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Welcome to the premiere horror literary convention presented by the Horror Writers Association. Registration for StokerCon 2025 is now available! This year the convention is being hosted by the city of Stamford, Connecticut, at the Hilton Stamford Hotel and Executive Meeting Center. We’re taking over from June 12th through the 15th, 2025.
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Sunday, June 15
 

9:00am EDT

Dealer Room
Sunday June 15, 2025 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Grove 1
Come visit our many vendors!

Anastasia Garcia
Ari Loeb
Black Women in Horror
Ciaran Cooper
CLASH Books
Dan Hodge - Bandwidth Publishers
Diane Corso
Falstaff Books
Jacques Mersereau
Joe Alo
Joe Baldwin
John Haas
Lanternfish Press
Lethe Press Books
Muzzleland Press
Phill Bradley
Raw Dog Screaming Press
Royce Buckingham
Ryan Marie Ketterer/P.L. McMillan
SHP Comics
Sif Sniffs
Stephen Anthony
Studio Hibernacula
Tantor Media
Tom Deady
Victoria Kingsley
Winding Road Stories
Jake Pinegar--Jake's Rare Books
Ohio HWA Chapter
Melissa Bobe
Frank Destefano
Sunday June 15, 2025 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Grove 1
  Convention Event

10:00am EDT

Author Readings - Sunday 10 Aspen
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Aspen 2
Speakers
avatar for Vaughn A. Jackson

Vaughn A. Jackson

Even More Panicked Writer
Vaughn A. Jackson is an author, editor, and sometimes poet of dark speculative fiction. His work generally falls into one of categories: Creatures, Kaiju, or Cosmic Horror, often blending elements of fantasy, science fiction, and horror into one unholy abomination. His published novels... Read More →
avatar for Pauline Chow

Pauline Chow

Pauline Chow is a writer, coach, and ancestral magic practitioner, crafting alternative histories and optimistic futures. She is a Pushcart Prize nominated author with words in Cosmic Monthly Horror, Space and Time Magazine, Apocalypse Confidential, and more. Not your average data... Read More →
avatar for Carol Gyzander

Carol Gyzander

I love quiet horror, weird fiction, and cosmic horror! More about me:Two-time Bram Stoker Award® finalist Carol Gyzander writes and edits horror, weird fiction, and science fiction—with strong women in twisted tales that touch your heart. She has stories in Weird Tales, Weird House... Read More →
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Aspen 2
  Convention Event

10:00am EDT

Author Readings - Sunday 10 Elm
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Elm 1 & 2
Speakers
avatar for Emily Hughes

Emily Hughes

Author, reviewer, listmaker
Emily C. Hughes (she/her) wants to scare you. Formerly the editor of Unbound Worlds and TorNightfire.com, she writes about horror and curates a list of the year’s new scary books. Her first book, Horror For Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You’re Too Scared... Read More →
avatar for F. R. Michaels

F. R. Michaels

F. R. Michaels is just a nice, normal person who happens to like weird and scary stories. Seriously. An IT guru, retired church elder, and garage-band musician, his true love is writing about the strange little people who live in his head. His work has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's... Read More →
avatar for Denise Tapscott

Denise Tapscott

Enchanted Flower Productions
I'm the author of Gypsy Kisses and Voodoo Wishes as well as the sequel, Enlightening of the Damned. Not only do I play a spicy vampire named Tasha on the YouTube show The Vamps Next Door, I am proud to be a member of the podcast Beef, Wine, and Shenanigans
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Elm 1 & 2
  Convention Event

10:00am EDT

Author Readings - Sunday 10 Glen
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Glen 1
Speakers
avatar for Oliver Baer

Oliver Baer

Oliver Baer does many things. He was the editor of Cthulhu Sex Magazine and Two Backed Books. His epistolary novel, Letters to the Editor of Cthulhu Sex Magazine, was published in October 2019. His short stories have appeared in April Grey's anthologies as well as others. His essays... Read More →
avatar for Danger Slater

Danger Slater

Writer guy. Good time party dude.
I'm an author and a performer and a good time party dude. I eat a lot of soup. I am soup.
CV
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Glen 1
  Convention Event

10:00am EDT

Cosmic Horror: Beyond Lovecraft
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Grove 2
A panel discussion of non-Lovecraftian cosmic horror with an emphasis on the works of Algernon Blackwood, Robert W. Chambers, Lord Dunsany, William Hope Hodgson, and Clark Ashton Smith, who contributed to the foundation of this horror sub-genre. The panel will also look at contemporary trends in cosmic horror that take the genre beyond HPL, and where authors are finding new, fertile ground for this kind of horror.
Moderators
avatar for James Chambers

James Chambers

Trustee; Co-Chair, StokerCon Governing Committee; Chair, Horror University, Horror Writers Association
James Chambers is the Bram Stoker Award® and Scribe Award-winning editor and author of A Bright and Beautiful Eternal World, On the Night Border, On the Hierophant Road, the graphic novel, Kolchak the Night Stalker: The Forgotten Lore of Edgar Allan Poe, and editor of Under Twin... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Barbara Cottrell

Barbara Cottrell

Barbara Cottrell is a former professor who gave up her career to pursue her true passion: writing weird fiction. The first book in her series of supernatural thrillers, Darkness Below, won a gold medal at the Book Fest, was named best first novel by Indie Reader and was an editor’s... Read More →
avatar for Ann Dávila Cardinal

Ann Dávila Cardinal

Author
Ann Dávila Cardinal is a Nuyorican poly-genre author. Her young adult horror novels include Five Midnights (winner of an International Latino Book Award and a Bram Stoker finalist), Category Five, Breakup from Hell, and You’ve Awoken Her, coming June 17. Ann lives in a little house... Read More →
avatar for Darius Jones

Darius Jones

Darius Jones’s stories and poems have appeared in Strange Horizons, The No Sleep Podcast, Star*Line Magazine, and other places. He is a member of the HWA, SFWA, and SFPA. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
avatar for John Langan

John Langan

Author, THE FISHERMAN
John Langan is the author of two novels and five collections of stories.  For his fiction, he has received the Bram Stoker and the This Is Horror awards.  With Paul Tremblay, he co-edited Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters (2011).  He is one of the founders of the Shirley Jackson... Read More →
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Grove 2
  Convention Event, Livestreamed Session

10:00am EDT

Off the Beaten Path: Self-Publishing, Indie Presses, and Crowdfunding for Horror Writers
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Glen 2 & 3
Traditional publishing isn't the only way to get your horror stories into the hands of readers. In fact, more writers than ever are finding success through alternative routes—whether by self-publishing, partnering with indie presses, or launching crowdfunding campaigns to bring their visions to life.

This panel will explore the strengths, challenges, and opportunities in self-publishing and indie publishing, focusing on how each path specifically serves horror writers. Panelists will demystify what indie publishers are looking for in submissions and how the author-publisher relationship differs from working with a Big Five house. They'll also dive into the self-publishing process and how crowdfunding can be used to fund your project.

From submission tips and marketing strategies to connecting with indie booksellers and leveraging your community, this panel will offer practical insights for horror writers ready to take the non-traditional path and make it their own.
Moderators
DA
Speakers
NK
avatar for Russ Colchamiro

Russ Colchamiro

Russ Colchamiro is author of the Sci-Fi thrillers Crackle and Fire, Fractured Lives, Hot Ash, Blunt Force Rising, and Trigger Point, the ongoing series featuring hardboiled private eye Angela Hardwicke. Russ also is the author of the rollicking time travel/space adventure, Crossline... Read More →
avatar for L.P. Hernandez

L.P. Hernandez

Author and publisher, Sobelo Books
Writer of In the Valley of the Headless Men, Stargazers, and No Gods Only Chaos. Co-owner of Sobelo Books with L.C. Marino. Host of Dog-eared Nightmares. Air Force officer. Father, husband, metalhead.
avatar for L.C. Marino

L.C. Marino

Author
Author of thrills, suspense, and horror fiction and host of The Suspense is Killing Me Podcast. Author of The Haunting of the Whispering House series, including titles Bury the Child, Burn the Girls, and Bless the Mother. Lucas is also cofounder of Sobelo Books, owner of the Spineless... Read More →
avatar for Adam Nevill

Adam Nevill

Adam L. G. Nevill was born in Birmingham, England, in 1969 and grew up in England and New Zealand. He is an author of horror fiction. Of his novels, The Ritual, Last Days, No One Gets Out Alive and The Reddening were all winners of The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. He... Read More →
Exhibitors
SH

Shawn Hainsworth

Publisher / Author, SHP Comics
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Glen 2 & 3
  Convention Event, Livestreamed Session

10:00am EDT

What's So Scary About Video Games?
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Aspen 1
Horror is a fertile ground for video game stories. Whether we are talking about survival games, story games, or action horror games, it's clear the horror golden age includes games. How does one write for a horror game, what narrative tricks and techniques work? How does narrative intersect with mechanics to create atmosphere and scares in effective ways? And what is missing from the horror genre that we should hope (or fear!) in works to come?
Moderators
avatar for Jesse Scoble

Jesse Scoble

Senior Narrative Designer, Beamdog
Jesse Scoble is a Senior Narrative Designer at Beamdog Studios. Previously, he has been Chief Narrative Designer at Tencent; lead writer on HyperScape for Ubisoft; and contributed to Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Far Cry 5, AC Origins, and Watch Dogs 2. Before Ubisoft, he was lead writer... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Todd Keisling

Todd Keisling

Author, Graphic Designer, Precipice Books / Dullington Design Co.
TODD KEISLING is the two-time Bram Stoker Award®-nominated author of Devil’s Creek, Scanlines, Cold, Black & Infinite, and most recently, The Sundowner’s Dance, among several others. A pair of his earlier works were recipients of the University of Kentucky’s Oswald Research... Read More →
avatar for Richard Dansky

Richard Dansky

Narrative Director, Romero Games
Richard Dansky is a 25+ year veteran of the video game industry and is widely regarded as a leading authority on game writing and narrative. He has written and narrative designed for bestselling franchises including The Division, Assassins Creed, Far Cry, and Splinter Cell. His book... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Headlee

Amanda Headlee

Amanda Headlee is the author of Till We Become Monsters, This is How a Villain is Made, Madness and Greatness Can Share the Same Face, and several short stories. A devoted connoisseur of cosmic and psychological horror, Amanda can often be found unraveling the universe’s darkest... Read More →
avatar for Robert Ottone

Robert Ottone

Robert P. Ottone is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE TRIANGLE and is also the best-selling author of CURSE OF THE COB MAN, THE SLEEPY HOLLOW GANG, THE VILE THING WE CREATED and NOCTURNAL CREATURES.His short fiction has been collected in TEAR ME OPEN as well as HER INFERNAL... Read More →
avatar for Logan Alexander Johnson

Logan Alexander Johnson

Logan Alexander Johnson is a writer, designer, and researcher who uses words as a vehicle for activism, inclusion, and empowerment. He brings a designer’s empathy to the page, shaped by over a decade of experience in human-centered design. Logan writes stories that highlight the... Read More →
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Aspen 1
  Convention Event

11:00am EDT

Author Readings - Sunday 11 Aspen
Sunday June 15, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Aspen 2
Speakers
BC
avatar for Peter Rosch

Peter Rosch

If you are at a loss for a conversation starter, let's just begin with three horror books/films you read or saw way to young and what lasting impact you believe their darkness had on the way you still move through the world and go from there. Or ask me about the time I threatened... Read More →
avatar for Rachel Bolton

Rachel Bolton

Hello! This is my first Stoker Con! I feel very honored to be nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in the Short Fiction Category. Come say hi! I'd love to chat.
Sunday June 15, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Aspen 2
  Convention Event

11:00am EDT

Author Readings - Sunday 11 Elm
Sunday June 15, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Elm 1 & 2
Speakers
avatar for Aaron Dries

Aaron Dries

Aaron Dries is a Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award nominated, and Ditmar, Australian Shadows and Aurealis Award-winning author based in Canberra, Australia. His novels include HOUSE OF SIGHS, THE FALLEN BOYS, A PLACE FOR SINNERS, WHERE THE DEAD GO TO DIE (with Mark Allan Gunnells... Read More →
avatar for Christopher Hawkins

Christopher Hawkins

Co-chair, Chicagoland Chapter
Christopher Hawkins (he/him) is the multi-award-winning author of Downpour and Suburban Monsters. His latest novel is I Contain Multitudes.
avatar for Chris Panatier
Sunday June 15, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Elm 1 & 2
  Convention Event

11:00am EDT

Author Readings - Sunday 11 Glen
Sunday June 15, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Glen 1
Speakers
avatar for Ann Dávila Cardinal

Ann Dávila Cardinal

Author
Ann Dávila Cardinal is a Nuyorican poly-genre author. Her young adult horror novels include Five Midnights (winner of an International Latino Book Award and a Bram Stoker finalist), Category Five, Breakup from Hell, and You’ve Awoken Her, coming June 17. Ann lives in a little house... Read More →
avatar for Emily Ruth Verona

Emily Ruth Verona

Author
Emily Ruth Verona is the author of the novel Midnight on Beacon Street, published by Harper Perennial in 2024. She is a Pinch Literary Award winner and a Bram Stoker Awards® nominee with work featured in magazines and anthologies that include Under Her Eye, Under Her Skin, Mystery... Read More →
avatar for B.R. Yeager

B.R. Yeager

Author
Wrote NEGATIVE SPACE, BURN YOU THE FUCK ALIVE, PEARL DEATH, and AMYGDALATROPOLIS
Sunday June 15, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Glen 1
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