T H U R S D A Y   3/29
	P A N E L S / R E A D I N G S	O T H E R S
6:00 PM		06:00pm–07:00pm WORLD'S BIGGEST BOOKSTORE GoH SIGNING World's Biggest Bookstore: Peter Crowther Sèphera Girón Nancy Kilpatrick John Picacio Michael Marshall Smith
7:00 PM		07pm–08pm TWILIGHT TALES LAUNCH Simcoe: Launch for Twilight Tales' Book of Dead Things, hosted by Tina L. Jens and the Twilight Tales team.
8:00 PM	08pm–09pm POETRY OPEN MIC Simcoe: Hosted by Sandra Kasturi.
9:00 PM	09pm–10pm WHAT NOT TO DO: MANNERS AND TIPS FOR FIRST-TIME CONVENTION ATTENDEES Simcoe: The dos and don'ts of attending a convention. Evelyn Baker Christopher Golden Tina L. Jens Mandy Slater (mod.) Sarah Pinborough.
10:00 PM	10pm–11pm THE CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR WEBSITE AND BLOG Simcoe: How can blogs, websites and MySpace pages help your career? Cullen Bunn John Everson Nicholas Grabowsky (mod.) Nicholas Kaufmann Rodger Turner
11:00 PM	11pm–Midnight WHAT EXACTLY IS HORROR? Simcoe: A panel of experts try to define the genre. Michael A. Arnzen Gary A. Braunbeck Brian Keene Deborah LeBlanc Mark Morris (mod.)
F R I D A Y  3/30
	P A N E L S / R E A D I N G S	O T H E R S
9:30 AM		09:30am–10am OPENING CEREMONIES Ballroom D: Chairperson Amanda Foubister and Mistress of Ceremonies Sèphera Girón introduce the GoHs.
10:00 AM	10am–11am FUTURE CHILLS: UPCOMING MOVIES AND NEW TV SHOWS Ballroom D: What's new and exciting in horror media? Peter Atkins Scott Edelman Michael McCarty, Mandy Slater (mod.) Stephen Volk.	[--11] HWA Signing - Kim Paffenroth  & Ralph Bieber
	10–10:30am Michael Laimo (Simcoe)
	10am–11am SIZE DOES MATTER: HOW TO SURVIVE AS A SMALL PRESS Ballroom C: What are the problems and rewards of starting up your own publishing imprint? What are the pitfalls to avoid? Peter Crowther Sandra Kasturi Thomas F. Monteleone (mod.) Chris Roberson Christopher Teague.	10am  The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (G) (USA, 2006).  - Dir: Dennis Vincent. With: Christopher Lee, Sara Karloff, Dick Smith, Zacherley. Colorbox Studios/Witch's Dungeon. Fascinating two-hour documentary about Cortlandt Hull's unique museum of Hollywood Horrors and the people and films that inspired it.
10:30 AM	10:30–11am Gregory Lamberson (Simcoe)
11:00 AM	11am–12 HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS: WHAT ARE AGENTS AND EDITORS LOOKING FOR, AND NEVER WANT TO SEE AGAIN? Ballroom C: A panel of major editors and agents from both sides of the Atlantic tell it like it is. Joshua Bilmes Don D'Auria Ellen Datlow Liz Gorinsky Dorothy Lumley George Mann.	[--12] HWA Signing - Nate Kenyon & Michael Arnzen
	11am–12 HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS: AN HOUR WITH GAHAN WILSON Ballroom D: The legendary cartoonist and author reminisces about his life and career. Introduced by John Picacio.
	11–11:30am Joe R. Lansdale (Simcoe);
11:30 AM	11:30–12 Mort Castle (Simcoe)
12:00 PM	12–12:30pm Edo van Belkom (Simcoe)	[--1] HWA Signing  - Alex Sokoloff & Sarah Langan
	12–01pm IN SPACE NOBODY CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM: HORROR IN SF Ballroom C: Is there a place for horror in science fiction? Vincent J. Churchill Peter Crowther David G. Hartwell, Robert J. Sawyer (mod.) Michael Marshall Smith.	12 Joe R. Lansdale introduces Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (14A) (USA, 2005).
	12–01pm GUEST OF HONOUR INTERVIEW: NANCY KILPATRICK Ballroom D: Author GoH Nancy Kilpatrick in conversation with Sèphera Girón.
12:30 PM	12:30–1pm Brian Keene (Simcoe);	[12--??]  HWA meeting - HWA suite
1:00 PM		01pm Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum (PG) (Canada, 2006).
		Ron McGillvray introduces The Storm (PG) (Canada, 2006).
		The Frolic (PG) (USA, 2006).
2:00 PM	02pm–03pm SHORT SHRIFT: CAN YOU MAKE A LIVING WRITING SHORT FICTION? Ballroom C - With markets for short stories supposedly drying up, is the form going out of style? Gemma Files (mod.) Lucy A. Snyder L.H. Maynard Tony Richards M.P.N. Sims.	[--3] HWA Signing  - Yvonne Navarro & Weston Ochse
	02pm–03pm GUEST OF HONOUR INTERVIEW: PETER CROWTHER Ballroom D - Special Publisher GoH Peter Crowther in conversation with Steven Erikson.	02pm Peter Atkins introduces Hellbound: Hellraiser II (R) (UK, 1988).
2:30 PM	2:30–3pm Bill Breedlove (Simcoe)
3:00 PM	03pm–04pm BUILDING A BETTER MONSTER Ballroom D - How to design the perfect monster in literature, art, and film and TV spfx. Monica S. Kuebler (mod.) Gregory Lamberson Michael McCarty Kendall R. Phillips John Picacio.	[--4] HWA Signing  - Gary Frank & Lynne Hansen
	03pm–04pm HWA PRESENTS: WHAT DO NEW WRITERS DO NEXT? Ballroom C - You've sold your first novel or several short stories, but how do you take your career to the next level? Edo van Belkom William D. Gagliani Michael Laimo Deborah LeBlanc (mod.) Weston Ochse.
	3–3:30pm John Everson (Simcoe)
3:30 PM	3:30–4pm Michael Marshall Smith (Simcoe)
4:00 PM	04pm–05pm WRITING THE MODERN VAMPIRE STORY Ballroom C - Are there too many rules to follow? Do readers still expect a stake through the heart to work anymore? How have Buffy and Angel changed the genre? Kelley Armstrong Stephanie Bedwell-Grime (mod.) Christopher Golden Nancy Kilpatrick David Thomas Lord.	[--5] HWA Signing  - John Everson & Jeff Strand
	04pm–05pm WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2007 GRAND MASTER: JOE R.LANSDALE Ballroom D - WHC 2007 Grand Master Joe R. Lansdale in conversation with Thomas F. Monteleone.	04pm Mark Steensland introduces Lovecraft's Pillow (PG) (USA, 2006).
	4–4:30pm Michael Largo (Simcoe)	Sucker (PG) (USA, 2006).
4:30 PM	4:30–5pm Cullen Bunn (Simcoe)	04:30pm The Mask (aka Eyes of Hell) in 3-D (14A) (Canada, 1961).
5:00 PM		05pm–06pm BURNING EFFIGY PRESS/KELP QUEEN PRESS LAUNCH Simcoe - Launch event for new titles by Brett Alexander Savory and Gord Zajac, Nicholas Kaufmann, Gemma Files, Sarah Ennals and Kevin Nunn. Hosted by Monica S. Kuebler and Sandra Kasturi.
5:30 PM		05:30pm–07:30pm PS PUBLISHING LAUNCH PARTY Merril Collection/Toronto Public Library -  Peter Crowther/PS Publishing - new titles by Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Steven Erikson and Conrad Williams, and the WHC Special issue of PostScripts #10
7:00 PM		07pm Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (14A)
8:00 PM		08pm–10pm MASS AUTOGRAPHING Ballrooms A/B
		08pm Black Christmas (18A) (Canada, 1975).
10:00 PM	10–10:30pm Douglas Smith (Simcoe)	10pm  Shaun Kurtz introduces Chill (R) (USA, 2006).
		10pm–Closing WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION 2007 PARTY Hospitality Suite - World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga Springs, New York, invites you to join them.
10:30 PM	10:30–11pm Conrad Williams (Simcoe)	[--?] SALON A - Gross Out
11:00 PM	11pm–Midnight WRITING HORROR IN DIFFERENT CULTURES Simcoe - A group of disparate authors talk about writing horror from a different perspective. Maurice Broaddus, David Nickle Lucien Soulban Don Tumasonis (mod.).	at Midnight DARK ARTS BOOKS LAUNCH Simcoe - Launch event for Waiting for October with Sarah Pinborough, Jeff Strand, Adam Pepper, Bill Breedlove and John Everson.
S A T U R D A Y  3/31
	P A N E L S / R E A D I N G S	O T H E R S
10:00 AM	10am–11am WHAT DO YOU MEAN "EDIT"? HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO PUT TOGETHER A "YEAR'S BEST" ANTHOLOGY? Ballroom D - When all the work has already been done, what does the editor of a "Year's Best" anthology actually have to do? Ramsey Campbell Ellen Datlow David G. Hartwell Stephen Jones F. Paul Wilson (mod.).	[--11] HWA Signing   - Braunbeck, Lisa Morton & Deborah LeBlanc
	10–10:30am Tina L. Jens (Simcoe);
	10am–11am HORROR/ROMANCE/CRIME/FANTASY CROSSOVERS: PUTTING THE SCARES INTO OTHER GENRES Ballroom C - When it comes to other types of fiction, how easy is it to mix up the genres? Kelley Armstrong (mod.) Stephanie Bedwell-Grime Tim Lebbon Michael Marshall Smith Joe R. Lansdale.	10.00am The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (G) (Canada, 1970-72).
10:30 AM	10:30–11am- Michael Arnzen (Simcoe)
11:00 AM	11am–12 THE HISTORY OF CANADIAN HORROR Ballroom C - A panel of Canucks discuss the history of the genre in the Great White North. Edo van Belkom Don Hutchison R.S. Hadji (mod.) Peter Halasz Brett Alexander Savory.	11am Peter Atkins introduces Wishmaster (R) (USA, 1997).
	11am–12 MASTERS OF THE CRAFT Ballroom D - Big Name writers reveal why they have stuck with genre fiction throughout their careers. Ramsey Campbell, Joe R. Lansdale David Morrell (mod.) Robert J. Sawyer F. Paul Wilson Gahan Wilson.	[--12] HWA Signing  - Michael Laimo & W. D. Gagliani
	11–11:30am Gary A. Braunbeck (Simcoe
11:30 AM	11:30am–12 Peter Crowther (Simcoe)
12:00 PM	12–01pm HWA PRESENTS: HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR AGENT IS DOING A GOOD JOB? Ballroom C - It's hard enough even getting an agent, but how do you know if yours is really working for you? Don D'Auria Joshua Bilmes Tim Lebbon (mod.) Dorothy Lumley Jenny Rappaport.
	12–12:30pm Steven Shrewsbury & Nate: (Simcoe)	[--1] HWA Signing - Ellen Datlow & John R. Little
	12–01pm GUEST OF HONOUR INTERVIEW: MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH Ballroom D - Author GoH Michael Marshall Smith in conversation with Stephen Jones.
12:30 PM	12:30–1pm Gene O'Neill: (Simcoe)
1:00 PM	01pm–02pm Lunch Break	01pm Joe R. Lansdale introduces Bubba Ho-Tep (14A) (USA, 2002).
	01pm–02pm WORLD'S BIGGEST BOOKSTORE SIGNING World's Biggest Bookstore  - Ramsey Campbell Joe R. Lansdale Brian Lumley David Morrell F. Paul Wilson Gahan Wilson.
2:00 PM	02pm–03pm THE MERRIL COLLECTION PRESENTS: FORGOTTEN AUTHORS Ballroom C - Their names were big once, but who today remembers them? Jeff Beeler R.S. Hadji David G. Hartwell, Don Hutchison Lorna Toolis (mod.).	[--3] HWA Signing  - Gregory Lamberson & Michael Largo
	02pm–03pm GUEST OF HONOUR INTERVIEW: PETER ATKINS Ballroom D - Special Media GoH Peter Atkins in conversation with Ramsey Campbell.
	2–2:30pm Nancy Kilpatrick (GoH): (Simcoe);
2:30 PM	2:30–3pm David Morrell: (Simcoe)
3:00 PM	03pm–04pm CINEMA MACABRE: WRITING HORROR FOR THE BIG SCREEN (AND OTHER MEDIA) Ballroom D - How difficult is it to break into the media? Can you retain your integrity in Hollywood? Peter Atkins Christopher Golden Joe R. Lansdale Lisa Morton (mod.) Michael Marshall Smith Stephen Volk.	[--4] HWA Signing   - David Morrell & Rocky Wood
	03pm–04pm THE ART OF HORROR: PAINT VS. DIGITAL Ballroom C - Are the old techniques no longer relevant now that cover art can be produced quickly and cheaply on a computer? Les Edwards Allen Koszowski (mod.) John Picacio Thomas Straub Gahan Wilson.	03pm Michael A. Arnzen introduces Exquisite Corpse (PG) (USA, 2007). Poeticollage/Jim Minton Design Studio. Compiled by Jim Minton, this "International Collaboration of Dark Cinema" assembles various unique interpretations of the poetry and fiction of author Michael A. Arnzen from directors from all around the world.
3:30 PM		03:30pm The Frolic (PG) Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum (PG)
4:00 PM	4–4:30pm Sarah Pinborough: (Simcoe)	[--5] HWA Signing  - Suzanne Church & Doug Smith
	4pm–05pm FEMME FATALES: WOMEN IN HORROR Ballroom C - In a genre dominated mostly by men, can women writers really make a difference? Sèphera Girón Tina L. Jens (mod.) Nancy Kilpatrick Roberta Lannes Yvonne Navarro.	04pm Peter Atkins introduces Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (R) (USA, 1992).
	04pm–05pm GUEST OF HONOUR INTERVIEW: JOHN PICACIO Ballroom D - Artist GoH John Picacio in conversation with Chris Roberson.
4:30 PM	4:30–5pm Mark Morris: (Simcoe)
5:00 PM	05pm–06pm WALKING DEAD VS. UNDEAD: ARE ZOMBIES THE NEW VAMPIRES? Ballroom C - Has Dracula had his day? Are the Living Dead now the living end? Scott Edelman (mod.) Lynne Hansen Brian Keene Kim Paffenroth David Wellington.
	05pm–06pm READING/Q&A: BRIAN LUMLEY Ballroom D - Bestselling Necroscope author Brian Lumley reads from his work and answers questions from the audience.
	5–5:30pm Thomas F. Monteleone: (Simcoe)
5:30 PM	5:30–6pm Larry Santoro: (Simcoe)
6:00 PM		06pm My Bloody Valentine (R) (Canada, 1981).
6:30 PM		06:30pm–07:30pm MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTION Lobby/Art Show - Come along and meet the artists at this curtain-raiser to the Stokers. Cash bar.
7:00 PM	07pm–09pm TWILIGHT TALES' CRITIQUED OPEN MIC Simcoe - Four lucky authors, twenty minutes to read, ten-minute critique session by the audience. Hosted by Eric Cherry. Authors will be selected by random drawing during the event.
7:30 PM		07:30pm–10:30pm HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION BRAM STOKER AWARDS BANQUET Ballrooms D/C
8:00 PM		08pm The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (G)
10:00 PM		10pm Shaun Kurtz introduces Chill (R)
10:30 PM		10pm–11pm CUTTING BLOCK PRESS LAUNCH Simcoe - Launch event from Cutting Block Press, R.J. Cavender and Boyd E. Harris for Horror Library Vol.2 and Tattered Souls, with many guest authors.
11:00 PM	11pm–Midnight THE MERRIL COLLECTION PRESENTS: COLLECTING HORROR LITERATURE Simcoe - What makes a book valuable, and which titles should you be looking out for? Joseph T. Berlant, Mary Cannings (mod.) R.S. Hadji Peter Halasz Don Tumasonis.	11pm–Closing HWA WINNERS AND LOSERS PARTY HWA Suite - Congratulate and commiserate with tonight's nominees—but whatever you do, don't try to sell them your latest manuscript!
	11pm–Closing TWILIGHT TALES' "FLASH FICTION" CONTEST Ballrooms D/C - One author. One story. Five minutes. The best stories will be voted on by a judging panel. Amazing prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, plus all 3 stories will be published on the Twilight Tales website. Sign-up at the door—arrive early, space is limited! Hosted by Bill Breedlove.	11pm–Closing WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2008 PARTY Hospitality Suite - World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, invites you to join them.
12:00 AM		Midnight–Closing "GOD OF THE RAZOR" AUDIO PRESENTATION Simcoe - Unique audio presentation of Joe R. Lansdale's God of the Razor, presented by Grist Mill: Audio Tales of Terror and the Supernatural. Hosted by Scott Hickey and Brian Price.
S U N D A Y  4/1
	P A N E L S / R E A D I N G S	O T H E R S
10:00 AM	10am–11am QUEER FEAR: GAY HORROR Ballroom D - No longer limited to subtext, gay horror challenges our perceptions of the genre and is big business. Gemma Files Monica J. Kuebler David Thomas Lord Michael Rowe (mod.) Caro Soles.
	10–10:30am Tim Lebbon: (Simcoe)
	10am–11am DON'T GIVE UP THE DAY JOB: THE CURRENT STATE OF HORROR Ballroom C - Is it all doom and gloom? Is horror finished? Or is there going to be yet another long-promised revival? Peter Atkins David Morrell Mark Morris (mod.) Yvonne Navarro Tony Richards.	10am–12 THE WORLD HORROR SOCIETY BOARD MEETING King (2nd Floor) - The Secret Masters of Horror gather to plot more conventions. First hour open to the public.
10:30 AM	10:30–11am Sèphera Girón (Simcoe)
11:00 AM	11am–12 YOUNG BLOOD: NEW WRITERS TO LOOK OUT FOR Ballroom C - Who are the hot names to watch out for, and which up-and-coming writers are the next Big Thing? Rising stars talk about their work. Michael A. Arnzen Sarah Langan (mod.) Violette Malan Sarah Pinborough Alexandra Sokoloff.
	11am–12 GUEST OF HONOUR INTERVIEW: DON HUTCHISON Ballroom D - Special Editor GoH Don Htchison in conversation with Michael Rowe.
	11–11:30am Weston Ochse: (Simcoe)
11:30 AM	11:30–12 Yvonne Navarro: (Simcoe)
12:00 PM	12–01:30pm WHC CHARITY RAFFLE Ballroom D - Stephen Jones, Amanda Foubister and Thomas F. Monteleone pick the numbers and give away a lot of old tat and some choice collector's items to those with the lucky tickets. All profits will go towards helping put a deserving student through the Borderlands Press Writers Boot Camp.
	12–12:30pm David Thomas Lord: (Simcoe)
12:30 PM	12:30–1pm Wayne Allen Sallee: (Simcoe)
1:00 PM	1–1:30pm William D. Gagliani: (Simcoe)
1:30 PM	1:30–2pm John Edward Lawson: (Simcoe)
2:00 PM	02pm–03pm WRITING ON THE EDGE Ballroom D - Has "slipstream" fiction come and gone? Meet some authors currently working on the cutting edge of horror. Gene O'Neill Gary Raisor (mod.) Douglas Smith John Urbancik Conrad Williams.
	02pm–03pm THE DIVERSITY OF HORROR: HOW TO REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE Ballroom C - Does your monster have dreamy eyes and long flowing locks that will make the romance reader swoon? Are your zombies a laugh a minute? How to expand your audience. Kelley Armstrong Gary A. Braunbeck, Mort Castle (mod.) L.H. Maynard M.P.N. Sims.
3:00 PM		03pm–04pm WHAT'S NEXT? UPCOMING CONVENTIONS AND EVENTS Ballroom D - Had fun? Want to do it again? Well you can . . . come along and meet the people running World Fantasy Convention 2007, British FantasyCon 2007, Ad Astra 2008 and, of course, World Horror Convention 2008 . . . Joseph T. Berlant Charlene Harmon Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan Francois van Heerden.
4:00 PM	04pm–04:30pm CLOSING CEREMONIES Ballroom D - Come along and say goodbye to all our Guests of Honour with Mistress of Ceremonies Sèphera Girón . . .
5:00 PM	05pm–08pm DEAD DOG PARTY Hospitality Suite - . . . or just keep drinking with them!