WORKSHOP 3: VILLAIN OR HERO: VAMPIRES IN THE LATE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

This workshop will focus on the vampire of the Late 20th to the 21st century. The goal of this panel will be to explore the modern vampire in its various forms, examining not only how the vampire has changed over time, but also what it has come to represent in the the 21st century and what it may yet represent in those to come.

Possible topics for this panel include, but are not limited to:

Evolution of the Vampire
Representations of the Vampire in the 21st century: Vegetarian Vampires, Christian Vampires, Depressive Vampires, Steampunk Vampires, etc.
Romantic Vampires and heroic Vampires
Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles
Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot
Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series
John Lindqvist’s Let the Right One In
Trisha Baker’s Crimson trilogy
Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga
Becket Ghioto’s Steampunk Vampire Series
Independent Vampire Films - for example, Only Lovers Left Alive or Byzantium, etc.
Vampires on TV - True Blood Series, Vampire Diaries, Moonlight, Dark Shadows, etc.
The child vampire - Claudia, Eli, Renesmee, etc.
The young adult vampire novel
Teenage vampires
New Adult vampire novels
Evolution of the bite/Transformations from human to vampire
The immigration of vampire characters into modern society
The first person narration of the vampiric tale
Region and the 21st century vampire
The vampire’s transition from rural landscapes to occupying urban cities
From outsider to mainstream vampires
Half-vampires - Blade, dhampirs, Mortimer Drake, ect.
Anime vampires - Vampire Knight, Vampire Hunter D, ect.
The future of the vampire - 21st century and beyond!
Additional idea and unique perspectives welcome

About Us

A conference series organised by the foremost scholars in the field of Gothic and Vampire Studies.

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 feature artistic contests and are accompanied by a cultural program.

2023 HYBRID EDITION!

At long last we can meet in person! The 2023 "Children of the Night International Dracula Congress will take place in Brașov, Romania. At the same time an online part of the congress will be held on Zoom.

The event is co-organised by:

Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania (Florin Nechita), Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Lublin, Poland (Magdalena Grabias), State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (Yuri Garcia), The Dracula Fan Club, Mexico (Enrique A. Palafox).

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT

International Dracula Congress

Please contact us through the contact form or send an email to dracongress@gmail.com

“Children Of The Night” – Vampires In Literature, Film and Folklore, (ed.) Magdalena Grabias, Hans C. De Roos, Cristian Pralea, Florin Nechita.

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 Book of Abstracts, ed. Magdalena Grabias, Hans Corneel de Roos, Florin Nechita, Universitatea Babeș Bolyai Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj, Romania, 2021.

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

Dracula-an International Perspective, ed. Marius-Mircea Crișan.

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 19^th 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.

Kickstarter First Dracula Drawings

Since October 13, 2023, the Kickstarter of Hans de Roos and Dacre Stoker is running in order to publish an almost-complete luxury edition of the first series of Dracula drawings ever! Please, click on the image and support the campaign. Signed book copies available. You also can have your name printed in the book. Early Bird discounts and mass discounts. Go ahead and secure these unique illustrations in a hard-cover book!