The Vampires of Paris

Hello Chicklets! I know it has been a while since I wrote an entry and its mostly not because of lack of inspiration…but because I have had a rather lazy few months

Anyway, I thought I would come back with a bang!!  And since it is so close to Halloween (which sees to be everywhere right now) I thought why not write a highly interesting entry about vampires in Paris!! Now, before I proceed I would like to let everyone reading this know – a) This is not my POV but a story I heard recently, b) It is one of the most twisted takes on history I have heard and c) It is all in fun – so please read and enjoy it for what it is – An All Hallows Tale MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…..

In the early 19^th century the poor flocked the cities of Europe looking for work and a better life, turning areas of the cities into crowded slums overridden with disease, cries, and…Vampires! All the major cities across Europe saw not just a population explosion of humans but also vampires. Narrow alleyways, tumbledown buildings and squalor provided an excellent hunting ground to vampires along with providing them with dark, squalid corners in which to hide during the daytime. In fact the area just north of the Louvre was so rampant with vampire attacks that it became known as the Vampire Quartier. Despite measures like hiring vampire hunters and enforcing strict curfews the vampire attacks continued to mount and the authorities were helpless until Baron Georges Haussmann, Paris' top city planner, proposed something never done before – instead of killing vampires why not destroy where they take shelter! The proposal was accepted and the work started right away. Under the guidance of Haussmann the city of Paris underwent complete transformation. Thousands of people watched as buildings were demolished and droves of vampires were driven out right into the arms of the French military and killed. 20 years later wide roads, grand buildings and an Opera replaced the vampire quartier. The vampire attacks had dwindled down to almost nothing and Haussmann was the hero of the day. The laurels were premature though since suddenly there was a sharp rise in the vampire attacks and this time the attacks happened all over Paris. As it turned out the extensive sewer system designed by Haussmann proved to be not only a great place for vampires to thrive but also a fabulous underground network for them to get around the city.

For the next 50 years or so these vampires, now called Haussmann’s Children, lived in the sewers and came out at night to hunt and feed. Time to time the city would try to station military at the entrances but eventually gave that up due to a high death and turning toll among the army officers. During the Nazi occupation any resistance fighters who tried to hide in the sewers encountered the vampires. Eventually sophisticated weapons and better hunting techniques lowered the vampire numbers to almost nil. The last of Haussmann’s children was hunted down and destroyed in 1971 near the river Seine where there had been a spate of attacks.

And that my friends, concludes the saga of Haussmann’s Children!