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Bram Stoker Awards 2016

The 2016 Bram Stoker Awards went to Borderlands 6 by Thomas F. Monteleone and Olivia F. Monteleone (Anthology), The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror by Joyce Carol Oates (Fiction Collection) and Haven by Tom Deady (First Novel), with winners in 5 more categories. 41 books were nominated across 8 categories.

Winners

Anthology

  1. Borderlands 6 by Thomas F. Monteleone and Olivia F. Monteleonesource (opens in a new tab)

Fiction Collection

  1. The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror by Joyce Carol Oatessource (opens in a new tab)

First Novel

  1. Haven by Tom Deadysource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Novel

  1. Kolchak the Night Stalker: The Forgotten Lore of Edgar Allan Poe by James Chamberssource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklinsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. The Fisherman by John Langansource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry Collection

  1. Brothel by Stephanie M. Wytovichsource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult Novel

  1. Snowed by Maria Alexandersource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Anthology

  1. Chiral Mad 3 by Michael Baileysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Fright Mare-Women Write Horror by Billie Sue Mosimansource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Wardsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Beauty of Death by Alessandro Manzettisource (opens in a new tab)

Fiction Collection

  1. A Long December by Richard Chizmarsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. American Nocturne by Hank Schwaeblesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Lethal Birds by Gene O’Neillsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Swift to Chase by Laird Barronsource (opens in a new tab)

First Novel

  1. Hollow House by Greg Chapmansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Mayan Blue by Michelle Garza and Melissa Lasonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Apothecary’s Curse by Barbara Barnettsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Eighth by Stephanie Wytovichsource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Novel

  1. Blood Feud by Cullen Bunnsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. No Mercy, Vol. 2 by Alex de Campisource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Outcast, Vol. 3: This Little Light by Robert Kirkman and Paul Azacetasource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Providence, Act 1 by Alan Mooresource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Steam Man by Mark Alan Miller and Joe R. Lansdalesource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Guillermo del Toro’s “The Devil’s Backbone” and “Pan’s Labyrinth”: Studies in the Horror Film by Danel P. Olsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. In the Mountains of Madness: The Life, Death and Extraordinary Afterlife of H. P. Lovecraft by W. Scott Poolesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula by David J. Skalsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Gothic Worlds of Peter Straub by John Tibbettssource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblaysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Hard Light: A Cass Neary Crime Novel by Elizabeth Handsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jonessource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Stranded: A Novel by Bracken MacLeodsource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry Collection

  1. Corona Obscura: Poems Dark and Elemental by Michael R. Collingssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Field Guide to the End of the World: Poems by Jeannine Hall Gaileysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Sacrificial Nights by Bruce Boston and Alessandro Manzettisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Small Spirits by Marge Simonsource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult Novel

  1. Holding Smoke by Elle Cosimanosource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Last Days of Salton Academy by Jennifer Brozeksource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Telling by Alexandra Sirowysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. When They Fade by Jeyn Robertssource (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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