StokerCon 2026

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 also the author of  The Video Game Writer's Guide to Surviving an Industry That Hates You.

Richard has published nine novels and two short story collections, most recently Ghosts of Smoke and Flame. He was a core contributor to the classic horror tabletop RPG setting The World of Darkness, as well as numerous other RPG systems. His graphic novel debut, Bridgewater, will be available from Delcourt in 2027. And for a brief moment, he was also the world's foremost expert on Denebian Slime Devils, but that moment has passed.