StokerCon 2026

J.R. Blanes is the author of the novel, Portraits of Decay, forthcoming October 21, 2025, from Ruadán Books. His short fiction has appeared in or is forthcoming from, Allegory, Tales to Terrify, The No Sleep Podcast, Creepy, among others. He lives in Chicago with his wife, their neurotic dog, and a three-legged cat. He plays bass guitar and loves books, movies, art, traveling, architecture, cocktails, coffee, and anything weird. He's an introvert.