Thirty-two works of dark fiction in six categories are nominated for the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards, according to an announcement by ShirleyJacksonAwards.org. Presentation of the awards is scheduled July 19 at 8 p.m. during Readercon 34 at the Boston Marriott Burlington in Burlington, Mass. Credit: ShirleyJacksonAwards.org Honoring the legacy of author Shirley Jackson, this year's awards recognize the... Continue Reading →
While perusing the list of nominations for the 2025 Splatterpunk Awards, one name stands out: Bad Dream Books. Billed as a “boundary-breaking artist collective,” Bad Dream Books produced one-third of the nominees with at least one title represented in all five categories. That’s an impressive eight out of 24 nominations. Benjamin co-authored by Aron Beauregard... Continue Reading →
Aron Beauregard, Sidney Shiv, and The Obituaries #6: Red Romance led the list of nominations for the 2025 Splatterpunk Awards with three each, according to a release by briankeene.com on April 29. Beauregard’s nominations include Best Novel for Benjamin, which he co-authored with Shane McKenzie; Best Novella for A Life of Crime; and Best Short... Continue Reading →
Version 1.0.0 Voting for This Is Horror Awards 2024 is open until May 8 at 12:01 a.m. British Summer Time, according to thisishorror.co.uk. The five categories are Novel, Novella, Short Story Collection, Fiction Podcast, and Nonfiction Podcast. Each category features five nominees for works published in 2024. Anyone can send their votes to awards@thisishorror.co.uk with the... Continue Reading →
Amazon Original Stories released a five-story Kindle collection called The Shivers on April 15, featuring fiction from some of the biggest names in horror. Joe Hill, Stephen Graham Jones, Grady Hendrix, Catriona Ward, and Owen King are the authors tapped to write the short stories, which range in length from 35 pages to 46 pages... Continue Reading →
Joe Bob Briggs and Dee Wallace are among the highlights at the fourth annual FrankenCon 2025 as horror returns to East Tennessee. Presented by Orbit DVD, the convention is set for Friday, May 9, from 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 8 pm. in Hilton Knoxville Airport at 2001 Alcoa Highway in Alcoa.... Continue Reading →
Four authors scored multiple nominations on the Final Ballot of the 2024 Bram Stoker Awards announced by the Horror Writers Association on February 23. Laird Barron, Lindy Ryan, Eden Royce, and Sofia Ajram each received two noms. Barron earned his first nominations since 2016 as Not a Speck of Light made the cut for Superior Achievement in... Continue Reading →
The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards feature a high-profile showdown of familiar names for Superior Achievement in a Novel as the Horror Writers Association announced its Final Ballot on February 23. Overall, 65 works of fiction and nonfiction published in 2024 were nominated in 13 categories. Winners will be announced on June 14 during the annual... Continue Reading →
The deadline for the 2025 Splatterpunk Awards nominations is Dec. 31. Works of Extreme Horror and Splatterpunk fiction published in 2024 are eligible, and anyone can email their nominations to splatterpunkawards@gmail.com. The emails must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Co-founded by authors Wrath James White and Brian Keene, the Splatterpunk Awards honor the... Continue Reading →
Credit: FANGORIA.com The possession film Evil Dead Rise dominated the 2024 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards, notching four wins during the Oct. 13 show on Shudder. The fan-voted awards contest celebrated the best of horror in film, television, and video games released in 2023 and the first half of 2024. The fifth installment in the Evil Dead... Continue Reading →
