The Stoker Awards
The Stoker awards were first awarded in 1988 (for superior achievement in the horror field in 1987). They are awarded at the Horror Writers of America (HWA) business meeting, which is usually held in June, each year.
Winners are listed in italics.
| 1987 | |
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| Novels: | Live Girls by Ray Garton |
| Misery by Stephen King | |
| Swan Song by Robert R. Mccammon | |
| Unassigned Territory by Ken Nunn | |
| Ash Wednesday by Chet Williamson | |
| First Novel: | The Damnation Game by Clive Barker |
| The Manse by Lisa Cantrell | |
| Slob by Rex Miller | |
| The Harvest Bride by Tony Richards | |
| Excavation by Steve Rasnic Tem | |
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| 1988 | |
| Novels: | 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 | |
| Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice | |
| Flesh by Richard Laymon | |
| First Novel: | The Suiting by Kelley Wilde & Michael Paine |
| Resurrection, Inc. by Kevin J. Anderson | |
| Deliver Us From Evil by Alan Lee Harris | |
| Demon Night by J. Michael Straczynski | |
| Fear Book by John L. Byrne | |
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| 1989 | |
| Novels: | 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. Maccammon | |
| First Novel | The Dwelling by Tom Elliot |
| Goat Dance by Douglas Clegg | |
| Laying the Music to Rest by Dean Wesley Smith | |
| The Lilith Factor by Jean Paiva | |
| Sunglasses After D by Nancy A. Collins | |
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| 1990 | |
| Novels: | Funland by Richard Laymon |
| Mine by Robert R. Mccammon | |
| Reign by Chet Williamson | |
| Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale | |
| First Novel | Blood of the Children by Alan Rodgers |
| Dark Father by Tom Piccirilli | |
| Nightblood by T. Chris Martindale | |
| The Revelation by Bentley Little | |
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| 1991 | |
| Novels: | The M.D. by Thomas M. Disch |
| Needful Things by Stephen King | |
| The Dark Tower III--The Waste Lands by Stephen King | |
| Boy's Life by Robert R. Mccammon | |
| Summer of Night by Dan Simmons | |
| First Novels: | Winter Scream by Chris Curry & L. Dean James |
| Wilderness by Dennis Danvers | |
| The Cipher by Kathe Koja | |
| Unearthed by Ashley McConnell | |
| Prodigal by Melanie Tem | |
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| 1992 | |
| Novels: | Homecoming by Matthew Costello |
| Deathgroup by Brian Hodge | |
| Hideaway by Dean Koontz | |
| Blood of the Lamb by Thomas F. Monteleone | |
| Children of the Night by Dan Simmons | |
| First Novels: | Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite |
| Beauty by Brian D'amato | |
| Sineater by Elizabeth Massie | |
| Less Than Human by Gary Raisor | |
| The Holy Terror by Wayne Allen Sallee | |
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| 1993 | |
| Novels: | Anno Dracula by Kim Newman |
| Blackburn by Bradley Denton | |
| Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite | |
| The Summoning by Bentley Little | |
| The Throat by Peter Straub | |
| First Novels: | Afterage by Yvonne Navarro |
| Created By by Richard Christian Matheson | |
| Suckers by Anne Billson | |
| The Thread That Binds The Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman | |
| Wet Work by Philip Nutman | |
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| 1994 | |
| Novels: | The Alienist by Caleb Carr |
| From the Teeth of Angels by Jonathan Carroll | |
| Dead in the Water by Nancy Holder | |
| Insomnia by Stephen King | |
| The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe | |
| First Novel: | Grave Markings by Michael Arnzen |
| The Black Mariah by Jay R. Bonansinga | |
| Deadweight by Robert Devereaux | |
| Near Death by Nancy Kilpatrick | |
| Collection | The Early Fears by Robert Bloch |
| Writer Of the Purple Rage by Joe R. Lansdale | |
| The Flesh Artist by Lucy Taylor | |
| Born Bad by Andrew Vachss | |
| Novelette: | The Scent of Vinegar by Robert Bloch |
| Sometimes, In the Rain by Charles L. Grant | |
| The Alchemy Of the Throat by Brian Hodge | |
| Buba Ho-Tep by Joe R. Lansdale | |
| The Siren of Swan Quarter by William Trotter | |
| Short Story: | Cafe Endless: Spring Rain by Nancy Holder |
| The Box by Jack Ketchum | |
| Mr. Torso by Edward Lee | |
| Things Of Which We Do Not Speak by Lucy Taylor | |
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| 1995 | |
| Novels: | Widow by Billie Sue Mosiman |
| Deadrush by Yvonne Navarro | |
| Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates | |
| Bone Music by Alan Rodgers | |
| First Novels: | Diary of a Vampire by Gary Bowen |
| The Between by Tananarive Due | |
| Madeleine's Ghost by Robert Giardi | |
| The Safety of Unknown Cities by Lucy Taylor | |
| Wyrm Wolf by Edo Van Belkom | |
| Novellette: | Baby Girl Diamond by Adam-Troy Castro |
| Lunch At the Gotham Cafe by Stephen King | |
| Looking For Mr. Flip by Thomas F. Monteleone | |
| Lover Doll by Wayne Allen Sallee | |
| Short Story: | Becky Lives by Harry Crews |
| Chatting With Anubis by Harlan Ellison | |
| The Bungalow House by Thomas Ligotti | |
| Death of the Novels by William Browning Spencer | |
| Collection: | The Panic Hand by Jonathan Carroll |
| Cages by Ed Gorman | |
| The Black Carousel by Charles Grant | |
| Strange Highways by Dean Koontz | |
| Non-Fiction: | The Supernatural Index by Mike Ashley & William Contento |
| Psycho: Behind The Scenes by Janet Leigh & Chrsitopher Nickens | |
| An Encyclopedia Of Claims, Frauds, And Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural by James Randi | |
| Immoral Tales: European Sex and Horror Movies 1956-1984 by Cathal Tohill & Pete Tombs | |
| Life Achievement | Harlan Ellison |
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| 1996 | |
| Novels: | Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite |
| Crota by Owl Going Back (a.k.a. Donald I Fine) | |
| The Green Mile by Stephen King | |
| The Hellfire Club by Peter Straub | |
| First Novels: | Flute Song by Donald Burleson |
| Crota by Owl Going Back | |
| Horror Show by Greg Kihn | |
| Celestial Dogs by Jay Russell | |
| Deah Heat by Del Stone | |
| Novellete/Novella: | Kilroy Was Here by Jack Cady |
| The Thing from Lover's Lane by Nancy Collins | |
| The Red Tower by Thomas Ligotti | |
| Brimstone and Salt by S.P. Somtow | |
| Short Story: | Metalica by Patricia D. Cacek |
| The Slobbering Tongue That Ate the Frightfully Huge Woman by Robert Devereaux | |
| The Secret Shih Tan by Graham Masterton | |
| The House of Mourning by Brian Stableford | |
| Plan 10 from outer Space by Karl Edward Wagner | |
| The Cherry Meadow Massacre by Sidney Williams | |
| Collection: | The Convulsion Factory by Brian Hodge |
| The Nightmare Factory by Thomas Ligotti | |
| Shadow Dreams by Elizabeth Massie | |
| With Wounds Still West by Wayne Allen Sallee | |
| The Pavilion of Frozen Women by S.P. Somtow | |
| Non-Fiction: | Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of Dracula by Barbara Belford |
| The Great Pulp Heroes by Don Hutchison | |
| The Illustrated Werewolf Movie Guide by Stephen Jones | |
| H.P. Lovecraft: A Life by S.T. Joshi | |
| V is for Vampire by David Skal | |
| Life Achievement: | Ira Levin; Forrest J Ackerman |
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| 1997 | |
| Novel: | 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 | |
| First Novel: | Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis |
| The Art of Arrow Cutting by Stephen Dedman | |
| Hungry Eyes by Barry Hoffman | |
| Drawn to the Grave by Mary Ann Mitchell | |
| The Inquisitor by Mary Murrey | |
| Novellete: | The Word by Ramsey Campbell |
| Everything's Evenutal by Stephen King | |
| The Big Blow by Joe R. Lansdale | |
| Coppola's Dracula by Kim Newman | |
| The Zombies of Madison County by Douglas E. Winter | |
| Short Story: | I Am Infinite, I Contain Multitudes by Douglas Clegg |
| A Plague on Both Your Houses by Scott Edelman | |
| Madame Babylon by Brian Hodge | |
| Rat Food by Edo van Belkom & David Nickle | |
| Collection: | Things Left Behind by Gary A. Braunbevck |
| The Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton | |
| Painted in Blood by Lucy Taylor | |
| Exorcisms and Ecstasies by Karl Edward Wagner | |
| Non-Fiction: | The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (John Clute & John Grant, eds.) |
| The Hammer Story by Marcus Hearn & Alan Barnes | |
| Video Watchdog by Tim Lucas | |
| Dean Koontz: A Writer's Biography by Katherine Ramsland | |
| Dark Thoughts: On Writing by Stanley Wiater | |
| Lifetime Achievement: | William Blatty |
| Jack Williamson | |
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| 1998 | |
| Novel: | Bag of Bones by Stephen King |
| Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz | |
| Darker Angels by S.P. Somtow | |
| Fog Heart by Thomas Tessier | |
| First Novels: | Night Prayers by P.D. Cacek |
| The Symbiotic Fascination by Caitlin R. Kiernan | |
| Silk by Caitlin R. Kiernan | |
| Dawn Song by Michael Marano | |
| Novellete: | Leavings by P.D. Cacek |
| As Above, So Below by Brian Hodge | |
| What Would You Do for Love by John Shirley | |
| Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff by Peter Straub | |
| Short Story: | Blues-Born by Tina Jens |
| Autopsy Room Four by Stephen King | |
| The Dead Boy At Your Window by Bruce Holland Rogers | |
| The Rug by Edo van Balkom | |
| Collection: | Leavings by P.D. Cacek |
| Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman | |
| Black Butterflies by John Shirley | |
| The Cleft and Other Odd Tales by Gahan Wilson | |
| Anthology: | Robert Bloch's Psychos by Robert Bloch, ed. |
| The Best of Cemetary Dance by Richard Chizmar, ed. | |
| The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: 11th Annual Collection by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, eds. | |
| Horrors! 365 Scary Stories (Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg & Robert Weinberg, eds.) | |
| Non-Fiction: | Gothic Horror: A Reader's Guide for Poe to King and Beyond by Clive Bloom, ed. |
| The Science of the X-Files by Jeanne Cavelos | |
| DarkEcho Newsletter, Vol. 5 #1-50 by Paula Guran, ed. | |
| A Writer's Tale by Richard Laymon | |
| Illustrated Narrative: | No Award |
| Sergio Aragones' Dia de Las Muertos by Sergio Aragones & Mark Evanier | |
| Preacher by Garth Ennis | |
| The Son of Man by Garth Ennis | |
| The Dreaming: Trial and Error by Len Wein | |
| Screenplay | Gods and Monsters by BillCondon |
| Fallen by Nicholas Kazan | |
| Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me (Episode of Millennium) by Darin Morgan | |
| Dark City by Alex Proyas | |
| Work for Young Readers: | Bigger Than Death by Nancy Etchemendy |
| Eerie Indiana: The Dollhouse that Time Forgot by Mike Ford | |
| Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Angel Chronicles by Nancy Holder | |
| The X-Files: Hungry Ghosts by Ellen Steiber | |
| Other Media: | No Award |
| Universal Horror (TV documentary) by Kevin Brownlow, Prod. | |
| The Misfits: American Psycho (music video) by John Fafiero, Prod./Dir. | |
| John Carpenter's Vampires (soundtrack) by John Carpenter, Composer | |
| Gothic at Midnight: A Tribute to the Master of the Macabre (audio anthology) by Joshua Kane | |
| 1999 | |
| Novel: | 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 | |
| First Novels: | Wither by J.G. Passarella |
| Widow's Walk by Steve Beal | |
| Every Dead Thing by John Connolly | |
| King Rat by China Miéville | |
| Long Fiction: | Five Days in April by Brian A. Hopkins |
| Mad Dog Summer by Joe R. Lansdale | |
| Dread in the Beast by Charlee Jacob | |
| Right to Life by Jack Ketchum | |
| Short Fiction: | After Shock by F. Paul Wilson |
| The Grave by P.D. Cacek | |
| The Entertainment by Ramsey Campbell | |
| Halloween Street by Steve Rasnic Tem | |
| Collection: | The Nightmare Chronicles by Douglas Clegg |
| Death Drives a Semi by Edo van Belkom | |
| Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King | |
| Deep into that Darkness Peering by Tom Piccirilli | |
| Anthology: | 999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense, Al Sarrantonio, ed. |
| The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, 11th Annual Collection, Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, eds. | |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10, Stephen Jones, ed. | |
| The Last Continent: New Tales of Zothique, John Pelan, ed. | |
| Non-Fiction: | Darkecho Newsletter, Paula Guran, ed. |
| The Essential Monster Movie Guide by Stephen Jones | |
| Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography by Victoria Price | |
| Hellnotes, David B. Silva & Paul F. Olson, eds. | |
| Illustrated Narrative: | The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman |
| Jonah Hex: Shadows West #1 by Joe R. Lansdale | |
| Hellboy: Box Full of Evil by Mike Mignola | |
| Faust: Book of M by David Quinn | |
| Screenplay | The Sixth Sense by M. Night Shyamalan |
| The Green Mile by Frank Darabont | |
| The Blair Witch Project by Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez | |
| Hush (episode of Buffy, The Vampire Slayer) by Joss Whedon | |
| Work for Young Readers: | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling |
| Something Lumber This Way Comes by Joe R. Lansdale | |
| Creepy Susie & 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children by Angus Oblong | |
| Other Media: | I Have no Mouth and I must Scream (audio) by Harlan Ellison |
| Masters of Terror (website) by Andy Fairclough | |
| Gothic Net (website) by Seth Lindberg | |
| Conspiracies (audio CD), WyrdSisterS ProductionS | |
| Specialty Press: | Ash-Tree Press, Christopher & Barbara Roden |
| Lifetime Achievement: | Edward Gorey |
| Charles L. Grant | |
| 2000 | |
| Novel: | The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon |
| The Indifference of Heaven by Gary A. Braunbeck | |
| Silent Children by Ramsey Campbell | |
| The Licking Valley Coon Hunter's Club by Brian A. Hopkins | |
| The Deceased by Tom Piccirilli | |
| First Novels: | The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club by Brian A. Hopkins |
| Nailed by the Heart by Simon Clark | |
| House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski | |
| Run by Douglas E. Winter | |
| Long Fiction: | The Man on the Ceiling by Steve Rasnic Tem & Melanie Tem |
| Riding the Bullet by Stephen King | |
| In Shock by Joyce Carol Oates | |
| God Screamed and Screamed, Then I Ate Him by Lawrence P. Santoro | |
| Short Fiction: | Gone by Jack Ketchum |
| Dead Cat Bounce by Gerard Daniel Houarner | |
| Fallen Angel by Robert J. Sawyer | |
| Mexican Moon by Karen E. Taylor | |
| Collection: | Magic Terror: Seven Tales by Peter Straub |
| Up, Out of Cities the BLow Hot and Cold by Charlee Jacob | |
| Wind Over Heaven and Other Dark Tales by Bruce Holland Rogers | |
| City Fishing by Steve Rasnic Tem | |
| Anthology: | The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling |
| Brainbox: The Real Horror edited by Steve Eller | |
| Extremes: Fantasy & Horror from the Ends of the Earth edited by Brian A. Hopkins | |
| Bad News edited by Richard Laymon | |
| Non-Fiction: | On Writing by Stephen King |
| Hellnotes by David B. Silva & Paul F. Olson | |
| At the Foot of the Story Tree: The Fiction of Peter Straub by Bill Sheehan | |
| Horror of the 20gth Century by Robert Weinberg | |
| Illustrated Narrative: | The League of Extraordinary Gentleman by Alan Moore |
| Red Romance by Joe R. Lansdale | |
| Spuds by Bernie Wrightson | |
| Cable 79-84 by Robert Weinberg | |
| Screenplay | Shadow of the Vampire by Steven Katz |
| Requiem for a Dream by Darren Aronofsky & Hubert Selby, Jr. | |
| The Cell by Mark Protosevich | |
| Unbreakable by M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Pitch Black by David Twohy and Ken & Jim Wheat | |
| Work for Young Readers: | The Power of Un by Nancy Etchemendy |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling | |
| Be Afraid! edited by Edo van Belkom | |
| The Christmas Thingy by F. Paul Wilson | |
| Other Media: | Chiaroscuro a website by Patricia Lee Macomber, Steve Eller, Sandra Kasturi and Brett A. Savory |
| Twilight Tales Reading Series by Tina L. Jens & Andrea Dubnick | |
| Back to the Black Lagoon by David J. Skal | |
| Gothic.Net (website) by Mehitobel Wilson | |
| Poetry Collection: | A Student of Hell by Tom Piccirilli |
| Paratabloids by Michael A. Arnzen | |
| The Complete Accursed Wives by Bruce Boston | |
| Burial Plot in Sagittarius by Sandy DeLuca | |
| Specialty Press: | Subterranean Press, William K. Schafer |
| Lifetime Achievement: | Nigel Kneale |
| Trustees Hammer Award: | Nancy Etchemendy |
| The Richard Laymon Award (President's Award): | Judi Rohrig and Kathy Ptacek |
