International Horror Guild Award

The International Horror Guild Award was an international literary prize that was awarded from 1995 to 2008 for outstanding works in the field of horror literature. The prizes were awarded annually by a jury, which also considered proposals sent to it. The award ceremonies took place at the World Horror Convention and a few times as part of Dragon * Con and most recently at the World Fantasy Convention . The prizewinners were mainly authors and artists from the Anglo-Saxon language area. The trophy was originally a statuette of a dog-like winged creature ( gargoyle ), from 2002 a plate reminiscent of a gravestone with a gargoyle image.

List of award winners

A tied vote for award winners is indicated by a slash (“/”).

Life's work (Living Legend)

Novel (novel)

2008 Dan Simmons : The Terror
2007 Conrad Williams : The Unblemished
2006 Bret Easton Ellis : Lunar Park
2005 Ramsey Campbell : The Overnight
2004 Peter Straub : lost boy lost girl
2003 Dan Simmons : A Winter Haunting
2002 Caitlín R. Kiernan : Threshold
2001 Tim Powers : Declare
2000 Stewart O'Nan : A Prayer for the Dying
1999 Thomas Tessier : Fog Heart
1998 Ramsey Campbell : Nazareth Hill
1997 Marc Laidlaw : The 37th Mandala
1996 William Browning Spencer : Resume with Monsters
1995 Kim Newman : Anno Dracula

Debut novel (first novel)

2005 John Harwood : The Ghost Writer
2004 Matthew BJ Delaney : Jinn
2003 Alexander C. Irvine : A Scattering of Jades
2002 David Searcy : Ordinary Horror
2001 Sean Desmond : Adam's Fall
2000 Michael Cisco : The Divinity Student
1999 Michael Marano : Dawn Song / Caitlín R. Kiernan : Silk
1998 Mary Ann Mitchell : Drawn to the Grave
1997 Del Stone, Jr .: Dead Heat
1996 Lucy Taylor : The Safety of Unknown Cities
1995 Michael Arnzen : Grave Markings

Short novel (Long Fiction / Long Form)

2008 Lucius Shepard : Softspoken
2007 Norman Partridge : Dark Harvest
2006 Gary Braunbeck : Kiss of the Mudman
2005 Lucius Shepard : Viator
2004 Lucius Shepard : Louisiana Breakdown
2003 Thomas Ligotti : My Work Is Not Yet Done
2002 Elizabeth Hand : Cleopatra Brimstone
2001 Steve Rasnic Tem & Melanie Tem : The Man on the Ceiling
2000 Lucius Shepard : Crocodile Rock
1999 Peter Straub : Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff
1996 Norman Partridge : The Bars on Satan's Jailhouse
1995 Douglas E. Winter : Black Sun

Novell (Medium Fiction)

2008 Lisa Tuttle : Closet Dreams
2007 Paul Finch : The Old North Road
2006 Caitlín R. Kiernan : La Peau Verte
2005 Daniel Abraham : Flat Diane
2004 Glen Hirshberg : Dancing Men
2003 Dale Bailey : Death and Suffrage / Elizabeth Hand : Pavane for a Prince of the Air

Short story (short fiction)

2008 Nancy Etchemendy : Honey in the Wound
2007 Stephen Gallagher : The Box
2006 Richard Bowes : There's a Hole in the City
2005 Don Tumasonis : A Pace of Change
2004 Brian Hodge : With Acknowledgments to Sun Tzu
2003 Don Tumasonis : Prospect Cards
2002 Caitlín R. Kiernan : Onion
2001 Steven Duffy : The Rag-and-Bone Men
2000 Gemma Files : The Emperor's Old Bones
1999 Lucy Taylor : Dead Blue
1998 John Shirley : Cram
1998 Kim Newman : Coppola's Dracula
1997 Graham Masterton : Underbed
1997 SP Somtow : Brimstone and Salt
1996 Douglas E. Winter : Loop
1995 Lucy Taylor : The Safety of Unknown Cities

Comic and graphic narrative (Graphic Story / Graphic Narrative / Illustrated Narrative)

2008 Thomas Ligotti : The Nightmare Factory
2007 Lewis Trondheim : ALIEEN
2006 Enki Bilal : Memories
2005 Hideshi Hino : The Bug Boy
2004 Eric Powell : The Goon # 1-4
2003 Clive Barker : Abarat
2002 Garth Ennis & Carlos Ezquerra : Just a Pilgrim
2001 Jhonen Vasquez : I Feel Sick # 1-2
2000 Axel Alonso & Joan Hilty (Eds.): Flinch # 1-7
1999 Warren Ellis & Darick Robertson : Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street
1998 Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon (Eds.): Preacher: Proud Americans
1997 Mike Mignola : Hellboy: Wake the Devil
1996 Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell : From Hell
1995 Joe R. Lansdale & Tim Truman : Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo

Collection

2008 Lucius Shepard : Dagger Key and Other Stories
2007 Terry Dowling : Basic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear / Glen Hirshberg : American Morons
2006 Joe Hill : 20th Century Ghosts
2005 Brian Evenson : The Wavering Knife
2004 Michael Marshall Smith : More Tomorrow & Other Stories / Glen Hirshberg : The Two Sams: Ghost Stories
2003 Chet Williamson : Figures in Rain
2002 David B. Silva : Through Shattered Glass
2001 Steve Rasnic Tem : City Fishing / Thomas Tessier : Ghost Music and Other Tales
2000 Douglas Clegg : The Nightmare Chronicles
1999 John Shirley : Black Butterflies: A Flock on the Dark Side
1998 Brian McNaughton : The Throne of Bones
1997 Terry Lamsley : Conference with the Dead
1996 Ed Gorman : Cages
1995 Neil Gaiman : Angels & Visitations: A Miscellany

Anthology

2008 Ellen Datlow (Ed.): Inferno
2007 Bill Sheehan & Bill Schafer (Eds.): Joe R. Lansdale's Lords of the Razor
2005 Barbara Roden & Christopher Roden (Eds.): Acquainted with the Night
2004 Ellen Datlow (Ed.): The Dark: New Ghost Stories
2003 Stephen Jones & David Sutton (Eds.): Dark Terrors 6
2002 Richard Chizmar (Ed.): Night Visions 10
2001 Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish (Eds.): October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween
2000 Richard Chizmar & William K. Schafer (Eds.): Subterranean Gallery
1999 Stephen Jones & David Sutton (Eds.): Dark Terrors 4
1998 Douglas E. Winter (Ed.): Revelations (UK title: Millennium)
1997 John Pelan (Ed.): Darkside: Horror for the New Millennium
1996 Stephen Jones (Ed.): Best New Horror 6
1995 Poppy Z. Brite (Ed.): Love in Vein

Nonfiction

2008 Tim Lucas : Mario Bava: All the Colors of Dark
2007 ST Joshi (Ed.): Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares
2006 ST Joshi & Stefan Dziemianowicz : Supernatural Literature of the World: An Encyclopedia
2005 DM Mitchell : A Serious Life
2004 Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America, Erik Larson : The Devil in the White City: Murder
2003 Ramsey Campbell : Ramsey Campbell, Probably: Essays on Horror and Sundry Fantasies
2002 David J. Schow : Wild Hairs
2001 Bill Sheehan : At the Foot of the Story Tree: An Inquiry into the Fiction of Peter Straub
2000 Neil Barron (Ed.): Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide to Literature, Illustration, Film, TV, Radio, and the Internet
1999 David Pringle (Ed.): St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost, and Gothic Writers

Journal (Periodical / Publication)

2008 Postscripts
2007 Subterranean
2006 Postscripts
2005 The Third Alternative
2004 All Hallows
2003 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
2002 The Spook
2001 horror garage
2000 DarkEcho
1999 Hellnotes
1998 Necrofile
1997 Richard T. Chizmar : Cemetery Dance
1996 Deathrealm
1995 Answer Me!

Art (Art / Artist)

2008 Elizabeth McGrath : The Incurable Disorder , Billy Shire Fine Arts, December 2007
2007 John Picacio : Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio / Aeron Alfrey : Exhibits from the Imaginary Museum
2006 Clive Barker : Visions of Heaven and Hell (and Then Some) , Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles
2005 Rick Berry / Darrel Anderson
2004 Jeremy Caniglia
2003 Jason Van Hollander
2002 John Picacio
2001 Joel-Peter Witkin
2000 Charles Burns
1999 Edward Gorey
1998 Stephen R. Bissette
1997 Timothy Bradstreet
1996 JK Potter
1995 Alan M. Clark

Movie

Television show

2005 Lost
2004 Carnivàle
2003 Six Feet Under
2002 not awarded
2001 Angel
2000 The X-Files
2000 Storm of the Century
1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Special Award

Web links

official page
International Horror Guild Award , entry in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
International Horror Guild Award , overview in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)