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Special Media Guest: Ingrid Pitt
by admin on Aug.14, 2009, under Site News, WHC 2010
INGRID PITT is best known to horror film fans as Hammer Film's "Queen of Horror". Her roles in Sound of Horror (aka El sonido la muerte, 1964), The Omegans (1968), The Vampire Lovers (1970), Countess Dracula (1970), The House That Dripped Blood (1970, in an episode based on Robert Bloch's story 'The Cloak'), The Wicker Man (1973), Artemis 81 (1981), Clive Barker's Underworld (aka Transmutations, 1985), Green Fingers (2000), The Asylum (2000, opposite her daughter Steffanie, who plays the lead), Minotaur (2006), Hammer's Beyond the Rave (2008), Sea of Dust (2009) and the 'Vampirology' episode on the Urban Gothic TV series, have established her as an icon in the horror film genre. Her latest credit is a new version of Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart (2009), which marks the last screen appearance of Robert ('Count Yorga') Quarry.
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Brighton Ghost Walk
by admin on Aug.06, 2009, under Site News, WHC 2010
For those attendees who are looking for something a little bit different or are interested in exploring the darker history of Brighton, then we have arranged an exclusive GHOST WALK OF THE LANES--Brighton's Most Haunted Quarter--on the THURSDAY and SUNDAY evenings of the convention. Conducted by actor and storyteller Rob Marks in the guise of Silas the Ghost Hunter, splendiferously attired in full Victorian costume, THE GHOST WALK OF THE LANES is more of a street theatre event than a mere guided walk.
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Dealers’ Room
by admin on Aug.03, 2009, under Site News, WHC 2010
Applications for Dealers' Tables at World Horror Convention 2010 are now being accepted. Because space is limited, WHC 2010 is using a "juried" system for assigning tables in the Dealers' Room, with special emphasis on genre booksellers (preferably used and collectible) and quality specialty and independent presses, and applications will be judged accordingly and dealers will be notified in due course.
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HWA Bram Stoker Awards
by admin on Jun.14, 2009, under Site News, WHC 2010
The World Horror Convention 2010 and The Horror Writers Association are proud to announce that, for the first time in their twenty-three year history, the HWA's prestigious annual Bram Stoker Awards for excellence in horror and fantasy fiction will be presented outside North America at the convention in Brighton, England. The Bram Stoker Awards ceremony will take place at a gala Banquet on the evening of Saturday, March 27.
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Grand Master Award
by admin on May.01, 2009, under Site News, WHC 2010
Each year, the registered members of the current World Horror Convention get to vote on the Grand Master Award, to be presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the horror genre. The recipient must be living at the time of voting and have had a career in horror—either in literature, art, film, theatre, or any mix of these. Only one person can receive the Grand Master Award each year and each individual can win only once. The winner of the 2010 award will be invited to attend the convention.
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Special Guest of Honour: James Herbert
by admin on May.01, 2009, under Site News, WHC 2010
JAMES HERBERT created the modern mass-market horror genre with the publication of his first ground-breaking novel, The Rats, in 1974 (for the record, Stephen King's Carrie was published a few months later). Since then he has reigned as Britain's undisputed #1 author of chiller fiction, with more than 20 novels to his credit—which have sold more than fifty million copies world-wide.
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Hotel Booking Information
by admin on Apr.24, 2009, under Site News, WHC 2010
The World Horror Convention 2010 is being hosted in the historic seaside city of Brighton, East Sussex, on the picturesque south coast of England. A popular year-round destination for holidaymakers and sightseers from all over the world, we have negotiated exclusive rates with three local hotels that we believe offer remarkable value for money and should appeal to all types of budgets.
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Mistress of Ceremonies: Jo Fletcher
by admin on Apr.17, 2009, under Site News, WHC 2010
JO FLETCHER was born in 1958 in West London. An editor, writer, poet and journalist, she has been published widely throughout the world. Her work has appeared in, amongst other titles, The Mammoth Book of Werewolves, The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein, The Mammoth Book of Dracula, Now We Are Sick, The Tiger Garden: A Book of Writers' Dreams, Dark of the Night, White of the Moon, Freaks Geeks and Sideshow Floozies, Cthulhu and the CoEds, Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury and Daughter of Dangerous Dames. As "Featured Poet" she contributed a Zodiac cycle to The Urbanite magazine.
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Past WHC Locations and Guests
by admin on Apr.07, 2009, under Site News, WHC 2010
World Horror Conventions are held each year at sites selected by a bidding process. The purpose of WHC is to provide an event that is conducive to education, networking and conducting business for horror professionals and enthusiasts. Since 1991, WHC has been held in a variety of places with a plethora of guests.
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Editor Guest of Honour: Hugh Lamb
by admin on Apr.06, 2009, under Site News, WHC 2010
HUGH LAMB was born in 1946 in Sutton, Surrey. One of Britain's most acclaimed anthologists of ghosts and gaslight terrors, he is renowned for unearthing many obscure tales by Victorian and Edwardian writers, including a lost M.R. James story for his 1975 compilation The Thrill of Horror: 22 Terrifying Tales.
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