Past Programs are available to view here.
Sign up for workshops, contests, and events can be found at the bottom of the page.
November 6th
- 9:30am – Registration & Vendor Room Opens
- 10:30am – Opening Ceremonies & Hall of Heroes
Kicking off KillerCon right. Join our hosts Lisa Lee Tone, Shane McKenzie, John Baltisberger, as well as Guests of Honor, Christine Morgan, Ryan Harding, Gigi Guerrero, and Adam Cesare, as we welcome you back to our fucked-up family reunion. - 11:45am-12:45pm – Setting Yourself On Fire and Eating Bats!
Do you know how to perform a reading? Like, really perform a reading? This workshop is intended to work with writers who would like to improve their performance chops, to really bring crowds to their knees and get people buying their books. Signups Limited, Attendance Unlimited – Michael Allen Rose - 1:00-2:00pm – Conquering Hell as an Infernal Matriarch
Join Christine Morgan for a reading, Q&A, and a discussion on her career with a focus on imposter syndrome, finding your voice, and building community. Moderated by John Baltisberger - 2:15-3:15pm – Writing Advice Speed Dating Workshop- The JF Gonzalez Block
Speed Dating KillerCon Style! 20 minutes of Q&A and advice from JF Gonzalez Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients Christine Morgan, Ryan Harding, & Brian Keene. – Moderated by Shane McKenzie - 3:30-3:45pm – Reading Slot TBD
- 3:45-4:00pm – Reading Slot TBD
- 5:15pm – Dealer Room Closes
- 5:15-7:30pm – Dinner Break
- 7:30-8:30pm – Show Us Your Fire and Eat Them Bats
Show the world you have what it takes! Eight readers get six minutes each to perform a reading. The audience decides the winner by applause. Winner gets a cash prize. Only Attendees of the workshop will be considered- Hosted by John Baltisberger - 8:45-10:30 – Wings of Pain
Is there anything more glorious than watching Shane P. McKenzie lose his mind on stage as he burns through the last vestiges of his dignity with hot sauce? How about him inflicting that same agony on a group of volunteers in a gameshow-esque spectacle? – Hosted by Shane McKenzie & John Baltisberger
November 7th
- 9:00am – Registration & Vendor Room Open
- 10:00-11:00am – Mass Author Signing
All of the authors, all lined up and ready to sign your books, or sell you new books and sign those. - 11:15am-12:15pm – Playing with Brutality
Witness as four poor souls get run through the wringer in a terribly cruel, unfair, and unsportsmanlike game of tabletop roleplaying. It’s going to get weird, and we promise there will be no survivors. Featuring Christine Morgan, Shane McKenzie, Michael Allen Rose, and Bridget Brave – Dungeon Mastered by John Baltisberger - 12:30-1:30pm – New Killer Kids On the Block
Join former CIA Juvenile Justice specialist Jim Elliot as he does a deep dive on his personal history working with and attempting to understand the psychology of murderous children. - 1:45-2:45pm – Killer Clowns from the Cornfield
Join Adam Cesare for a reading, Q&A, and a discussion on his career with a focus on traditional publishing, screen writing, and adaptions. Moderated by Lucas Mangum - 3:00-4:00pm – Screams from the Silver Screen
Join Gigi Saul Guerrero for a short film showcase, Q&A, and a discussion on her career with a focus on both directing and acting. Moderated by Shane McKenzie - 4:15-5:15pm – Writing Advice Speed Dating Workshop- The Hollywood Block
Speed Dating KillerCon Style! 20 minutes of Q&A and advice from writers who have worked on movies and television shows. Featuring Shane McKenzie, Adam Cesare, and Gigi Saul Guerrero. – Moderated by Shane McKenzie - 5:15pm – Dealer Room closes
- 5:15-7:00pm – Dinner Break
- 7:15-8:15pm – The Master of Genital Torture
Join Ryan Harding for a reading, Q&A, and a discussion on his career with a focus on collaboration, writing intensely brutal fiction, and the ever-shifting market. Moderated by Lucas Mangum. - 8:30-9:30 – The Splatterpunk Awards
Join us as we honor the best and brightest authors and stories published in 2025. We’ll give out the awards nominated throughout the last year, as well as present Christine Morgan and Ryan Harding with their JF Gonzalez Lifetime Achievement Awards. Hosted by Brian Keene & John Baltisberger - 9:45pm-12:00am – The Annual Richard Laymon Grossout Contest
Are you ready to be disgusted? Or maybe you’re ready to be disgusting. Either way this is your time to shine! Join us as a slew of deranged and debased authors attempt to make you lose your lunch for glory and prizes. – Host & Judges TBD
November 8th
- 9:00am – Registration & Vendor Room Open
- 10:00-11:45am – Sunday Morning Cartoons
Join Shane McKenzie in the Hospitality Suite for horror-themed cartoons and breakfast foods to recover and ease into the final day of KillerCon. - 12:00-2:15pm – Killer Commentary
Mystery Science Theater has nothing on us. Join us as we take our wonderful guest of honor Gigi Saul Guerrero and roast her without pity, remorse, or mercy while watching her film “The Boy with My Son’s Face”. - 2:30-3:30pm – Closing Ceremonies
We say goodbye, through tears and laughter we close another KillerCon. Join Lisa Tone, Shane McKenzie, and John Baltisberger as we haggardly make our way through the final moments of KillerCon 2026. - 4:00pm – Dealer Room Closes
- 4:00pm – Dead Dog Party in the Hospitality Suite!