A third option, and the latest trend in vampire feeding, is the practice of “browsing.â€? In this method the vampire feeds from a number of voluntary human hosts. The vampire drinks less blood from more people. Therefore the hosts are not left near death, but simply in a mildly euphoric state. A pleasurable symbiosis is created between vampire and his hosts.

One concern however associated with browsing, is the potential for disease. This is less of an issue for the vampire (we’re dead after all) than it is for his human hosts. The conscientious vampire therefore counteracts with a sterile apparatus, using IV needles and surgical tubing. People will not volunteer to be food unless you take care of them in return.

Aside from having a renewable source for food for vampires and providing a natural high for humans, browsing may provide other benefits as well. Arthur, for example, has met several of his professional contacts through feed parties he’s thrown over the years.