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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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50 Years of Jaws and Aquatic Horror
Saturday June 14, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Aspen 2
50 years ago, Jaws made audiences afraid to go in the water.  Join us as we explore the impact of the film as well as other aquatic horrors; be they from the ocean depths, the murky swamps, our inland lakes and rivers, or even the plumbing of your home.  The panel will also examine an early 1973 draft of Jaws. This panel is sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Library System.

Moderators
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Ben Rubin

Horror Studies Collection Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Horror Studies Collection Coordinator for Archives & Special Collections at the University of Pittsburgh Library System - responsible for building, managing, and curating archival and rare book resources related to horror studies and serving as subject area expert for reference related... Read More →
Speakers
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 →
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Lisa Kröger

Trustee, Horror Writers Association
Horror writer. Author of MONSTER, SHE WROTE and TOIL AND TROUBLE. Cohost of the Know Fear Cast and The Monster, She Wrote podcast.
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Bridget Keown

Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Bridget Keown is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh, and is the head of the Gender and Science Initiative. She earned her PhD in history at Northeastern University, where her research focused on the... Read More →
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Saturday June 14, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Aspen 2
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