{"id":1105,"date":"2025-07-31T18:53:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guynsmith.com\/1\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:44:59","slug":"join-us-for-the-2025-gns-fan-club-convention-september-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guynsmith.com\/1\/?p=1105","title":{"rendered":"Join Us for the 2025 GNS Fan Club Convention \u2013 September 7th!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Tide Returns to Knighton\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/guynsmith.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NewsletterNo2-10_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guynsmith.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NewsletterNo2-10_1.jpg 912w, https:\/\/guynsmith.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NewsletterNo2-10_1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guynsmith.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NewsletterNo2-10_1-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharpen your claws. Wipe the blood from your dust-jackets. The Guy N. Smith Fan Convention rises once more, dragging itself from the depths and lurching into Knighton on <strong>Sunday, September 7th, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is no ordinary gathering \u2014 it is a summoning. A full day steeped in <em>crab-stenched nostalgia and paperback nightmares<\/em>, set in the very town where the Crustacean King once stirred the soil and awoke a generation\u2019s darkest dreams. Fans, collectors, horror scribes and unwitting newcomers will descend upon the spiritual home of GNS to swap stories, grab rare editions, and watch as celluloid horrors flicker to life on the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be panels. There will be prizes. There will be merchandise to tempt your wallet and test your willpower. And when the sun dips below the Welsh hills, there will be ale and uneasy laughter \u2014 as tradition demands \u2014 in the shadowy corners of the local pub, where claws have tapped on tabletops before\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a seasoned shell-head or new meat for the mill, <strong>all are welcome<\/strong>.<br>In the meantime, keep an eye on the convention page: \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/guynsmith.com\/1\/?page_id=1097\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/guynsmith.com\/1\/?page_id=1097\">GNS \u2013 FanCon 2025 Info<\/a> \u2014 fresh horrors will be added soon, from guest announcements to survival tips and travel guidance. But beware: not everything that returns from the deep comes back unchanged&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mark your calendar. Book your place. And beware the crabs&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- Fancon form 2 -->\n<table>\n    <tr>\n        <td>\n            <p><b>Declare thy presence, lest the reckoning be unprepared.<\/b><br>\n                If you intend to walk among the faithful at the 2025 Guy N. Smith Fan Club Convention \u2014 to gather in\n                Knighton on the sacred day of Sunday, September 7th \u2014 then make thy name known below. It is not\n                compulsory, but it is wise: such foresight aids our preparations for seating, sustenance, and the\n                summoning of suitable quantities of promotional material (and possibly sausage rolls).\n                The ritual is simple. Enter, submit, and await further revelations.\n            <p>\n        <\/td>\n        <td>\n            <div style=\"max-width: 400px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px;\">\n                <form action=\"\/\" method=\"post\">\n                    <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Your Name\" name=\"Name\" required\n                        style=\"display: block; width: 100%; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; box-sizing: border-box;\" \/>\n                    <input type=\"email\" placeholder=\"Your Email\" name=\"Email\" required\n                        style=\"display: block; width: 100%; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; box-sizing: border-box;\" \/>\n                    <!-- Trap field: looks important, but shouldn't be filled by humans -->\n                    <div\n                        style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: auto; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">\n                        <label for=\"homepage\">Homepage<\/label>\n                        <input type=\"text\" name=\"homepage\" id=\"homepage\" autocomplete=\"off\">\n                    <\/div>\n                    <input type=\"submit\" value=\"I Will Be There!\"\n                        style=\"display: block; width: 100%; padding: 10px; background-color: #222; color: #fff; border: none; cursor: pointer;\" \/>\n                <\/form>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get there :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Knighton and District Community Centre,<br>Bowling Green Ln, <br>Knighton.<br>LD7 1DR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Latitude 52.343140, Longitude -3.044738<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Three Words : <a href=\"https:\/\/w3w.co\/depravity.beyond.character\"><strong>depravity beyond character<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<center>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d83116.71748656989!2d-3.0946953614879726!3d52.35291698249948!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x487018f331dd27bd%3A0x27638e25d22072d!2sKnighton%20and%20District%20Community%20Centre!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1717074762904!5m2!1sen!2suk\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n<\/center>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharpen your claws. 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