The Bram Stoker Awards

[lenny nero]

This is the award given for best horror book of the year, voted by the Horror Writers Association. Here's the entire list, winner is listed along with the year, followed by the nominees.

1987: Misery by Stephen King (tie)
1987: Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon (tie)
Live Girls by Ray Garton
Unassigned Territory by Kem Nunn
Ash Wednesday by Chet Williamson

1988: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Stinger by Robert R. McCammon
Black Wind by F. Paul Wilson
The Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale
The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
Flesh by Richard Laymon

1989: Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
In A Dark Dream by Charles L. Grant
Midnight by Dean R. Koontz
The Wolf's Hour by Robert R. McCammon

1990: Mine by Robert R. McCammon
Funland by Richard Laymon
Reign by Chet Williamson
Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale

1991: Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon
The M.D. by Thomas M. Disch
Needful Things by Stephen King
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons

1992: Blood of the Lamb by Thomas F. Monteleone
Homecoming by Matthew Costello
Deathgrip by Brian Hodge
Hideaway by Dean R. Koontz
Children of the Night by Dan Simmons

1993: The Throat by Peter Straub
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
Blackburn by Bradley Denton
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
The Summoning by Bentley Little

1994: Dead in the Water by Nancy Holder
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
From the Teeth of Angels by Jonathan Carroll
Insomnia by Stephen King
The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe

1995: Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
Widow by Billie Sue Mosiman
Deadrush by Yvonne Navarro
Bone Music by Alan Rodgers

1996: The Green Mile by Stephen King
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
Crota by Owl Goingback
The Hellfire Club by Peter Straub

1997: Children of the Dusk by Janet Berliner & George Guthridge
The Church of Dead Girls by Stephen Dobyns
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers

1998: Bag of Bones by Stephen King
Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz
Darker Angels by S.P. Somtow
Fog Heart by Thomas Tessier

1999: Mr. X by Peter Straub
Darker than Night by Owl Goingback
Hannibal by Thomas Harris
Low Men in Yellow Coats by Stephen King
Hexes by Tom Piccirilli

2000: The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon
The Indifference of Heaven by Gary A. Braunbeck
Silent Children by Ramsey Campbell
The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club by Brian A. Hopkins
The Deceased by Tom Piccirilli

2001: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury
The Lost by Jack Ketchum
Black House by Stephen King & Peter Straub

2002: The Night Class by Tom Piccirilli
The Hour Before Dark by Douglas Clegg
From a Buick 8 by Stephen King
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

2003: Lost Boy, Lost Girl by Peter Straub
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
Serenity Falls by James A. Moore
The Night Country by Stewart O'Nan
A Choir of Ill Children by Tom Piccirilli

2004: In the Night Room by Peter Straub
The Wind Caller by P. D Cacek
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Deep in the Darkness by Michael Laimo

2005: Creepers by David Morrell (tie)
2005: Dread in the Beast by Charlee Jacob (tie)
Keepers by Gary A. Braunbeck
November Mourns by Tom Piccirilli

2006: Lisey's Story by Stephen King
Headstone City by Tom Piccirilli
Ghost Road Blues by Jonathan Maberry
Pressure by Jeff Strand
Prodigal Blues by Gary A. Braunbeck

2007: The Missing by Sarah Langan
The Guardener's Tale by Bruce Boston
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman
The Terror by Dan Simmons

2008: Duma Key by Stephen King
Coffin County by Gary Braunbeck
The Reach by Nate Kenyon
Johnny Gruesome by Gregory Lamberson

2009: Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan
Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
Quarantined by Joe McKinney
Cursed by Jeremy Shipp

 

[Anamnesis]

It almost seems like they HAVE to give Stephen King a nomination whenever he publishes a book, even if the book isn't horror (The Green Mile, Lisey's Story, the Dark Tower books). I'm guessing Under the Dome was released past the cut-off date for nominations?

I have Mr. X and Mine. Were they worthy of the Stoker nominations?

 

[lenny nero]

Mine is Stoker worthy. It's a great, tense read. Mr. X is on my tbr pile.

Some of those winners are real head scratchers.

 

[lenny nero]

Stoker award and noms for best Novel of 2010

Presented last nite:

A DARK MATTER by Peter Straub (winner)
HORNS by Joe Hill
ROT AND RUIN by Jonathan Maberry
DEAD LOVE by Linda Watanabe McFerrin
APOCALYPSE OF THE DEAD by Joe McKinney
DWELLER by Jeff Strand

 

[Anamnesis]

Dweller sounds fun. Unfortunately it's a Leisure book and therefore out of print. Also, I love how half the list is comprised of zombie novels.

ETA: regarding earlier posts in this thread, I just want to say Mine was incredible.

 

[lenny nero]

I didn't think A Dark Matter was all that great. Mine is a great book, most of his stuff is.

 

[lenny nero]

Stoker Award and noms for Best Novel of 2011

Presented Mar 31st.

Flesh Eaters by Joe McKinney (winner)
A Matrix Of Angels - Christopher Conlon
Cosmic Forces - Greg Lamberson
Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi
Not Fade Away - Gene O’Neill
The German - Lee Thomas

Sad to say I haven't read any of them. I'm only familiar with one author on the list as well. :sad: I need to read more horror.