Q. Firstly, introduce yourself - name, nickname, where you were born, how old you are, where you live, what your job is or what you study. You don’t have to answer all of these....

A. I’m Lorraine Popple, a.k.a. Countess Eloise Karnstein. I’ve been back living in Scunthorpe for four years. I’m a full-time carer \ part-time cook in a nursing care home.

Q. What do you do in your spare time? What are you passionate about?

A. Read books, watch films or listen to music. I love to cook and enjoy good food and red wine.

Q. What is your most treasured possession?

A. My life and health

Q. Which living person would you most like to meet?

A. Christopher Lee or James Marsters

Q. Name your top three bands

A.
1. The Damned
2. The Cure
3. The Mission

Q. Name your top three movies

A.
1. Interview with The Vampire
2. The Lost Boys
3. Countess Dracula

Q. What is the most important book you have read? (can be non-vampire)

A. The Dracula Cook Book (Marina Polvay, 1978) – I find it really useful for advice in setting the table, drink and food for guests etc.

Q. Which is your favourite horror/vampire book?

A. Vampire Armand by Anne Rice

Q. Do you think vampires are real? Explain.

A. Of course we are! As long as we look after ourselves; feed, rest etc …! Just think of the bills we wouldn’t have to pay if we really were real! Oh bliss, dreamy thoughts!

Q. What were your reasons for joining the London Vampyre Group? What do you want to get out of being a member?

A. I’ve got a few friends who are members of your group and in joining I will make more friends and take part in having group holidays.

Q. What is your favourite word?

A. Halloween

Q. What is your greatest fear?

A. Waking up wearing pink!

Q. What is the most important thing life has taught you?

A. It is very precious and you can do anything in life if you put your mind to it.

Q. Give a song lyric / quote from a film or person or a passage / sentence from book that you feel embodies your approach to life.

A.
Roll out of bed, look in the mirror, and wonder who you are.
Another year has come and gone.
Today is your birthday, but it might be, the last day of your life.
What will you do if tomorrow its all gone?

You wont be young forever,
Its only a fraction to the *sum*.
You wont be young forever,
Nor will anyone.

So look at your life, who do you want to be before you die? (Cruxshadows, Birthday)

Q. Do you have a livejournal or personal webpage that we can link to?

A. Not at the moment.