Father Sebastiaan
Father Sebastiaan | |
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Born |
San Diego, California | January 23, 1975
Occupation | Fangsmith, Author, Impresario |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | USA |
Genres | Esoterica, erotica |
Subjects | Occult, chaos magic, left-hand path, paranormal, spirituality, vampires |
Notable work(s) | Sanguinomicon, Vampyre Magick, Vampyre Virtues, Vampyre Mysteries, Vampyre Almanac" |
www.fathersebastiaan.com |
"Father Sebastiaan' is an American, fangsmith.[1] published author and impresario.[2] A former dental assistant,.,,[3] working as a "fangsmith" crafting custom made fangs for consumers.[4][5] He is the founder of the The Sanguinarium, a social network for the vampire subculture, and has worked as an author and co-author of several books on the occult and the vampire subculture.[6]
Biography
van Houten was born in San Diego, California to a military family and spent much of his early years traveling.[7] He was later attended a Quaker boarding school and at age fourteen, discovered the goth subculture through Anne Rice novels and later the Vampire: The Masquerade during his teenage years.[7] Van Houten also apprenticed as a dental assistant and became active during the 1990s New York City club scene.[7] He is an Impresario club promoter, creating The New York Vampire Ball in 1996 and The Endless Night Festival in New Orleans in 1998, one of the "largest vampire gatherings in the world". He is noted with writing the first "Black Veils" based on the code of conduct of a club night he managed entitled "Long Black Veil."[8]
Bibliography
Books
- Vampyre Sanguinomicon: Lexicon of the Living Vampire (Weiser, 2010)[9]
- Vampyre Virtues: The Red Veils (TheSanguinarium.com Press, 2011)
- Vampyre Magick: The Grimoire of the Living Vampire (Weiser, 2012)
- Mysteries of Paris (Rakasha Books, 2012)
- The Vampyre Almanac 2012 (TheSanguinarium.com Press, 2012)
Co-authored books
- The Vampyre Almanac (Sanguinarium Press, 2000) with Katherine Ramsland and Michelle Belanger.
- V: The Book of the Strigoi VII (Aangel Publishing, 2003) with Layil Umbralux, Madame X.
- Vampyre Virtues; The Purple Veils (TheSanguinarium.com Press) with Magister Maelle
Filmography
- The Secret Life of Vampires (A&E, 2005)[10]
- Vampire Secrets (History Channel, 2006)
- Vampyres (Avalanche Productions, 2007) documentary based on the book Vampyres: When Reality Goes Beyond Fiction by Laurent Courau
References
- ↑ "Hssssss! Where Wall Street vampires get their fangs". CNBC. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ↑ "Open Lines & Vampyre Subculture". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ↑ "Interview with a Vampyre's Dentist". Newsweek. Retrieved 2013-2510.
- ↑ "Fangsmith Fashions Sharp Canines for His Party-Loving Vampires". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ↑ "Get Fanged". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-31.
- ↑ "Interview with the Vampire". Bettyconfidential.com. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Interview with a Vampyre". New York Post. Retrieved 2011-11-31.
- ↑ Possamai, Adam (2012). Handbook of Hyper-real Religions. Brill Academic Pub. pp. 149, 159. ISBN 9004218815.
- ↑ "Social Sciences Reviews, October 1, 2010". Library Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ↑ "The Secret Life of Vampires (dvd)". A&E. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
Further reading
- Belanger, Michelle A. The Psychic Vampire Codex: A Manual of Magick and Energy Work. 30 November 2004. Red Wheel/Weiser. ISBN 978-1-57863-321-0
External links
- Official website
- Elements Of Vampyre Magick article on Disinfo
- The Obfuscation of Father Sebastiaan Inc. An Illuminating Investigation for the Vampi(y)re Community – by Octarine Valur article on South African Vampyre News