World Fantasy 2007 Convention Ghosts and Revenants...

November 1-4, Saratoga Springs, NY "An exploration of the tradition of the ghost in literature as a harbinger, as a manifestation of guilt, conscience, memory, or the past; and as manifested in the folklore and history of the northeastern United States and Canada. This covers everything from Native American folklore and storytelling through "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" to Straub's Ghost Story and Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House . We will explore the tradition and the uses of the ghost... read more

Not bad at all! *big, satisfied grin* There's some info on the convention's official page . More to come later (probably in the next few days), after I dump out the digital camera and crop/resize the pics...

Originally published at zockerseele.com | the ultimate games weblog . Please leave any comments there. willkommen zurück bei zockerseele.com! leider war es uns dieses mal nicht möglich, das dritte jahr in folge auf der games convention präsent zu sein. dementsprechend gibt es keinen eigenen content dazu, was ich sehr schade finde. zusammenfassend sind 2007 wieder mal ein paar leute zusätzlich dort gewesen, v.a. weibliche zockerseelen wurden mehr gezählt als in den jahren zuvor, was...

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This page is the first contact for those who need and want an Irish Discworld Convention. Having been to the UK International Convention 2008 it was decided that there should be an Irish equivilant. As in it was suggested to us and we took it seriously. This is where we will be looking for suggestions, ideas, comments, et al. So please, check back regularly for news and information. At the moment all we can tell you is that we hope to have it in late October 2009 in Co. Clare. The reasoning...