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Thursday 29th March 2012
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Religion in Horror
It's more than just exorcism. Religion has always played an important role in horror.
Speakers: (John W. Morehead, Eric James Stone, Jaleta Clegg (M), Michael R. Collings)
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Social Networking:
How blogs, Facebook, Twitter and other social media can help you network with others (writers)
Speakers: (Lorne Rhodes (M), Lawrence C. Connolly, Lincoln Crisler, Derek Clendening, Michael L. Calvillo)
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Horror Film Festivals.
How to get involved and where to find them.
Speakers: (Thomas M. Sipos, Blake Casselman (M), Stephen Graham Jones, Jonathan Martin, Mario DeAngelis)
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Poetry of the Weird from the Romantics to Lovecraft.
A discussion of the history of “weird poetry” and some of the poets who wrote it.
Speakers: (G. O. Clark, Michael R. Collings, Rain Graves, Stephen M. Wilson (M), Linda Addison)
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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)
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Book Bombs/Blasts
How to get your book to shoot up the charts at Amazon and other sites.
Speakers: (Michaelbrent Collings, Paul Genesse)
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Opening Ceremonies
by P.N. Elrod
A brief welcome to SLC hosted by guest speaker P.N. Elrod
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Breaking into Comics.
by Scott Allie
The Managing Editor of Dark Horse Comics tells you what you need to know to break into the business.
Speaker: Guest of Honor Scott Allie
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Poetry Readings
Poetry Readings: A stellar lineup of some outstanding horror poets reading their works.
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Classic Horror Movies.
What you really need to watch – and own.
Speakers: (Thomas M. Sipos, Norman L. Rubenstein, Michael McCarty, Orrin Grey, Mike Marano
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Cutting Block Press/KillerCon party
by R.J. Cavender and Killercon Las Vegas
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Seance #1
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Zombiance Concert
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Buffy and cult TV shows.
by Scott Allie
We still love 'em. Why they resonate with fans and forever live on in syndication, books and comics.
Speakers: (Scott Allie, Leslie S. Klinger, Dana Fredsti(M), Alice Henderson)
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Why We Love Lovecraft.
His works are more popular than ever. Come here why we love the grandfather of horror.
Speakers: (Peter Cannon, Bobbie B. Clark, Eric Swedin (M), James Chambers, Ross E. Lockhart)
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Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
What you need to know when the zombies attack. (Don't forget your Twinkies!)
Speakers: (Tom Carr (M), Dana Fredsti, Yvonne Navarro, Weston Ochse, Stephen W. Booth)
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Writing a believable ghost story.
by Michaelbrent Colling and Ellen Datlow
How can you make your paranormal seem, well, real?
Speakers: (Ellen Datlow, Michaelbrent Collings, Christine Morgan, JoSelle Vanderhooft)
Friday 30th March 2012
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Laugh 'till you Die: The "Joys" of Humorous Horror
by Scott Allie and JeffStrand
Speakers: (Jeff Strand, Jaleta Clegg, Scott Allie (M), Tim Marquitz)
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Pre-Pitch Panel
The pre-pitch panel will prepare those pitching to the editors who are accepting pitches at the World Horror Convention.
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Stephen King
by Michaelbrent Colling, Scott Edelman and Jason V Brock
He's gone beyond a genre writer to one of the legends of literature. Why we read and study him over and over.
Speakers: (Rocky Wood, Scott Edelman, Jason Brock, Blake Casselman (M), Michael R. Collings)
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A Short Look at Horror Fiction
by Ellen Datlow and John Skipp
why short fiction is still popular
Speakers: (Gene O'Neill, John Skipp, Ellen Datlow, Stan Swanson (M), Darren O. Godfrey)
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Understanding the Mind of a Serial Killer
An expert looks at what makes a killer kill.
Speaker: (Dr. Al Carlisle, PhD)
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The Art of Mike Mignola
by Mike Mignola and John Picacio
Speakers: (John Picacio, Mike Mignola)
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Writing Your First Novel:
by Steven J. Scearce, Simon McCaffery, thomasroche and johnhornor
What you really need to know.
Speakers: (Steven James Searce (M), John R. Little, John Hornor Jacobs, Simon McCaffery, Thomas Roche)
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How Poetry can influence your fiction writing
(Michael R. Collings, JoSelle Vanderhooft, Charlene C. Harmon, James Dorr, Roberta Lannes, Marge Simon)
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Mort Castle Workshop Day 1
by Mort Castle
(pre-registration is required to attend this session)
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Sherrilyn Kenyon: Dark Hunter.
A Q & A with the Queen of Paranormal Fiction
Guest of Honor: Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Kaffeeklatsch: John Picacio
by John Picacio
Have a coffee and chat with artist John Picacio
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Kaffeeklatsch: Rick Hautala
Have a coffee and some conversation with Rick Hautala
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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)
World Horror Convention
United States United States, Salt Lake City
29th March to 1st April 2012
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