Philcon 2025 - in person literary convention for sci fi, fantasy, and horror

Philcon is a literary themed sci fi, fantasy and horror convention that runs each year in November. The convention includes a full weekend of programming including speakers, panel discussions, a Masquerade, art show, dealer room, tabletop gaming, and more.

The principal speaker this year will be author and game designer Charles E. Gannon (https://charlesegannon.com), while the artist Guest of Honor is Sara Felix (https://www.sarafelix.com/wp).

For horror fans specifically there a number of discussion panels planned on topics including vampires, the new slashers, horror from non-Western cultures, and various others. On the tabletop gaming front, there will be two RPG sessions of the Call of Cthulhu game.

Note that Philcon is a convention and purchase of a badge is required to participate in the activities. Details on badge costs and the convention overall can be found here: https://philcon.org.