Stephen King sayd of Jack Ketchum, "...No writer who has read him can help being influenced by him, and no general reader who runs across his work can easily forget him.” So what better way to anticipate Halloween than with an interlude with the scary guy himself? Jack Ketchum is the pseudonym for American author Dallas Mayr, recipient of four Bram Stoker Awards and three further nominations. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, including The Girl Next Door" and "Red." In 2011, Ketchum received the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award for outstanding contribution to the horror genre. Reception with the author to follow his talk.