Has it been seen and discussed before...yes. Do I care? No. Why? Because it's just effin' bad-ical. Vampire watermelons. If ever there were a reason to become a gypsy it's because of the concept of a vampire watermelon.
The belief in vampire fruit is similar to the belief that any inanimate object left outside during the night of a full moon will become a vampire. According to tradition, watermelons or any kind of pumpkin kept more than ten days or after Christmas will become a vampire, rolling around on the ground and growling to pester the living. People have little fear of the vampire pumpkins and melons because of the creatures' lack of teeth. One of the main indications that a pumpkin or melon is about to undergo a vampiric transformation (or has just completed one) is said to be the appearance of a drop of blood on its skin.That is an amazingly choice passage...select even. In fact, according to the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society (now published as Romani Studies) this phenomenon happens in pumpkins as well and after the aforementioned 10-day grace period and vampirism is attained "then the gathered pumpkins stir all by themselves and make a sound like 'brrrl, brrrl, brrrl!' and begin to shake themselves."
All is once again right in my world.
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