The original ten "masters" attending were John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, Don Coscarelli, Joe Dante, Guillermo del Toro, Stuart Gordon, Tobe Hooper, John Landis, Bill Malone, and Garris himself.
From It to Carrie to The Shining: what makes Stephen King the Master of Horror. The terror, which would not end for another twenty-eight years if it ever did end began, so far as I know or can tell, with a boat made from a sheet of newspapers floating down a gutter swollen with rain.
Weier and Geyser were found not guilty by mental disease or defect and committed to mental health institutions for sentences of 25 years to life and 40 years to life, respectively. After seven years, Weier was granted early release and will be under supervision until age 37.
It is possible Kate was in the middle of writing the Eight Pages when Slenderman attacked her in the house. Judging from the broken window, she was either thrown out or jumped out to escape Slenderman.