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Bram Stoker Awards 2006

The 2006 Bram Stoker Awards went to Mondo Zombie by John Skipp and Retro Pulp Tales by Joe Lansdale (Anthology), Destinations Unknown by Gary Braunbeck (Fiction Collection) and Ghost Road Blues by Jonathan Maberry (First Novel), with winners in 3 more categories. 26 books were nominated across 6 categories.

Winners

Anthology

  1. Mondo Zombie by John Skippsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Retro Pulp Tales by Joe Lansdalesource (opens in a new tab)

Fiction Collection

  1. Destinations Unknown by Gary Braunbecksource (opens in a new tab)

First Novel

  1. Ghost Road Blues by Jonathan Maberrysource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die by Michael Largosource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero’s Visions of Hell on Earth by Kim Paffenrothsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Lisey’s Story by Stephen Kingsource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry Collection

  1. Shades Fantastic by Bruce Bostonsource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Anthology

  1. Aegri Somnia: The Apex Featured Writer Anthology by Jason Sizemore and Gil Ainsworthsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Alone on the Darkside by John Pelansource (opens in a new tab)

Fiction Collection

  1. American Morons by Glen Hirshbergsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Basic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear by Terry Dowlingsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Commandments by Angeline Hawkessource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Empire of Ice Cream by Jeffrey Fordsource (opens in a new tab)

First Novel

  1. Bloodstone by Nate Kenyonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloffsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Keeper by Sarah Langansource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Cinema Macabre by Mark Morrissource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished by Rocky Woodsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Ghost Road Blues by Jonathan Maberrysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Headstone City by Tom Piccirillisource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Pressure by Jeff Strandsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Prodigal Blues by Gary A. Braunbecksource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry Collection

  1. Songs of a Sorceress by Bobbi Sinha-Moreysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Troublesome Amputee by John Edward Lawsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Valentine: Short Love Poems by Corrine de Wintersource (opens in a new tab)

About the Bram Stoker Awards

Year is the award year as HWA labels it: the year the works were published, one year before the ceremony (the 2024 Bram Stoker Awards were presented in June 2025). Book categories only, final-ballot nominees and winners from HWA's official winners/nominees pages at bramstokerawards.horror.org; preliminary ballots, Long Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Non-Fiction, and Screenplay are excluded. Young Adult Novel and Graphic Novel start in 2011 and Middle Grade Novel in 2022; earlier years are zero. Nonfiction includes Long Non-Fiction (the 2023+ name). HWA's 2009 page repeats Frozen Blood from the 2008 First Novel ballot; it is omitted and 2009 First Novel counts the four other nominees, matching Wikipedia.

Organization: Horror Writers Association. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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