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 S…
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Dealers’ Room
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 …
HWA Bram Stoker Awards
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 b…
Grand Master Award
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 …
Special Guest of Honour: James Herbert
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 undi…
Hotel Booking Information
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 nego…
Mistress of Ceremonies: Jo Fletcher
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,…
Past WHC Locations and Guests
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…
Editor Guest of Honour: Hugh Lamb
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 …
Artist Guests of Honour: Dave Carson
DAVE CARSON was born in Northern Ireland in 1955. He first discovered the fiction of H.P. Lovecraft when he came across ‘The Lurking Fear’ in a 1960s issue of The Magazine of Horror. He was hooked for life and has since become one of the genre’s most…