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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Horror fiction thrives in establishing mood and creating suspense…but, as many aficionados will tell you, too often it flubs the finale. Panelists will contend with the bugbear of their chosen field. What makes a good horror ending? Is there something inherent to the genre which complicates crafting a satisfying resolution? What stories end well…and which don’t? Does a climax that accentuates the uncanny or ineffable lose clarity? Do any stories adapted to film/video change the original prose endings for the better?
Jason A. Wyckoff is the author of two short story collections published by Tartarus Press, Black Horse and other Strange Stories (2012) and The Hidden Back Room (2016). HIs short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals. His debut novel, IXIXIKLIS is due in early... Read More →
Writer of dark fiction (horror, S/F, fantasy). HWA Mentorship Program Manager. Editor at large. Talk to me about horror, writing, books, editing, movies, guitars, bourbon, or just about anything except politics!
Erika T. Wurth’s novel WHITE HORSE is a New York Times editors pick, a Good Morning America buzz pick, and an Indie Next, Target book of the Month, and Book of the Month Pick. She is both a Kenyon and Sewanee fellow, and Kenyon faculty. She’s published in Buzzfeed, and The Writer’s... Read More →
Thursday June 12, 2025 5:00pm - 5:45pm EDT Aspen 2
