FearLit 2026

FearLit takes over Halloween with 25 authors, 8 panels, awards, signings, and four hours of horror in the heart of Philadelphia. 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.