Father Sebastiaan

Father Sebastiaan
Born January 23, 1975
San Diego, California
Occupation Fangsmith, Author, Impresario
Nationality American
Citizenship USA, French
Genre Esoterica, erotica
Subject Occult, chaos magic, left-hand path, paranormal, spirituality, vampires
Notable works Sanguinomicon, Vampyre Magick, Vampyre Virtues, Vampyre Mysteries, Vampyre Almanac", Strigoi Vii, Mysteries of Paris,
Website
www.fathersebastiaan.com

Father Sebastiaan is an American fangsmith,[1][2] published author and impresario.[3] He is a former dental assistant[4] working as a "fangsmith," crafting custom made fangs for consumers.[5][6] He is the founder of the Sabretooth Clan, a fangmaking business and 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.[7]

Biography

Van Houten was born in San Diego, California to a military family and spent much of his early years traveling.[8] 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.[8] Van Houten also apprenticed as a dental assistant and became active during the 1990s New York City Vampyre club scene.[8] 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."[9]

Bibliography

Books

Co-authored books

Filmography

References

  1. "Hssssss! Where Wall Street vampires get their fangs". CNBC. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  2. "The Real 'True Blood'?". Vice Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. "Open Lines & Vampyre Subculture". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. "Interview with a Vampyre's Dentist". Newsweek. Retrieved 2013-2510. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. "Fangsmith Fashions Sharp Canines for His Party-Loving Vampires". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  6. "Get Fanged". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-31. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. "Interview with the Vampire". Bettyconfidential.com. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Interview with a Vampyre". New York Post. Retrieved 2011-11-31. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. Possamai, Adam (2012). Handbook of Hyper-real Religions. Brill Academic Pub. pp. 149, 159. ISBN 9004218815.
  10. "Social Sciences Reviews, October 1, 2010". Library Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  11. "The Secret Life of Vampires (dvd)". A&E. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

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