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StokerCon Souvenir Anthologies
StokerCon 2025 Souvenir Anthology
The annual souvenir anthology for StokerCon.
Guests of Honor
Joyce Carol Oates
Scott Edelman
Paula Guran
Adam L.G. Nevill
Gaby Triana
Tim Waggoner
Guests of Honor
Joyce Carol Oates
Scott Edelman
Paula Guran
Adam L.G. Nevill
Gaby Triana
Tim Waggoner
270 pages, Paperback
Published June 12, 2025
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About the author
Danielle Ackley-McPhail
116 books206 followersAward-winning author, editor, and publisher Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked both sides of the publishing industry for longer than she cares to admit. In 2014 she joined forces with husband Mike McPhail and friend Greg Schauer to form her own publishing house, eSpec Books (www.especbooks.com).
Her published works include eight novels, Yesterday's Dreams, Tomorrow's Memories, Today’s Promise, The Halfling’s Court, The Redcaps’ Queen, Daire’s Devils, The Play of Light, and Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn, written with Day Al-Mohamed. She is also the author of the solo collections Eternal Wanderings, A Legacy of Stars, Consigned to the Sea, Flash in the Can, Transcendence, Between Darkness and Light, The Fox’s Fire, The Kindly One, and the non-fiction writers’ guides The Literary Handyman, More Tips from the Handyman, and LH: Build-A-Book Workshop. She is the senior editor of the Bad-Ass Faeries anthology series, Gaslight & Grimm, Side of Good/Side of Evil, After Punk, and Footprints in the Stars. Her short stories are included in numerous other anthologies and collections.
In addition to her literary acclaim, she crafts and sells original costume horns under the moniker The Hornie Lady Custom Costume Horns, and homemade flavor-infused candied ginger under the brand of Ginger KICK! at literary conventions, on commission, and wholesale.
Danielle lives in New Jersey with her husband and fellow writer, Mike McPhail and four extremely spoiled cats.
Her published works include eight novels, Yesterday's Dreams, Tomorrow's Memories, Today’s Promise, The Halfling’s Court, The Redcaps’ Queen, Daire’s Devils, The Play of Light, and Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn, written with Day Al-Mohamed. She is also the author of the solo collections Eternal Wanderings, A Legacy of Stars, Consigned to the Sea, Flash in the Can, Transcendence, Between Darkness and Light, The Fox’s Fire, The Kindly One, and the non-fiction writers’ guides The Literary Handyman, More Tips from the Handyman, and LH: Build-A-Book Workshop. She is the senior editor of the Bad-Ass Faeries anthology series, Gaslight & Grimm, Side of Good/Side of Evil, After Punk, and Footprints in the Stars. Her short stories are included in numerous other anthologies and collections.
In addition to her literary acclaim, she crafts and sells original costume horns under the moniker The Hornie Lady Custom Costume Horns, and homemade flavor-infused candied ginger under the brand of Ginger KICK! at literary conventions, on commission, and wholesale.
Danielle lives in New Jersey with her husband and fellow writer, Mike McPhail and four extremely spoiled cats.
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November 10, 2025
This souvenir anthology for the 2025 Stokercon held in Connecticut is an extremely interesting mix of presenter's notes, background information on the event and awards, industry insider information, tidbits of horror ephemera and a nice sized selection of poetry and short stories. I have to say that all around, this was a very informative, entertaining and fascinating read. I enjoyed slipping back and forth between various topics, a la magazine style, and it almost made me feel that I had attended the convention myself.
But to be honest, my main focus was the poetry and prose and this did not disappoint in the least. Every single piece was worthy of its inclusion and my only regret was that there weren't more on offer. By the close of the book, all I could think was, "I wanna go to the next Stokercon." Which is about the highest accolade I can give this book. If the anthology is this stellar, what must the convention itself be like?
***I won a copy of this book through a LibraryThing Early Reviewers Giveaway. My review is strictly voluntary.***
But to be honest, my main focus was the poetry and prose and this did not disappoint in the least. Every single piece was worthy of its inclusion and my only regret was that there weren't more on offer. By the close of the book, all I could think was, "I wanna go to the next Stokercon." Which is about the highest accolade I can give this book. If the anthology is this stellar, what must the convention itself be like?
***I won a copy of this book through a LibraryThing Early Reviewers Giveaway. My review is strictly voluntary.***
November 14, 2025
At first I didn’t know what to think about this book. I started reading and was impressed. It was like a magazine full of stories, poems,artwork, articles, and interesting information. I enjoyed the stories, some authors I knew, some unknown to me. Every page held something new and informative. This was a fun, engaging read of what StokerCon is all about.
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