Utah Horror and Romance Day 2026

Welcome to the Second Annual Utah Horror DayOctober 24, 2:00-8:00 pm,Church and State, SLCPanel 1 | Kiss Me or Kill Me: When Horror Meets Romance - 2:15 pmThis panel would look at how attraction and fear work the same way in the brain. Why horror and romance readers are chasing the same heart-pounding rush.Panel 2 | Red Flags Are Just Flags (When He’s Hot)- 3:15 pmVillains readers root for villains they're never meant to root for. When does dangerous stop being sexy and cross into irredeemable?Panel 3 | Sex Death & Everything in Between - 4:15 pmWhy sexuality and horror have always fit together and how modern romance writers use those same themes differently.Panel 4 | Anatomy of Yearning - 5:15 pmHow both genres trap characters together and isolate them to force vulnerability. A pacing and craft discussion for writers.Who Would You Rather | Horror Edition - 6:15 pmA playful audience-driven warmer debating horror villains monsters and romantic archetypes.Erika K. Wurth Kiersten White & Sarah Hawley - 7:00 pmMarquee conversation with our three featured guests spanning horror romance and the space between.