StokerCon 2025

StokerCon 2025

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.

B. K. Brahma

Author, father, husband, and dog dad.

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About me

Hey everyone! I'm a horror author from NY. I lived in New England for a few years, and last year had my first short story published. I'm working on a few different novels, and have some finished short stories that I'm looking to publish somewhere soon.

3:00pm EDT

Roleplaying Games and Horror Aspen 2

4:00pm EDT

Author Readings - Thursday 04 Aspen Aspen 1 Author Readings - Thursday 04 Elm Elm 1 & 2 Author Readings - Thursday 04 Glen Glen 1 Dealer Room Grove Ballroom 1 Eco-Horror: Is Nature Trying to Kill Us? Aspen 2

5:00pm EDT

Bram Stoker Awards Panel Glen 2 & 3 Folklore And Fiction: Turning Ancient Myths Into Modern Stories Grove Ballroom 2

6:00pm EDT

Open Mic Poetry Reading Aspen 1 Public Domain Horror Grove Ballroom 2 Sex and Monsters: How Horror Is Redefining Bodies and Relationships Aspen 2

8:00pm EDT

Opening Ceremony Garden Pavillion

11:00pm EDT

Monster Mash! Glen 2 & 3

9:00am EDT

Bleeding Hearts: Where Horror Meets Romance Grove Ballroom 2 How To Be A Pro Aspen 2

10:00am EDT

Dealer Room Grove Ballroom 1 The Myth of Making It Grove Ballroom 2

10:30am EDT

Buzzing About Horror Books Grand Ballroom 1

12:00pm EDT

Oh My Goth: The Gothic Heroine Renaissance Grove Ballroom 2 Salem's Lot at 50/Nosferatu at 103 Glen 2 & 3

1:00pm EDT

The Fearsome Final Girl Grove Ballroom 2 What Horror Means to Me Grand Ballroom 1

2:00pm EDT

Slashers Never Die! Aspen 2 The Tangled Skein of Short Stories Glen 2 & 3

4:00pm EDT

Mass Author Signing Garden Pavillion

6:00pm EDT

Nightfire Happy Hour! Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:00pm EDT

Final Frame Short Film Competition Grand Ballroom 2-3

10:00pm EDT

Final Frame Film Competition Reception Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:00am EDT

Breakfast with the Guests of Honor Garden Pavillion

10:00am EDT

Behind The Scenes Of Anthology Editing Glen 2 & 3

11:00am EDT

How To Promote Your Book Without A Big Budget Glen 2 & 3

3:00pm EDT

A Conversation with Joyce Carol Oates Grove Ballroom 2