The Evolution of Vampire Media
The Evolution of Vampire Media
May 15, 2026 2:45pm 3:45pm Coral Ballroom B
Vampires never really die. They get rewritten. From Eastern European folklore to gothic novels to sparkling teen heartthrobs to the messy, genre-bending vampires of today, no monster has shape-shifted quite like this one. This panel traces the long, winding history of vampire storytelling and digs into what keeps drawing us back to the bite. Panelists will talk craft, evolution, and reinvention, and explore what each era’s vampires reveal about the culture that made them. Because the vampires we write are always, somehow, about us.