Robert McCammon and Joe Lansdale will be the Special Guests at The Horror Writers Association’s StokerCon 27. The convention will take place at The Westin Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA, from Thursday, June 10–Sunday, June 13, 2027.
Full details can be found on the StokerCon 27 website. Tickets can be purchased here. The Guests of Honor are Nancy Collins, Joe Hill, R.J. Joseph, T. Kingfisher, Hailey Piper, and Chet Williamson.
The HWA is pleased to announce our Special Guests of Honor for StokerCon 2027!
Joe R. Lansdale
Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over fifty novels and four hundred shorter works, including stories, essays, reviews, film and TV scripts, introductions and magazine articles, as well as a book of poetry. His work has been made into films, animation, comics, and he has won numerous awards including the Edgar, Raymond Chandler life time award, numerous Bram Stoker Awards, including the Grandmaster and Lifetime Achievement Awards, as well as the Western Writers of America’s Spur Award for the Historical/Western, PARADISE SKY.
His work has been made into films, among them BUBBA HOTEP, COLD IN JULY, as well as the acclaimed TV show, HAP AND LEONARD. His novel THE THICKET recently appeared in theaters and on VOD and can currently be viewed on NETFLIX. He has also had works adapted to MASTERS OF HORROR ON SHOWTIME, NETFLIX’S LOVE, DEATH AND ROBOTS, SHUDDER’S CREEPSHOW. He has written scripts for BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES, the full-length animation movie, SON OF BATMAN, and other animation.
He has received numerous awards and recognition for horror, crime, historical fiction, as well as others. He lives in Nacogdoches with his wife Karen and their pit bull, RooRoo.
Robert McCammon
Robert McCammon is the author of 28 novels and two short story collections. Starting with his first novel, Baal, in 1978, McCammon quickly became one of the bestselling horror authors of the 1980s, with three consecutive novels hitting the New York Times Bestsellers List: Swan Song, Stinger, and The Wolf’s Hour. During that time, he also won several Bram Stoker Awards for Best Novel and Best Short Story.
As the ’90s dawned, McCammon expanded his writing away from the horror genre, and his 1991 classic Boy’s Life won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. After Gone South in 1992, McCammon decided to try historical fiction, which had always interested him. After clashing with a new publisher over the direction of his new books, McCammon retired from publishing for ten years.
He returned in 2002 with Speaks the Nightbird, which became the first book in a ten-book series about Matthew Corbett. The Corbett books are set in the early 1700s, and each volume has explored different genres: mystery, adventure, chase, pulp, thriller, and more. In addition to the Corbett books, McCammon has also written contemporary novels, including The Five, The Border, and The Listener.
Leviathan, the tenth and final book in the Matthew Corbett series, was published by Lividian Publications in December 2024.
McCammon is currently gearing up for his next project. He lives in Birmingham, AL.
Polish publisher Vesper has revealed that they are publishing a new edition of their translation of Boy’s Life. The hardcover edition of Magiczne Lata will be released on October 19, 2026. It features new cover artwork by Michał Loranc and was translated by Maria Grabska-Ryńska.
Over the years, Kazuki Tamada has contributed many pieces of art inspired by Robert McCammon’s work. His latest contributions are four illustrations inspired by “Blue World.”
Reader Elizabeth West is the first person to accept Robert McCammon’s invitation in A Little Amber Book of Wicked Shots (which also appears in the new short story collection, McCammon’s Shoppe of Olde Curiosities) to submit drink recipes. Here’s Elizabeth’s submission:
I have Book #617 of The Little Amber Book of Wicked Shots, and finally have read it. The afterword invites readers to share drink recipes to post on this website.
Here goes nothing!
This one is called, “Don’t Be Chicken, Carlos”!
Fill a tall glass with ice.
Pour in a shot of your favorite Blanc Tequila (Bell shaped top ones get you more points).
Pour in 6 ounces of your favorite grapefruit soda (preferably from the 1970s).
Then top with a double splash of orange juice and a slice of orange.
A Birmingham, AL, production company has created a short video about Birmingham, and they’ve used an excerpt from Robert McCammon’s Boy’s Life for the voiceover for the film. You can read about it on the Birmingham website.
Ukrainian publisher Zhorzh has announced that their translation of Robert McCammon’s Swan Song will be published in early 2027! They posted the cover image below on Facebook. No other details are available at this time, but the book can be pre-ordered by sending them a message via their Facebook post.
Zhorzh previously published a translation of Boy’s Life in 2025. They also plan translations of Speaks the Nightbird and The Queen of Bedlam.
Thanks to reader Eric Smalley, a vintage 1991 interview with Robert McCammon has been added to the Interviews page.
This interview appeared in the September 4, 1991, issue of FYI, the newsletter for employees of B. Dalton Bookseller. The headline of the article is “Ex-B. Dalton Employee Hits the Big Time.”
You can read the interview here or by clicking on the image.
Dive into @author.robertmccammon world of New York Times and Bram Stoker award-winning fantasy novels in this excellent collection, featuring iconic series such as Speaks the Nightbird, Swan Song, Boy’s Life, and more.
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The new collection, McCammon’s Shoppe of Olde Curiosities, is also included!
Camp NECON is summer camp for writers, artists, and fans of speculative fiction. NECON 44 was held July 16–19, 2026 at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. Robert McCammon was one of this year’s NECON Legends.
Thanks to Steve Van Samson, here’s a video snippet from Robert McCammon’s panel at NECON that Steve posted to Instagram.
Legend? Survivor? Robert McCammon is both. Here’s a clips from his amazing panel at NECON 44.
Also on the panel… @francois.vaillancourt @yvonne.navarro1 @th.scholtz @judy_pancoast.334 @haverhillhouse and moderator @johnlanganwriter
Robert McCammon and Joe Lansdale will be the Special Guests at The Horror Writers Association’s StokerCon 27. The convention will take place at The Westin Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA, from Thursday, June 10–Sunday, June 13, 2027.
