Inspiration, links and more

Looking for inspiration? Wondering where to get the finishing touches for your vampire? Curious about some of the BIPOC vampire media out there?

Hopefully this is a good place to start.


FANGS, BLOOD, AND MORE (for your costuming needs): 

Scarecrow Fangs 

 

ORGANIZATIONS/PROJECTS: 

Midwest Black Speculative Fiction Alliance – Blog / Facebook / Instagram

DONORS Vampire Series – Black Women director lead Horror series (currently fundraising)

BIPOC Vamp Jam – Created diverse vampire games for the 2021 BIPOCVampDay

 

VAMPIRE FOLKLORE – Contrary to popular belief, vampire mythology exists outside of Europe and there are a variety of vampires to draw inspiration from. Here are a few of them:

Vampire Myths from Around the World 

Vampires in Different Cultures 

10 Strange Vampires from Around The World

 

BIPOC VAMPIRES (Movies/TV/Books/Comics/Games)  – Vampire media with POC vampires, either in the lead or featured heavily. Hardly the full list, but it’s a start: 

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night – a film by Ana Lily Amirpour (Iranian Vampires)

Blade Trilogy – directed by Steve Norrington / Guillermo del Toro / David S Goyer (Black and POC Vampires) 

The Case Study of Vanitas – anime series (POC Vampire)

Certain Dark Things – a novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Mexican/Aztec Vampires)

The Damned – a novel by Renee Ahdieh (POC Vampires)

First Bite – upcoming visual novel/dating game (POC Vampires, LGBTQ)

Fledgling – a novel by Octavia Butler (Black vampires, Sci-fi)

From Dusk Til Dawn – a film by Robert Rodriguez (Mexican Vampires)

Growing Fangs (Disney+) – short Launchpad film (Mexican-American Vampires, LGBTQ)

The Gilda Stories – a novel by Jewelle L Gomez (POC Vampires, LGBTQ)

The Originals (Netflix) – a spin-off of the Vampire Diaries (only on here because Marcel plays a large role)

Suicide by Sunlight – a short film by Nikyatu Jusu (Black Vampires)

Thirst – a film by Chan-Wook Park (Korean Vampires) 

Trese (Netflix) – animated show (Filipino Vampires)

TrueBlood – the novel/HBO series (only included thanks to Tara Thornton)

Vampire in Brooklyn – a classic Eddy Murphy film by Wes Craven (Black Vampires)

Wander This World – a novel by G.L Tomas (POC Vampires, LGBTQ)