FearLit 2026
Date & Time
Sat Oct 31 2026 at 12:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center | Philadelphia, PA
Details
FearLit takes over Halloween with 25 authors, 8 panels, awards, signings, and four hours of horror in the heart of Philadelphia.About this Event
FearLit is Thrillerdelphia’s new Halloween literary convention celebrating horror, thrillers, dark fiction, mystery, comics, and cult genre storytelling.
On Saturday, October 31, 2026, more than 25 authors and special guests take over the Venice Island Performing Arts Center in Manayunk for four hours of panels, conversations, awards, books, signings, and Halloween programming. The lineup includes bestselling, Bram Stoker Award–winning, acclaimed, and emerging voices from across contemporary genre fiction.
Programming runs from 12–4 PM, with featured author signings during the final hour. After the convention, FearLit continues nearby at Thrillerdelphia with additional signings and Halloween events.
FearLit is built as a concentrated celebration of the writers, books, and ideas shaping horror right now—on Halloween, in Philadelphia.
Agenda
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Welcome + Awards
🕑: 12:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Author Panels + Special Programming
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Author Signings
🕑: 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM
FearLit Afterparty at Thrillerdelphia
Event Location
Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center, 7 Lock Street, Philadelphia, United StatesTickets & Booking Details
USD 14.63 to USD 129.89
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