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7:00am EDT

Boardroom
Sunday June 7, 2026 7:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Crawford
The HWA Boardroom. HWA Officers, Trustees, and StokerCon volunteers only.
Sunday June 7, 2026 7:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Crawford
  Con Ops

10:00am EDT

Author Readings
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Lawrence

Speakers
avatar for John G. Hartness

John G. Hartness

Author, Podcaster, Editor, Publisher, Billionaire, Philanthropist, Playboy, Falstaff Books
John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter... Read More →
avatar for Brigitte Winter

Brigitte Winter

Author
Brigitte Winter writes books about your favorite monster ex-girlfriends. She also writes narrative games, poetry, and short stories. The capacity of storytelling to connect, inspire, and incite is central to Brigitte’s art and her activism, and she makes art that is queer, feminist... Read More →
avatar for Mar Romasco-Moore

Mar Romasco-Moore

Author of queer YA multimedia horror novel Deadstream (VIking, 2025) and several other books.
avatar for C.R. Kellogg

C.R. Kellogg

C.R. Kellogg is a mom and writer who lives in the Pacific Northwest. Kellogg writes speculative fiction, horror and raves about food and books on her Substack. She is an alumnus of the Viable Paradise workshop and a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America and Horror Writers... Read More →
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Lawrence
  Author Readings

10:00am EDT

Author Readings
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Armstrong

Speakers
avatar for Rebekah Faubion
avatar for Emily Smiley

Emily Smiley

Emily Smiley is a horror and dark fantasy author who encourages her readers to discover deeper truths within themselves through the exploration of fear, grief, and trauma, with a splash of dark humor and (sometimes) a little spice. She was a panelist at World Con 2025 and is slated... Read More →
avatar for Joe Belcastro

Joe Belcastro

Author, Joe Belcastro
After spending five years as an accredited film critic, Joe ditched his stash of Academy Award screeners and took the opportunity to jump behind the cameras working in the writers’ room for WWE. The following seven years he crafted storylines for millions of viewers each week and... Read More →
avatar for AJ Humphreys

AJ Humphreys

Publishing Account Executive, Dark Journeys Press
AJ Humphreys is an emerging author of spooky thrillers, mysteries, and dreadful tales. The serialized four-volume, Season of The Monster saga served as his publishing debut. His newest work, TRIP: A Psychological Horror Novel, released April 4th, 2025, to overwhelmingly positive reception... Read More →
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Armstrong
  Author Readings

10:00am EDT

Author Readings
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Fayette

Speakers
LB
avatar for Stephanie Sanders-Jacob

Stephanie Sanders-Jacob

Author
Stephanie Sanders-Jacob writes horror and weird fiction. Her books include Pyramidia, Dropshipped, Hearsepower, and Singing All the Way Up. She loves murderous and mystical cowboys, satirical stories, and Furbys. She is the editor-in-chief of Squirm Books, the YA imprint of Slashic Horror Press... Read More →
avatar for Mark Mellon

Mark Mellon

Mark Mellon is a novelist who writes two-fisted, hardboiled, blood and guts pulp fiction and has five novels and over a hundred short stories (many as reprints) published in the USA, UK, Canada, Ireland, India, Bulgaria, and Denmark. Short fiction by Mark has recently appeared in... Read More →
avatar for Robbie Dorman
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Fayette
  Author Readings

10:00am EDT

Abridge to Terror: The Horror Short Story
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Westmoreland
Short stories are more than just stepping stones in an author’s journey. They allow writers to hone their craft, experiment with structure and point of view, and are a strong way to connect with editors and publishers. Short stories can also help writers achieve Active Membership in the HWA, and they build up the potential for an eventual collection. Join panelists to discuss how short stories helped strengthen their craft and career, why this length works so well for horror, and what makes a story stand out.
Moderators
avatar for Arley Sorg

Arley Sorg

associate literary agent, senior editor, kt literary agency, Locus Magazine

Speakers
avatar for Christa Carmen

Christa Carmen

writer
Christa Carmen is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Daughters of Block Island and Beneath the Poet’s House, coming fall 2024 from Thomas & Mercer.
Additional work can be found in Vastarien, Nightmare, Orphans of Bliss, Year’s Best Hardcore Horror, and the Stoker... Read More →
avatar for Raymonde Chira

Raymonde Chira

Author
Raymonde Chira (she/they) is a writer, illustrator and librarian based in New York City. She is the author of multiple dark short stories and comics, having been published in Ghost Parachute, Dark Matter Presents: The Off-Season, Let Her Be Evil, and Bump in the Night (forthcoming... Read More →
avatar for Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels

Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels

Author/Editor, HWA Mental Health Committee, Brisbane Writers Workshop

avatar for Julie C. Day

Julie C. Day

Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Essential Dreams Press
Julie C. Day is a finalist for the Lambda and Bram Stoker awards. Her longer works include her novellaThe Rampant and her genre-bending debut collection Uncommon Miracles, which was praised by Kelly Link, John Crowley, Nathan Ballingrud, and Jeffrey Ford. She is the editor-in-ch... Read More →
avatar for S. Alessandro Martinez

S. Alessandro Martinez

Writer
S. Alessandro Martinez is a Bram Stoker Award® -nominated author of Mexican and Spanish descent, and a native Southern Californian with Autism/Asperger’s who writes horror and fantasy for adults and children. His writings have appeared in several magazines and anthologies such... Read More →
avatar for Erika T. Wurth

Erika T. Wurth

Writer/Professor, Flatiron/Macmillan

Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Westmoreland
  Business and Craft of Writing and Publishing

10:00am EDT

We've Always Been Here: Transgender Imagery and Characters Throughout Horror History
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Somerset
Transgender imagery and gender nonconformity have played a significant and long-running role in horror's history, from 19th century gothic novels to Psycho and Sleepaway Camp to the glorious explosion of trans horror over the last several years.  Panelists will look back on this history and  consider how it has helped shape the genre, what past representations work for us, and which might better serve as an example of what not to do? We’ll also consider what the future holds for Trans and Gender non-conforming (GNC) horror, given the uptick in global transphobia and the capacity of the genre to provide power through transgression. Join panelists as they reflect on, critique, and celebrate the history, present, and future of Trans Horror.
Moderators
avatar for Dave V. Riser

Dave V. Riser

Writer & Researcher

Speakers
avatar for Jamie Flanagan

Jamie Flanagan

Writer, Editor, Actor, Freelance
Jamie Flanagan (they/them) is a WGA East screenwriter, SAG actor, HWA author, and editor. Screenwriting credits include Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, The Fall of the House of Usher, AMC Shudder's CREEPSHOW, Peacock's HYSTERIA!, and Amazon's... Read More →
avatar for Bitter Karella

Bitter Karella

goblin, Moonflow, Split Scream 5
Bitter Karella is a genderfluid transvestite goblin, author of Moonflow, The Ballad of Horse Girl, and the upcoming Quaint Folk. She is the creator of the three time Hugo-nominated microfiction comedy account @Midnight_Pals which asks what if all your favorite horror writers were... Read More →
avatar for Lee Mandelo

Lee Mandelo

Lee Mandelo (he/him) is a USA Today Bestselling writer, scholar, and editor whose work focuses on queer/trans and speculative fiction. His recent books include the original anthology Amplitudes: Stories of Queer Futurity, the contemporary gay Southern gothic novel Summer Sons, a... Read More →
avatar for Rath Mercury

Rath Mercury

Hi, I’m Rath Mercury. I write horror, fantasy, romance, and science fiction, always queer.

I’ve published in Reckoning, Small Wonders, Stance on Dance, DASH Literary Journal, Avatar Review, and Jersey Devil Press. I’m a member of Codex and SFWA.

I’ve also worked as a choreo... Read More →
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
Somerset
  Horror History

10:00am EDT

Dealers Room
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Allegheny Ballroom I
OFFICIAL BOOKSELLER
White Whale Bookstore

VENDORS
Arwyn Sherman
Black Cat Publishing
CLASH Books
​Creature Publishing​​​
Falstaff Books
The George A. Romero Foundation
Grendel Press
Jeff Deck
Joe Belcastro
Kent Priore
Kenya Moss-Dyme
Lanternfish Press
Leanna Renee Hieber
Nate Hoffelder
Raw Dog Screaming Press
Royce Buckingham
Ruadan Books
​Seton Hill University​​​
SHP Comics
Studio Hibernacula
Superstars Writing Seminars
Tantor Media
Winding Road Stories
Word Witch CC
Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Allegheny Ballroom I
  Dealers Room

11:00am EDT

Author Readings
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Fayette

Speakers
avatar for Mary Berman

Mary Berman

Author, UNTIL DEATH (Little, Brown 2026)
Mary Berman is a Philadelphia-based novelist. Her debut, UNTIL DEATH, a horror novel about wedding planning, is coming May 19, 2026 from Little, Brown.
avatar for Jonathan Gensler

Jonathan Gensler

Author
Raised in a haunted house on the outskirts of a cursed town in West Virginia. US Army veteran and recovering entrepreneur. Words in Cosmic Horror Monthly, CreepyPod, and others. Stay in touch at jonathangensler.com
avatar for Lori D'Angelo

Lori D'Angelo

Writer
I write short horror fiction and am the author of The Monsters Are Here, a collection of short stories, which was published by ELJ Editions in October of 2024.
avatar for Kendall Phillips
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Fayette
  Author Readings

11:00am EDT

Author Readings
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Armstrong

Speakers
avatar for Libby Edwardson

Libby Edwardson

Author WE SENT THEM DOWN SINGING (Page Street Horror, July 2026)

AT
avatar for MJ Huntsgood
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Armstrong
  Author Readings

11:00am EDT

Author Readings
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Lawrence

Speakers
avatar for Victoria Navarra

Victoria Navarra

Victoria Navarra lives in Richmond, VA. Her fiction has been published in Analog, ParSec, and Andromeda Spaceways, and her first horror story is forthcoming in F&SF. She was a 2023 AnLab finalist, and recently she won the Emerson First Chapter Prize for the Emerson Popular Fiction MFA Program. She works at the Direction of Education Assessment and Accreditation at Randolph-Macon College. In between short stories, she is haphazardly working on... Read More →
avatar for Oliver Baer

Oliver Baer

Oliver Baer does many things. He was the editor of Cthulhu Sex Magazine and Two Backed Books. He now edits roleplaying game manuals for Burning Wheel and other companies. His epistolary novel, Letters to the Editor of Cthulhu Sex Magazine, was published in October 2019. His short... Read More →
avatar for Steven Van Patten

Steven Van Patten

Writer/ Producer/ Stage Manager, Laughing Black Vampire Productions
Brooklyn native Steven Van Patten is the author of the critically acclaimed Brookwater’s Curse trilogy that features an 1860s Georgia plantation slave who becomes law enforcement within the vampire community. In contrast, the titular character in his Killer Genius series is a m... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Deck

Jeff Deck

Author & novel coach, Eternal Author Books
Jeff Deck is an indie author who lives in Maine with his wife, Jane, their dog Rippey, and the ghost of their dog Burleigh. Deck writes science fiction, fantasy, horror, dark fantasy, and other speculative fiction. He is the author of the horror story collection Survivor and Ot... Read More →
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Lawrence
  Author Readings

11:00am EDT

A Psychotropic Medium: Reanimating the Horror Novella
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Somerset
Novellas, once viewed as difficult sales, seem to be having a resurgence within horror from both indie and traditional publishers. What is it about this format that attracts horror writers? How have sales really been for novellas? Join panelists as they discuss tips for writing strong novellas, why this format fits horror so well, and more.
Moderators
avatar for Paul Michael Anderson
Speakers
avatar for Patrick Barb

Patrick Barb

Author & HWA Treasurer
Patrick Barb is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of weird, dark, and horrifying tales, currently living in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. His published works include the short-story collections The Children's Horror and Pre-Approved for Haunting; novellas The Big One, The Nu... Read More →
CC

Clare Castleberry

Clare Castleberry is an author, artist, and narrator from Louisiana. For updates, follow https://femmebionic.substack.com/
avatar for Sarah Langan

Sarah Langan

Sarah Langan is the three-time Bram Stoker Award Winning author of the novels Trad Wife (2026) A Better World (2024), Good Neighbors (2021), Audrey's Door (2009), The Missing (2007), and The Keeper (2006). She works in prose and film and lives in Los Angeles.
avatar for Andromeda Ruins

Andromeda Ruins

Author, Andromeda Ruins
Heyyo, I'm a dark fantasy and horror author from a small town in the midwest! I mostly focus on Greek Mythology retellings and religious horror, but I have a soft spot for just about anything folk related as well!
avatar for Kelsea Yu
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Somerset
  Business and Craft of Writing and Publishing

11:00am EDT

Dark Designs: Let's Make a Horror Game!
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Cambria
Our panelists will design a game on the spot — using prompts and ideas from the audience. The brilliant and creative members of the audience (that’s _you_ — we’re all writers and artists here, right?) will throw out all manner of scary ideas for the panelists to mold into a  horror game. Is it a video game? A one-page tabletop RPG? A board game? That’s up to our roundtable of panelists and audience members to decide. Is it about a haunting? An unkillable slasher? A horde of zombies? We’ll decide as we go! By the end of the panel, we’ll have the working concept of a game that everybody will want to one-day play. 
Moderators
avatar for Bill Bridges

Bill Bridges

Author, Game Designer

Speakers
avatar for Richard Dansky

Richard Dansky

Consultant, Dansky Narrative Services
Richard Dansky is a 25+ year veteran of the video game industry and is widely regarded as a leading authority on game writing and narrative. He has written and narrative designed for bestselling franchises including The Division, Assassins Creed, Far Cry, and Splinter Cell. He is... Read More →
JF

Jonathan Frater

Publisher, Desperate Measures Press
I'm a librarian, people should ask me any question they can think of...
avatar for Brigitte Winter

Brigitte Winter

Author
Brigitte Winter writes books about your favorite monster ex-girlfriends. She also writes narrative games, poetry, and short stories. The capacity of storytelling to connect, inspire, and incite is central to Brigitte’s art and her activism, and she makes art that is queer, feminist... Read More →
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Cambria
  Horror Genre and Media

11:00am EDT

Sludging Through Doom: Heavy Metal and Horror History
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Westmoreland
Good horror disturbs and distorts reality with all the fuzz of a heavy metal guitar pedal. And metal music, for its part, has long drawn inspiration from the genre of the supernatural and occult. In "Sludging through Doom," panelists will explore how the horror genre has intersected with heavy metal music across time and how horror writers continue to derive inspiration from the scary music genre, banging their heads as they bang stories out on their keyboards.
Moderators
avatar for Michael Arnzen

Michael Arnzen

Director, MFA in Writing Popular Fiction at SHU

Michael Arnzen holds four Bram Stoker Awards and an International Horror Guild Award for his disturbing (and often funny) fiction, poetry and literary experiments. He has been teaching as a Professor of English in the MFA program in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University sin... Read More →
Speakers
JC
avatar for Brian Cummings

Brian Cummings

Brian is an author of occult fantasy rooted in supernatural horror. He’s a metal musician, reluctant psychic, and host of the fiction/paranormal podcast, Dark Concepts. If you want to talk about spooky, reality-blurring stuff, he’s your dude.
avatar for Edward J. Flora

Edward J. Flora

Author, Gravesend Books
Ed is a horror author and audiobook narrator. His most recent book, In The Shadow of a Broken Spire, is a small-town folk horror story. He is a fan of cosmic horror, ghost stories and discovering new indie authors.
avatar for Gillian Daniels

Gillian Daniels

Gillian Daniels' poetry and short fiction have appeared in Nightmare Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, among more than thirty other publications. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, grew up in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, and she now writes, works, and haunts the... Read More →
avatar for Jo Kaplan

Jo Kaplan

Author, HWA LA co-chair
Jo Kaplan is a Shirley Jackson Award nominated author whose work has been described as “immersive, chilling, and compelling” by Library Journal and “delightfully creepy” by Booklist. She is the author of It Will Just Be Us, When the Night Bells Ring, and The Midnight Muse... Read More →
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Westmoreland
  Horror Genre and Media

11:00am EDT

HU: Vending 101; or, How to Successfully Vend at a Convention
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 12:50pm EDT
Washington
Lots of authors vend at events like conventions and expos, and lots more would like to be vendors but don't know where to start or how to do it well. This class will give attendees the tools to find events they can vend at, and what they can do to ensure they get their books in as many readers' hands as possible.

This is a separately ticketed workshop.  For more information on Horror University and registration information see: https://www.stokercon.com/horror-university
Speakers
RU

Rami Ungar

I am a novelist from Columbus, Ohio specializing in horror and dark fantasy. I have published six books and several short stories.
Sunday June 7, 2026 11:00am - 12:50pm EDT
Washington
  Horror University

12:00pm EDT

Author Readings
Sunday June 7, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Armstrong

Speakers
J

Jonathan

Author & Artist
Jonathan Kincade is a writer and photographer interested in mining the uncanny. His fiction and art appear or are forthcoming in FIYAH, Clarkesworld, and The Sun Magazine. When he's not investigating the hidden world, you'll find him gardening, playing guitar, or spending time with... Read More →
avatar for Piper White

Piper White

Author
Piper L. White is an author from North Carolina. She holds her BFA in creative writing from UNC Wilmington, where she also got her certificate in publishing. Her other work can be found in literary magazines such as Atlantis, Full House Literary, Carolina Muse Arts, amongst other... Read More →
avatar for Rath Mercury

Rath Mercury

Hi, I’m Rath Mercury. I write horror, fantasy, romance, and science fiction, always queer.

I’ve published in Reckoning, Small Wonders, Stance on Dance, DASH Literary Journal, Avatar Review, and Jersey Devil Press. I’m a member of Codex and SFWA.

I’ve also worked as a choreo... Read More →
Sunday June 7, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Armstrong
  Author Readings

12:00pm EDT

Author Readings
Sunday June 7, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Fayette

Speakers
avatar for Richard Dansky

Richard Dansky

Consultant, Dansky Narrative Services
Richard Dansky is a 25+ year veteran of the video game industry and is widely regarded as a leading authority on game writing and narrative. He has written and narrative designed for bestselling franchises including The Division, Assassins Creed, Far Cry, and Splinter Cell. He is... Read More →
avatar for Brian Cummings

Brian Cummings

Brian is an author of occult fantasy rooted in supernatural horror. He’s a metal musician, reluctant psychic, and host of the fiction/paranormal podcast, Dark Concepts. If you want to talk about spooky, reality-blurring stuff, he’s your dude.
avatar for Tony Sarrecchia

Tony Sarrecchia

Tony is a writer who creates audio dramas, including the award-winning, HARRY STRANGE RADIO DRAMA, and SCARLETT HOOD ADVENTURES. His LADY SHERLOCK HOLMES Episode, ‘The Lady in Red’, performed at DragonCon and the National Audio Theatre Festival won the NATF’s Platinum Festival... Read More →
avatar for Andromeda Ruins

Andromeda Ruins

Author, Andromeda Ruins
Heyyo, I'm a dark fantasy and horror author from a small town in the midwest! I mostly focus on Greek Mythology retellings and religious horror, but I have a soft spot for just about anything folk related as well!
Sunday June 7, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Fayette
  Author Readings

12:00pm EDT

Author Readings
Sunday June 7, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Lawrence

Speakers
avatar for L.T. Williams

L.T. Williams

Writer and Space Scientist
L.T. Williams can’t seem to escape mountains – whether it's the mountain of his TBR list, the Appalachians where he grew up, or the Ozarks where he now resides. L.T.'s love for speculative fiction also started in the mountains, where the folk tales, urban legends, and cryptid... Read More →
avatar for Maddison Dawn
avatar for Saratoga Schaefer

Saratoga Schaefer

author of SERIAL KILLER SUPPORT GROUP and TRAD WIFE
(they/them) author of SERIAL KILLER SUPPORT GROUP and TRAD WIFE, as well as the upcoming THE LAST TIME WE DROWNED and A THOUSAND MONSTROUS FORMS.
Sunday June 7, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Lawrence
  Author Readings

12:00pm EDT

Little Bookshop of Horrors: Working with Indie Booksellers
Sunday June 7, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Somerset
If you’ve ever wondered how to get your book on the shelves of a bookstore, especially your favorite local indie store, this panel is for you. Discussion will cover how to engage with booksellers, how to get an event, what to expect, proper etiquette, as well as additional do's and don'ts.
Moderators
avatar for Ryan Elizabeth Clark

Ryan Elizabeth Clark

Manager of Events & Marketing, Queen of Scream, Gibson’s Bookstore

Speakers
avatar for Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Writer / Industry Representative, Stark Publishing / Draft2Digital
Mark Leslie Lefebvre (who often writes under the name Mark Leslie) has been deeply involved in the book world since his first short story was published in 1992. A horror and speculative fiction writer at heart, he is the author of the Canadian Werewolf urban fantasy series, inclu... Read More →
avatar for L.C. Marino

L.C. Marino

Author, Publisher, Bookstore Owner, Sobelo Books
Author of thrills, suspense, and horror fiction and host of The Suspense is Killing Me Podcast. Author of The Haunting of the Whispering House series, including titles Bury the Child, Burn the Girls, Bless the Mother, and Banish the Dead. Lucas is also cofounder of Sobelo Books publishing company, and owner of the Spineless Reads indie bookstore in Williamsburg, VA. Lucas is a retired veteran of the US Coast Guard and earned his Doctor of Engineering degree from The George Washington University. He now lives in a... Read More →
avatar for Cate Peebles

Cate Peebles

Poet
Cate Peebles is the Bram Stoker Award nominated author of The Haunting (Tupelo Press, 2025) and Thicket (Lost Roads Press, 2018), as well as five chapbooks, including Sun King (winner of the Editor's Choice/Tomaž Šalamun Prize from Factory Hollow Press, 2025) and The Woodlands... Read More →
avatar for Marguerite Turley

Marguerite Turley

Bookseller, Lahaska/Doylestown Bookshop
I’m a bookseller in Bucks County Pa and the horror section is all mine! I love horror more than any other genre. I also love to go outside and take nature photos, it’s my other passion!
Sunday June 7, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Somerset
  Business and Craft of Writing and Publishing

12:00pm EDT

You Can't Get There From Here: Tales of Weird Pittsburgh
Sunday June 7, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Westmoreland
Welcome to Pittsburgh! Join our panelists as they bathe our Convention city in unholy and horror-worthy light. What mysteries hide in the alleyways of the Southside? Is there real magic at the convergence of three rivers? Can you feel the pull of the Fourth River? How many cemeteries have you haunted? How many bridges and tunnels does one city need? What cryptids, legends, ghosts, or maniacs haunt our Rust Belt abode. Hear from Pittsburgh horror writers who have been influenced by the often uncanny history, folklore, cultural oddities, and decaying buildings surrounded by an urban wilderness.
Moderators
avatar for Brandon Ketchum

Brandon Ketchum

LCSW, Local Recovery Coordinator, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Speakers
avatar for Nelson W Pyles

Nelson W Pyles

Nelson W. Pyles is an author, musician, podcast creator and voice actor living in Pittsburgh. He has written two novels and is currently working on his third. His second collection of short stories, essays and articles All These Steps Lead Down was released in October 2024 from Cold... Read More →
avatar for Carina Stopenski

Carina Stopenski

Teen Librarian, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
academic HWA member | library advisory council member | pgh chapter co-chair | phd student of literature | author of STUFFED (unveiling nightmares) and THE THINGS WE DO FOR BLOOD (alien buddha press)
Sunday June 7, 2026 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Westmoreland
  Horror Genre and Media
 

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