Vampires?!?!?! Why do vampires have to be invited into a home?

Question

Vampires?!?!?! Why do vampires have to be invited into a home?

Answer 1

This goes back to the idea of Circle magic - a holy barrier without beginning or end - represented as well by the wedding ring. Vampires were unholy creatures, damned by God, and therefore could not cross holy barriers. The home was considered to literally be a "circle of protection" in this case, and a vampire could not enter unless he had the invitation of the true owner of the property.



Of course, if vampires were real, which they're not, this barrier could be easily circumvented by burning the house down. In modern fiction a vampire brought to a halt at a threshold would simply pull out a gun and shoot the hero.

Answer 2

They don't want to be accused of trespassing.

Answer 3

Doors are considered holy barriers...Within that room or outside of that room...is a place. The door is the walkway to the other room. Kind of like in constantine when he asks her to leave the apartment, its because the door is a barrier. And she didnt have any doors in the apartment besides the entry. But after they're invited in..they can re-enter uninvited.

Answer 4

there is two answers.

1. what the second person said

2. they dont believe in killing people in ther own house

duh. read cirque du freak



hahahah jk

Answer 5

They don't but saying so makes people feel safer.



Unless of course you ward your house.

Answer 6

why are you thinking about allowing a vampire into your house?

Answer 7

not really sure, but now that you mention it, jesus is kinda like a vampire. he would be happy to come in, but you have to invite him in first..... jesus and vampires.... both are kinda life sucking arent that.... hmmmm

Answer 8

You're confusing vampires with the fairies from Eoin Colfer's "Artemis Fowl" series.

Answer 9

Someone's property was concidered holy in the time the first vampire stories were written. and vampires can't cross that barrier uninvited.