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Friday, October 18
 

3:00pm PDT

Science and Speculative Fiction
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Washington
What role does science play in fantasy and horror (as opposed to "hard" science fiction), particularly in light of genre conventions? To what extent can speculative fiction authors and creators play "fast and loose" with science?
Panelists
RT
DB
BC
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Washington
  FANTASY AND HORROR

4:00pm PDT

High Lord Eville vs What's His Name?
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Morrison
When villains are more interesting than the heroes.
Panelists
AP
EP
SG
IR
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

4:00pm PDT

Villains Have a Valid Point
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Ross Island
When the bad guy has a great idea but takes it a little too far
Moderators
AO
Panelists
avatar for Erik Grove
EL
TG
SK
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  FANTASY AND HORROR

5:00pm PDT

Fairy Tale Usage Today
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Morrison
Reinventing traditional fairy stories sometimes recasts them in vastly different contexts - were they entertainment, cautionary tales, teaching tales? What are we using them for now? How much damage did the Disney saccharine coating do?
Moderators
AA
Panelists
NC
RH
SG
Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

6:00pm PDT

Not Too Horrible
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Morrison
I like to be scared, but not too scared. The show Supernatural gave me nightmares. What are the levels of spook? Suggestions for horror for the faint of heart?
Panelists
avatar for Erik Grove
MA
AP
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR
 
Saturday, October 19
 

11:00am PDT

Evil Genius Wasted
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Morrison
When the hero is a doofus but wins anyway.
Panelists
WN
GT
AO
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

11:00am PDT

Join the Resistance
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Washington
Speculative fiction protagonists often fight against corrupt regimes, criminal organizations, or systemic injustice. What makes these stories so appealing? How do these struggles give us a lens into current politics?
Moderators
avatar for Erik Grove
Panelists
NC
AP
RB
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Washington
  FANTASY AND HORROR

1:00pm PDT

Essential Fantasy Novels
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Morrison
As most of us don't have the time to read every book that might interest us, which fantasy authors/novels can be considered essential reading, and why?
Moderators
KL
Panelists
TW
GT
KR
AS
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

2:00pm PDT

Sword-and-Sorcery 101
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Morrison
Discussing the originators and early practitioners of the S&S sub-genre.
Moderators
AP
Panelists
GT
DI
KL
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

4:00pm PDT

Monster Ghost Demon
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Ross Island
From dragon to dybbuk to demon, we\'ve seen endless variations and manifestations of beasts and spirits antagonizing protagonists. What are some of the most effective monsters, and what still has the potential to scare us?
Moderators
WN
Panelists
GT
RB
BS
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  FANTASY AND HORROR

4:00pm PDT

Steampunk Realism
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Morrison
You don't need a steam engine for that. What 1890's technology could be used more authentically?
Moderators
MC
Panelists
BK
TG
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

5:00pm PDT

Fantasy before Tolkien
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Madison
What are the essential works of fantasy that preceded The Hobbit? Among the pre-Tolkien greats, which could still be essential reading today?
Moderators
LW
Panelists
KL
GT
TW
Saturday October 19, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Madison
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7:00pm PDT

The Haunting
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Washington
What places have you been that are spooky/haunted enough for a horror film/novel? What scared you about those places? Now's the time tell your real life ghost stories!
Panelists
KA
RB
JB
Saturday October 19, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Washington
  FANTASY AND HORROR

8:00pm PDT

Local Legends
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Broadway
Sasquatch. Hauntings. The Creature of Devil's Lake, Lincoln City. Real? Beer driven? What other regional legends can local writers leverage for their stories?
Panelists
IR
AN
RB
JB
Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Broadway
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Sunday, October 20
 

10:00am PDT

Just when you think you know who the bad guys are...
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Washington
Pulling the rug out from under the reader.
Moderators
KA
Panelists
WN
TW
AP
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Washington
  FANTASY AND HORROR

11:00am PDT

Reinventing the Monster
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Morrison
Rethinking villains.
Moderators
WN
Panelists
avatar for D.L. Solum

D.L. Solum

Debut Author of the Dark-Thriller-Urban-Fantasy series: Persephone-A Tale of Darker Seattle. Long time medieval re-enactor and arms and armor specialist.
GT
SG
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR

1:00pm PDT

Pulp Fantasy!
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Morrison
SFF, Horror, and Mysteries once rubbed shoulders in the great pulp magazines of yesteryear. After decades of being siloed, the children of the pulps are growing back together in new genres and cross-genres. What is the history and future of cross-genre fiction?
Moderators
AO
Panelists
KA
KR
KL
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Morrison
  FANTASY AND HORROR
 
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