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Programming
All events are subject to change.
NOTE: Much of our
programming is not suitable for young children.
Please use your own discretion -- and enter at your own risk.
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Thursday, April 7th
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SPECIAL EVENTS:
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3pm– 5pm:
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Writer’s
Workshop with Mort Castle, Session A
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7pm– 8pm:
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Pre-Opening Ceremonies Mixer
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8pm– 9pm:
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Opening Ceremonies and Presentation of Grandmaster Award
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9pm– 11pm:
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Mick Garris Film
Screening and Commentary
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11pm– Midnight:
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Central Park at Night
Walking Tour
Just because it's there. We stick to wide, well-lit roads. Mostly.
See the lights of Tavern n the Green, the skyline from the Sheepeadow.
Look for nocturnal critters.
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PANELS:
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2pm– 3pm:
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The Best
Works You’ve Never Read
(David Bell, Bev Vincent (moderator), Jack Ketchum, Tom Montelone,
Mark Morris, Bill Breedlove)
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3pm– 4pm:
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Juggling Writing with a Full-Time Job:
(Gerard Houarner, Linda Addison, L.L. Soares, William Gagliani,
P.D. Cacek, Brian Knight, Rita Oakes)
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4pm– 5pm:
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Challenges of Writing a Series vs. Standalone
Books:
(F. Paul Wilson, Joe Lansdale, Michael Slade (moderator), David
Thomas Lord, James Moore, Jeff Strand)
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5pm– 6pm:
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Small Press vs. Large
Press – Which is Right
for Which Project?
(Matt Schwartz (moderator), Tom Piccirilli, Tim Lebbon, Brian Keene,
P.D. Cacek)
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READINGS:
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2:30pm– 3pm:
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Steven Shrewsbury
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3pm– 3:30pm:
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James Sneddon
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3:30pm– 4pm:
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Martin Mundt
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4pm– 4:30pm:
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Nicholas
Kaufmann
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4:30pm- 5pm:
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Chesya Burke
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5pm– 5:30pm:
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William
D. Gagliani
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5:30pm– 6pm:
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Jason Brannon
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Friday, April 8th
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SPECIAL EVENTS:
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10am– 11am:
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A Q&A
with Guest of Honor Tom Piccirilli
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11am– 12pm:
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A Q&A with editors
Guests of Honor Tom and Elizabeth Monteleone
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12pm– 1pm:
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A Q&A with Guest
of Honor Joe R. Lansdale
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1pm– 2pm:
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A Q&A with Guest
of Honor Jack Ketchum
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2:30pm– 3pm:
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Premiere of John
Skipp’s new music video with a short Q&A
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3pm– 5pm:
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Writer’s Workshop
with Mort Castle, Session A
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3:30pm– 4:30pm:
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Dark
Dreamers screening with Stanley Wiater
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4pm– 5pm:
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A Visual Screening
and Q&A with artist Guest of Honor Allen K
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5pm– 6pm:
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A Q&A with filmmaker/writer
Mick Garris
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5pm– 6:30pm:
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Central Park by Day
Walking Tour
Carousel, Dairy, skating rink, Tavern on the Green, and of course
Balto the sled dog! |
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6pm– 8pm:
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Hollywood
Investigator.com
Horror Film Winners hosted by Thomas Sipos
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8pm– 10pm:
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Mass Autograph Signing
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10:30pm– Midnight:
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Flash Fiction Contest
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4pm– 6:30pm:
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Author Celebrity
Charity Poker Game:
Contestants: Adam Pepper (MS Society), Monica O’Rourke (Best
Friends Animal Sanctuary), Bill Breedlove (Chicago Canine Rescue.),
Carlton Mellick (Portland's
Independent Publishing Resource Center), Christopher Treagus,
David Morrell (Matthew Morrell Memorial Fund at the University of
Iowa Hospitals and Clinics), Don Koish (protect.org),
Jeremy R. Johnson (protect.org),
John Skipp (Charles Grant Fresh Air Fund), Jack Ketchum (Best Friends
Animal Sanctuary), Michael Arnzen (in2books.org),
Sally Bosco (Friends of Strays), Simon Wood (ASPCA), Valarie Thorpe
(Whitman Walker Clinic in Washington DC), Tom Monteleone (Make a Wish),
F. Paul Wilson (Oceans of Love for Children with Cancer), Michael
Huyck (Disabled American Veterans), Meghan Fatras (protect.org)
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PANELS:
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10am– 11am:
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Writing
for Horror Comic Books:
(Phil Nutman, Brian Knight, Stefan Petrucha, Stephen Antczak
(moderator), Cody Goodfellow)
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11am– 12pm:
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Current State of
Genre Poetry:
(Linda Addison, Michael Arnzen (moderator), Kurt Newton, Sandy
DeLuca, Tom Piccirilli, Rain Graves)
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11am– 12pm:
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Working with Media
Tie-In/Novelizations:
(Tim Waggoner, Yvonne Navarro, Christa Faust, Richard Dansky,
Jim Moore (moderator))
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12pm– 1pm:
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Writing Nonfiction
Professionally:
(Bev Vincent, Preston Grassmann, Jack Haringa (moderator), Michael
Rowe, Michael Marano, Mark Morris, Tony Timpone)
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1pm– 2pm:
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Writing and Publishing
Horror for Young Adults:
(Chris Golden, James Moore, Nick Kaufmann (moderator), Laura
Anne Gilman, Liesa Abrams, Stefan Petrucha)
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2pm– 3pm:
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The Path of a Book
from Start to Finish at Tor:
(Melissa Singer (moderator), David Hartwell, Dnies Wong, Fiona
Lee, Irene Gallo, Liz Gorinsky, Natasha Panza)
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2:30pm– 4pm:
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Persephone: Women
Writing Horror Fiction
(one hour panel followed by half hour signing):
Persepheone Reading/Signing (Elizabeth Massie, Laura Anne Gilman,
Linda Addison (moderator), Rain Graves, Michelle Scalise, Yvonne Navarro,
Lisa Manetti, Nancy Kilpatrick, Sephera Giron)
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3pm– 4pm:
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How to Present Your
Fiction/Reading to a Live Audience
(Harlan Ellison, Jack Ketchum, Michael Slade, Bill Breedlove,
Mark McLaughlin, Tim Waggoner)
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4pm– 5pm:
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A Career in Short
Fiction – A Look at Horror Short Fiction Markets:
(Ellen Datlow, John Everson (moderator), Elizabeth Monteleone,
Jack Fisher, Gary Braunbeck)
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5pm– 6pm:
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A Talk with Editors
from the NY Publishing Scene:
(Don Dauria, Liz Gorinsky, Melissa Singer, Liesa Abrams, Charles Ardai,
Danielle Ackley-McPhail (moderator))
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READINGS:
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10am– 10:30am:
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David J.
Bell
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10:30am– 11am:
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Craig Wolf
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11am– 11:30am:
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Laura Anne
Gilman
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12pm– 12:30pm:
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P.D. Cacek
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12pm– 12:30pm:
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Jeremy Robert
Johnson
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12:30pm– 1pm:
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James Moore
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12:30pm– 1pm:
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Wrath James
White
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1pm– 1:30pm:
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David Thomas
Lord
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1pm– 1:30pm:
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Christa
Faust
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1:30pm– 2pm:
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Alice Henderson
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1:30pm– 2pm:
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Cullen Bunn
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2pm– 2:30pm:
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Cody Winchester
Goodfellow
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2pm– 2:30pm:
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Tom Piccirilli
(Guest of Honor)
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2:30pm– 3pm:
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Mark Morris
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3pm– 3:30pm:
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Andre Duza
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3:30pm– 4pm:
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Alan M.
Clark
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3:30pm– 4pm:
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Jeff Strand
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4pm– 4:30pm:
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Maria Alexander
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4:30pm– 5pm:
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Mark McLaughlin
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5pm– 5:30pm:
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Gord Rollo
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5pm– 5:30pm:
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John Edward
Lawson
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5:30pm – 6pm:
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Polly Frost
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5:30pm – 6pm:
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Matthew
Costello
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6pm– 6:30pm:
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Owl Goingback
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6pm– 6:30pm:
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Tim Waggoner
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6:30pm– 7pm:
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Simon Wood
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6:30pm– 7pm:
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Sephera
Giron
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7pm– 7:30pm:
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Tom Montelone
(Guest of Honor)
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7:30pm– 8pm:
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Christopher
M. Cevasco
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7:30pm– 8pm:
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Marcy Italiano
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10pm– 10:30pm:
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Carlton Mellick
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Saturday, April 9th
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SPECIAL EVENTS:
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10am– 11am:
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A Q&A
with Grandmaster Award Recipient F. Paul Wilson
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11:30am– 12:30pm:
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A Q&A with Guest of Honor Tim Lebbon
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11:30am– 12:30pm:
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Dark Dreamers Screening with Stanley Wiater
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1pm– 2pm:
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A Q&A
with Guest of Honor Harlan Ellison
(to be followed by a reading and signing by Ellison from 2PM
– 3PM)
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3pm– 4pm:
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A Q&A with Guest
of Honor Linda Addison
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3pm– 5pm:
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Writer’s Workshop
with Mort Castle, Session B |
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4pm– 5pm:
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A Q&A with Guest
of Honor Amber Benson
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7pm– 8:30pm:
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Art Show Wine/Cheese
Reception
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8pm– 9pm:
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Mick Garris "Desperation"
preview and Q&A
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8pm– 9:30pm:
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Morbid Curiosity
Reading/Open Mic on Real Life Horror
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9pm– 10:30pm:
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Open Mic Poetry Jam
hosted by Linda Addison
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11pm– 1am:
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Gross-Out Contest
and Announcement of Dark Fiction Contest Winners
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PANELS:
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10am– 11am:
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Using the Web to
Further Your Career
(Matt Schwartz (moderator), Brian Knight, Valerie Thorpe, Gary
Braunbeck, Caniglia)
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11am– 12pm:
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African American
Issues in Horror Fiction
(Andre Duza, Sheree R. Thomas,
Maurice Broaddus, Linda Addison (moderator), Wrath White, Chesya Burke,
John Edward Lawson)
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12pm– 1pm:
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A
Look Inside a Shared-World Scenario –
The Abaddon Inn Panel
(Elizabeth Massie, Craig Shaw Garnder, Cortney Skinner, Matt
Costello Ginjer Buchanan (moderator)
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1pm– 2pm:
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Making
a Living as a Horror Artist:
(Allen K., Alan Clark (moderator), Jill Bauman, GAK, Caniglia,
John Picacio, Michael Whelan)
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2pm– 3pm:
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Building
a Fan Base
(Brian Knight, Michael Slade, Lynne Hansen, John Everson, John
Edward Lawson)
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3pm– 4pm:
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Gay/Lesbian
Issues in Horror
(David Thomas Lord, Barney Dannelke, Lee Thomas, Michael Rowe
(moderator), Rain Graves, Matt Schwartz)
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4pm– 5pm:
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Starting
a Small Press Successes and Failures
(Don Koish, Paul Miller, Allen K. John Edward Lawson, Michael
Amorel, Tina Jens, John Everson (moderator))
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5pm– 6pm:
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Hollywood
Calls – So You Want to Go To Hollywood?
(David Morrell (moderator), Neal Marshall Stevens, Harlan Ellison,
F. Paul Wilson, Mick Garris, John Skipp, Joe Lansdale)
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READINGS:
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10am– 11am:
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Group
Reading of the Garden State Horror Writers Association
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10am– 10:30am:
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Rain
Graves
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10:30am – 11am:
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Elizabeth
Massie
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10:30am– 11am:
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Mark
Worthen
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11am– 11:30am:
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Bev
Vincent
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11am– 11:30am:
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Joe
R. Lansdale (Guest of Honor)
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11:30am– Noon:
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Gary
Braunbeck
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11:30am– Noon:
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Lee
Thomas
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Noon – 12:30pm:
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Michael
Arnzen
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12:30pm– 1pm:
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Linda
Addison (Guest of Honor)
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12:30pm– 1pm:
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Brian
Keene
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1pm– 1:30pm:
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Michael
Slade
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1pm– 1:30pm:
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Mort
Castle (Guest of Honor)
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1:30pm– 2pm:
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Amy
Grech
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1:30pm– 2pm:
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Seth
Lindberg
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2pm– 2:30pm:
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Bill
Breedlove
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2pm– 2:30pm:
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AL
J. Vermette
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2:30pm– 3pm:
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Michael
Laimo
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2:30pm– 3pm:
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F.
Paul Wilson (Guest of Honor)
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3pm– 3:30pm:
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John
Skipp
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3:30pm– 4pm:
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Christopher
Golden
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3:30pm– 4pm:
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Michael
Huyck, Jr.
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4pm– 4:30pm:
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David
Morrell
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4:30pm– 5pm:
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Gerard
Houarner
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4:30pm– 5pm:
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Adam
Troy-Castro
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5pm– 5:30pm:
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Amber
Benson (Guest of Honor)
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5pm– 5:30pm:
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H.
R. Knight
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5:30pm– 6pm:
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Jack
Ketchum (Guest of Honor)
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5:30pm– 6pm:
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Gregory
Lamberson
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6pm– 6:30pm:
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Danielle
Ackley-McPhail
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6pm– 6:30pm:
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Matthew
Warner
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6:30pm– 7pm:
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Gene
O’Neill
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6:30pm– 7pm:
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Kurt
Newton
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7:30pm– 8pm:
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John
Everson
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7:30pm– 8pm:
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Mick
Garris (Guest of Honor)
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8pm– 8:30pm:
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James
Newman & Donn Gash
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8:00pm– 8:30pm:
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Tim
Lebbon (Guest of Honor)
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8:30pm– 9pm:
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Phil
Nutman
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9pm– 9:30pm:
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Weston
Ochse
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9:30pm -10pm:
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Yvonne
Navarro
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10:30pm– 11pm:
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Brian
Knight
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Sunday, April 10th
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SPECIAL EVENTS:
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10am– Noon:
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Charity
Auction
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10am– 11am:
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World
Horror Convention Meeting (open to public)
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11am– 1pm:
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Writer’s
Workshop with Mort Castle, Session B
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12pm– 2:30pm:
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HollywoodInvestigator.com
Horror Film Winners
hosted by Thomas Sipos, plus a Q&A with filmmaker Rick Lavon
and a free DVD Random Giveaway
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PANELS:
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Noon – 1pm:
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Horror
as Rebellion:
(John Skipp (moderator), Brian Keene, GAK, Wrath James White,
Michael T. Huyck, Tom Monteleone, Cody Goodfellow)
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1pm– 2pm:
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Mistakes
I’ve Made:
(Jack Ketchum, Simon Wood, Brian Keene, Harlan Ellison, Phil
Nutman)
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2pm– 3pm:
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Fingerprints
on the Sky: A Publishing Update
– a Q&A with Harlan Ellison and bibliographer Tim Richmond
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READINGS:
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10am– 10:30am:
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Jemiah
Jefferson
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10:30am– 11am:
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Robert
Shuster
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10:30am– 11am:
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Gordon
Linzner
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11am– 11:30am:
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Tina Jens
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11am– 11:30am:
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Steve Vernon
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11:30am– Noon:
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D. Harlan
Wilson
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11:30am– Noon:
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Rita Oakes
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Noon – 12:30pm:
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Michael Marano
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12:30pm– 1pm:
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Christopher
Treagus
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1pm– 1:30pm
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Mary San Giovanni
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