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Admit it. You envy those mythical critters of the night who never have a bad hair day and look fabulously young for an eternity? So what that they’re constantly trolling for fresh blood? Details, details.

If you can’t get enough of those blood suckers, you’ll be heartened to hear about DraculaFest, a literary extravaganza commemorating the 100th anniversary of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” at 10 a.m. Saturday at I.Net, 5243 N. Clark St.

During the day, there will be panel discussions with horror novelists Nancy Collins and P.N. Elrod examining topics like Erotica in Horror and Horror in Comics. Don’t miss the trade show and the DraculaFest art show. Then get down and dirty at 8 p.m. at the costume ball featuring DJ Scary Lady Sarah and the band Lestat. (Literary tickets: $7-$10; 1-800-348-6766. Party tickets: $35; 773-33-2120.