like detective, murder or adventure can actually enhance audiences’ attentiveness and observational abilities. This is because they are capable of stimulating the vibration in the human’s nervous system by injecting massively the electrifying sequences.

It is from the mouths of most viewers that movies of thriller genre can be mind-boggling, fear-provoking and hair raising. Some even claimed in a humorous way that watching thrillers can fully exercise the brain cells. In fact, there is a priceless theory proposed by physicist Newton, displaying explanation that every single action by human will exert an equal as well as opposing respond. This concept applies perfectly into viewing the movies of thriller. Perhaps this indication goes well with the saying that thrillers can make one feel entertained and stressed at the same time. The adrenaline rush, tingling of spine produces vibrations in your nerves.

Nevertheless, the stress triggered by watching thriller movies is not at all harmful. The temporary tension stimulated is healthy and leaves the mind almost immediately to be transformed into some kind of indescribable relaxation, precisely compatible to the Newton’s law. From there, the stress and relaxation then slowly enhance, ounce by ounce, the intelligence and wisdom of a person then the stress slowly vanishes. Should there be existence of any puzzling moments in the movies; the dormant brain cells of human will be effectively charged. In time, the intellectual horizon of a person will expand and the observational abilities will be expanded as well.