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Join multiple award-nominated and critically acclaimed New York City authors Karen Heuler, John C. Foster, and Nicholas Kaufmann for a night of thrills, chills, and astonishment!

Come for the amazing stories, stay for the glamorous prizes*! What better way to spend a winter’s night?

Thursday, January 17th
7 PM – 9 PM
Otto’s Shrunken Head – 584 East 14th Street, between Ave A and Ave B

Karen Heuler is the author of The Inner City, In Search of Lost Time, Other Places, and others.

John C. Foster is the author of Mister White, Night Roads, The Isle, and others.

Nicholas Kaufmann is the author of Dying Is My Business, In the Shadow of the Axe, 100 Fathoms Below, and others.

Feel free to RSVP at the Facebook event page if you like. Hope to see you there!

* Prizes may not be glamorous.

I’m very sorry to report that I will not be attending Philcon on Saturday as planned. Karen Heuler’s car was totaled by a falling branch during last night’s storm, and she was my ride. I have informed the programming staff. Sorry to miss everyone!

Who will I see at Philcon this weekend? I will only be there on Saturday. Here’s my schedule:

Sat 12:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four) (1 hour)
GIANT MONSTER APPRECIATION PANEL (3124)
Panelists: Nicholas Kaufmann (mod), Steve Vertlieb, Tony Finan, D.L. Carter, Eric Parmer, Stephanie Burke
What exactly is our fascination with dinosaurs, Godzilla, and other creatures that could step on us without noticing?

Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza II (Two) (1 hour)
HOW TO PLOT A MURDER (3093)
Panelists: Erin M. Hartshorn (mod), Roberta Rogow, Nicholas Kaufmann, Elizabeth Crowens, Brenda W. Clough, Russ Colchamiro
A guide for horror and mystery writers. (Not murderers!)

Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza II (Two) (1 hour)
WHAT SCARES US NOW? (3080)
Panelists: Mark Singer (mod), Dina Leacock, Nicholas Kaufmann, Martin Berman-Gorvine, Karalyn Morris
A lot of imagery and scenarios that used to terrify people are viewed as laughable by more recent generations. Are there horrors that are truly timeless? How do you invoke them into the mind of the modern-day reader?

I hope you will come say hello!

Tune in to hear me and my 100 Fathoms Below co-author Steven L. Kent discuss John W. Campbell’s classic novella “Who Goes There?” and Howard Hawks’ 1951 film adaptation The Thing from Another World with host Keith Chawgo on season 2 episode 31 of the Literary License Podcast! You can catch it on:

Podbean

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Spotify

iTunes

or the Literary License Podcast website!

I hope you’ll give it a listen!