Check out my Day 4 of 4 Substack post reporting from #StokerCon2026. I included highlights & insights with photos regarding the panels, Bram Stoker Award Ceremony, Horror Short Film Competition and more from the Horror Writer's Conference earlier this June. open.substack.com/pub/mksholun...
Day 4 - The Last Day of Stoker Con 2026 Didn't Disappoint (with Bonus)
Here's the highlights and insights into the last day of Stoker Con 2026 with a field trip bonus feature at the end!
open.substack.com
June 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Check out my Day 4 of 4 Substack post reporting from #StokerCon2026. I included highlights & insights with photos regarding the panels, Bram Stoker Award Ceremony, Horror Short Film Competition and more from the Horror Writer's Conference earlier this June. open.substack.com/pub/mksholun...
Tell Dennis I said 🪲 @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social
June 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Tell Dennis I said 🪲 @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social
Day 2 highlights and insights post of #StokerCon2026 is live via my Substack Horror on the Page. It covers few panels, two master classes with Tim Waggoner and Mo Moshaty and the #FinalFrameFilmCompetition. Links to Day 1 and Day 1 Part 2 are linked in the post. open.substack.com/pub/mksholun...
Welcome to Day 2 of Stoker Con 2026
Here's my highlights and insights from Friday's panels and activities!
open.substack.com
June 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Day 2 highlights and insights post of #StokerCon2026 is live via my Substack Horror on the Page. It covers few panels, two master classes with Tim Waggoner and Mo Moshaty and the #FinalFrameFilmCompetition. Links to Day 1 and Day 1 Part 2 are linked in the post. open.substack.com/pub/mksholun...
So happy, that after years (decades!) of reading the work of Horror author Poppy Z. Brite (EXQUISITE CORPSE; WORDWOOD; LOST SOULS, etc.), I finally got to meet him (Billy Martin) at StokerCon 2026! Looking forward to many more years of dark reading in store. #StokerCon #StokerCon2026 #StokerCon26
June 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
So happy, that after years (decades!) of reading the work of Horror author Poppy Z. Brite (EXQUISITE CORPSE; WORDWOOD; LOST SOULS, etc.), I finally got to meet him (Billy Martin) at StokerCon 2026! Looking forward to many more years of dark reading in store. #StokerCon #StokerCon2026 #StokerCon26
Ok, since all the cool kids do this, here is my wrap up of StokerCon 2026!
#StokerCon2026
www.tommyspoon.net/post/stokerc...
#StokerCon2026
www.tommyspoon.net/post/stokerc...
StokerCon 2026: Notes from a Newbie
Hi!My name is Tom Witherspoon, and I am very new to the world of professional genre writing and publishing. I want to talk about my experiences attending StokerCon 2026. These experiences are a mix of...
www.tommyspoon.net
June 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Ok, since all the cool kids do this, here is my wrap up of StokerCon 2026!
#StokerCon2026
www.tommyspoon.net/post/stokerc...
#StokerCon2026
www.tommyspoon.net/post/stokerc...
Almost a week after I should’ve been home, I now AM home (car stuff, don’t ask, it’ll be fine), and finally able to process #Stokercon2026 and begin getting to work on all the things I need to do. One of the benefits of being a high school teacher, although summer, weather wise, still royally sucks.
June 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Almost a week after I should’ve been home, I now AM home (car stuff, don’t ask, it’ll be fine), and finally able to process #Stokercon2026 and begin getting to work on all the things I need to do. One of the benefits of being a high school teacher, although summer, weather wise, still royally sucks.
Had the privilege of running sound for Stokercon's Final Frame short film competition. My personal favorite was Olivia Simon's Blister.
#Stokercon26 #Stokercon2026 #FinalFramecompetition
#Stokercon26 #Stokercon2026 #FinalFramecompetition
June 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Had the privilege of running sound for Stokercon's Final Frame short film competition. My personal favorite was Olivia Simon's Blister.
#Stokercon26 #Stokercon2026 #FinalFramecompetition
#Stokercon26 #Stokercon2026 #FinalFramecompetition
I took the opportunity to put together a brief retrospective on my first StokerCon! Next year I should be better about taking notes (and pictures). #StokerCon2026
In the Field: StokerCon 2026 Retrospective
I attended StokerCon, the annual convention of the Horror Writers' Association, for the first time this past weekend. I remembered that I'm the loudest shy person you'll meet, and I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who didn't comment on my awkwardness as I waited beside them, looking for an opportunity to introduce myself.
thescrawlertapes.com
June 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I took the opportunity to put together a brief retrospective on my first StokerCon! Next year I should be better about taking notes (and pictures). #StokerCon2026
#StokerCon2026 was a fantastic, whirlwind weekend. It was so good to be w/my Halloween people in Pittsburgh. Congrats to the Stoker winners & noms. Shout out to @undertakerbooks.bsky.social
@rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social @lmariewood.bsky.social @whoismarclabbott.com @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
@rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social @lmariewood.bsky.social @whoismarclabbott.com @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
June 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM
#StokerCon2026 was a fantastic, whirlwind weekend. It was so good to be w/my Halloween people in Pittsburgh. Congrats to the Stoker winners & noms. Shout out to @undertakerbooks.bsky.social
@rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social @lmariewood.bsky.social @whoismarclabbott.com @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
@rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social @lmariewood.bsky.social @whoismarclabbott.com @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
#StokerCon2026 Last and most certainly not least…the SWAG pile. So. Many. Books.
June 9, 2026 at 3:18 AM
#StokerCon2026 Last and most certainly not least…the SWAG pile. So. Many. Books.
#StokerCon2026 cocktail reception! With fellow board member @lisakroger.bsky.social, fellow short non-fic nominee @momoshaty.bsky.social, & another w/ @tanyapell.bsky.social holding my drink because the silly traditions are the best.
June 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
#StokerCon2026 cocktail reception! With fellow board member @lisakroger.bsky.social, fellow short non-fic nominee @momoshaty.bsky.social, & another w/ @tanyapell.bsky.social holding my drink because the silly traditions are the best.
#StokerCon2026 Saturday: Did my reading from a soonish-to-be published short story about time madness and self-cannibalism. Along with fantastic readings by Taylor Grothe & Vaughn A. Jackson
June 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
#StokerCon2026 Saturday: Did my reading from a soonish-to-be published short story about time madness and self-cannibalism. Along with fantastic readings by Taylor Grothe & Vaughn A. Jackson
#StokerCon2026 after the HWA General Meeting panel. What a delightful group of Halloween people! Proud to serve as Treasurer of the HWA, especially when I get to do it with awesome folks like these.
June 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
#StokerCon2026 after the HWA General Meeting panel. What a delightful group of Halloween people! Proud to serve as Treasurer of the HWA, especially when I get to do it with awesome folks like these.
#StokerCon2026 photos continue: spotted THE @ivygrimes.bsky.social a fantastic writer and an absolutely delightful person.
June 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
#StokerCon2026 photos continue: spotted THE @ivygrimes.bsky.social a fantastic writer and an absolutely delightful person.
I did snap a few pics at #stokercon2026 with some of the amazing authors who are featured in Of Beasts & Bones! Mackenzie Hurlbert, J.L. Royce, & Charles Barouch.
June 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I did snap a few pics at #stokercon2026 with some of the amazing authors who are featured in Of Beasts & Bones! Mackenzie Hurlbert, J.L. Royce, & Charles Barouch.
It was a pleasure to listen to readings at #stokercon2026 by fellow HWA Chicagoland chapter authors Kathleen Palm, Christopher Hawkins, & Peter O’Keefe.
Also reading was Rachel Horak Dempsey - I had to snatch up a copy of her upcoming book PN0K0.
Also reading was Rachel Horak Dempsey - I had to snatch up a copy of her upcoming book PN0K0.
June 9, 2026 at 1:57 AM
It was a pleasure to listen to readings at #stokercon2026 by fellow HWA Chicagoland chapter authors Kathleen Palm, Christopher Hawkins, & Peter O’Keefe.
Also reading was Rachel Horak Dempsey - I had to snatch up a copy of her upcoming book PN0K0.
Also reading was Rachel Horak Dempsey - I had to snatch up a copy of her upcoming book PN0K0.
June 8, 2026 at 6:07 PM
What I got at #StokerCon2026 - ARCs, bookmarks, temporary tattoos, friendship bracelets, lovely moments with friends, tidbits of insights & lots of good memories. Til next time!
#Stokercon
#Stokercon
June 8, 2026 at 4:27 AM
What I got at #StokerCon2026 - ARCs, bookmarks, temporary tattoos, friendship bracelets, lovely moments with friends, tidbits of insights & lots of good memories. Til next time!
#Stokercon
#Stokercon
Thank you #StokerCon2026 for all the new friends and connections, and also to @wrdstories.bsky.social for inviting me!
Now to check out Pittsburgh before heading back to Cali!
Erinlouis.com
Now to check out Pittsburgh before heading back to Cali!
Erinlouis.com
June 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Thank you #StokerCon2026 for all the new friends and connections, and also to @wrdstories.bsky.social for inviting me!
Now to check out Pittsburgh before heading back to Cali!
Erinlouis.com
Now to check out Pittsburgh before heading back to Cali!
Erinlouis.com
And another Stoker Awards banquet and show are in the books. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. You all deserve it for your hard work and dedication. #bramstokerawards #stokercon #stokercon2026
3/3
3/3
June 7, 2026 at 3:55 AM
And another Stoker Awards banquet and show are in the books. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. You all deserve it for your hard work and dedication. #bramstokerawards #stokercon #stokercon2026
3/3
3/3
And another Stoker Awards banquet and show are in the books. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. You all deserve it for your hard work and dedication. #bramstokerawards #stokercon #stokercon2026
2/3
2/3
June 7, 2026 at 3:55 AM
And another Stoker Awards banquet and show are in the books. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. You all deserve it for your hard work and dedication. #bramstokerawards #stokercon #stokercon2026
2/3
2/3
And another Stoker Awards banquet and show are in the books. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. You all deserve it for your hard work and dedication. #bramstokerawards #stokercon #stokercon2026
1/3
1/3
June 7, 2026 at 3:55 AM
And another Stoker Awards banquet and show are in the books. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. You all deserve it for your hard work and dedication. #bramstokerawards #stokercon #stokercon2026
1/3
1/3
One more day at #StokerCon2026!
I'm here with my new novel There’s No Grave Like Home, some strippery nonfiction, and smut!
@wrdstories.bsky.social
I'm here with my new novel There’s No Grave Like Home, some strippery nonfiction, and smut!
@wrdstories.bsky.social
June 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
One more day at #StokerCon2026!
I'm here with my new novel There’s No Grave Like Home, some strippery nonfiction, and smut!
@wrdstories.bsky.social
I'm here with my new novel There’s No Grave Like Home, some strippery nonfiction, and smut!
@wrdstories.bsky.social
I am watching Uncanny Educators: Learning Horror, Writing horror at #stokercon2026!
June 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I am watching Uncanny Educators: Learning Horror, Writing horror at #stokercon2026!
Going to Stoker Con next week? Me too!
Author Reading, Friday June 5th @ 3pm
Mass Author Signing, Friday June 5th @ 5pm, Table 57
"The Roots of Dark Poetry Panel, Saturday June 6th @12pm
Come say hi, grab a copy of book and share yours!
#stokercon #horrorwriter #newbook
Author Reading, Friday June 5th @ 3pm
Mass Author Signing, Friday June 5th @ 5pm, Table 57
"The Roots of Dark Poetry Panel, Saturday June 6th @12pm
Come say hi, grab a copy of book and share yours!
#stokercon #horrorwriter #newbook
June 6, 2026 at 11:23 AM