StokerCon 2025 in Stamford, CT begins June 12 and we’re excited to attend. RDSP will be vending in the dealers room all weekend. We unfortunately couldn’t take pitches this year but have many authors involved in the programming. Below is an attempt to assemble all of their schedules. Please forgive any mistakes or omissions. It should also be noted that Elizabeth Broadbent, Shannon Marzella, Vince Liaguno and Sonora Taylor will be in attendance as well.
THURSDAY JUNE 12
4:00pm Adapting Books to Film: Bringing Horror from the Page to the Screen – Jamal Hodge, Cynthia Pelayo, L. Marie Wood
5:00pm Stake the Landing – Kristin Dearborn
5:00pm Author Reading (Glen) – Michael A. Arnzen
6:00pm Open Mic Poetry Reading – Linda D. Addison, John Edward Lawson
11:00pm Monster Mash! – James Chambers
4:00pm HU: Understanding Tone and Word Placement in Poetry – Maxwell I. Gold
6:00pm Public Domain Horror – Cynthia Pelayo, Tim Waggoner
FRIDAY, JUNE 13
9:00am Author Readings (Aspen) – Jamal Hodge
9:00am Bleeding Hearts: Where Horror Meets Romance – Sarah Hans
10:00am Scaring and Daring Anthology Panel – Maxwell I. Gold
10:00am Combating Loneliness in the Writing Profession – Jamal Hodge, Geneve Flynn
11:00am Author Reading (Glen) – Sarah Hans
11:00am HorrorU: Into Darkness I Go: The Horror Hero’s Journey – Tim Waggoner
12:00pm Author Reading (Aspen) – Kate Maruyama
12:00pm Oi Vey, The Horror! Issac Bashevis Singer and the Unholy Horror – Maxwell I. Gold
1:00pm What Horror Means to Me – Tim Waggoner
2:00pm The Tangled Skein of Short Stories – James Chambers, Tim Waggoner
2:00pm Author Reading (Glen) – Maxwell I. Gold
3:00pm Southern Gothic in the Contemporary South – RJ Joseph
4:00pm Author Mass Signing: Tim Waggoner, Linda D. Addison, Colleen Anderson, Elizabeth Broadbent, James Chambers, Kristin Dearborn, Maxwell I. Gold, Sarah Hans, Jamal Hodge, Pedro Iniguez, Vaughn A. Jackson, Kate Maruyama, Cynthia Pelayo, Sonora Taylor
8:00pm Final Frame Short Film Competition – Jamal Hodge, L Marie Wood (Judges)
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
9:00am HorrorU: The Uncanny and The Abject: Unraveling the Psychology of Horror – Michael A. Arnzen
10:00am Power of A Poetic Voice – Linda D. Addison, Jamal Hodge, Maxwell I. Gold, Pedro Iniguez, Cynthia Pelayo
11:00am How To Promote Your Book Without A Big Budget – Jennifer Barnes, Pedro Iniguez
11:00am Author Reading (Glen) – Tim Waggoner
11:00am Author Reading (Aspen) – Cynthia Pelayo
12:00pm Perspectives in the Writing Life: From Rookie to Veteran – Tim Waggoner
12:00pm The Chapter Experience: Making the Most of Your HWA Membership – James Chambers
2:00pm Author Reading (Elm) – James Chambers
2:00pm Crafting Original Monsters – Tim Waggoner, Michael A. Arnzen
3:00pm HorrorU: Bringing Cosmic Horror Down to Earth – James Chambers
3:00pm Author Reading (Glen) – Colleen Anderson
3:00pm Writing Horror Novelizations and Media Tie-Ins – Linda D. Addison, Tim Waggoner
4:00pm Gunslingers and Ghouls: Western Horror – RJ Joseph
4:00pm Author Reading (Glen) – Linda D. Addison
SUNDAY, JUNE 15
10:00am Cosmic Horror: Beyond Lovecraft – James Chambers
10:00am Author Reading – (Aspen) Vaughn A. Jackson