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Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

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The Locus Award for Best Horror Novel is a literary award given annually by Locus as part of their Locus Awards. It has also been known as both the Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel and Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel.

Naming

  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel (1989–90, 1994, since 2017)
  • Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel (1991–93, 1996–97)
  • Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel (1995, 1999)

Winners

Full list of category winners at Science Fiction Awards Database.[1]

Original run (1989–1999)

Year Novel Author Ref.
1989 Those Who Hunt the NightBarbara Hambly [2]
1990 Carrion ComfortDan Simmons [3]
1991 The Witching HourAnne Rice [4]
1992 Summer of NightDan Simmons [5]
1993 Children of the NightDan Simmons [6]
1994 The GoldenLucius Shepard [7]
1995 Fires of EdenDan Simmons [8]
1996 Expiration DateTim Powers [9]
1997 DesperationStephen King [10]
1998 No award [11]
1999 Bag of BonesStephen King [12]

Current run (since 2017)

Year Novel Author Ref.
2017 The FiremanJoe Hill [13][14]
2018 The ChangelingVictor LaValle [15][16]
2019 The Cabin at the End of the WorldPaul G. Tremblay [17][18]
2020 Black Leopard, Red WolfMarlon James [19][20]
2021 Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia [21][22][23]
2022 My Heart Is a Chainsaw Stephen Graham Jones [24][25]
2023 What Moves the Dead T. Kingfisher [26][27]
2024 A House with Good Bones T. Kingfisher [28][29][30]
2025 Bury Your Gays Chuck Tingle [31][32]
2026 The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones [33]

References

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