Sessions at World Horror Convention about Literature

Thursday 29th March 2012

• A Vampire is NOT your boyfriend

  Why it's not a good idea to fall in love with the undead.

  Speakers: (Tom Carr (M), Ed Erdelac, Leslie S. Klinger, Christine Morgan)

  • boyfriend
  • Dating
  • Literature
  • Vampires

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Thursday 29th March

Friday 30th March 2012

• The Tapestry of Horror: Words Horrific, Words Hilarious

  How horror as genre uses language to create a sense of the horrific: this session will use examples from Lovecraft and others to talk about how horror writers use language to create horror--or misuse it to create unintentionally comic effects.
  (Michael Collings)

  • Horror
  • Language
  • Literature

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Friday 30th March