2019 Core Programming

Check here for updates on the core convention programming and all the related events happening in Providence the week of the convention. For details on all the extended programming such as plays, concerts, and film screenings, please visit the extended programming page

Much programming occurs outside of these core events, including Thursday – Sunday gaming, film screenings, parties, tours, and other events – much of this is open to the general public!

PANELS and TALKS!

This section includes the schedule of talks, panels, author readings, and the like. This schedule is still subject to minor revisions, such as participating panelists. We will also make available a detailed downloadable .pdf of the full core schedule as well as the schedule of additional programming for NecronomiCon Providence 2019.

For dowloadable schedules, please select: Core Programming – Games – Films

IN MEMORIAM: The 2019 NecronomiCon Providence core programming is dedicated to our dear friend and co-conspirator, Sam Gafford.

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FRIDAY

9-10:15am

ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd Floor

Niels-Viggo Hobbs, Welcome to the Armitage Symposium

Dennis P. Quinn, The Armitage Symposium and Lovecraftian Proceedings

Literary and Visual Studies, Session Chair: Lars Backstrom

Karen Joan Kohoutek, “‘An Almost Unparalleled Influence’: Horace Walpole through a Lovecraftian Lens”

Ann McCarthy, “Weird Christmas (with Krampus, Ligotti, Lovecraft, and Spark)”

Nathaniel R. Wallace, “Lovecraft’s Model of Montage: Sequencing and Disruption in Visual Adaptations of ‘Pickman’s Model’”

(for more information on the symposium, visit the Armitage page)

SERMONS FROM THE HILL OF DREAMS: ARTHUR MACHEN – Newport-Washington, Omni 3rd Floor

Writer and mystic Arthur Llewellyn Jones, better known to readers as Arthur Machen, was one of the most important figures in weird/horror literature around the turn of the last century and his unique blend of ancient folklore, spiritual and occult ideas, and thoroughly modern sensibilities led him to create a body of work that’s seen as a towering achievement. Come join us as we explore his work and its lasting influence on the field as a whole.

Panelists: Michael Dirda, Matthew Jaffe, John Langan (M), Carrie Laben, L.C. von Hessen

SCRIPTURAM OBSCURAM: REMARKABLE UNSUNG AUTHORS – Capital Ballroom, Graduate, 2nd Floor

We all know the particular struggle of trying to discover authors whose work is so novel, so new (to us, at least!), so very important and whose works just seem to slip through the cracks of the critical establishment so allow us the chance to broaden your horizons with a panel of experts on the obscure discussing some of their favourite writers who we should ALL be reading but might not be familiar with.

Panelists: Michael Bukowski, Gemma Files, Fiona Maeve Geist, Derrick Hussey, Leslie Klinger (M), Victor LaValle

PULP HISTORY – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

Weird Tales. Argosy. Amazing Stories. For fifty years, pulp magazines reigned supreme, publishing the sensational, the titillating, and the strange. In their heyday they published the lowest hacks and greatest literati and were the launch platform for many legends of genre fiction. Our panelists present a history of the major magazines that published the work of Lovecraft, Howard, and so many more!

Panelists: Jason Ray Carney, Scott Connors (M), Steven Mariconda, Will Murray, Darrell Schweitzer, Jason Bradley Thompson

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Nathan Ballingrud, Daniel Braum, Julie C. Day, Jonathan Thomas

Friday – 10:30-11:45am



ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd Floor

On the Lovecraftian Mind, Session Chair: Karen Joan Kohoutek

Tonya Maynard, “Phantom Normalcy: The Threat of Discreditable Social Stigma in the Works of H. P. Lovecraft”

Michael-Paul Schallmo, “Abnormal Perception and Mental Illness in Weird Fiction”

Kyle Gamache, “The Ebb of Sanity: The Night Ocean and Bipolar Disorder”

(for more information on the symposium, visit the Armitage page)

SONGS THE SANDMAN SINGS: THE LEGACY AND INFLUENCE OF E.T.A. HOFFMANN – Newport-Washington, Omni 3rd Floor

German Romantic and polymath E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776 – 1822) was an early pioneer in science fiction and fantasy, with macabre sensibilities that influenced Poe, Kafka, and Hitchcock. Perhaps best known for his stories The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, The Sandman, and Automata, his work and ideas connected fantasy, mesmerism, dreams, and machine culture in ways sometimes overlooked today. Our panelists discuss his work and illuminate his enduring influence on weird fiction.

Panelists: Christa Carmen, Michael Dirda, Sean Moreland (M), Sonya Taaffe, L.C. von Hessen

PROVIDENCE IN LOVECRAFT’S DAY – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

How did the Providence of Lovecraft’s day shape his fiction? What locations inspired or are incorporated into his works? How vastly different is the modern Providence landscape from today? What has been lost of Lovecraft’s Providence, and what can we learn of those places that are no longer present? Is Lovecraft a “regional” writer? Explore these questions in more with those who are well-versed in Lovecraftian geographical history.

Panelists: Sean Branney, Jim Dyer, Jason Eckhardt, Rory Raven (M), Faye Ringel

WELCOME TO THE WEIRD: A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO WEIRD FICTION – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

New to the weird fiction scene? Know a lot, but want to fill in the corners and better understand how it all fits together? Where is the fuzzy boundary that separates “weird fiction” from horror, dark fantasy, and other genres? Join our experts as they provide a survey of weird fiction in history and today, tracing the roots, concerns, trends, and major writers in the field.

Panelists: Peter Cannon, Ruthanna Emrys, Géza A. G. Reilly, Simon Strantzas (M), Molly Tanzer, Elena Tchougounova-Paulson

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Catherine Grant, Nicholas Kaufmann, Robert Levy, Douglas E. Winter

LITTLE MONSTERS: HORROR ANTHOLOGIES OF THE ’60S AND ’70S FOR CHILDREN – Narragansett Bayview Room, Graduate 17th Floor

Special Presentation: As kids, baby-boomers were enthralled by the spooky collections assembled by such pioneers as Helen Hoke, Robert Arthur, Roger Elwood, and Peter Haining. Alan Tromp’s superb presentation focuses on the work of these landmark editors, which often included “Weird Tales” authors, and addicted a whole generation to the joys of macabre literature.

12-1:30pm – LUNCH

Please visit the Trinity Beer Garden and food trucks provided by PVD Food Trucks that will be located directly across from the Graduate Hotel. More information can be found here!

PODCAST – Miskatonic University Podcast and Good Friends of Jackson Elias, Together Again, LIVE! – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel 2nd Floor

It’s a podcasting CAGE MATCH! This year, The Miskatonic University Podcast and The Good Friends of Jackson Elias are girding for a battle royale that will pit Host vs. Host in a “lightning debate” format over a passel of divisive topics. Cults, plushies, dice and drama – much will be decided once and for all! Hosts: Chad Bouchard, Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, Jon Hook, Brian “Murph” Murphy, and Matt Sanderson.

Friday – 1:30-2:45pm

ACADEMIC TALKS – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd floor

1. W. Scott Poole, Ph.D. (College of Charlestown) – Cosmic Dread in the Trenches: The Birth of Horror

The Great War darkened the world and created the modern horror tradition. A look at the new sensibility of cinema and literature in the 1920s and 30s reveals an underside to the birth of modernism, horror forged into a way of thinking about the world rather than simply a genre. Historian Scott Poole explains the evidence for horror’s intimate and vicious relationship to the trenches, while answering questions about how this argument changes the way we think of the weird tradition and the work of Lovecraft in particular.

2. Ray Rickman (Stages of Freedom) – Lovecraft: A Man Whose Views Fully Reflected the Early Decades of the 20th Century

Mr. Rickman is a progressive who has read all of the published H.P. Lovecraft letters. In those letters the great writer has a mild talent for invective subterranean back- chat. His language and many of his societal beliefs are laced with hate and go to prove that he was a creature of his time. This talk will be a useful tool for those who want to better know where Lovecraft got his negative opinions about most of the worlds people.

THE SHADOW OF ARKHAM HOUSE: EXPLORING THE HOUSE THAT DERLETH BUILT – Newport-Washington, Omni 3rd Floor

It’s safe to say that, without the tireless work of August Derleth, so much Weird Fiction (and, indeed, Lovecraft, himself!) may have been lost to mouldering graveyard of pulp obscurity. When he and Donald Wandrei decided to begin the Arkham House project in 1939 by releasing what they saw as the best of Lovecraft’s work to the public, the field was irrevocably changed. Please come and join us as we discuss how it all began, where it all went, and the vast shadow that remains over Weird Fiction.

Panelists: Scott Connors (M), Darrell Schweitzer, Allan Servoss, Donald Sidney-Fryer

HER OWN DARK MYTHOS: TANITH LEE – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

Tanith Lee (1947–2015) wrote broadly, including work for children and adults, poetry, and television. With her lush, dark, and often deeply psychosexual prose, she created bizarre fantasy worlds and turned familiar horror tropes upon their heads. Join our panelists as they explore the work of this grand master of the decadently weird and impossibly strange.

This panel is presented in partnership with the Outer Dark.

Panelists: Daniel Braum, Thomas Broadbent, Paul Di Filippo, Craig Gidney, Allison Rich, Sonya Taaffe (M)

SACRED OBJECTS, SACRED PLACES: THE IMPORTANCE OF SHRINES, IDOLS, AND RELIGIOUS ARTEFACTS IN HPL – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

Despite his firmly committed atheism and materialism, sacred locales and artefacts are often central to Lovecraft’s fiction. Why is the sacred so important to his work, and how does he understand the sacred, the profane, and the sacrilegious? Our devoted experts shall assemble in this ecumenical synod called to examine these questions with specific reference to canonical texts.

Panelists: Peter Cannon, John Carlson, Scott R. Jones (M), Elena Tchougounova-Paulson, Justin Woodman

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Ruthanna Emrys, Paul LaFarge, Jonathan Raab, Simon Strantzas

Friday – 3:00-4:15pm

ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd Floor

Lovecraft & The Other, Session Chair: Nathaniel R. Wallace

Paul Neimann, “The Other Others: Mapping Lovecraft’s Loathing”

Robert Ames, “Żahhāk Next to Cthulhu: Philosophizing with Monsters in Persian Mythology and American Horror”

Troy Rondinone, “The Horror of ‘White Trash’ in H. P. Lovecraft’s Work”

(for more information on the symposium, visit the Armitage page)

EVERY ANGEL IS TERRIFYING: EXPLORING THE MYSTERIUM TREMENDUM IN MAGICAL ART – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

In his seminal work, “The Idea of the Holy,” German philosopher and theologian Rudolf Otto codified the notion of the mysterium tremendum as an apprehension of the divine that has its “wild and demonic forms and can sink to an almost grisly horror and shuddering,” but may also be “developed into something beautiful and pure and glorious.” In this discussion we will examine how the holy or divine expressed in art and mystical traditions is also often terrifying, and how magic can be mistaken as demonic rather than daemonic.

Panelists: Peter Bebergal, Richard Gavin, Pam Grossman, Dennis Quinn, Janaka Stucky, Anthony Teth (M)

COSMICISM WITHOUT PASTICHE: WRITING COSMIC HORROR WITHOUT THE MYTHOS – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

Weird fiction authors have borrowed from other writers since the beginning, and shared worlds, entities, and histories are a great source of inspiration and new stories. But cosmic horror does not require reference to any of the creations of classic authors. Our panel of writers discuss remaining true to the philosophy of cosmic horror without the usual suspects.

Panelists: Nicole Cushing, David Nickle, Sandy Petersen, Géza A. G. Reilly, Molly Tanzer, Douglas E. Winter (M)

THE WEIRD MADE ART – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

From Hieronymus Bosch to Banksy, a certain cadre of artists have always been devoted to the Surreal, the unexpected, and the disruptive. With the emergence of new technologies, we seem at times to live in a utopia of weird art. What are the current limits, if any, in depicting an atmosphere of the ineffable, and what developing trends are likely to take root and flourish? Panelists discuss their experiences and sources of inspiration.

Panelists: David Felton, John D. Harvey (M), Justine Jones, Kurt Komoda, Christian Degn Petersen, Gage Prentiss

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Poetry Hour!: Frank Coffman, Maxwell I. Gold, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Sonya Taaffe



Author Readings – WICKED WEIRD Book Release Reading – Narragansett Bayview, Graduate Hotel 17th Floor

Wicked Weird is the sixth anthology from the New England Horror Writers, the fifth book in the Weird series. Focusing on the Weird talents of some of our authors. “Where nature reclaims its own and a sweet taste in your mouth portends evil beyond Imagining,” this anthology is brought to you by some of the most talented and creative authors to come out of new England. The reading will feature Victoria Dalpe, Trisha Wooldridge, Errick Nunnally and Matthew Bartlett.

Friday – 4:30-5:45pm

ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd Floor

Dual Sessions Chair: Philip Chang

Lovecraftian Americana

Heather Poirier, “The Weird Within the Real: Common Territories in Lovecraft’s Fiction and Southern Literature”

Daniel Schnopp-Wyatt, “Lovecraftian Silver John: Wellman, Lovecraft, and the Appalachian Occult”

Lovecraftian Gender

Erica B. Sumrall, “’His Active and Enthralled Assistant’: Homoromanticism in the Works of H. P. Lovecraft”

Anthony Conrad Chieffalo, “Gender Binary and Hellscape in C. L. Moore’s ‘Black God’s Kiss’”

(for more information on the symposium, visit the Armitage page)

CAN’T LIVE WITH HIM: THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SONIA GREENE – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

Sonia Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis (1883 – 1972) is best known in the weird fiction community as the wife of H. P. Lovecraft. Yet this two-year span does not define this capable and independent woman whose success and career exceeded her husband’s in many respects. Author of poems, fiction, and a play, her greatest success came as a leader and investor in the world of amateur presses. Our expert panelists discuss her life with and without the Gentleman from Providence, including her own contributions to the weird, her career, and her personal relationships.

Panelists: Bobby Derie, Steven Mariconda, Marc Michaud (M), Faye Ringel, Starry Wizdom

GUESTS OF HONOR – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

Please join us as we introduce and celebrate the Guests of Honor for NecronomiCon Providence 2019, followed by a discussion with the audience.

Panelists: Peter Cannon, Kenneth Hite, Victor LaValle, Sonya Taaffe, Molly Tanzer, Dempow Torishima, Paul Tremblay, s.j. bagley (M)

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Matthew M. Bartlett, James Chambers, Eric Nunnally, Darrel Schweitzer

Friday – 6:00-7:15pm

ELDRITCH EXCAVATIONS: WEIRD ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE MYTHOS WRITERS – Bristol-Kent Room, Omni 3rd Floor

Ancient artifacts, cyclopean ruins, and forgotten pre-human civilizations are themes that permeate the works of writers like Lovecraft, Howard, Smith and others. Join our panelists as they delve into archaeological tropes in weird fiction, including a presentation on the recent real-life National Park Service excavations at the Robert E. Howard House in Cross Plains, Texas.

Panelists: Rusty Burke (M), John Carlson, Edward Guimont, Jeff Shanks

THE WEIRD ON A BLACK AND WHITE SCREEN: CLASSIC WEIRD TELEVISION – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Kolchak the Night Stalker – For decades, classic television brought the weird into living rooms across America. Our panelists explore the classic era of weird television. What did they do well and not so well? How did they influence generations of creators and fans of weird fiction, cinema, and television?

Panelists: Nicholas Kaufmann (M), Gwendolyn Kiste, Pete Rawlik, Alan Tromp, Joe Zannella

SPECIAL EVENT – A REMEMBRANCE OF SAM GAFFORD, WILUM PUGMIRE, AND STANLEY SARGENT – Narragansett Bayview, Graduate 17th Floor

Please join Jeffrey Thomas, Marc Michaud, Derrick Hussey, Scott Connors, Peter Cannon, Les Thomas, and other friends in remembering the wonderful contributions of dear members of our community, now lost to us.

Friday – 7-9pm

GUEST RECEPTION – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

A private reception for Guests-of-Honor, Guests, and Golden Key holders – hors d’oeuvres provided, cash bar available. The reception will feature the presentation of the Robert Bloch Award.

Friday – 9-10:30pm

THE OUTER DARK PRESENTS THE WEIRD: THE NEXT WAVE – READINGS AND DISCUSSION WITH RISING WEIRD AUTHORS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Special Event: The Outer Dark lead a special celebration of new and little known voices in the New Weird, featuring authors Fiona Maeve Geist, Larissa Glasser, Hysop Mulero, Zin E. Rocklyn, Christopher Ropes, Candace Wiggins, and others.

Friday – 9pm-Midnight-ish

ELDRITCH BALL – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

“THE CALL OF CARCOSA” – see Extended Programming listing for more info, or visit the Eventbrite (launching 21 July) page for passes and info!

Additional evening programming continues elsewhere – visit our extended programming page for info on MANY other special events.



SATURDAY

9-10:15am

ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd Floor

Literary & Philosophical Studies, Session Chair: Edward Guimont

Elena Tchougounova-Paulson, “Neo-Gothic Decadence as a Pervasive Challenge in Works of H. P. Lovecraft, A. Machen, and A. Blok”

Jim Lethbridge, “A Realism So Hideous: Reflections of Heidegger in H. P. Lovecraft”

Christian Roy, “Anti-Utilitarian Economics and Post-Capitalist Social Visions in Lovecraft and Bataille”

Sean Moreland, “From Beyond the Pleasure Principle: Freud, Lucretius, Lovecraft and The Locomotive-God”

(for more information on the symposium, visit the Armitage page)

CREATING HISTORICAL SETTINGS FOR CALL OF CTHULHU – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

One of the freedoms presented by the Call of Cthulhu RPG is the ability to set your games in any era, from the Stone Age through the Roaring Twenties to the Modern-Day and beyond! With the 1920s/30s era being particularly popular, how does one go about creating the right flavor, tone, and feel of a particular epoch? Where do you start if creating a historical setting? Join Call of Cthulhu Line Editor Mike Mason and an invited guest panel to lift the hood on creating and running games set in very different times.

Panelists: Lynne Hardy, Mike Mason (M) Oscar Rios, Christopher Smith Adair

THROUGH A FOREST, DARKLY: SYLVAN DREAD – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

Throughout the history of Weird Fiction (and its antecedents in both folklore and the fairy tale) the notion of the Forest has played a key role as setting, subject, and the very darkness at the core of Weird fiction. This discussion will explore the notion of sylvan dread through some of its best contemporary practitioners and, just maybe, we’ll get to the heart of why we have always feared the dark forests of the world.

Panelists: Richard Gavin, Larissa Glasser, Gwendolyn Kiste, Bracken MacLeod (M), Jordan Smith, Paul Tremblay

WE ARE NOT ONE THING: COLONIES, HIVES, COLLECTIVES, AND COMPOSITES – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

Weird fiction is populated with entities that are greater than the sum of their parts. Distributed and collective consciousnesses raise powerful questions about free will, the nature of identity, and the significance of bodies as a source of selfhood. Not surprisingly, they are a staple of horror and science fiction, appearing across all forms of media. Our panelists discuss the existential nightmares raised when the individual confronts the superorganism, and when we realize that we, ourselves, are not a single entity in any meaningful sense. Prepare to be assimilated!

Panelists: Julie C. Day (M), Carrie Laben, Fred Lubnow, Mrinalini Nikrad

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th floor

Barry Lee Dejasu, K.L. Pereira, Molly Tanzer, Douglas Wynne

Saturday – 10:30-11:45am

ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd Floor

Lovecraft-Related Music & Popular Culture, Session Chair: Ray Huling

Philip Chang, “The Farnese Settings of ‘Mirage’ and ‘The Elder Pharos’”

Jennifer Loring, “Eldritch Calling: The Cosmicism of H. P. Lovecraft in Black Metal Music”

Daniel J. Holmes, “The Shadow Over Cyrodil: Elder Things and The Elder Scrolls”

Jeremiah Dylan Cook, “The Shadow Over Horror Tropes”

(for more information on the symposium, visit the Armitage page)

ENDARKENMENT: NIHILISM AS LIBERATION IN WEIRD FICTION – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

Thomas Ligotti once wrote that ” Consciousness has forced us into the paradoxical position of striving to be unself-conscious of what we are—hunks of spoiling flesh on disintegrating bones” and, in doing so, joined a host of writers and philosophers dabbling in what’s generally scoffed at as ‘nihilism.’ But what if that lack of meaning could lead, not to oppression, but to liberation? Come join our panel as they discuss ways in which literary and philosophical endarkenment can lead to new vistas of understanding and meaning in meaninglessness.

Panelists: Nicole Cushing, Scott Dwyer, Daphne Gem, Bracken MacLeod (M), Jon Padgett

SOURCES OF THE MODERN WEIRD IN JAPAN: EDOGAWA RAMPO – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

Hirai Tarō (1894 – 1965) was one of Japan’s foremost mystery writers, whose work included adult detective fiction, the young adult “Boys Detective Club” series, and stories tinged with the uncanny, the grotesque, and the erotic. A devotee of Edgar Allan Poe, he spent great effort to popularize the mystery genre, writing essays on its history, promoting new work, and founding the Mystery Writers of Japan. His work remains immensely popular in Japan and he has attained international recognition as a master of mystery and suspense.

Panelists: Jack Haringa (M), Masao Higashi, Sean Moreland, Dempow Torishima

DARK MATTERS: WEIRD FICTION FROM THE AFRICAN DIASPORA – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

Writers of African descent around the world have been contributing to speculative fiction since the days of Charles W. Chesnutt, W. E. B. Dubois, and George S. Schuyler, but their contributions have not always been acknowledged. Our panelists discuss the history and importance of this literary movement and how the Diaspora experience has shaped and informed it.

This panel is presented in partnership with the Outer Dark.

Panelists: Chesya Burke, Craig Gidney, Victor LaValle, Hysop Mulero, Errick Nunnally (M), teri zin

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

William D. Carl, Nathan Carson, Carrie Laben, Paul Tremblay

SHRUNKEN HEADS IN THE PULPS AND POPULAR CULTURE – Narragansett Bayview Room, Graduate 17th Floor

Special Presentation: The “tsantsa,” or shrunken head, has been an iconic artifact in terror tales, featured in pulps like “Weird Tales,” up to present-day films like “Beetlejuice” and the “Harry Potter” movies. Commencing with some background on the Jivaro headhunters, Alan Tromp’s interactive presentation examines shrunken heads in fantasy and adventure fiction, comics, radio and television dramas, horror and jungle movies, toys for children, and in museums, tourist attractions, and private collections.

12-1:30pm – LUNCH

Please visit the Trinity Beer Garden and food trucks provided by PVD Food Trucks that will be located directly across from the Graduate Hotel. More information can be found here!

PODCAST – The Outer Dark Podcast LIVE! – L’Apogee, Graduate Hotel 17th Floor

PODCAST – The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast LIVE! – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel 2nd Floor

Saturday – 1:30-2:45pm

ACADEMIC TALKS – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd Floor

1. Michael Lynch, Ph.D. (Rennselaer Polytechnic) – HPL in Videogames: The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good

It is well established that Derleth’s mistaken “Cthluhu Mythos” has contaminated decades of writers and filmmakers attempting to create “Lovecraftian” fiction. We may well ask whether and how badly Derleth’s mythos has affected videogames (and, to a lesser extent, board games). In this paper I examine several notable attempts to incorporate the Elder Ones in games. One pleasant surprise is that, since many games were developed after the scholarly corrections to HPL’s legacy was well underway, there are many good examples sprinkled among the bad and the ugly.

2. Lauren Seyler, Ph.D. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute) – The Search for R’lyeh: Ocean Life on Earth and Distant Worlds

Are aliens real? Will we ever find life on other planets? What will it look like, and where should we look? NASA’s search for life on other worlds begins with a simple rule: Follow the water. About 71% of planet Earth’s surface is covered with water, and most of that water is contained within the oceans. From the sunlit surface to the abyssal depths, Earth’s oceans are teeming with life, the vast majority of which is microscopic. In our solar system, there are multiple bodies with oceans that may harbor life similar to the marine microorganisms found on Earth, including icy moons that orbit Jupiter and Saturn. By studying the ways in which microbes survive and thrive in the deepest depths of our oceans, we may find clues to aid us in the search for alien marine life. This research involves a thorough examination of the survival strategies of microscopic life in extreme and seemingly inhospitable environments, from deep sea volcanoes thousands of feet below the sea surface, to an ancient ocean trapped in the rock beneath the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. What chthonic secrets can we learn from the primordial life that lurks in the stygian corners of our beloved home planet, and where in the universe will these secrets lead us?

MANLY WADE WELLMAN AND THE AMERICAN FOLK HORROR TRADITION – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

Manly Wade Wellman (1906 – 1986). Prolific scholar and author Manly Wade Wellman’s work ranged from pulp magazines and comics to his Pulitzer Prize-nominated non-fiction. A man of the world, he was a mix of the cosmopolitan and folksy Appalachian charm, who introduced us to such characters as John The Balladeer (AKA Silver John), Hok the Mighty, and occult detectives Judge Pursuivant and John Thunstone. Come sit on the porch with the fireflies and a taste of blockade whiskey while our expert panelists discuss his legacy and his place in the pantheon of American Folk Horror.

Panelists: Nathan Ballingrud, Adam Bolivar, Michael Bukowski, Orrin Grey, K. H. Vaughan (M)

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES: COSMICISM AND WEIRD MUSIC – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

Panelists discuss the themes and concepts of the weird as adapted to music, and the importance of music to the weird at large. What themes and concepts of the weird have been adapted into music? How does music relate to and stand independent from the weird as expressed in other media? Panelists will explore these topics and more.

Panelists: Daniel Braum, Nathan Carson, Maxwell Gold, Jarboe, Jason Wallach, Douglas Wynne (M)

IT IS A TIGER THAT DESTROYS ME: LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AS WEIRD FICTION – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

Latin America has a long and rich history of strange literature. Please join us as we explore this history and the similarities between literature from the traditions of Magical Realism and Latinx Surrealism and anglophonic Weird Fiction through the discussion of works by Clarice Lispector, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, and more.

This panel is presented in partnership with the Outer Dark.

Panelists: Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Gabriel Mesa, K.L. Pereira, Allen Ruch (M), Eric Schaller

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Nicole Cushing, Scott Nicolay, Jon Padgett, Larissa Glasser



LOVECRAFT’S NEW ENGLAND, PART ONE – Narragansett Bayview Room, Graduate 17th Floor

Special Presentation: A “Virtual Walking Tour” of Lovecraft sites in Providence, led by Donovan Loucks. Focusing on Lovecraft’s hometown, this presentation highlights thirty points of interest central to both Lovecraft’s life and work. Think of this as a “sitting tour” for those of you that aren’t able to make it on one of the walking tours!

Saturday – 3:00-4:15pm

ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd Floor

Lovecraftian Grimoires: East & West, Session Chair: Fred S. Lubnow

Shawn Gaffney, “Hideous Writing Systems in Lovecraft Country”

Lucas Townsend, “Who is Lovecraft’s True Protagonist?: The Oriental Semiotician and his Necronomicon”

Cole Donovan, “Grimma Gæst: The Anglo-Saxon Ancestry of Lovecraft’s Grimoires”

Lars Backstrom, “In Search of the Lost Al Azif”

(for more information on the symposium, visit the Armitage page)

UNCANNY VALLEYS: SIMULACRA, PUPPETS, MANNEQUINS AND AUTOMATONS – Washington-Newport, Omni 3rd Floor

Objects that resemble humans have been a source of fascination and revulsion for perhaps as as long as they have existed. What is the source of the sense of the uncanny that may accompany such encounters with the alien-yet-familiar humanoid device? How have authors and filmmakers harnessed this experience to disturb and frighten? Our panelists discuss the use and history of the “not quite” human humanoid and share their favorite examples.

Panelists: Matthew Bartlett, Adam Bolivar, Jon Padgett (M), Molly Tanzer, teri zin

LOVECRAFT AND THE GOTHIC TRADITION IN LITERATURE – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

The Gothic literary tradition is expansive and was undoubtedly influential in Lovecraft’s writing. However, his status as a gothic writer is debatable, given the ways in which he refined and rejected various aspects of the gothic in creating his own style. Our panelists examine his body of work in relationship to the genre, with particular emphasis on his more explicitly gothic tales and Lovecraft’s own ideas on the subject.

Panelists: Ash Darrow, Kenneth Hite, Steven Mariconda (M), Marlene Miss B. Havin’, Sean Moreland

THE UNNAMABLE DOWN EAST: THE INFLUENCE OF LOVECRAFT ON THE WORKS OF STEPHEN KING – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

What elements of Lovecraftian fiction have been incorporated by King into his narratives? Which stories of Lovecraft influenced his works the most? What are the differences and similarities between the two? What is Stephen King’s most Lovecraftian story? These themes and more will be explored by our panelists.

Panelists: s.j. bagley (M), Gemma Files, John Foster, Leslie Klinger, Victor LaValle, Paul Tremblay

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Inanna Arthen, Cody Goodfellow, John Langan, Anya Martin

LOVECRAFT’S NEW ENGLAND, PART TWO – Narragansett Bayview Room, Graduate 17th Floor

Special Presentation: A “Virtual Walking Tour” of regional Lovecraft sites, led by Donovan Loucks. This slideshow includes photographs of 45 New England locations beyond Providence which reveal the inspirations for Lovecraft’s fictional towns of Kingsport, Arkham, Innsmouth, and Dunwich.

Saturday – 4:30-5:45pm

ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – Bristol-Kent Room, Omni 3rd Floor

Lovecraft. Science, and the Environment, Session Chair: Elena Tchougounova-Paulson

Michael J. Bielawa, “American Frankensteins: The Magnificent Nightmare of Dr. Porter & Prof. Poe and Their Attempts to Reanimate the Dead in Victorian New England”

Thomas Schwaiger, “A Lover of Past Phantoms: Lovecraftian Reflections in R. H. Barlow’s Science”

Ray Huling, “Lovecraftian Georgics: Horror, Disgust, and the Ecology of Agriculture”

Antonio Barroso, “Fear and (Non) Fiction: Agrarian Anxiety in ‘The Colour Out of Space’”

(for more information on the symposium, visit the Armitage page)

A LITTLE STRANGER: THE ART AND LIFE OF EDWARD GOREY – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

One of America’s most famous illustrators of the gently macabre, writer and illustrator Edward Gorey is perhaps best known in popular culture for the Gashlycrumb Tinies and the opening credits for PBS’s Mystery! series. His signature pen and ink drawings in Victorian or Edwardian style were frequently tied to ambiguous and unsettling narratives that delight adults and children alike. Panelists examine the life and work of this singularly strange artist.

This panel done in partnership with the Gorey House Museum

Panelists: Thomas Broadbent, Tanya Finder, Gregory Hischak, Liv Rainey-Smith (M), Stephen Wilson

CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN WEIRD VERSE – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

Poetry has been a critical component of weird literature since the beginning and continues to be a vital movement. Our panelists discuss their approach to speculative poetry, their inspirations, and the advantages of poetry as a medium for approaching the strange. The status of genre poetry and state of the industry will also be considered.

Panelists: Frank Coffman, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Sonya Taaffe, Starry Wizdom

VICTORY AT HOME AND BEYOND: INVESTIGATORS FOR SOCIAL EQUALITY – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

There are only a handful of people of color, gender non-conforming, and/or sexual orientation non-conforming creators making Lovecraftian horror role-playing games. Most of these people are from groups Lovecraft himself would have cast as villains or their own horrors in his stories. How do we create stories that are true to the bleak Mythos vision of the universe while still telling diverse stories that represent everyone in cosmic horror? When the stars come right we will all be equal, so let’s hope we can pull it together before that happens. This panel will touch on this topic, and the work that still needs to be done in our industry towards inclusion, diversity, and equality.

This panel done in partnership with Golden Goblin Press

Panelists: Gwen Callahan, Charles Gerard (M), Lynne Hardy, Andrew Leman, Jeffrey Moeller, Nicholas Nacario, Oscar Rios

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Chesya Burke, Christopher Burke, Scott R. Jones, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Leslie Klinger’s NEW ANNOTATED LOVECRAFT: BEYOND ARKHAM Book Release! – Narragansett Bayview, Graduate Hotel 17th Floor

Join us for a book release party for the Les Klingers NEW New Annotated (Beyond Arkham!) featuring Les and guest Victor LaValle (who wrote the introduction) discussing this new collection and celebrating its release. The wide release isn’t until September, so this is your chance to grab an advance copy and have it signed by both Les and Victor.



Saturday – 6:00-7:15pm

UNDER THE ASH-TREE: EXPLORING M.R. JAMES AS WEIRD FICTION – Bristol-Kent Room, Omni 3rd Floor

While Montague Rhodes James often referred to his short fiction as little more than ‘entertainments,’ his reinvention of the English ghost story (simultaneously modernising it and grounding it in the broader traditions of English folk literature) irrevocably changed the field. In this discussion we seek to reconcile the contradiction in how he saw his work and how it was seen, at large, and celebrate the father of the modern ghost story while properly examining his work, finally, in the grand tradition of Weird Fiction.

Panelists: Scott Connors, Andrea Corbin, John Langan (M), Christian Matzke, Robert Lloyd Parry, Simon Strantzas

DUST, ASH, AND IRON: THE USE AND PRESENTATION OF ALCHEMY & MAGIC IN THE WORKS OF H.P. LOVECRAFT – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

From Charles Dexter Ward to the Whateley family in The Dunwich Horror, alchemy and magic appear in Lovecraft’s fiction in ways that range from the faint to the ferocious. What are the significance and prevalence of these themes in his oeuvre? Why are cultists a common element in his stories? How accurate where Lovecraft’s writings when compared to the alchemical writings significant during his lifetime, or inclusive of that which was perceived as “true” magic? What is Lovecraftian-themed occultism, and how accurately does it depict the content of Lovecraft’s fictional universe?

Panelists: Scott R. Jones, Robert Levy, Sonya Taaffe, Anthony Teth (M), Douglas Wynne

TOR Publishing NIGHTFIRE RELEASE PARTY – Outdoor Terrace!, Graduate 3rd Floor

TOR Nightfire anthology release party and author reading, including Guests of Honor Molly Tanzer and Paul Tremblay – come have some s’mores outdoors with the authors! Did we mention there’ll be a BAR!? (Runs to 8pm)



PLUTO IN FURS Book Release Reading – Narragansett Bayview, Graduate Hotel 17th Floor

Join us for a book release party for the new anthology Pluto in Furs Tales of Diseased Desires and Seductive Horrors. Hosted by editor and publisher Scott Dwyer and featuring readings from Gemma Files, Richard Gavin, Adam Golaski, Orrin Grey, Clint Smith, and Jeffrey Thomas.

Saturday – 7:30-8:15pm

NEW EVENT!: The King in Yellow: Origins, Influences, and Lineages – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

A special discussion on the work of Robert Chanbers, drawing from Ken Hites’s research for his new annotation of The King in Yellow. Where did black stars rise before they hung over Carcosa? What inspired the King in Yellow, whom emperors have served? Whither syphillis? Robert W. Chambers’ “The King in Yellow” has inspired horror authors from Lovecraft to the present darkening day. Kenneth Hite, annotator of Arc Dream Publishing’s new “The King in Yellow: Annotated Edition,” dives deep into the cloud-waves of Hali for the origins, evolution, and influence of Chambers’ haunting tales. Panelists: Ken Hite, Shane Ivey, James Lowder, Nicole Cushing, and Silvia Moreno Garcia.

Additional evening programming continues elsewhere – visit our extended programming page for info on MANY other special events.

SUNDAY

8-9:30am

CTHULHU PRAYER BREAKFAST – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

The unholiest of cosmically unspeakable breakfasts, hosted by Most Exalted Hierophants Cody Goodfellow and Anthony Teth. Separate ticketed event – tickets on sale July 21 via our eventbrite page

Golden Key and Silver Key members receive complementary admission.

Sunday – 9-10:15am

THE TASTE OF ASHES: DELTA GREEN – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

Elite government operatives fight a desperate covert war against Mythos threats and government conspiracies across the globe in this classic RPG. Panelists, including some of the founders and prominent DG authors, discuss the development, mythology, and history of the setting, as well as aspects of running a successful campaign.

Panelists: A. Scott Glancy (M), Daniel Harms, Kenneth Hite, Shane Ivey

FILMS MADE AND UNMADE: ADAPTATIONS OF LOVECRAFT’S CONTEMPORARIES – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

For an author who focused on atmosphere and left most of his monsters offstage, Lovecraft has spawned a large number of adaptations relative to many classic weird authors. Why have HPL’s contemporaries, such as Hodgson, Long, Smith, and Derleth not enjoyed the same level of interest? Also, why do some of the highest profile Lovecraft films never seem to get made (Guillermo, we’re looking at you)? Our panelists discuss and also tell us what unmade films they would like to see.

Panelists: Brian Callahan, Phil Gelatt (M), Orrin Grey, Izzy Lee, Henrik Möller, Sandy Petersen

Sunday – 10:30-11:45am

ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd floor

Polar Myths & the Old Ones, Session Chair: Heather Poirier

Lúcio Reis-Filho, Laura Loguercio Cánepa, and Jamer Guterres de Mello, “Encounters in the Mountains of Madness: H. P. Lovecraft and Werner Herzog at the World’s End”

Ian Fetters, “Icy Portents of Doom: Clark Ashton Smith’s Hyperborean Cycle and the Polar Myth”

Fred S. Lubnow, “The Lackey / Fifer Hypothesis: The Weakness of the Old Ones”

(for more information on the symposium, visit the Armitage page)

CREEPING THROUGH THE FOUR-COLORED FOREST: CONTEMPORARY WEIRD COMICS – Washington-Newport, Omni 3rd Floor

At least since the days of EC Comics, the Weird has been a ripe topic for exploration in comics. Numerous mash-ups have been generated combining the weird with themes of warfare, science fiction, and mystery. A new generation of creators, such as Skinner, Aeron Alfrey, and Mat Brinkman, is subverting traditional tropes while nevertheless hewing close to traditional methods. What can we expect to see in the future of weird comics?

Panelists: Nathan Carson, Jason Ciaramella (M), Paul Di Filippo, Cody Goodfellow, Mani C. Price

LOVECRAFT’S INFLUENCE IN JAPAN – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

Lovecraft was introduced to Japan in the 1950s by Ranpo Edogawa, a master of mystery novels and Poe enthusiast. Lovecraft’s influences are first recognized in works of manga author and historian Shigeru Mizuki and “Ultra Q,” a famous kaiju movie series. Entering the 1970s, am increasing number of collections and featured articles of his works were published. The Cthulhu Mythos entered Japanese novels in the 1980s and by the 1990s became entrenched in Otaku culture in manga, anime, and games. Our panelists discuss the development and extent of HPL’s influence in Japan.

Panelists: Jack Haringa, K. H. Vaughan (M), Masao Higashi, Dempow Torishima

ENDLESS DARKNESS, ENDLESS CHAOS, ENDLESS WAR: THE COSMIC HORROR OF THE WARHAMMER UNIVERSE – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

The Warhammer universe is as vast as it is grim, positing cosmic horror on a scale that boggles the imagination. Whether played out in the Age of Sigmar fantasy setting or the million embattled worlds of 40K, humanity is doomed to conflict against alien races, malign supernatural powers, and malevolent gods with a distinct Mythos flavor. For over thirty years, Games Workshop has produced and licensed wargames, RPGs, video games, fiction, and film, all of which share the Warhammer world view. Our expert panel discusses the philosophical themes of the Warhammer Universe, their expression in the games, and how they relate to the work of HPL.

Panelists: John Goodrich, Niels Hobbs (M), Nicholas Kaufmann, Mike Mason, Molly Tanzer

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Byron Craft, Izzy Lee, Henrik Möller, Les Thomas

POETRY WORKSHOP – Narragansett Bayview Room, Graduate 17th Floor

Come join our resident poets Thomas Broadbent and Starry Wizdom, as well as poet laureates Sonya Taaffe (2019 and Donald Sidney-Fryer (2017), and share some of your favorite poetry or discuss the form – and maybe be inspired by the muses.

12-1:30pm – LUNCH

Sunday – 1:30-2:45pm

ACADEMIC TALKS – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd floor

1. Sara P. Grady, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Bays National Estuaries Program) – Ancients from the Deep – the Biology and Ecology of Horseshoe Crabs

Every spring these spiky, ancient creatures unbury themselves and crawl onto our shores on ten jointed legs, seeking land and each other with their ten eyes. Their claws clasping each other, they deposit eggs on our beaches. Some believe that their tail is poisonous (not true) and they try to stab you (also not true). Their blue blood is able to detect infection. Japanese legends claim that that they are reincarnated samurai. Come learn the biology and ecology of the horseshoe crab, the oldest living arthropod keeping you company on the beach.

2. Fred Lubnow, Ph.D. (Princeton Hydro) – Lovecraftian Ecosystems

H.P. Lovecraft’s tales frequently include descriptions strange extraterrestrial and extra-dimensional entities. However, what is not as obvious is that these creatures are at times associated with strange and unique ecosystems. Sometimes Lovecraft’s tale occurs in an alien landscapes such as Venus in “In the Walls of Eryx” or Yaddith in “Through the Gates of the Silver Key,” co-written with E. Hoffman Price. Other times, the tales focus on primordial Earth such as in At the Mountains of Madness or “The Shadow Out of Time.” Alternative Earths, as is the case in The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, have also been surveyed by Lovecraft. In more interesting situations, the entities are attempting to substantially alter or change the Earth’s ecosystems such as in “The Dunwich Horror” or “The Colour Out of Space.” This presentation will review and compare these various Lovecraftian Ecosystems to our existing ecosystems as well as to each other. One of the key subjects associated with the presentation will be how the Old Ones can modify and substantially alter the ecosystems they occupy. Examples that will be reviewed include how the Elder Things altered the ancient ecosystems of Earth, the watershed-based alterations of the Colour out of space and what Wilbur Whateley meant by “clearing the Earth.” Finally, specific non-Terran Lovecraftian ecosystems will be examined and surveyed.

THE WEIRD CINEMA AND TELEVISION OF DAVID LYNCH – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

David Lynch’s cinematic style has continued to evolve since Eraserhead (1977), primarily by incorporating increasingly non-linear narrative elements, while continuing to reinvent genres. The influence of Twin Peaks on television was tremendous, not only spawning a host of copy-cat shows, but also breaking ground for new types of shows focusing on supernatural horror and weird fiction. This panel asks the question: what can we know about Lynch’s dedication to the Weird, from his output as well as his interviews?

Panelists: Gwen Callahan, Scott Dwyer, Phil Gelatt (M), Jack Haringa, Allen Ruch

HOW TO GAME THE WEIRD – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

Lovecraft’s creations featured in early iterations of role-playing games, and since the emergence of “Call of Cthulhu” and its spinoffs, RPGs have increasingly explored—or exploited—cosmic horror in a Lovecraftian universe. Our experts discuss in ins and outs of designing and running a weird horror scenario. How does one create and maintain suspense when players know the Mythos and the tropes? How do different games systems either lend themselves to, or undermine, an atmosphere of horror?

Panelists: Fiona Maeve Geist, Dan Harms (M), Kenneth Hite, Shane Ivey, Badger McInnes, Sandy Petersen

THE WEIRD WRIT LARGE: KAIJU AS DEVICE AND METAPHOR IN WEIRD FICTION – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

Although not known for their subtlety, giant monsters have always borne the weight of cultural concerns. Atomic destruction, science gone wrong, invasion fears, and bureaucratic inertia have all been explored using the symbolism of larger-than-life creatures. Although most commonly associated with film, the Kaiju genre extends into comics, video games, fiction, and poetry. Take shelter as our panelists discuss the literary power of these strange beasts.

Panelists: Larissa Glasser, John Goodrich (M), Orrin Grey, Seia Tanabe, Dempow Torishima

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Paul Di Filippo, Bracken MacLeod, David Nickle, teri zin



Sunday – 3:00-4:15pm

ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – Bristol-Kent, Omni 3rd floor

Placing the Mythos, Session Chair: Paul Neimann

Edward Guimont, “Lovecraft i(a)n Connecticut”

Michael A. Torregrossa, “Cthulhu and King Arthur?”

Benjamin Davis, “The Influence of The Great Game on the Writings of H. P. Lovecraft: The Opening of Tibet and the Creation of Leng”

(for more information on the symposium, visit the Armitage page)

THE DREAMLANDS AND DREAM NARRATIVE IN HPL – Washington-Newport Room, Omni 3rd Floor

Dreams figure prominently in the work of Lovecraft, both in his Dream Cycle stories and in other work. Our panelists explore the geography and denizens of the Dreamlands, and his use of dreams in general in fiction and poetry. What were the major influences on his dream writing and how did his own dreams invade his waking life? How have writers expanded on or modified his ideas since? Close your eyes and find out!

Panelists: Peter Cannon, Christa Carmen, James Chambers, Pete Rawlik (M), Jason Bradley Thompson

THE FUTURE OF WEIRD FICTION – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

Join our panel of experts as they discuss the most vital Weird Fiction of today and the direction they see it moving towards in the future.

Panelists: s. j. bagley (M). Gemma Files, Anya Martin, Paul Tremblay, Robert S. Wilson

FAVORITE CALL OF CTHULHU SCENARIOS – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor

Which Call of Cthulhu RPG scenarios stand out the most for a bunch of experienced Keepers and scenario writers? How does the written word inspire great game memories? Join Chaosium’s Mike Mason and a panel of experienced writers and Keepers to discover the scenarios have inspired them and left fond (or should that be nightmarish?) memories. This panel done in partnership with Chaosium

Panelists: Sean Branney, Paul Fricker, Jon Hook, Mike Mason (M), Matthew Sanderson

AUTHOR READINGS – L’Apogee, Graduate 17th Floor

Jason Ray Carney, Victoria Dalpe, Fiona Maeve Geist, David Nielsen

Sunday – 4:30-5:45pm

NECRONOMICON–PVD WRAP-UP – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor

Join some of the Convention team to discuss this year’s gathering and future plans, hopes, and dreams.

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Additional evening programming continues elsewhere – visit our extended programming page for info on the Dunwich Horror Picture Show at the Columbus Theater and the Final/Vitriol concert at AS220

Please note: All event and program rooms have limited capacity as set by the Fire Marshal. Even though your pass is needed to get into most events, it does not guarantee you access if safe capacity has been reached. We cannot clear rooms between events.