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PAST CONVENTION LOCATIONS AND GUESTS

World Horror Society 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. The World Horror Society is an unincorporated literary society made up of professionals in the horror field and past convention chairs. Go to www.worldhorrorconvention.com to find out more information about the World Horror Convention including bidding rules, frequently asked questions, and how to contact the Board of Directors.

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2009
World Horror 2009 Winnipeg, MA, Canada
Guests of Honour: Conrad Williams, Edo van Belkom, F. Paul Wilson
Artist Guest of Honour: Tommy Castillo
Editor Guest of Honour: Joshua Gee
Grand Master: Tanith Lee
Chair:Linda Ross-Mansfield
 
2008
World Horror 2008 Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Author Guests of Honor: Dennis Etchison
Artist Guest of Honor: John Jude Palencar
Academic Guest of Honor: Michael R. Collings
Special Guests of Honor: Jeff Strand, Mort Castle, Larry Edwards (Bloodletting Press)
Special HWA Guest: Gary A. Braunbeck
Special Academic Guest: Dr. A. L. Carlisle
Toastmaster: Simon Clark
Ghost of Honor: Edgar Allan Poe
Grand Master: Robert McCammon
Chair: Charlene "Charlie" Harmon
 
2007
World Horror 2007 Toronto, ON, Canada
Author Guests of Honour: Michael Marshall Smith, Nancy Kilpatrick
Artist Guest of Honour: John Picacio
Publisher Guest of Honour: Peter Crowther
Media Guest of Honour: Peter Atkins
Editor Guest of Honour: Don Hutchison
Special HWA Guest: Gahan Wilson
Writer's Workshop: Mort Castle
Editor's Workshop: Nancy Kilpatrick
Toastmaster: Sèphera Girón
Grand Master: Joe R. Lansdale
Chair: Amanda Foubister
Associate Chairs: Stephen Jones, Mandy Slater
 
2006
World Horror 2006 San Francisco, CA, USA
Author Guests of Honor: Kim Newman, Koji Suzuki
Artist Guest of Honor: Brom
Media Guest of Honor: Bill Moseley
Editor Guest of Honor: John Pelan
Writer's Workshop: Mort Castle
Editor's Workshop: Nancy Kilpatrick
Toastmaster: Peter Straub
Grand Master: Ray Garton
Chairs: Jeremy Lassen, Darren McKeeman and Chad Savage
 
2005
World Horror 2005New York, NY, USA
Author Guests of Honor: Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, Tim Lebbon, Tom Piccirilli, Jack Ketchum, Mort Castle and Amber Benson
Filmmaker Guest of Honor: Mick Garris
Artist Guest of Honor: Allen K (Koszowski)
Editor Guests of Honor: Tom and Elizabeth Monteleone
Writer's Workshop: Mort Castle
Masters of Ceremonies: Stan Wiater and Linda Addison (poet)
Grand Master: F. Paul Wilson
Chair: Monica O'Rourke
 
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2004
World Horror 2004Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Author Guest of Honor: Douglas Clegg
Artist Guest of Honor: Caniglia
Editor Guest of Honor: Stephen Jones
Media Guest of Honor: Dee Snider
Special Guest of Honor: Adam Niswander
Writer's Workshop: Mort Castle
Editor's Workshop: Nancy Kilpatrick
Toastmaster: David Morrell
Grand Master: Jack Williamson
Chair: Mike Willmoth
 
2003
World Horror 2003Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Author Guest of Honor: Brian A. Hopkins
Publisher Guest of Honor: Don D'Auria
Artist Guest of Honor: Nick Smith
Special Guest of Honor: Forrest J Ackerman
Writer's Workshop: Mort Castle
Mistress of Ceremonies: Laurell K. Hamilton
Grand Master: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Chair: Dee Willis
 
2002
World Horror 2002Chicago, Illinois, USA
Author Guests of Honor: Gene Wolfe, Neil Gaiman
Editor Guests of Honor: Melissa Ann Singer
Artist Guest of Honor: Randy Broecker
Poetry Guest of Honor: Jo Fletcher
Photography Guest of Honor: Beth Gwinn
Music Guest of Honor: Liz Mandville Greeson
Comics and Young Adult Guest of Honor: Jill Thompson
Media Guests: Rich "Svengoolie" Koz, Patricia Tallman, Robert Z'dar
Special Guests: Karen Taylor, Yvonne Navarro, Brian A. Hopkins
Toastmaster: Gahan Wilson
Grand Master: Charles L. Grant
Chairs: Rich Lukes & Tina L. Jens
 
2001
World Horror 2001Seattle, Washington, USA
Guest of Honor in Memorium: Richard Laymon
Writer Guests of Honor: Simon Clark, Michael Slade, Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Publisher Guests of Honor: Barbara Roden, Christopher Roden
Artist Guest of Honor: Charles Vess
Toastmaster: Jack Ketchum
Grand Master: Ray Bradbury
Chair: Paul M. Carpenter
 
2000
World Horror 2000Denver, Colorado, USA
Writer Guests of Honor: Peter Straub, Melanie Tem, Steve Rasnic Tem, J. Michael Straczynski, Graham Joyce
Artist Guest of Honor: Rick Lieder
Editor Guest of Honor: Ellen Datlow
Master of Ceremonies: Dan Simmons
Grand Master: Harlan Ellison
Chair: Edward Bryant
 
1999
World Horror 1999Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Writer Guests of Honor: Michael Bishop, John Shirley
Artist Guest of Honor: Lisa Snellings
Master of Ceremonies: Neil Gaiman
Grand Master: Ramsey Campbell
Chair: Edward E. Kramer
 
1998
World Horror 1998Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Author Guests of Honor:Brian Lumley
Artist Guests of Honor: Bernie Wrightson
Publisher Guests of Honor: Tom Doherty
Media Guests of Honor: Tom Savini
Toastmaster: John Steakley
Grand Master: Brian Lumley
Chairs: Doreen Webbert & Jean Goddin
 
1997
World Horror 1997Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Writer Guests of Honor: Ramsey Campbell, Poppy Z. Brite, Joe R. Lansdale
Artist Guest of Honor: Rick Berry
Media Guest of Honor: Gunnar Hansen
Editor Guest of Honor: Darrel Schweitzer
Master of Ceremonies: Edo van Belkom
Grand Master: Peter Straub
Chairs: Lisa & Shawn Passero
 
1996
World Horror 1996Eugene, Oregon, USA
Writer Guests of Honor: Clive Barker, Charles de Lint, Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Artist Guests of Honor:Don Maitz, Janny Wurtz
Special Guests: Tim Powers, Edward Bryant
Grand Master: Dean R. Koontz
Chair: Christine F. York
 
1995
World Horror 1995Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Writer Guests of Honor: John Farris, Neil Gaiman, R. L. Stine
Artist Guest of Honor: Alan M. Clark
Special Media Guest: Alice Cooper
Master of Ceremonies: Brian Lumley
Grand Master: Clive Barker
Chair: Edward E. Kramer
 
1994
World Horror 1994Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Writer Guests of Honor: Charles L. Grant, Dan Simmons
Artist Guest of Honor: Gahan Wilson
Master of Ceremonies: Edward Bryant
Grand Master: Anne Rice
Chairs: Doreen Webbert & Jean Goddin
 
1993
World Horror 1993Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Writer Guests of Honor: Peter Straub, Les Daniels
Artist Guest of Honor: Stephen Gervais
Special Media Guest: Paul Clemens
Master of Ceremonies: Stanley Wiater
Grand Master: Richard Matheson
Chair: Harold Kinney
 
1992
World Horror 1992Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Writer Guest of Honor: Richard Matheson
Artist Guest of Honor: Harry O. Morris
Special Media Guest: Richard Christian Matheson
Master of Ceremonies: Brian Lumley
Grand Master: Stephen King
Chair: Maureen Dorris
 
1991
World Horror 1991Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Artist Guest of Honor: Jill Bauman
Masters of Ceremonies: David J. Schow, John Skipp, Craig Spector, Richard Christian Matheson
Grand Master: Robert Bloch
Chair: Maureen Dorris

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