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Bram Stoker Awards 2022

The 2022 Bram Stoker Awards went to Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous by Ellen Datlow (Anthology), Breakable Things by Cassandra Khaw (Fiction Collection) and Beulah by Christi Nogle (First Novel), with winners in 6 more categories. 46 books were nominated across 9 categories.

Winners

Anthology

  1. Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous by Ellen Datlowsource (opens in a new tab)

Fiction Collection

  1. Breakable Things by Cassandra Khawsource (opens in a new tab)

First Novel

  1. Beulah by Christi Noglesource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Novel

  1. Kolchak: The Night Stalker: 50th Anniversary by James Aquilonesource (opens in a new tab)

Middle Grade Novel

  1. They Stole Our Hearts by Daniel Kraussource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Writing in the Dark: The Workbook by Tim Waggonersource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesiassource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry Collection

  1. Crime Scene by Cynthia Pelayosource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult Novel

  1. The Triangle by Robert P. Ottonesource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Anthology

  1. Chromophobia: A Strangehouse Anthology by Women in Horror by Sara Tantlingersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology by Sadie Hartmann and Ashley Saywerssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga by Lindy Ryansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Mother: Tales of Love and Terror by Christi Nogle and Willow Beckersource (opens in a new tab)

Fiction Collection

  1. Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted by RJ Josephsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Spontaneous Human Combustion by Richard Thomassource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Black Maybe by Attila Veressource (opens in a new tab)
  4. We Are Here to Hurt Each Other by Paula D. Ashesource (opens in a new tab)

First Novel

  1. All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Black Tide by KC Jonessource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Jackal by Erin Adamssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Hacienda by Isabel Cañassource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Novel

  1. Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey and Pius Baksource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Kraken Inferno: The Last Hunt by Alessandro Manzetti and Stefano Cardosellisource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 4 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Ederasource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Me You Love in the Dark by Skottie Young and Jorge Coronasource (opens in a new tab)

Middle Grade Novel

  1. A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellowsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Camp Scare by Delilah S. Dawsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Clackity by Lora Senfsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. This Appearing House by Ally Malinenkosource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America’s Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Toil and Trouble: A Women’s History of the Occult by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Andersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Weird Fiction: A Genre Study by Michael Ciscosource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Writing Poetry in the Dark by Stephanie M. Wytovichsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Daphne by Josh Malermansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kistesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Sundial by Catriona Wardsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Fervor by Alma Katsusource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry Collection

  1. Girls from the County by Donna Lynchsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Sifting the Ashes by Michael Bailey and Marge Simonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Gravity of Existence by Christina Sngsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Rat King: A Book of Dark Poetry by Sumiko Saulsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult Novel

  1. Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tiradosource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Gallant by V.E. Schwabsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jacksonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshallsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. What We Harvest by Ann Fraistatsource (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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