Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel

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{{short description|Award presented by the Horror Writers Association}}
The '''[[Bram Stoker Award]] for Best Novel''' is an award presented by the [[Horror Writers Association]] (HWA) for "superior achievement" in [[Horror fiction|horror writing]] for [[novel]]s.

==Winners and nominees==
The following are the winners and nominees. Finalists (nominees) are listed under the winner(s) for each year, respectively.

The year of eligibility listed in the table is the year that the work was published; the ceremony when the honor was awarded happening the following year.
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|+ Bram Stoker Award for Novel<ref name="winners">{{cite web |title=Past Bram Stoker Nominees & Winners |url=http://horror.org/past-award-nominees-winners/ |website=Horror Writer's Association |date=15 June 2000 |accessdate=26 November 2018 |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605010606/https://horror.org/2000/06/past-award-nominees-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Year
! Recipient
! Title
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref|Reference}}.
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[1987 in literature|1987]]
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| ''[[Misery (novel)|Misery]]''
| rowspan="2" | Co-winners
| rowspan="2" |
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
| {{sort|McCammon, Robert R.|[[Robert R. McCammon]]}}
| ''[[Swan Song (McCammon novel)|Swan Song]]''
|-
| {{sort|Garton, Ray |[[Ray Garton]]}}
| ''Live Girls''
| rowspan="3" | Nominee
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=1987 Bram Stoker Award Nominees & Winners |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1987-bram-stoker-award-nominees-winner/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621020947/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1987-bram-stoker-award-nominees-winner/ |archive-date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Nunn, Kem|[[Kem Nunn]]}}
| ''Unassigned Territory''
|-
| {{sort|Williamson, Chet|[[Chet Williamson]]}}
| ''Ash Wednesday''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" |[[1988 in literature|1988]]
| {{sort|Harris, Thomas |[[Thomas Harris]]}}
| {{sort|Silence of the Lambs|''[[The Silence of the Lambs (novel)|The Silence of the Lambs]]''}}
| Winner
| <ref name=":35">{{Cite web |title=1988 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1988-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809223722/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1988-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-08-09 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|McCammon, Robert R.|[[Robert R. McCammon]]}}
| ''Stinger''
| rowspan="5" | Nominee
| rowspan="5" | <ref name=":35" />
|-
| {{sort|Wilson, F. Paul|[[F. Paul Wilson]]}}
| ''Black Wind''
|-
| {{sort|Lansdale, Joe R. |[[Joe R. Lansdale]]}}
| {{sort|Drive-In|''The Drive-In''}}
|-
| {{sort|Rice, Anne|[[Anne Rice]]}}
| {{sort|Queen of the Damned|''[[The Queen of the Damned]]''}}
|-
| {{sort|Laymon, Richard|[[Richard Laymon]]}}
| ''Flesh''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[1989 in literature|1989]]
| {{sort|Simmons, Dan |[[Dan Simmons]]}}
| ''[[Carrion Comfort]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=1989 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1989-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621021008/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1989-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Dunn, Katherine |[[Katherine Dunn]]}}
| ''[[Geek Love]]''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":4" />
|-
| {{sort|Grant, Charles L |[[Charles L. Grant]]}}
| ''In a Dark Dream''
|-
| {{sort|Koontz, Dean R.|[[Dean R. Koontz]]}}
| ''[[Midnight (Koontz novel)|Midnight]]''
|-
| {{sort|McCammon, Robert R.|[[Robert R. McCammon]]}}
| {{sort|Wolf's Hour|''[[The Wolf's Hour]]''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |[[1990 in literature|1990]]
| {{sort|McCammon, Robert R.|[[Robert R. McCammon]]}}
| ''[[Mine (novel)|Mine]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=1990 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1990-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621020958/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1990-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Laymon, Richard|[[Richard Laymon]]}}
| ''[[Funland (novel)|Funland]]''
| rowspan="3" | Nominee
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":5" />
|-
| {{sort|Williamson, Chet|[[Chet Williamson]]}}
| ''Reign''
|-
| {{sort|Lansdale, Joe R. |[[Joe R. Lansdale]]}}
| ''[[Savage Season]]''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[1991 in literature|1991]]
| {{sort|McCammon, Robert R.|[[Robert R. McCammon]]}}
| ''[[Boy's Life (novel)|Boy's Life]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=1991 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1991-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621020952/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1991-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Disch, Thomas M.|[[Thomas M. Disch]]}}
| {{sort|M.D.|''The M.D.''}}
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":6" />
|-
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| ''[[Needful Things]]''
|-
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| {{sort|Dark Tower 3: The Waste Lands|''[[The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands]]''}}
|-
| {{sort|Simmons, Dan|[[Dan Simmons]]}}
| ''[[Summer of Night]]''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[1992 in literature|1992]]
| {{sort|Monteleone, Thomas F.|[[Thomas F. Monteleone]]}}
| ''Blood of the Lamb''
| Winner
| <ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=1992 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1992-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621021012/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1992-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Costello, Matthew|[[Matthew Costello]]}}
| ''Homecoming''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":7" />
|-
| {{sort|Hodge, Brian|[[Brian Hodge]]}}
| ''[[Deathgrip (novel)|Deathgrip]]''
|-
| {{sort|Koontz, Dean R.|[[Dean R. Koontz]]}}
| ''[[Hideaway (novel)|Hideaway]]''
|-
| {{sort|Simmons, Dan|[[Dan Simmons]]}}
| ''Children of the Night''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[1993 in literature|1993]]
| {{sort|Straub, Peter|[[Peter Straub]]}}
| {{sort|Throat|''The Throat''}}
| Winner
| <ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=1993 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1993-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809233006/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1993-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-08-09 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Newman, Kim |[[Kim Newman]]}}
| ''[[Anno Dracula]]''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":8" />
|-
| {{sort|Denton, Bradley|[[Bradley Denton]]}}
| ''Blackburn''
|-
| {{sort|Brite, Poppy Z.|[[Poppy Z. Brite]]}}
| ''[[Drawing Blood]]''
|-
| {{sort|Little, Bentley |[[Bentley Little]]}}
| {{sort|Summoning|''The Summoning''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[1994 in literature|1994]]
| {{sort|Holder, Nancy|[[Nancy Holder]]}}
| ''[[Dead in the Water (Holder novel)|Dead in the Water]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=1994 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1994-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809223347/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1994-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-08-09 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Carr, Caleb|[[Caleb Carr]]}}
| {{sort|Alienist|''[[The Alienist]]''}}
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":9" />
|-
| {{sort|Carroll, Jonathan |[[Jonathan Carroll]]}}
| ''[[From the Teeth of Angels]]''
|-
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| ''[[Insomnia (novel)|Insomnia]]''
|-
| {{sort|McCabe, Patrick|[[Patrick McCabe (novelist)|Patrick McCabe]]}}
| {{sort|Butcher Boy|''[[The Butcher Boy (novel)|The Butcher Boy]]''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |[[1995 in literature|1995]]
| {{sort|Oates, Joyce Carol|[[Joyce Carol Oates]]}}
| ''[[Zombie (novel)|Zombie]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=1995 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1995-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211095335/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1995-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Mosiman, Billie Sue |[[Billie Sue Mosiman]]}}
| ''Widow''
| rowspan="3" | Nominee
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":10" />
|-
| {{sort|Navarro, Yvonne|[[Yvonne Navarro]]}}
| ''Deadrush''
|-
| {{sort|Rodgers, Alan |[[Alan Rodgers]]}}
| ''Bone Music''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |[[1996 in literature|1996]]
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| {{sort|green mile|''[[The Green Mile (book)|The Green Mile]]''}}
| Winner
| <ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=1996 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1996-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212165405/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1996-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2021-12-12 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Brite, Poppy Z.|[[Poppy Z. Brite]]}}
| ''[[Exquisite Corpse (novel)|Exquisite Corpse]]''
| rowspan="3" | Nominee
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":11" />
|-
| {{sort|Goingback, Owl |[[Owl Goingback]]}}
| ''[[Crota]]''
|-
| {{sort|Straub, Peter|[[Peter Straub]]}}
| {{sort|Hellfire club|''[[The Hellfire Club (Straub novel)|The Hellfire Club]]''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |[[1997 in literature|1997]]
| {{sort|Berliner, Janet and George Guthridge|[[Janet Berliner]] & [[George Guthridge]]}}
| ''Children of the Dusk''
| Winner
| <ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=1997 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1997-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621020954/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1997-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Dobyns, Stephen |[[Stephen Dobyns]]}}
| {{sort|Church of Dead Girls|''The Church of Dead Girls''}}
| rowspan="3" | Nominee
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":12" />
|-
| {{sort|Due, Tananarive|[[Tananarive Due]]}}
| ''[[My Soul to Keep]]''
|-
| {{sort|Powers, Tim|[[Tim Powers]]}}
| ''[[Earthquake Weather (novel)|Earthquake Weather]]''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |[[1998 in literature|1998]]
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| ''[[Bag of Bones]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=1998 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1998-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809225645/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1998-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-08-09 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Koontz, Dean R.|[[Dean R. Koontz]]}}
| ''[[Fear Nothing]]''
| rowspan="3" | Nominee
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":13" />
|-
| {{sort|Somtow, S. P.|[[S. P. Somtow]]}}
| ''Darker Angels''
|-
| {{sort|Tessier, Thomas |[[Thomas Tessier]]}}
| ''Fog Heart''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[1999 in literature|1999]]
| {{sort|Straub, Peter|[[Peter Straub]]}}
| ''[[Mr. X (Straub novel)|Mr. X]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":14">{{Cite web |title=1999 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1999-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813071933/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1999-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-08-13 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Goingback, Owl |[[Owl Goingback]]}}
| ''Darker than Night''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":14" />
|-
| {{sort|Harris, Thomas |[[Thomas Harris]]}}
| ''[[Hannibal (Harris novel)|Hannibal]]''
|-
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| ''[[Low Men in Yellow Coats]]''
|-
| {{sort|Piccirilli, Tom|[[Tom Piccirilli]]}}
| ''Hexes''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2000 in literature|2000]]
| {{sort|Laymon, Richard|[[Richard Laymon]]}}
| {{sort|traveling vampire show|''[[The Traveling Vampire Show]]''}}
| Winner
| <ref name=":15">{{Cite web |title=2000 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2000-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810000240/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2000-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-08-10 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Braunbeck, Gary A. |[[Gary A. Braunbeck]]}}
| {{sort|Indifference of Heaven|''The Indifference of Heaven''}}
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":15" />
|-
| {{sort|Campbell, Ramsey|[[Ramsey Campbell]]}}
| ''Silent Children''
|-
| {{sort|Hopkins, Brian A. |[[Brian A. Hopkins]]}}
| {{sort|Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club|''The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club''}}
|-
| {{sort|Piccirilli, Tom|[[Tom Piccirilli]]}}
| {{sort|Deceased|''The Deceased''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |[[2001 in literature|2001]]
| {{sort|Gaiman, Neil |[[Neil Gaiman]]}}
| ''[[American Gods]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":16">{{Cite web |title=2001 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2001-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809230806/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2001-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-08-09 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Bradbury, Ray|[[Ray Bradbury]]}}
| ''[[From the Dust Returned]]''
| rowspan="3" | Nominee
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":16" />
|-
| {{sort|Ketchum, Jack|[[Jack Ketchum]]}}
| {{sort|Lost|''The Lost''}}
|-
| {{sort|King, Stephen and Peter Straub|[[Stephen King]] & [[Peter Straub]]}}
| ''[[Black House (novel)|Black House]]''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2002 in literature|2002]]
| {{sort|Piccirilli, Tom|[[Tom Piccirilli]]}}
| {{sort|Night Class|''The Night Class''}}
| Winner
| <ref name=":17">{{Cite web |title=2002 Bram Stoker Award® Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2002-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529074501/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2002-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-05-29 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Clegg, Douglas |[[Douglas Clegg]]}}
| {{sort|Hour Before Dark|''The Hour Before Dark''}}
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":17" />
|-
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| ''[[From a Buick 8]]''
|-
| {{sort|Palahniuk, Chuck |[[Chuck Palahniuk]]}}
| ''[[Lullaby (Palahniuk novel)|Lullaby]]''
|-
| {{sort|Sebold, Alice |[[Alice Sebold]]}}
| {{sort|Lovely Bones|''[[The Lovely Bones]]''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2003 in literature|2003]]
| {{sort|Straub, Peter|[[Peter Straub]]}}
| ''[[Lost Boy, Lost Girl]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":18">{{Cite web |title=2003 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2003-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529084948/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2003-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-05-29 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| {{sort|Dark Tower 5: Wolves of the Calla|''[[The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla]]''}}
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":18" />
|-
| {{sort|Moore, James A.|[[James A. Moore]]}}
| ''Serenity Falls''
|-
| {{sort|O'Nan, Stewart |[[Stewart O'Nan]]}}
| {{sort|Night Country|''The Night Country''}}
|-
| {{sort|Piccirilli, Tom|[[Tom Piccirilli]]}}
| {{sort|Choir of Ill Children|''A Choir of Ill Children''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |[[2004 in literature|2004]]
| {{sort|Straub, Peter|[[Peter Straub]]}}
| ''[[In the Night Room]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":19">{{Cite web |title=2004 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2004-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529080213/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2004-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-05-29 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Cacek, P. D.|[[P. D. Cacek]]}}
| {{sort|Wind Caller|''The Wind Caller''}}
| rowspan="3" | Nominee
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":19" />
|-
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| {{sort|Dark Tower 7: The Dark Tower|''[[The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower]]''}}
|-
| {{sort|Laimo, Michael |[[Michael Laimo]]}}
| ''[[Deep in the Darkness]]''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |[[2005 in literature|2005]]
| {{sort|Morrell, David|[[David Morrell]]}}
| ''[[Creepers (novel)|Creepers]]''
| rowspan="2" | Co-winners
| rowspan="2" | <ref name=":20">{{Cite web |title=2005 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2005-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621020949/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2005-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
| {{sort|Jacob, Charlee |[[Charlee Jacob]]}}
| ''Dread in the Beast''
|-
| {{sort|Braunbeck, Gary A.|[[Gary A. Braunbeck]]}}
| ''[[Keepers (novel)|Keepers]]''
| rowspan="2" | Nominee
| rowspan="2" | <ref name=":20" />
|-
| {{sort|Piccirilli, Tom|[[Tom Piccirilli]]}}
| ''November Mourns''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2006 in literature|2006]]
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| ''[[Lisey's Story]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":21">{{Cite web |title=2006 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2006-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621021001/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2006-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Piccirilli, Tom|[[Tom Piccirilli]]}}
| ''Headstone City''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":21" />
|-
| {{sort|Maberry, Jonathan |[[Jonathan Maberry]]}}
| ''[[Pine_Deep_Trilogy#Ghost_Road_Blues|Ghost Road Blues]]''
|-
| {{sort|Strand, Jeff|[[Jeff Strand]]}}
| ''Pressure''
|-
| {{sort|Braunbeck, Gary A.|[[Gary A. Braunbeck]]}}
| ''Prodigal Blues''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2007 in literature|2007]]
| {{sort|Langan, Sarah|[[Sarah Langan]]}}
| {{sort|Missing|''The Missing''}}
| Winner
| <ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=2007 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2007-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505021539/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2007-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-05-05 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Boston, Bruce|[[Bruce Boston]]}}
| {{sort|Guardener's Tale|''The Guardener's Tale''}}
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":22" />
|-
| {{sort|Hill, Joe|[[Joe Hill (writer)|Joe Hill]]}}
| ''[[Heart-Shaped Box (novel)|Heart-Shaped Box]]''
|-
| {{sort|Mailman, Erika |[[Erika Mailman]]}}
| {{sort|Witch's Trinity|''The Witch's Trinity''}}
|-
| {{sort|Simmons, Dan|[[Dan Simmons]]}}
| {{sort|Terror|''[[The Terror (novel)|The Terror]]''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |[[2008 in literature|2008]]
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| ''[[Duma Key]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":23">{{Cite web |title=2008 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2008-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621021004/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2008-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees-2/ |archive-date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Braunbeck, Gary A.|[[Gary A. Braunbeck]]}}
| ''Coffin County''
| rowspan="3" | Nominee
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":23" />
|-
| {{sort|Kenyon, Nate |[[Nate Kenyon]]}}
| {{sort|Reach|''The Reach''}}
|-
| {{sort|Lamberson, Gregory |[[Gregory Lamberson]]}}
| ''Johnny Gruesome''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |[[2009 in literature|2009]]
| {{sort|Langan, Sarah|[[Sarah Langan]]}}
| ''Audrey's Door''
| Winner
| <ref name=":24">{{Cite web |title=2009 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2008-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809225306/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2008-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-08-09 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Maberry, Jonathan |[[Jonathan Maberry]]}}
| ''[[Patient Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel|Patient Zero]]''
| rowspan="3" | Nominee
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":24" />
|-
| {{sort|McKinney, Joe |[[Joe McKinney (author)|Joe McKinney]]}}
| ''Quarantined''
|-
| {{sort|Shipp, Jeremy |Jeremy Shipp}}
| ''Cursed''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" |[[2010 in literature|2010]]
| {{sort|Straub, Peter|[[Peter Straub]]}}
| {{sort|dark matter|''A Dark Matter''}}
| Winner
| <ref name=":25">{{Cite web |title=2010 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2010-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604035809/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2010-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-04 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Hill, Joe|[[Joe Hill (writer)|Joe Hill]]}}
| ''[[Horns (novel)|Horns]]''
| rowspan="5" | Nominee
| rowspan="5" | <ref name=":25" />
|-
| {{sort|Maberry, Jonathan |[[Jonathan Maberry]]}}
| ''[[Rot & Ruin]]''
|-
| {{sort|Watanabe McFerrin, Linda |Linda Watanabe McFerrin}}
| ''Dead Love''
|-
| {{sort|McKinney, Joe |[[Joe McKinney (author)|Joe McKinney]]}}
| ''Apocalypse of the Dead''
|-
| {{sort|Strand, Jeff|[[Jeff Strand]]}}
| ''[[Dweller (novel)|Dweller]]''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" |[[2011 in literature|2011]]
| {{sort|McKinney, Joe |[[Joe McKinney (author)|Joe McKinney]]}}
| ''Flesh Eaters''
| Winner
|<ref name=":262">{{Cite web |title=2011 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2011-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604100925/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2011-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-04 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":36">{{Cite web |title=Bram Stoker Awards 2012 |url=http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523072739/http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2012 |archive-date=2022-05-23 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Science Fiction Awards Database}}</ref><ref name=":37">{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-04-02 |title=2011 Stoker Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2012/04/2011-stoker-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706081626/https://locusmag.com/2012/04/2011-stoker-winners/ |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":38">{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-04-02 |title=Winners of the 2011 Bram Stoker Awards Announced |url=https://www.tor.com/2012/04/02/winners-of-the-2011-bram-stoker-awards-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706081627/https://www.tor.com/2012/04/02/winners-of-the-2011-bram-stoker-awards-announced/ |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Conlon, Christopher |Christopher Conlon}}
| {{sort|matrix of angels|''A Matrix Of Angels''}}
| rowspan="5" | Nominee
| rowspan="5" |<ref name=":262" /><ref name=":36" /><ref name=":37" />
|-
| {{sort|Lamberson, Gregory |[[Gregory Lamberson]]}}
| ''Cosmic Forces''
|-
| {{sort|Malfi, Ronald|[[Ronald Malfi]]}}
| ''[[Floating Staircase]]''
|-
| {{sort|O'Neill, Gene|Gene O'Neill}}
| ''Not Fade Away''
|-
| {{sort|Thomas, Lee|Lee Thomas}}
| {{sort|German|''The German''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" |[[2012 in literature|2012]]
| {{sort|Kiernan, Caitlin R. |[[Caitlin R. Kiernan]]}}
| {{sort|Drowning Girl|''[[The Drowning Girl]]''}}
| Winner
|<ref name=":272">{{Cite web |title=2012 Bram Stoker Awards Winners & Nominees – The Bram Stoker Awards |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2012-bram-stoker-awards-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603142336/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2012-bram-stoker-awards-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-03 |access-date=2022-06-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":392">{{Cite web |title=sfadb: Bram Stoker Awards 2013 |url=http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522082712/http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2013 |archive-date=2022-05-22 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=www.sfadb.com}}</ref><ref name=":402">{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-06-17 |title=2012 Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2013/06/2012-stoker-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706113611/https://locusmag.com/2013/06/2012-stoker-awards-winners/ |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Thomas, Lee|Lee Thomas}}
| {{sort|German|''The German''}}
| rowspan="5" | Nominee
| rowspan="5" |<ref name=":272" /><ref name=":392" /><ref name=":402" />
|-
| {{sort|Ethridge, Benjamin Kane|Benjamin Kane Ethridge}}
| ''Bottled Abyss''
|-
| {{sort|Everson, John|John Everson}}
| ''Nightwhere''
|-
| {{sort|McKinney, Joe |[[Joe McKinney (author)|Joe McKinney]]}}
| ''Inheritance''
|-
| {{sort|Little, Bentley |[[Bentley Little]]}}
| {{sort|Haunted|''The Haunted''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2013 in literature|2013]]
| {{sort|King, Stephen |[[Stephen King]]}}
| ''[[Doctor Sleep (novel)|Doctor Sleep]]''
| Winner
| <ref name=":28">{{Cite web |title=2013 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2013-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613123917/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2013-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-13 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":42">{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-05-12 |title=2013 Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2014/05/2013-stoker-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314001556/https://locusmag.com/2014/05/2013-stoker-awards-winners/ |archive-date=2022-03-14 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Hill, Joe|[[Joe Hill (writer)|Joe Hill]]}}
| ''[[NOS4A2]]''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":28" /><ref name=":42" />
|-
| {{sort|Morton, Lisa|Lisa Morton}}
| ''Malediction''
|-
| {{sort|Pinborough, Sarah and F. Paul Wilson|Sarah Pinborough & [[F. Paul Wilson]]}}
| {{sort|necessary end|''A Necessary End''}}
|-
| {{sort|Rice, Christopher |[[Christopher Rice]]}}
| {{sort|Heavens Rise|''The Heavens Rise''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2014 in literature|2014]]
| {{sort|Tem, Steve Rasnic |[[Steve Rasnic Tem]]}}
| ''Blood Kin''
| Winner
|<ref name=":292">{{Cite web |title=2014 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2014-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613124047/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2014-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-13 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":110">{{cite web |date=10 May 2015 |title=2014 Bram Stoker Award Winners |url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/05/2014-bram-stoker-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221044707/http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/05/2014-bram-stoker-winners/ |archive-date=21 February 2017 |accessdate=16 July 2017 |website=Locus Online |publisher=Locus Magazine}}</ref><ref name=":44">{{Cite web |last=Rocket |first=Stubby the |date=2015-05-11 |title=Announcing the 2014 Bram Stoker Award Winners |url=https://www.tor.com/2015/05/11/announcing-the-2014-bram-stoker-award-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706081621/https://www.tor.com/2015/05/11/announcing-the-2014-bram-stoker-award-winners/ |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Tor.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|DiLouie, Craig |Craig DiLouie}}
| ''Suffer the Children''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" |<ref name=":292" /><ref name=":110" /><ref name=":44" />
|-
| {{sort|Freivald, Patrick |Patrick Freivald}}
| ''Jade Sky''
|-
| {{sort|Palahniuk, Chuck |[[Chuck Palahniuk]]}}
| ''[[Beautiful You (novel)|Beautiful You]]''
|-
| {{sort|Rice, Christopher |[[Christopher Rice]]}}
| {{sort|vines|''The Vines''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2015 in literature|2015]]
| {{sort|Tremblay, Paul G.|[[Paul G. Tremblay]]}}
| {{sort|Head Full of Ghosts|''[[A Head Full of Ghosts]]''}}
| Winner
|<ref name=":302" /><ref name=":3" />
|-
| {{sort|Barker, Clive |[[Clive Barker]]}}
| {{sort|Scarlet Gospels|''[[The Scarlet Gospels]]''}}
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" |<ref name=":302">{{Cite web |title=2015 Bram Stoker Award Nominees & Winners |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2015-bram-stoker-award-nominees-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810000130/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2015-bram-stoker-award-nominees-winners/ |archive-date=2022-08-10 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=15 May 2016 |title=2015 Bram Stoker Awards® Winners |url=http://horror.org/2015-bram-stoker-award-winners/ |access-date=2017-03-21 |website=[[Horror Writers Association]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823165742/http://horror.org/2015-bram-stoker-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Collings, Michaelbrent |[[Michaelbrent Collings]]}}
| {{sort|Deep|''The Deep''}}
|-
| {{sort|Faherty, J.G.|[[JG Faherty]]}}
| {{sort|Cure|''The Cure''}}
|-
| {{sort|Freivald, Patrick |Patrick Freivald}}
| ''Black Tide''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2016 in literature|2016]]
| {{sort|Langan, John |[[John Langan]]}}
| {{sort|Fisherman|''[[The Fisherman (novel)|The Fisherman]]''}}
| Winner
| <ref name=":31">{{Cite web |title=2016 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2016-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613124055/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2016-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-13 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Hand, Elizabeth |[[Elizabeth Hand]]}}
| ''Hard Light''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":31" />
|-
| {{sort|Jones, Stephen Graham |[[Stephen Graham Jones]]}}
| ''Mongrels''
|-
| {{sort|MacLeod, Bracken|Bracken MacLeod}}
| ''Stranded''
|-
| {{sort|Tremblay, Paul G.|[[Paul G. Tremblay]]}}
| ''[[Disappearance at Devil's Rock]]''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2017 in literature|2017]]
| {{sort|Golden, Christopher |[[Christopher Golden]]}}
| [[Ararat (novel)|''Ararat'']]
| Winner
|<ref name=":322">{{Cite web |title=2017 Bram Stoker Award® Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2017-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813072245/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2017-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-08-13 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":50">{{Cite web |title=Bram Stoker Awards 2018 |url=http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810053619/http://sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2018 |archive-date=2022-08-10 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Science Fiction Awards Database}}</ref><ref name=":51">{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-03-05 |title=2017 Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2018/03/2017-stoker-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706113604/https://locusmag.com/2018/03/2017-stoker-awards-winners/ |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":52">{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-03-05 |title=Announcing the 2017 Bram Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://www.tor.com/2018/03/05/announcing-the-2017-bram-stoker-award-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128062257/https://www.tor.com/2018/03/05/announcing-the-2017-bram-stoker-award-winners/ |archive-date=2020-11-28 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":53">{{Cite web |last=Qwill |title=2017 Bram Stoker Awards® Winners |url=https://www.theqwillery.com/2018/03/2017-bram-stoker-awards-winners.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706081621/https://www.theqwillery.com/2018/03/2017-bram-stoker-awards-winners.html |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2022-07-06 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|King, Stephen and Owen King|[[Stephen King]] & [[Owen King]]}}
| ''[[Sleeping Beauties (novel)|Sleeping Beauties]]''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" |<ref name=":322" /><ref name=":50" /><ref name=":51" /><ref name=":52" /><ref name=":53" />
|-
| {{sort|Malerman, Josh |[[Josh Malerman]]}}
| ''Black Mad Wheel''
|-
| {{sort|Miskowski, S. P.|[[S. P. Miskowski]]}}
| ''I Wish I Was Like You''
|-
| {{sort|Tem, Steve Rasnic |[[Steve Rasnic Tem]]}}
| ''Ubo''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2018 in literature|2018]]
| {{sort|Tremblay, Paul |[[Paul G. Tremblay]]}}
| {{Sort|Cabin at the End of the World|''[[The Cabin at the End of the World]]''}}
| Winner
|<ref name=":334">{{Cite web |title=2018 Bram Stoker Awards Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/news/2018-bram-stoker-awards-winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521000710/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/news/2018-bram-stoker-awards-winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-05-21 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":543">{{Cite web |title=Bram Stoker Awards 2019 |url=http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001005046/http://sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2019 |archive-date=2022-10-01 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Science Fiction Awards Database}}</ref><ref name=":553">{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-05-13 |title=2018 Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/05/2018-stoker-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729163116/https://locusmag.com/2019/05/2018-stoker-awards-winners/ |archive-date=2019-07-29 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":563">{{Cite web |last=Qwill |title=2018 Bram Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://www.theqwillery.com/2019/05/2018-bram-stoker-award-winners.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706081630/https://www.theqwillery.com/2019/05/2018-bram-stoker-award-winners.html |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2022-07-06 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Barker, J. D. and Stoker, Dacre |[[J. D. Barker]] & [[Dacre Stoker]] }}
| ''Dracul''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" |<ref name=":334" /><ref name=":543" /><ref name=":553" /><ref name=":563" />
|-
| {{sort|Katsu, Alma |[[Alma Katsu]]}}
| {{Sort|Hunger|''[[The Hunger (Katsu novel)|The Hunger]]''}}
|-
| {{sort|Maberry, Jonathan |[[Jonathan Maberry]]}}
| ''Glimpse''
|-
| {{sort|Malerman, Josh |[[Josh Malerman]]}}
| ''Unbury Carol''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2019 in literature|2019]]
| {{sort|Goingback, Owl|[[Owl Goingback]]}}
| ''[[Coyote Rage]]''
| Winner
|<ref name=":342">{{Cite web |title=The 2019 Bram Stoker Award® Winners |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/news/the-2019-bram-stoker-award-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528203728/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/news/the-2019-bram-stoker-award-winners/ |archive-date=2022-05-28 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":57">{{Cite web |title=Bram Stoker Awards 2020 |url=http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519172613/https://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2020 |archive-date=2022-05-19 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Science Fiction Awards Database}}</ref><ref name=":58">{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-04-20 |title=2019 Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2020/04/2019-stoker-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424195425/https://locusmag.com/2020/04/2019-stoker-awards-winners/ |archive-date=2020-04-24 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Malerman, Josh|[[Josh Malerman]]}}
| ''Inspection''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" |<ref name=":342" /><ref name=":57" /><ref name=":58" />
|-
| {{sort|Miskowski, S. P.|[[S. P. Miskowski]]}}
| {{Sort|Worst Is Yet to Come|''The Worst Is Yet to Come''}}
|-
| {{sort|Murray, Lee|Lee Murray}}
| ''Into the Ashes''
|-
| {{sort|Wendig, Chuck|[[Chuck Wendig]]}}
| ''Wanderers''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |[[2020 in literature|2020]]
| {{sort|Jones, Stephen Graham|[[Stephen Graham Jones]]}}
| {{Sort|Only Good Indians|''[[The Only Good Indians]]''}}
| Winner
|<ref name=":022">{{cite web |last1=Templeton |first1=Molly |date=2021-06-01 |title=Announcing the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://www.tor.com/2021/06/01/announcing-the-2020-bram-stoker-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707081314/https://www.tor.com/2021/06/01/announcing-the-2020-bram-stoker-awards-winners/ |archive-date=2021-07-07 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Tor.com]]}}</ref><ref name=":60">{{Cite web |title=Bram Stoker Awards 2021 |url=http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519172614/https://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2021 |archive-date=2022-05-19 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Science Fiction Awards Database}}</ref><ref name=":61">{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-05-24 |title=2020 Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/05/2020-stoker-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811054146/https://locusmag.com/2021/05/2020-stoker-awards-winners/ |archive-date=2022-08-11 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Katsu, Alma|[[Alma Katsu]]}}
| {{Sort|Deep|''[[The Deep (Katsu novel)|The Deep]]''}}
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" |<ref name=":022" /><ref name=":60" /><ref name=":61" />
|-
| {{sort|Keisling, Todd|[[Todd Keisling]]}}
| ''Devil's Creek''
|-
| {{sort|Malerman, Josh |[[Josh Malerman]]}}
| ''Malorie''
|-
| {{sort|Moreno-Garcia, Silvia |[[Silvia Moreno-Garcia]]}}
| ''[[Mexican Gothic]]''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" |[[2021 in literature|2021]]
| {{sort|Jones, Stephen Graham|[[Stephen Graham Jones]]}}
| ''[[My Heart Is a Chainsaw]]''
| Winner
|<ref name=":29">{{Cite web |title=Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/winners-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619223201/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/winners-nominees/ |archive-date=2022-06-19 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=The Bram Stoker Awards |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":39">{{Cite web |title=Bram Stoker Awards 2022 |url=http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523092144/http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2022 |archive-date=2022-05-23 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Science Fiction Awards Database}}</ref><ref name=":64">{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-05-15 |title=2021 Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2022/05/2021-stoker-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704225039/https://locusmag.com/2022/05/2021-stoker-awards-winners/ |archive-date=2022-07-04 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":65">{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Vanessa |date=2022-05-17 |title=Congratulations to the 2021 Bram Stoker Awards Winners! |url=https://www.tor.com/2022/05/17/congratulations-to-the-2021-bram-stoker-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628103007/https://www.tor.com/2022/05/17/congratulations-to-the-2021-bram-stoker-awards-winners/ |archive-date=2022-06-28 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{Sortname|first=V.|last=Castro}}
| {{Sort|Queen of the Cicadas|''[[The Queen of the Cicadas]]''}}
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4" |<ref name=":29" /><ref name=":39" /><ref name=":64" /><ref name=":65" />
|-
| {{Sortname|first=Grady|last=Hendrix}}
| {{Sort|Final Girl Support Group|''[[The Final Girl Support Group]]''}}
|-
| {{Sortname|first=Cynthia|last=Pelayo}}
| ''Children of Chicago''
|-
| {{sort|Wendig, Chuck|[[Chuck Wendig]]}}
| {{Sort|Book of Accidents|''The Book of Accidents''}}
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" |[[2022 in literature|2022]]
| {{sort|Iglesias, Gabino|[[Gabino Iglesias]]}}
| ''The Devil Takes You Home''
| Winner
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=locusmag |date=2023-06-19 |title=2022 Stoker Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2023/06/2022-stoker-awards-winners/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Katsu, Alma|[[Alma Katsu]]}}
| {{Sort|Fervor|''The Fervor''}}
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2022 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/front-page/the-2022-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=[[Bram Stoker Awards]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228061850/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/front-page/the-2022-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2023-02-24 |title=Finalists for the Bram Stoker Awards Are Announced |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/finalists-for-the-bram-stoker-awards-are-announced/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227042759/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/finalists-for-the-bram-stoker-awards-are-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Kiste, Gwendolyn|[[Gwendolyn Kiste]]}}
|''Reluctant Immortals''
|-
| {{sort|Malerman, Josh|[[Josh Malerman]]}}
|''Daphne''
|-
| {{sort|Ward, Catriona|[[Catriona Ward]]}}
|''Sundial''
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="6" |[[2023 in literature|2023]]
| {{sort|Due, Tananarive|[[Tananarive Due]]}}
| ''[[The Reformatory]]''
| Winner
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/front-page/the-2023-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot/ |title=The 2023 Bram Stoker Awards Winners |publisher=thebramstokerawards.com |language=en |access-date=2024-06-23}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Hendrix, Grady|[[Grady Hendrix]]}}
|''[[How to Sell a Haunted House]]''
| rowspan="5" | Nominee
| rowspan="5"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/front-page/the-2023-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot/ |title=The 2023 Bram Stoker Awards Winners |publisher=thebramstokerawards.com |language=en |access-date=2024-06-23}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Jones, Stephen Graham|[[Stephen Graham Jones]]}}
|''[[Don't Fear the Reaper (novel)|Don't Fear the Reaper]]''
|-
| {{sort|Lavalle, Victor|[[Victor Lavalle]]}}
|''Lone Women''
|-
| {{sort|Tingle, Chuck|[[Chuck Tingle]]}}
|''Camp Damascus''<ref name=Foot01>Camp Damascus was originally nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult novel. However, it is "an adult novel in a young adult novel's clothing" according to Tingle. The Horror Writers Association subsequently recategorized it to the Best Novel category, and You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron was included as a new finalist in the Best Young Adult novel category instead. {{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C38-1LFJMAz/?img_index=1 |title=Chuck Tingle Instagram Post |publisher=instagram.com |language=en |access-date=2024-06-24 |mode=cs2}}.</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Wendig, Chuck|[[Chuck Wendig]]}}
|''Black River Orchard''
|-
|- style="background:lightyellow; color:black"
! rowspan="5" |[[2024 in literature|2024]]
| {{sort|Kiste, Gwendolyn |[[Gwendolyn Kiste]]}}
|''The Haunting of Velkwood''
| Winner
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/live/CneldBC5fS4?si=fRV7maUVTlHy-zN3 |title=The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards Ceremony |publisher=youtube.com |language=en |access-date=2025-06-15}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Iglesias, Gabino|Gabino Iglesias}}
| ''House of Bone and Rain''
| rowspan="4" | Nominee
| rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bramstokerawards.horror.org/front-page/the-2024-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot/ |title=The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards Winners |publisher=thebramstokerawards.com |language=en |access-date=2025-04-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Jones, Stephen Graham|[[Stephen Graham Jones]]}}
|''I Was a Teenage Slasher''
|-
| {{sort|Malerman, Josh|[[Josh Malerman]]}}
|''Incidents Around the House''
|-
| {{sort|Tremblay, Paul G.|[[Paul G. Tremblay]]}}
|''Horror Movie''
|-
|}

== Multiple winning authors ==
Ordered first by wins and then by alphabetical order (according to last name).
* [[Stephen King]] (6)
* [[Peter Straub]] (5)
* [[Robert R. McCammon]] (3)
* [[Stephen Graham Jones]] (2)
* [[Sarah Langan]] (2)
* [[Paul G. Tremblay|Paul Tremblay]] (2)

==Multiple nominated authors==

Ordered first by nominations, then by at least one win, and finally by alphabetical order (according to last name).

† indicates that the writer also won the award in exactly one occasion (up-to-date as of the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards).

* [[Stephen King]] (15)
* [[Peter Straub]] (7)
* [[Tom Piccirilli]] (6)†
* [[Stephen Graham Jones]] (5)
* [[Robert R. McCammon]] (5)
* [[Gary A. Braunbeck]] (4)
* [[Jonathan Maberry]] (4)
* [[Josh Malerman]] (4)
* [[Joe McKinney (author)|Joe McKinney]] (4)†
* [[Dan Simmons]] (4)†
* [[Paul G. Tremblay|Paul Tremblay]] (4)
* [[Owl Goingback]] (3)†
* [[Joe Hill (writer)|Joe Hill]] (3)
* [[Dean R. Koontz]] (3)
* [[Richard Laymon]] (3)†
* [[Chuck Wendig]] (3)
* [[Poppy Z. Brite]] (2)
* [[Tananarive Due]] (2)
* [[Patrick Freivald]] (2)
* [[Thomas Harris]] (2)†
* [[Grady Hendrix]] (2)
* Gabino Iglesias (2)
* [[Gwendolyn Kiste]] (2)
* [[Gregory Lamberson]] (2)
* [[Sarah Langan]] (2)
* [[Joe R. Lansdale]] (2)
* [[Bentley Little]] (2)
* [[S. P. Miskowski]] (2)
* [[Chuck Palahniuk]] (2)
* [[Christopher Rice]] (2)
* [[Jeff Strand]] (2)
* [[Steve Rasnic Tem]] (2)†
* [[Lee Thomas (horror writer)|Lee Thomas]] (2)
* [[Chet Williamson]] (2)
* [[F. Paul Wilson]] (2)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://bramstokerawards.horror.org/ Stoker Award on the HWA web page]
* [http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_Stoker_index.asp Graphical listing of all Bram Stoker award winners and nominees]
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