MythosCon: The Return (Part I)

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Well, I got back from the very first  MythosCon in Tempe, AZ on Tuesday (after a two-day drive), and I'm still shambling around in a Lovecraft-induced haze.   Talk about eldritch experiences!  Though a small convention -- I believe the final tally of attendees was under 300 -- this one had pretty much everything an obsessed  literary fan of HPL's could want.  I can only hope that there will be a second one, and I intend to become a supporting member of MythosCon 20?? as soon as their Web site posts that information.

In lieu of the extensive con report I have no idea how to to prepare anyhow, I'll be doing a short series of posts on notable participants, favorite events, and books/loot acquired at this delightfully disturbing conclave.

In alphabetical order, here are some of the major cultists authors, poets, scholars, editors, publishers, film folks, & others who made this gathering amazing: 

Sean Branney, Ramsey Campbell,  Peter Cannon,Scott Connors, Walt DeBill, Ken Faig Jr., Alan Dean Foster,  W. Paul Ganley, Cody Goodfellow, Lois M. Gresh, Derrick Hussey, S.T. Joshi, Andrew Leman, Danny Lovecraft, Tom Lynch, Adam Niswander (MythosCon founder), William F. Nolan, Robert M. Price, Wilum H. Pugmire, Darrell Schweitzer, &  Donald Sidney-Fryer.

And,  yes -- I was on a couple of panels & read a few poems, too.