- Killer Reader Weekend -

Bringing Horror Reader Weekend to the West Coast

Presenting Killer Reader Weekend - an all inclusive* thriller/horror reader retreat hosted by Kerry @kurryreads and co-hosted by Christine @horrorreaderweekend

3 Days/2 Nights packed full of activities, delicious meals (Friday Dinner - Sunday Brunch), cash bar, author hangouts/book signings, pop up bookstore, and MORE! (pssst, some fellow book content creators are coming... check below author lineup)

When: May 8-10, 2026

Where: Ri verhouse Lodge in Bend, Oregon

The hotel is located alongside the Deschutes River, surrounded by lush forest there's easy access to hiking/nature trails yet walking distance to shopping.

Ways to attend:

Attend it all, stay on site Friday-Sunday
Attend it all, stay offsite at hotel of your choice
Attend Saturday author signing and dinner

PRICING:

3 Days/2 Nights (Riverhouse Lodge accommodations, Friday Dinner-Sunday Brunch, swag bag, and all activities) -

All Rooms are River-View Rooms!

King Room, Single Occupant $1450 (inquire for double occupancy)

Double Queen, 2 Occupants $1250/pp

3 Days of activities (no accommodations, Friday Dinner-Sunday Brunch, swag bag, and all activities) -$600/pp

Only Attend the Saturday Author Signing + Dinner (swag bag included) -$100

Please note this event is restricted to people ages 21+

Interested in further details to come? Please fill out the interest form HERE ◡̈

*Non-alcoholic drinks included, cash bar available. Friday Dinner, Saturday 3 meals, Sunday Brunch included.

CONFIRMED ATTENDING AUTHORS

Nat Cassidy

Nat Cassidy is a nationally best selling and Bram Stoker nominated author of Nestlings, Mary: An Awakening of Terror, When The Wolf Comes Home, and more! Nat is also a playwright, actor, and musician. His titles can be found anywhere books are sold as well as his website: http://www.natcassidy.com check out Nat’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catnassidy?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Faith Gardner

Faith Gardner is a thriller/suspense author of Like It Never Was, Breakneck Bay, The Mirror House Girls, The Jolvix Episodes Series, and more! Many of her titles are available through Kindle Unlimited. Check out Faith Gardner's website: https://www.faithgardner.com/#/thrillers/ and her instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/faith.gardner/?hl=en

Steph Nelson

Steph Nelson is a thriller/horror author of The Final Scene, Make No Mistake (previously named: The Threshing Floor), The Vein, Sawtooth, and Last One Out - most of which are available through Kindle Unlimited. Check out Steph's website here: https://www.stephnelsonauthor.com/ and her instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/stephnelsonauthor/?hl=en

Liz Kerin

Liz Kerin is an award winning playwright & screenwriter. She is the author of Night's Edge, First Light, Phantom Forest, and upcoming 2027 novel How to Disappear Completely. Liz's Nights Edge Duology can be found on Kindle Unlimited. her books can be found where books are sold as well as her website: https://www.lizkerin.com/ Check out her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizkerin/?hl=en

RJ Joseph

RJ Joseph is the author of Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted, and her writing has been featured in many anthology collections, including 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered & Into The Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga. Check out RJ's website here: https://rhondajacksonjoseph.com/ and her instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/rjacksonjoseph/?hl=en

Dorian Sinnott

Dorian Sinnott is a dark fiction author of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Along About Midnight, 100 Ways to Die, and many more! His works have been adapted into comics & audio dramas, and won multiple awards. Check out Dorian's website here: https://doriansinnott.com/ and his instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dorian.sinnott/?hl=en

Paulette Kennedy

Paulette Kennedy is the gothic suspense author of The Devil and Mrs Davenport, Parting the Veil, The Artist of Blackberry Grange, and The Witch of Tin Mountain. Her titles can be found on Kindle Unlimited as well as her website: https://paulettekennedy.com/books Paulette's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pkennedywrites/?hl=en

Audrey J Cole

Audrey J Cole is the thriller author of Missing in Flight, The Final Hunter Series, Emerald City Series, The One, The Pilot's Daughter, Missing In Flight, Only One Lie, and January 2026 release The Trip. Cole's titles can be found on Kindle Unlimited as well as her website https://www.audreyjcole.com/ Audrey's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audreyjcole/?hl=en

Michelle McGill-Vargas

Michelle McGill-Vargas is the debut speculative historical fiction author of American Ghoul. Her work can be found on her website:https://michellemcgillvargas.com/

Rachel Keerey

Rachel Keerey is an upcoming debut psychological thriller author with The Writers Retreat, a locked-room winter thriller releasing in January. You can find updates on Rachel's releases on her facebook:https://www.facebook.com/rachelkeereyauthor as well as her instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rachelkeereyauthor/

More to be announced..

CONFIRMED ATTENDING BOOK CONTENT CREATORS

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