1996 Bram Stoker Award Nominees

Life Achievement

Ira Levin

Forrest J Ackerman

Novel

The Green Mile by Stephen King

The Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Brite

Crota by Owl Goingback

The Hellfire Club by Peter Straub

First Novel

Crota by Owl Goingback

Flute Song by Donald Burleson

The Horror Show by Greg Kihn

Dead Heat by Del Stone

Long Fiction (Novelette)

"The Red Tower" by Thomas Ligotti

"Kilroy Was Here" by Jack Cady

"The Thing from Lover's Lane" by Nancy Collins

"Brimstone and Salt" by S.P. Somtow

Short Story

"Metalica" by P.D. Cacek

"The Slobbering Tongue That Ate the Frightfully Huge Woman" by Robert Devereaux

"The Secret Shih Tan" by Graham Masterton

"The House of Mourning" by Brian Stableford

"Plan 10 from Inner Space" by Karl Edward Wagner

Fiction Collection

The Nightmare Factory by Thomas Ligotti

The Convulsion Factory by Brian Hodge

Shadow Dreams by Elizabeth Massie

With Wounds Still Wet by Wayne Allen Sallee

The Pavilion of Frozen Women by S.P. Somtow

Non-Fiction

H.P. Lovecraft: A Life by S.T. Joshi

Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of Dracula by Barbara Belford

The Great Pulp Heroes by Don Hutchison

The Illustrated Werewolf Movie Guide by Stephen Jones

V is for Vampire by David Skal

The Horror Writers Association (HWA)was formed in the 1980s to bring together writers and others professionally interested in horror and dark fantasy and to foster a greater appreciation of dark fiction among the general public. To do so, HWA issues a regular newsletter, presents the Bram Stoker Awards and provides members with the latest news on paying markets both by mail and email. Recent efforts include a Recommended Reading List. As well, they have sponsored a series of successful members-only anthologies.

There are two basic levels of membership in HWA. Affiliate members receive the same publications and organization services as Active members and may recommend books and stories for the annual Bram Stoker Awards. However, Affiliate members may not vote on the awards or in the election of HWA officers. The awards presented at HWA's Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet in June.