Michelle Belanger, an expert on vampirism and a self-professed psychic vampire, accomplishes a feat no one has ever managed before. She's convinced nearly two dozen real-life vampires to break the code of silence that has kept this fascinating community shrouded in secrecy . . . until now.This diverse collection of contributors—including Raven Kaldera, Madame X, and Sanguinarius—speak candidly about their beliefs, practices, and how they awakened to their identities as vampires. You'll hear firsthand from psychic vampires who feed on energy for spiritual and physical nourishment and from sanguine vampires who drink actual blood. These true stories describe the compulsion to feed and what it feels like, working with donors, living with a social stigma, ethical principles, and other unique aspects of this underground culture.