2024 Splatterpunk Award Nominees

Once again, it’s time for the annual Splatterpunk Awards. Nominees have been announced, and the winners will be revealed at the 2024 KillerCon in Austin, TX August 9-11. Hosts and founders Wrath James White and Brian Keene will present.

The Splatterpunk Awards honor “superior achievement for works published in 2023 in the sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror.” A panel of judges consisting of professionals, critics, and scholars in the field of extreme horror will now begin reading each nominated work to select winners in each category.

 

BEST NOVEL

• The Night Mother by John Everson (Dark Arts Books)
• Maeve Fly by C. J. Leede (Tor Nightfire)
• Pedo Island Bloodbath by Duncan Ralston (Shadow Work Publishing)
• Dead End House by Bryan Smith (Grindhouse Press)
• Along the River of Flesh by Kristopher Triana (Bad Dream Books)

BEST NOVELLA

• The Bighead’s Junk by Edward Lee (Evil Cookie Publishing)
• Smokey Elvis and Danzick Battle Swamp Ass by Lance Loot (Independently Published)
• Snow Angels by Lucas Mangum (D&T Publishing)
• Sirens and Seaweed by Candace Nola (Uncomfortably Dark Horror)
• Bowery by Matthew Vaughn (Independently Published)

BEST SHORT STORY

• “My Octopus Master” by Stephen Kozeniewski (from Dead and Bloated, Evil Cookie Publishing)
• “Unfound Footage” by Patrick Lacey (from Splatterpunk’s Basement of Horror, Splatterpunk Zine)
• “Hide/Invert: A Saga In Ten Reels” by David J. Schow (from The Drive-In: Multiplex, Pandi Press)
• “The Night People” by Bryan Smith (from The Gauntlet, Grindhouse Press)
• “Blood Harmony” by Chet Williamson (from The Drive-In: Multiplex, Pandi Press)

BEST COLLECTION

• Something Very Wrong by Jonathan Butcher (Independently Published)
• Transcendental Mutilation by Ryan Harding (Death’s Head Press)
• Woe To Those Who Dwell On Earth by John Lynch (High Explosive Horror)
• Gush: Tales of Vaginal Horror by Gina Ranalli (Madness Heart Press)
• Beautiful Darkness by Jay Wilburn (Madness Heart Press)

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• Splatterpunk’s Basement of Horror edited by Jack Bantry (Splatterpunk Zine)
• We’re Here: An Anthology of LGBTQ+ Horror edited by Angelique Jordonna and James G. Carlson (Gloom House Publishing)
• Dark Disasters edited by Candace Nola (Uncomfortably Dark)
• Dead and Bloated edited by K Trap Jones (Evil Cookie Publishing)

J. F. GONZALEZ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• Craig Spector
• Ray Garton

HALL OF LEGENDS INDUCTEES

• Ray Garton
• Weston Ochse