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OSFCI & WHS ANNOUNCE LOCATION OF THE 2014 WORLD HORROR CONVENTION
World Horror Convention 2014
Portland, OR May 8 – 11, 2014
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February 27, 2013
PORTLAND, Oregon – Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI)
and the World Horror Society (WHS) are pleased to announce that the
2014 World Horror Convention will be held in Portland, OR on May 8th -
11th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland. The convention’s website
will be located at http://www.worldhorror2014.org
Facebook Group which can be found under World Horror Convention 2014.
The event will include the traditional World Horror Con components
including the Art Show, Artists Reception, Dealers Room, Mass
Autographing, and Grandmaster Award, plus a few new items. The
Convention membership fee will cover most events, excepting only any
special events such as writers’ workshops, which will be charged
separately.
The Convention is proud to announce our Guests of Honor:
Author Guests of Honor:
Nancy Holder
Jack Ketchum
Norman Partridge
Artist Guest of Honor:
Greg Staples
Editor Guest of Honor:
Paula Guran
Ghost of Honor:
Edward Gorey
Toastmaster:
Alan M. Clark
Additional Guests will be announced as they are confirmed. Membership
sales will begin March 4, 2013, with voting for the WHC Grandmaster
Award starting in the summer. Hotel bookings will be available June 1,
2013, and the Organizers have negotiated rates for extended dates
before and after the Convention so that attendees can take in some of
the many activities Portland has to offer.
OSFCI President, Beverly Block, commented “The Portland area has
many enthusiastic horror fans, as evidenced by the very successful
horror-based theme for our local convention a few years back. We are
confident that the 2014 World Horror Convention will deliver a great
experience for fan and professional alike.”
“We are pleased that the World Horror Convention is returning to
Oregon” says World Horror Society board member Mike Willmoth.
“Portland is a great convention city and it has a lot to offer someone
attending WHC2014.”
ABOUT THE WORLD HORROR SOCIETY AND THE WORLD HORROR CONVENTION
The World Horror Society was formed in 1991 by Maureen Dorris and is
an unincorporated literary society made up of professionals in the
horror field and past convention chairs. The World Horror Convention
(WHC) is an annual gathering of professionals in the horror industry:-
publishers, authors, artists, musicians, filmmakers, dealers and, of
course, horror fans. WHC serves as both an industry insider’s
networking event and a chance for fans of the genre to get together,
meet some of the creative talents in the field, and generally spend a
weekend celebrating All Things Scary.
In the late 1980′s, a growing number of horror professionals and
fans who attended the World Fantasy Convention (at that time one of
the only conventions for horror fans) felt that they needed a
convention of their own. Founded by Beth Gwinn (who had the idea),
Joann Parsons and Maurine Dorris, the first World Horror Convention
was held in Nashville, Tennessee in 1991.
There has been a World Horror Convention every year since, in cities
all over the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Guests of
Honor have included virtually every living legend in the horror field
in literature, movies, television, art and more.
To learn more, please visit www.worldhorrorconvention.com