Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel

Template:Short description The Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for novels.

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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Year	Recipient	Title	Result	Template:Abbr.
1987	Template:Sort	Misery	Co-winners
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	Template:Sort	Live Girls	Nominee	<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Unassigned Territory
	Template:Sort	Ash Wednesday
1988	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Stinger	Nominee	<ref name=":35" />
	Template:Sort	Black Wind
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	Template:Sort	Flesh
1989	Template:Sort	Carrion Comfort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Geek Love	Nominee	<ref name=":4" />
	Template:Sort	In a Dark Dream
	Template:Sort	Midnight
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1990	Template:Sort	Mine	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Funland	Nominee	<ref name=":5" />
	Template:Sort	Reign
	Template:Sort	Savage Season
1991	Template:Sort	Boy's Life	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":6" />
	Template:Sort	Needful Things
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	Template:Sort	Summer of Night
1992	Template:Sort	Blood of the Lamb	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Homecoming	Nominee	<ref name=":7" />
	Template:Sort	Deathgrip
	Template:Sort	Hideaway
	Template:Sort	Children of the Night
1993	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Anno Dracula	Nominee	<ref name=":8" />
	Template:Sort	Blackburn
	Template:Sort	Drawing Blood
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1994	Template:Sort	Dead in the Water	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":9" />
	Template:Sort	From the Teeth of Angels
	Template:Sort	Insomnia
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1995	Template:Sort	Zombie	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Widow	Nominee	<ref name=":10" />
	Template:Sort	Deadrush
	Template:Sort	Bone Music
1996	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Exquisite Corpse	Nominee	<ref name=":11" />
	Template:Sort	Crota
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1997	Template:Sort	Children of the Dusk	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":12" />
	Template:Sort	My Soul to Keep
	Template:Sort	Earthquake Weather
1998	Template:Sort	Bag of Bones	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Fear Nothing	Nominee	<ref name=":13" />
	Template:Sort	Darker Angels
	Template:Sort	Fog Heart
1999	Template:Sort	Mr. X	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Darker than Night	Nominee	<ref name=":14" />
	Template:Sort	Hannibal
	Template:Sort	Low Men in Yellow Coats
	Template:Sort	Hexes
2000	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":15" />
	Template:Sort	Silent Children
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2001	Template:Sort	American Gods	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	From the Dust Returned	Nominee	<ref name=":16" />
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	Template:Sort	Black House
2002	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":17" />
	Template:Sort	From a Buick 8
	Template:Sort	Lullaby
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2003	Template:Sort	Lost Boy, Lost Girl	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":18" />
	Template:Sort	Serenity Falls
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2004	Template:Sort	In the Night Room	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Deep in the Darkness
2005	Template:Sort	Creepers	Co-winners	<ref name=":20">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Dread in the Beast
	Template:Sort	Keepers	Nominee	<ref name=":20" />
	Template:Sort	November Mourns
2006	Template:Sort	Lisey's Story	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Headstone City	Nominee	<ref name=":21" />
	Template:Sort	Ghost Road Blues
	Template:Sort	Pressure
	Template:Sort	Prodigal Blues
2007	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Heart-Shaped Box
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2008	Template:Sort	Duma Key	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Coffin County	Nominee	<ref name=":23" />
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	Template:Sort	Johnny Gruesome
2009	Template:Sort	Audrey's Door	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Patient Zero	Nominee	<ref name=":24" />
	Template:Sort	Quarantined
	Template:Sort	Cursed
2010	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Horns	Nominee	<ref name=":25" />
	Template:Sort	Rot & Ruin
	Template:Sort	Dead Love
	Template:Sort	Apocalypse of the Dead
	Template:Sort	Dweller
2011	Template:Sort	Flesh Eaters	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":36">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":37">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":38">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Cosmic Forces
	Template:Sort	Floating Staircase
	Template:Sort	Not Fade Away
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2012	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":392">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":402">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":272" /><ref name=":392" /><ref name=":402" />
	Template:Sort	Bottled Abyss
	Template:Sort	Nightwhere
	Template:Sort	Inheritance
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2013	Template:Sort	Doctor Sleep	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":42">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	NOS4A2	Nominee	<ref name=":28" /><ref name=":42" />
	Template:Sort	Malediction
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2014	Template:Sort	Blood Kin	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":110">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":44">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Suffer the Children	Nominee	<ref name=":292" /><ref name=":110" /><ref name=":44" />
	Template:Sort	Jade Sky
	Template:Sort	Beautiful You
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2015	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	<ref name=":302" /><ref name=":3" />
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	Template:Sort	Black Tide
2016	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Hard Light	Nominee	<ref name=":31" />
	Template:Sort	Mongrels
	Template:Sort	Stranded
	Template:Sort	Disappearance at Devil's Rock
2017	Template:Sort	Ararat	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":50">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":51">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":52">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":53">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Sleeping Beauties	Nominee	<ref name=":322" /><ref name=":50" /><ref name=":51" /><ref name=":52" /><ref name=":53" />
	Template:Sort	Black Mad Wheel
	Template:Sort	I Wish I Was Like You
	Template:Sort	Ubo
2018	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":543">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":553">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":563">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Dracul	Nominee	<ref name=":334" /><ref name=":543" /><ref name=":553" /><ref name=":563" />
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	Template:Sort	Glimpse
	Template:Sort	Unbury Carol
2019	Template:Sort	Coyote Rage	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":57">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":58">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Inspection	Nominee	<ref name=":342" /><ref name=":57" /><ref name=":58" />
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	Template:Sort	Into the Ashes
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2020	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":60">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":61">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Devil's Creek
	Template:Sort	Malorie
	Template:Sort	Mexican Gothic
2021	Template:Sort	My Heart Is a Chainsaw	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":39">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":64">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":65">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sortname	Children of Chicago
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2022	Template:Sort	The Devil Takes You Home	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Reluctant Immortals
	Template:Sort	Daphne
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2023	Template:Sort	The Reformatory	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	How to Sell a Haunted House	Nominee	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Don't Fear the Reaper
	Template:Sort	Lone Women
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	Template:Sort	Black River Orchard
2024	Template:Sort	The Haunting of Velkwood	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	House of Bone and Rain	Nominee	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	I Was a Teenage Slasher
	Template:Sort	Incidents Around the House
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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 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 (4)†
• Dan Simmons (4)†
• Paul Tremblay (4)
• Owl Goingback (3)†
• 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 (2)
• Chet Williamson (2)
• F. Paul Wilson (2)

External links

• Stoker Award on the HWA web page
• Graphical listing of all Bram Stoker award winners and nominees