The Children of the Night Conference series is a non-profit academic initiative, supported by worldwide
renowned Dracula experts.
Our aim is to present groundbreaking research on Bram Stoker, his novel Dracula and related topics on an annual basis.
Participation is open to everyone who has a truly interesting presentation to make. Moreover, the conferences will feature artistic contests and will be
accompanied by a cultural program.
Because of the ongoing COVID crisis, however, our event in November 2022 will be virtual. Pre-recorded presentations or videos are welcome, if they
premiere on our conference. The event will be hosted by Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Lublin, Poland, State University of
Rio de Janeiro in Brasil, The Dracula Store (Mexico) and the virtual platform created by hansderoos.com.
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT
International Dracula Congress
Please contact us through the contact form or send an email to dracongress@gmail.com
Our virtual conference of April 2021 was followed up with a special issue of the Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov, Series IV, dedicated to Dracula and vampires:
“CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT” – VAMPIRES IN LITERATURE, FILM, AND FOLKLORE
Edited by Magdalena GRABIAS, Hans C. DE ROOS, Cristian PRALEA, Florin NECHITA.
Many scholars who participated in our series of conferences - starting with the Fourth World Dracula Congress in Dublin, October 2016 - contributed to this volume. With 250 pages and many
high-quality illustrations in color, it is a milestone in our efforts to build a platform for international, interdisciplinary Dracula Studies, together with Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania, and Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland.
FREE DOWNLOAD: HERE
Children of the Night" Dracula International Congress (virtual event) April 16-18, 2021, Book of Abstracts, ed. Magdalena Grabias, Hans Corneel de Roos, Florin Nechita, Universitatea
Babeș Bolyai Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj, Romania, 2021.
FREE DOWNLOAD HERE
Click this link and you can preview a free chapter of
Dracula-An International Perspective, edited by Marius Crișan (Palgrave, 2017), and with many interesting contributions (including chapters by our keynote speakers).
This volume analyses the role of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and its sequels in the evolution of the Gothic. As well as the transformation of the Gothic
location—from castles, cemeteries and churches to the modern urban gothic—this volume explores the evolution of the undead considering a range of media from the 19th century
protagonist to sympathetic contemporary vampires of teen Gothic. Based on an interdisciplinary approach (literature, tourism, and film), the book argues that the development of the Dracula myth
is the result of complex international influences and cultural interactions. Offering a multifarious perspective, this volume is a reference work that will be useful to both academic and general
readers.
