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StokerCon® 2022

Horror’s Premier Convention

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8:00am MDT

Registration Lounge Jax - 2nd Floor HWA Boardroom Paper - 2nd Floor

9:00am MDT

Author Readings Red Rover - 3rd FloorBrenda S Tolian • Gordon B. White • David Rose Psychological Horror: When the Monster Is Human! Dodgeball - 2nd FloorTim Waggoner • Michael Arnzen • Philip Fracassi • Sarah Langan • Steve Rasnic Tem Interactive Horror: How Board Games, Card Games, RPGs, and Video Games Bring You into the Horror. Duck Duck Goose - 3rd FloorMatt Sprague • Crystal O’Leary-Davidson (C. O. Davidson) • Jamie Flanagan • Brad C. Hodson • Heather Romanowski Tor Nightfire: A Look at What's to Come Keep Away - 2nd FloorJordan Hanley • Emily Hughes • Kelly Lonesome Finding Your Scooby Gang: Building a Network and Professional Relationships in Horror Publishing Patty Cake - 2nd FloorTom Deady • Thomas C Mavroudis (Tom) • Tori Eldridge • Michelle Renee Lane • Sumiko Saulson • Jeff Strand Horror University: Engaging Author Readings: How to Select and Present Your Words to an Audience Hopscotch - 3rd FloorCarol Gyzander • Teel James Glenn Dealer Room Peek-A-Boo Ballroom - 2nd Floor

10:00am MDT

Author Readings Red Rover - 3rd FloorBrian Keene • Gemma Files Resurrecting the Past: Historical Horror Patty Cake - 2nd FloorSara Tantlinger • Jennifer McMahon • JG Faherty • K.P. Kulski • Cynthia Pelayo • Damian Serbu Have You Seen the Yellow Sign? The Legacy of the King in Yellow Dodgeball - 2nd FloorCody Langille • James Chambers • Larissa Glasser • Maxwell Ian Gold • Sarah Read • Mary SanGiovanni A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: What Everyone Should Know About Good Cover Art Keep Away - 2nd FloorLynne Hansen • Jennifer Barnes • Jordan Hanley • Grady Hendrix The Devil's in the Details: The Basics of Contracts Duck Duck Goose - 3rd FloorMeghan Arcuri • John Edward Lawson • Jo Fletcher • Stephen Jones • Alec Shane

11:00am MDT

Author Readings Red Rover - 3rd FloorJohn Edward Lawson • Jennifer McMahon The HWA General Meeting Patty Cake - 2nd FloorBecky Spratford • Linda D. Addison • Meghan Arcuri • James Chambers • Ellen Datlow • Maxwell Ian Gold • Gabino Iglesias • Lisa Kröger • Brian Matthews • John Palisano • Angela Yuriko Smith Modern Monsters: Who Are the New Monsters Keeping Us Scared? Duck Duck Goose - 3rd FloorRocky Colavito • Ace Antonio-Hall • V. Castro • Jason Henderson • Michael Knost Pitch Panel Dodgeball - 2nd FloorRena Mason • Michael Bailey • Jennifer Barnes • Chelsey Emmelhainz • Angie Hodapp • Becky LeJeune • Kelly Lonesome • Maeve MacLysaght • Alec Shane • Cherry Weiner Writing Routines and Schedules: Are They For You or Not? Keep Away - 2nd FloorJohnny Worthen • Sarah Langan • Jessica McHugh • Denise Tapscott • Jessi Ann York Horror University: Kidlit 101--Understanding the Children’s Fiction Market Hopscotch - 3rd FloorFleur Bradley

12:00pm MDT

Author Readings Red Rover - 3rd FloorLarry Hinkle • Megan Hart • Amanda Headlee A Conversation with Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Nancy Holder Dodgeball - 2nd FloorStephen Jones • Nancy Holder Banned Books: The Rising Threat of Censorship Patty Cake - 2nd FloorAlex Hofelich • John Edward Lawson • Nathan Carson • Larissa Glasser • Sarah Langan From Lone Wolf To Werewolf Pack: Starting and Sustaining a Horror Writers Group Duck Duck Goose - 3rd FloorSean Murphy • Thomas C Mavroudis (Tom) • Desi D • Josh Schlossberg • Matt Sprague • Joy Yehle Houses, Forests, and Other Haunts: The Importance of Setting in Horror Keep Away - 2nd FloorJG Faherty • Jennifer McMahon • Austin Gragg • Mark Matthews • Katrina Monroe Pitch Sessions Four Square Ballroom - 3rd FloorSarah Read • Rena Mason • Michael Bailey • Jennifer Barnes • Chelsey Emmelhainz • Angie Hodapp • Becky LeJeune • Kelly Lonesome • Alec Shane • Cherry Weiner

1:00pm MDT

Author Readings Red Rover - 3rd FloorTonia Ransom • Thomas F. Monteleone • Maxwell Ian Gold Digging Up Graves: Researching and Writing Horror Non-Fiction Dodgeball - 2nd FloorKevin Wetmore, Jr. • Melanie Anderson • Gavin F. Hurley • Lisa Kröger • Brenda S Tolian Folk Horror Revival: When All the Old Superstitions Are New Again. Patty Cake - 2nd FloorMichael Arnzen • Jennifer McMahon • Gemma Files • Carina Bissett • Douglas Ford • Douglas Gwilym Bringing All The Elements Together: What Works and Doesn't with Plot Structure Keep Away - 2nd FloorJohnny Worthen • Gregory Bastianelli • Dr. Chesya Burke • Jo Kaplan • Britannic Zane The HWA, Libraries, and You! Duck Duck Goose - 3rd FloorBecky Spratford • Lila Denning • Michael Allen Rose • Ben Rubin • Yaika Sabat • Konrad Stump Horror University: Your Corner of the Crypt--Finding Your Niche in Horror Hopscotch - 3rd FloorTim Waggoner

2:00pm MDT

Author Readings Red Rover - 3rd FloorCynthia Pelayo • Usman Malik • Cody Langille The Psychology of YA and Middle Grade Characters Dodgeball - 2nd FloorBecky Spratford • Maurice Broaddus • JG Faherty • Shanna Heath • Daniel Kraus Horror on the Big Screen... and the Big Stream: The state of horror cinema today Duck Duck Goose - 3rd FloorBrad C. Hodson • Jamie Flanagan • Heather Graham • Jonathan Lees • Brian McAuley • Mary SanGiovanni When Character Collides with Plot: The Use of Moral Dilemma in Fiction Keep Away - 2nd FloorMichelle Renee Lane • Dr. Chesya Burke • Andy Davidson • Jason Henderson • Erika T. Wurth The Rules of Horror: The Guest of Honor Panel Patty Cake - 2nd FloorLisa Wood • Sheree Renée Thomas • John Edward Lawson • Jennifer McMahon • Brian Keene • Gemma Files

3:00pm MDT

Author Readings Red Rover - 3rd FloorNathan Carson • Kevin Wetmore, Jr. • Sephera Giron Ghost Stories: They Haunt Your Dreams Dodgeball - 2nd FloorStephanie Feldman • Heather Graham • Usman Malik • Karley Pardue • A.C. Wise Narrative Voices: First, Second, and Third. What Works and What Doesn't Keep Away - 2nd FloorSarah Read • SGJ • Philip Fracassi • Thomas F. Monteleone • Sara Tantlinger Open Mic Poetry Reading Duck Duck Goose - 3rd FloorLinda D. Addison Horror University: The Master Plotting Crash Course Hopscotch - 3rd FloorJohn Skipp

4:00pm MDT

Author Readings Red Rover - 3rd FloorWendy N. Wagner • Daniel Kraus • Mary SanGiovanni Pushing the Envelope: Where Do You Stop with a Dark Poem? Over the Top Poetry and How To Make it Work. Patty Cake - 2nd FloorMarge Simon • Angela Yuriko Smith • John Edward Lawson • Michael Arnzen • Sara Tantlinger DARK STARS: New Tales of Darkest Horror Duck Duck Goose - 3rd FloorUsman Malik • Gemma Files • SGJ From Bloody Page to Big Screen: Writing a Script and Pitching it to a Studio Dodgeball - 2nd FloorBrad C. Hodson • Jamie Flanagan • Arid Hardin • Grady Hendrix • Jeff Strand • Lisa Wood Hey, That's Me!: Creating Relatable Characters Keep Away - 2nd FloorMark Matthews • Jennifer McMahon • Brian Keene • V. Castro • Geneve Flynn • Gabino Iglesias

5:00pm MDT

Author Readings Red Rover - 3rd FloorZin E. Rocklyn • Donald R Guillory • Michael Allen Rose Epistolary and Found Footage Horror Dodgeball - 2nd FloorNathan Carson • Gemma Files • Gemma Amor • Eric LaRocca Read My Book, Please! Advice and Techniques for Attracting a Readership and Interesting People in Your Book. Duck Duck Goose - 3rd FloorBeverly Bambury • Matthew Brandenburg • Brett McKay • Tonia Ransom • Joy Yehle They Said What? How to Get Reviews and the Etiquette of Communicating with Reviewers Patty Cake - 2nd FloorBecky Spratford • Grady Hendrix • Emily Hughes • Gabino Iglesias • Emily Vinci You've Signed a Contract. Now What? Keep Away - 2nd FloorAlec Shane • Gregory Bastianelli • Michael Knost • Michael McBride • A.C. Wise

6:00pm MDT

The Phantasmagoria of death, art, immortality and the memory of Bill Nolan... What Remains by Firbolg Publishing Keep Away - 2nd FloorMichael Bailey • Carina Bissett • B.E. Scully • Marge Simon Bram Stoker Awards® Cocktail Reception Four Square Ballroom Foyer - 3rd Floor

6:15pm MDT

DÖPPLEBANGER—A Short Film Viewing Hopscotch - 3rd FloorJohn Skipp

7:00pm MDT

Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet Four Square Ballroom - 3rd Floor

8:00pm MDT

Bram Stoker Awards® Presentation Four Square Ballroom - 3rd FloorLinda D. Addison • Kevin Wetmore, Jr.

10:00pm MDT

Bram Stoker Awards® After Party Four Square Terrace - 3rd Floor Bram Stoker Awards® After Party--Dance Edition Marco Polo Ballroom - 3rd FloorSteven Van Patten