Name: Representation, Narrative, and Identity: The Cultural Politics of Horror
Start: 2025-06-13T14:45:00-0400
End: 2025-06-13T16:15:00-0400

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.

Friday June 13, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT

Elm 1 & 2

 From Crusted Snow to Rotting Stars: ways of theorizing ‘Indigenous Horror’
Naomi Borwein

 Cunning & the Courts: The Stamford Witch Trials 333 Years On
Rolf Mauerer

 Shadowy Corners and Secret Liaisons: Representations of Bisexuality in Gothic Horror
Gwendolyn Kiste

 Enough Rope to Hang Myself With: Bad Gay and Transgender Feelings in Horror Literature’s History
David Riser

Speakers

Gwendolyn Kiste

Gwendolyn Kiste is the three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens, Reluctant Immortals, Boneset & Feathers, Pretty Marys All in a Row, and The Haunting of Velkwood. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in outlets including Lit Hub, Nightmare, Best... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
Elm 1 & 2

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