Once upon a time, many, many years ago, I went to my first
out of state convention. Ok, it was 2009, but it feels like a very long time
ago.
The convention was Context in Columbus Ohio, and I was going
for two reasons. The first was that Shroud Publishing had accepted my first
novel Feast, and the second was that as publisher of Necrotic Tissue, I wanted
to get myself out there more and meet some of the writers I’d
made friends with online.
I had a fantastic time and met some new people and forged a
friendship that I never thought would occur after the age of forty. It was a
great time that spawned a lot of creativity including the creation of the
highly exclusive Aquapunk genre.
I repeated in 2010 and got a table for NT. I also teamed up
with Tim Deal and the Gamber family to throw a fantastic publishing party that
included a very famous and controversial Big Boy Dance Off contest.
Since I’ve restarted Stygian Publications
and have plans for at least three books to be released in 2014, I thought it
was time to return. I won’t be setting up in the Dealer
room, since I don’t have the staff and don’t
want to be trapped all day behind a table. Instead, I have a party suite rented
for the entire weekend. The exact times are still being worked out but I will
post the official schedule here and on the Stygian and my personal FB pages
when it’s ready. For now, here are some highlights.
Friday night will consist of a Kolchak The Night Stalker party,
showing the first two made for TV movies that preceded the series, followed by
the series itself. We’ll kick it off at 7:00 PM and go
until the last person cries uncle. There will be some snacks, but BYOB. We will
also be holding a Kolchak monster contest. The only rules are to come as one of
the monsters in the series or movies. Winners will get free books and other
swag. Don’t come as Kolchak unless you’re
ok only having the second or third best Kolchak costume.
Saturday, there will be readings throughout the day from man
pretty Nathaniel Lambert, Gregory L. Hall, R. Scott McCoy and many others to be
named later.
Saturday night is the official Stygian Party. There will be
food and booze while it lasts. We will kick off the party with the triumphant
return after 20 years of The Funky Werepig! He will be doing his show live and
maybe in color. He’ll be flinging Moon Pies,
interviewing special guests and there will be giveaways throughout the show.
I mentioned that I’ll be putting out at
least 3 books in 2014. The first is Sideshow P.I.: The Devil’sGarden by Nathaniel Lambert and Kevin Sweeney, that was just recently released
and is available now on Amazon. The second is Everyone Hates a Hero: A Johnny
Midnight Tale, by Gregory L. Hall and will be released a few . Both will be there with copies to sell and
sign.
After The Funky Werepig show, stick around for the return of
The BIG BOY DANCE OFF!! Prizes will be given for whoever comes in second and
third place behind Greg Hall. After that the dance party will keep going as
long as you do, so stick around for random prize drawings including 15 minutes in
the whirlpool tub with man pretty Nathaniel Lambert!! Sorry, the hotel has
forbid the use of Jello in the tub.
Stick around Sunday morning and help clean up!! Hello? Were'd everyone go??
Stay tuned for more Stygian and Context Convention updates.
Weeee! I'll be riding my unicorn in anticipation.
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