This Labor Day weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3 I’m making my first appearance at Dragon*Con, the super sci-fi/fantasy con that takes over Atlanta every year. I’m excited about it! I’m going to be featured on the Gothic Shadows Track, talking about two of my favorite subjects, vampires and werewolves, and possibly the X Track as well.

Just for Dragon*Con, I have arranged a special early release of the new third edition of my Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits, which features new bios, entries on haunted places and phenomena, as well as updated information on many of the existing entries. Significantly expanded, and with new illustrations, too! The new edition will be in general release later in September.

Just for Dragon*Con, I have arranged a special early release of the new third edition of my Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits, which features new bios, entries on haunted places and phenomena, as well as updated information on many of the existing entries. Significantly expanded, and with new illustrations, too! The new edition will be in general release later in September.

In between special events and appearances, look me up in my booth, #1209 in the Grand Salon of the Atlanta Hilton, where I will have copies of my encyclopedias – ghosts and spirits, vampires & werewolves, magic & alchemy, witches and witchcraft, and angels – as well as my books on fairies and fairy magic, reincarnation, angel magic and Christmas angels.

Here is what I’ll be doing on the Gothic Shadows Track:

“The Beast Within” panel on werewolves – Friday 8/31 4 PM Hyatt Hotel Montreal/Vancouver rooms

“Interview with the (Psychic) Vampire” featuring Michelle Belanger — Firday 8/31 10 PM Hyatt Hotel Montreal/Vancouver rooms

“Writing Paranormal Fiction and Nonfiction” panel Sunday 9/2 4 PM Hilton Hotel Roosevelt/Monroe rooms

“Vampires – An Unnatural History” panel Sunday 9/2 8:30 PM Hyatt Hotel Montreal/Vancouver rooms

Also, I will be doing a booksigning with Michelle Belanger (The Psychic Vampire Codex), details TBA. I’ll be especially featuring my Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves and Other Monsters, as well as my new edition of the Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits.

And, I’ll be looking up my friend Terry Bane, author of “Actual Factual Dracula,” who;ll be on hand with her new book. Here we are, below, at Horrorfind in Hunt Valley, MD, earlier in August:

Dragon*Con takes place at the Marriott Marquis, Hilton and Hyatt hotels in downtown Atlanta. Visit http://www.dragoncon.org.