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Award Category: Superior Achievement in a Novel (Bram Stoker Award)

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1987
Win Misery Stephen King
Win Swan Song Robert R. McCammon
Nomination Ash Wednesday Chet Williamson
Nomination Live Girls Ray Garton
Nomination Unassigned Territory Kem Nunn
1988
Win The Silence of the Lambs Thomas Harris
Nomination Black Wind F. Paul Wilson
Nomination Flesh Richard Laymon
Nomination Stinger Robert R. McCammon
Nomination The Drive-In Joe R. Lansdale
Nomination The Queen of the Damned Anne Rice
1989
Win Carrion Comfort Dan Simmons
Nomination Geek Love Katherine Dunn
Nomination In a Dark Dream Charles L. Grant
Nomination Midnight Dean R. Koontz
Nomination The Wolf's Hour Robert R. McCammon
1990
Win Mine Robert R. McCammon
Nomination Funland Richard Laymon
Nomination Reign Chet Williamson
Nomination Savage Season Joe R. Lansdale
1991
Win Boy's Life Robert R. McCammon
Nomination Needful Things Stephen King
Nomination Summer of Night Dan Simmons
Nomination The M.D.: A Horror Story Thomas M. Disch
Nomination The Waste Lands Stephen King
1992
Win The Blood of the Lamb Thomas F. Monteleone
Nomination Children of the Night Dan Simmons
Nomination Deathgrip Brian Hodge
Nomination Hideaway Dean R. Koontz
Nomination Homecoming Matthew J. Costello
1993
Win The Throat Peter Straub
Nomination Anno Dracula Kim Newman
Nomination Blackburn Bradley Denton
Nomination Drawing Blood Poppy Z. Brite
Nomination The Summoning Bentley Little
1994
Win Dead in the Water Nancy Holder
Nomination From the Teeth of Angels Jonathan Carroll
Nomination Insomnia Stephen King
Nomination The Alienist Caleb Carr
Nomination The Butcher Boy Patrick McCabe
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* A Logical Magician Robert Weinberg
* Bitter Blood Karen E. Taylor
* Bloodlines J. N. Williamson
* Creekers Edward Lee
* Deus-X Joseph A. Citro
* Necessary Evil David A. Van Meter
* Nevermore William Hjortsberg
* Revenant Melanie Tem
* See How She Runs Matthew J. Costello
* Sins of the Blood Kristine Kathryn Rusch
* Strange Angels Kathe Koja
* Succumb Ron Dee
* The Judas Cross David Bischoff and Charles Sheffield
1995
Win Zombie Joyce Carol Oates
Nomination Bone Music Alan Rodgers
Nomination Deadrush Yvonne Navarro
Nomination Widow Billie Sue Mosiman
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* Ancestral Hungers Scott Baker
* Blood Ties Karen E. Taylor
* Bloodwar Robert Weinberg
* Children of the Vampire Jeanne Kalogridis
* Desmodus Melanie Tem
* Joyride (variant of Road Kill) Jack Ketchum
* Madeleine's Ghost Robert Girardi
* Memnoch the Devil Anne Rice
* Résumé with Monsters William Browning Spencer
* Resurrection Man Sean Stewart
* Rose Madder Stephen King
* Sacrifice Richard Kinion
* Sick Jay R. Bonansinga
* Stranglehold (variant of Only Child) Jack Ketchum
* The Blood Countess Andrei Codrescu
* The Children's Hour Douglas Clegg
* The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein Theodore Roszak
* The Resurrectionist Thomas F. Monteleone
* The Terminal Experiment Robert J. Sawyer
* Unholy Allies Robert Weinberg
* University (variant of Night School) Bentley Little
* Virus Graham Watkins
* Waking the Moon Elizabeth Hand
* Zod Wallop William Browning Spencer
1996
Win The Green Mile Stephen King
Nomination Crota Owl Goingback
Nomination Exquisite Corpse Poppy Z. Brite
Nomination The Hellfire Club Peter Straub
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* Bite Richard Laymon
* Child of the Night Nancy Kilpatrick
* Dead Heat Del Stone, Jr.
* Demons Five, Exorcists Nothing: A Fable William Peter Blatty
* Desperation Stephen King
* Dominion (variant of Dark Dominion) Bentley Little
* Kink Kathe Koja
* Lizard Wine Elizabeth Engstrom
* Lunatics Bradley Denton
* Madeline: After the Fall of Usher Elaine Bergstrom
* Prototype Brian Hodge
* Requiem Graham Joyce
* Shards Tom Piccirilli
* The 37th Mandala Marc Laidlaw
* The Pillow Friend Lisa Tuttle
* The Prestige Christopher Priest
* Virgin Mary Elizabeth Murphy
* Walking Wounded Robert Devereaux
1997
Win Children of the Dusk Janet Berliner and George Guthridge
Nomination Earthquake Weather Tim Powers
Nomination My Soul to Keep Tananarive Due
Nomination The Church of Dead Girls Stephen Dobyns
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* Antibodies Kevin J. Anderson
* Asylum Patrick McGrath
* Cimarron Rose James Lee Burke
* Fog Heart Thomas Tessier
* Neverwhere Neil Gaiman
* Night of Broken Souls Thomas F. Monteleone
* Shackled Ray Garton
* Shade of Pale Greg Kihn
* Signs of Life M. John Harrison
* Spares Michael Marshall Smith
* Symphony Charles Grant
* The Bighead Edward Lee
* The Chosen Child Graham Masterton
* The Club Dumas (translation of El Club Dumas) Arturo Pérez-Reverte
* The House on Nazareth Hill Ramsey Campbell
* The Ignored Bentley Little
* The Night Watch Sean Stewart
1998
Win Bag of Bones Stephen King
Nomination Darker Angels S. P. Somtow
Nomination Fear Nothing Dean Koontz
Nomination Fog Heart Thomas Tessier
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* After Midnight Richard Laymon
* Big Rock Beat Greg Kihn
* Burning Bright Jay Russell
* Chasm Stephen Laws
* Dawn Song Michael Marano
* Head Case Jay R. Bonansinga
* Judgment of Tears: Anno Dracula 1959 Kim Newman
* Ladies' Night Jack Ketchum
* Portrait of the Psychopath As a Young Woman Edward Lee and Elizabeth Steffen
* Reborn Nancy Kilpatrick
* Red Shadows Yvonne Navarro
* Santa Steps Out Robert Devereaux
* The Halloween Man Douglas Clegg
* The Midnight Tour Richard Laymon
* The Revenant Phoebe Reeves
* The Store Bentley Little
* The Tooth Fairy Graham Joyce
1999
Win Mr. X Peter Straub
Nomination Darker Than Night Owl Goingback
Nomination Hexes Tom Piccirilli
Nomination Low Men in Yellow Coats Stephen King
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* A Prayer for the Dying Stewart O'Nan
* Black Light Elizabeth Hand
* Come Out Tonight Richard Laymon
* Conspiracies F. Paul Wilson
* Freezer Burn Joe R. Lansdale
* King Rat
China Miéville?China Mieville
* Mojo Hand Greg Kihn
* Naomi Douglas Clegg
* Road to Hell Gerard Daniel Houarner
* Strangewood Christopher Golden
* The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Stephen King
* The Marriage of Sticks Jonathan Carroll
* The Poker Club Ed Gorman
* This Is My Blood David Niall Wilson
* Welcome Back to the Night Elizabeth Massie
* Wild Horses Brian Hodge
2000
Win The Traveling Vampire Show Richard Laymon
Nomination Silent Children Ramsey Campbell
Nomination The Deceased Tom Piccirilli
Nomination The Indifference of Heaven Gary A. Braunbeck
Nomination The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club Brian A. Hopkins
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* A Face Without a Heart Rick R. Reed
* All the Rage F. Paul Wilson
* Blood of My Blood Karen E. Taylor
* Born Bad Barry Hoffman
* Canyons P. D. Cacek
* DeadTimes Yvonne Navarro
* Declare Tim Powers
* Gothique Kyle Marffin
* House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski
* Immortal: A Linking of Souls D. E. Davidson
* Mischief Douglas Clegg
* Nightmare House Douglas Clegg
* Obsidian Butterfly Laurell K. Hamilton
* Perdido Street Station
China Miéville?China Mieville
* The Bottoms Joe R. Lansdale
* The Walking Bentley Little
* Under the Overtree James A. Moore
* You Come When I Call You Douglas Clegg
2001
Win American Gods Neil Gaiman
Nomination Black House Stephen King and Peter Straub
Nomination From the Dust Returned Ray Bradbury
Nomination The Lost Jack Ketchum
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* A Lower Deep Tom Piccirilli
* Dreamcatcher Stephen King
* Evil Whispers Owl Goingback
* Fireworks James A. Moore
* Hosts F. Paul Wilson
* House of Pain
Sèphera Girón?Sephera Giron
* Night in the Lonesome October Richard Laymon
* Straight On 'til Morning Christopher Golden
* Teeth Edo van Belkom
* The Association Bentley Little
* The Beast That Was Max Gerard Houarner
* The Infinite Douglas Clegg
* The Living Blood Tananarive Due
* The Nature of Balance Tim Lebbon
* The Vampire Vivienne Karen E. Taylor
* Wire Mesh Mothers Elizabeth Massie
2002
Win The Night Class Tom Piccirilli
Nomination From a Buick 8 Stephen King
Nomination Lullaby Chuck Palahniuk
Nomination The Hour Before Dark Douglas Clegg
Nomination The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* A Winter Haunting Dan Simmons
* Breed Owl Goingback
* Hunted Past Reason Richard Matheson
* Martyrs Edo van Belkom
* Resurrection Karen E. Taylor
* Speaks the Nightbird Robert McCammon
* The Haunted Air F. Paul Wilson
* The Red Church Scott Nicholson
* The Straw Men Michael Marshall
2003
Win Lost Boy, Lost Girl Peter Straub
Nomination A Choir of Ill Children Tom Piccirilli
Nomination Serenity Falls James A. Moore
Nomination The Night Country Stewart O'Nan
Nomination Wolves of the Calla Stephen King
2004
Win In the Night Room Peter Straub
Nomination Deep in the Darkness Michael Laimo
Nomination The Dark Tower Stephen King
Nomination The Wind Caller P. D. Cacek
2005
Win Creepers David Morrell
Win Dread in the Beast Charlee Jacob
Nomination Keepers Gary A. Braunbeck
Nomination November Mourns Tom Piccirilli
2006
Win Lisey's Story Stephen King
Nomination Ghost Road Blues Jonathan Maberry
Nomination Headstone City Tom Piccirilli
Nomination Pressure Jeff Strand
Nomination Prodigal Blues Gary A. Braunbeck
2007
Win The Missing Sarah Langan
Nomination Heart-Shaped Box Joe Hill
Nomination The Guardener's Tale Bruce Boston
Nomination The Terror Dan Simmons
Nomination The Witch's Trinity Erika Mailman
2008
Win Duma Key Stephen King
Nomination Coffin County Gary A. Braunbeck
Nomination Johnny Gruesome Gregory Lamberson
Nomination The Reach Nate Kenyon
2009
Win Audrey's Door Sarah Langan
Nomination Cursed Jeremy C. Shipp
Nomination Patient Zero Jonathan Maberry
Nomination Quarantined Joe McKinney
2010
Win A Dark Matter Peter Straub
Nomination Apocalypse of the Dead Joe McKinney
Nomination Dead Love Linda Watanabe McFerrin
Nomination Dweller Jeff Strand
Nomination Horns Joe Hill
Nomination Rot & Ruin Jonathan Maberry
2011
Win Flesh Eaters Joe McKinney
Nomination A Matrix of Angels Christopher Conlon
Nomination Cosmic Forces Gregory Lamberson
Nomination Floating Staircase Ronald Malfi
Nomination Not Fade Away Gene O'Neill
Nomination The German Lee Thomas
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* Blood Born Matthew Warner
* Houdini Heart Ki Longfellow
* The Scholar's Tale Reggie Oliver
* Willy Robert Dunbar
2012
Win The Drowning Girl
Caitlín R. Kiernan?Caitlin R. Kiernan
Nomination Bottled Abyss Benjamin Kane Ethridge
Nomination Inheritance Joe McKinney
Nomination NightWhere John Everson
Nomination The Haunted Bentley Little
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* 14 Peter Clines
* Cemetery Club J. G. Faherty
* Coronation Lee F. Jordan
* The Trouble with Hairy Hal Bodner
2013
Win Doctor Sleep Stephen King
Nomination A Necessary End Sarah Pinborough and F. Paul Wilson
Nomination Malediction Lisa Morton
Nomination NOS4A2 Joe Hill
Nomination The Heavens Rise Christopher Rice
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* Darkbound Michaelbrent Collings
* Evil and the Mask (translation of
悪と仮面のルール?Aku to kamen no rūru
) 		Fuminori Nakamura
* Only the Thunder Knows Gord Rollo
* The Asylum John Harwood
* The Colony: Genesis Michaelbrent Collings
2014
Win Blood Kin Steve Rasnic Tem
Nomination Beautiful You Chuck Palahniuk
Nomination Jade Sky Patrick Freivald
Nomination Suffer the Children Craig DiLouie
Nomination The Vines Christopher Rice
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* The Burning Dark Adam Christopher
* The Flesh Sutra Tim W. Burke
* The Reborn Brett J. Talley
* This Darkness Light Michaelbrent Collings
* Vortex Lawrence C. Connolly
2015
Win A Head Full of Ghosts Paul Tremblay
Nomination Black Tide Patrick Freivald
Nomination The Cure J. G. Faherty
Nomination The Deep Michaelbrent Collings
Nomination The Scarlet Gospels Clive Barker
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* He Who Walks in Shadow Brett J. Talley
* Monster Keith Ferrario
* Skullcrack City Jeremy Robert Johnson
* The Catacombs Jeremy Bates
* The Fold Peter Clines
* The Private Sector Leigh M. Lane
* Werewolf Cop Andrew Klavan
2016
Win The Fisherman John Langan
Nomination Disappearance at Devil's Rock Paul Tremblay
Nomination Hard Light Elizabeth Hand
Nomination Mongrels Stephen Graham Jones
Nomination Stranded Bracken MacLeod
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* Dead Souls J. Lincoln Fenn
* Hex (translation of Hex) Thomas Olde Heuvelt
* Into the Mist Lee Murray
* Muti Nation Monique Snyman
* Odd Adventures with Your Other Father Norman Prentiss
* The Tank (translation of La Cisterna) Nicola Lombardi
2017
Win Ararat Christopher Golden
Nomination Black Mad Wheel Josh Malerman
Nomination I Wish I Was Like You S. P. Miskowski
Nomination Sleeping Beauties Owen King and Stephen King
Nomination Ubo Steve Rasnic Tem
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* Hounds of the Underworld Lee Murray and Dan Rabarts
* The Fourth Monkey J. D. Barker
* The Grip of It Jac Jemc
* The Silent Companions Laura Purcell
* The Wardrobe Mistress Patrick McGrath
* Under a Watchful Eye Adam Nevill
2018
Win The Cabin at the End of the World Paul Tremblay
Nomination Dracul J. D. Barker and Dacre Stoker
Nomination Glimpse Jonathan Maberry
Nomination The Hunger Alma Katsu
Nomination Unbury Carol Josh Malerman
--- Preliminary Nominees -------
* Dark Mary (translation of Vloody Mary) Paolo Di Orazio
* Foe Iain Reid
* Frankenstein in Baghdad (translation of
فرانكشتاين في بغداد?Frānkištāyn fī Baġdād
Fraankishtaayn fii Baghdaad
) 		Ahmed Saadawi
* Hazards of Time Travel Joyce Carol Oates
* Naraka (translation of Naraka: L'Apocalisse della Carne) Alessandro Manzetti
* The Outsider Stephen King
* The Shape of Water Guillermo Del Toro and Daniel Kraus
2019
Win Coyote Rage Owl Goingback
Nomination Inspection Josh Malerman
Nomination Into the Ashes Lee Murray
Nomination The Worst Is Yet to Come S. P. Miskowski
Nomination Wanderers Chuck Wendig
2020
Win The Only Good Indians Stephen Graham Jones
Nomination Devil's Creek Todd Keisling
Nomination Malorie Josh Malerman
Nomination Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Nomination The Deep Alma Katsu
2021
Win My Heart Is a Chainsaw Stephen Graham Jones
Nomination Children of Chicago Cynthia Pelayo
Nomination The Book of Accidents Chuck Wendig
Nomination The Final Girl Support Group Grady Hendrix
Nomination The Queen of the Cicadas V. Castro
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