vampire - Allegory of a modern memetic Parasite
Parasites lurk in the shadows, despising the light that reveals and exposes.
Their survival depends on appearing to be part of the host they parasitically live off of.
It gathers in occult covenants, away from the host’s prying eyes.
It feeds on the host, draining it, but not to a level that would kill it. Yet, this contant depletion slowly degrades the host, forcing the parasite to seek a new host to drain.
Although they take on the appearance of the host - so as to remain inconspicuous - the parasite does acquire similar physical markers, due to their inbreeding - sampling the hosts genes only to conceal itself enough to remain undetected.
A parasite intervenes upon the hosts’ neurological processes - hijacking tis mind from the inside. It does so via language. Gradually the host becomes detached from reality; tis behaviour erratic and self-destructive - it behaves in ways that will eventually kill it. see current immigration policies in Europe. Cultural suicide, promoted by an alien memetic parasite.
A parasite fancies itself superior to the host it lives off of. All predatory psychologies are prone to this arrogance, even ones that use insidious, feminine, predatory methods. A herbivore feels superior to the plants it feeds on; the carnivore feels superior to the herbivore; the parasite superior to the carnivore/herbivore it infests. Each survival niche necessitating its own traits - both physical and mental. Memetic parasitism would have to become a master of linguistics and using semiotics to exploit and manipulate.
Zombification is a sign of extended and severe detachment from reality.
Google zombification. It’s not a movie cliche.