Author Alan Ryan (b.1943) died on June 3. Ryan wrote the horror novels The Kill, Dead White, and Cast a Cold Eye, as well as numerous short stories. In addition to his fiction, Ryan also edited several anthologies, including Vampires, Perpetual Light, and Night Visions 1. Ryan won a World Fantasy Award for his short story “The Bones Wizard” and was a nominee for the John W. Campbell Award in 1979. In recent years, he has suffered a stroke, a heart attack, and pancreatic cancer.
The nominees for the 2010 Shirley Jackson Awards have been announced. The awards, first presented in 2007, are given out annual at Readercon for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic.
Novel
- Dark Matter, by Michelle Paver
- A Dark Matter, by Peter Straub
- Feed, by Mira Grant
- Mr. Shivers, by Robert Jackson Bennett
- The Reapers Are the Angels, by Alden Bell
- The Silent Land, by Graham Joyce
Novella
- The Broken Man, by Michael Byers
- Chasing the Dragon, by Nicholas Kaufmann
- “Mysterium Tremendum,” by Laird Barron
- One Bloody Thing After Another, by Joey Comeau
- Subtle Bodies, by Peter Dubé
- The Thief of Broken Toys, by Tim Lebbon
Novelette
- “–30–,” by Laird Barron
- “The Broadsword,” by Laird Barron
- “Holderhaven,” by Richard Butner
- “The Redfield Girls,” by Laird Barron
- “Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains,” by Neil Gaiman
Short Story
- “As Red as Red,” by Caitlin R. Kiernan
- “Booth’s Ghost,” by Karen Joy Fowler
- “The Foxes,” by Lily Hoang
- “six six six,” by Laird Barron
- “The Things,” by Peter Watts
Single-Author Collection
- Occultation, by Laird Barron
- The Ones That Got Away, by Stephen Graham Jones
- The Third Bear, by Jeff Vandermeer
- What I Didn’t See, by Karen Joy Fowler
- What Will Come After, by Scott Edelman
Edited Anthology
- Black Wings: Tales of Lovecraftian Horror, edited by S. T. Joshi
- Haunted Legends, edited by Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatas
- My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales, edited by Kate Bernheimer
- Stories: All New Tales, edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio
- Swords and Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery, edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders
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The Horror Writers of America has announced the winners of three addition, non-voted awards. The Silver Hammer Award is presented to an HWA volunteer. This year’s recipient oversees HWA’s Dark Whispers blog. The winner of the President’s Award oversees the HWA application process. The awards will be presented during the Stoker Awards Banquet at the Stoker Weekend at Long Island Marriott Hotel and Convention Center which is scheduled to run from June 16-19.
- Specialty Press Award: Dark Regions Press.
- Silver Hammer Award: Angel Leigh McCoy
- Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service: Michael Colangelo
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Al Feldstein and Ellen Datlow have been named winners of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Horror Writers of America. Feldstein is known for his lifetime work in comics, beginning with EC in 1948. Datlow has a long history as an horror editor. The awards will be presented during the Stoker Awards Banquet at the Stoker Weekend at Long Island Marriott Hotel and Convention Center which is scheduled to run from June 16-19.
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April R. Derleth (b.1954), the President and CEO of Arkham House, died on March 21. Derleth was the daughter of author August Derleth. Arkham House has announced that all sales and unfilled orders are temporarily being suspended.
The nominations for the 2010 Bram Stoker Awards have been announced. The Stoker Awards are presented annually by the Horror Writers of America to recognize superior achievement in the field of Horror. The awards will be presented at the Stoker Awards Banquet held at World Horror Con in Austin, Texas the weekend of April 28.
Superior Achievement in a Novel
- Horns, by Joe Hill
- Rot and Ruin, by Jonathan Maberry
- Dead Love, by Linda Watanabe McFerrin
- Apocalypse of the Dead, by Joe McKinney
- Dweller, by Jeff Strand
- A Dark Matter, by Peter Straub
Superior Achievement in a First Novel
- Black and Orange, by Benjamin Kane Ethridge
- A Book of Tongues, by Gemma Files
- Castle of Los Angeles, by Lisa Morton
- Spellbent, by Lucy Snyder
Superior Achievement in Long Fiction
- ”The Painted Darkness,” by Brian James Freeman
- ”Dissolution,” by Lisa Mannetti
- ”Monsters Among Us,” by Kirstyn McDermott
- ”The Samhanach,” by Lisa Morton
- ”Invisible Fences,” by Norman Prentiss
Superior Achievement in Short Fiction
- ”Return to Mariabronn,” by Gary Braunbeck
- ”The Folding Man,” by Joe R. Lansdale
- ”1925: A Fall River Halloween,” by Lisa Mannetti
- ”In the Middle of Poplar Street,” by Nate Southard
- ”Final Draft,” by Mark W. Worthen
Superior Achievement in an Anthology
- Dark Faith, edited by Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon
- Horror Library IV, edited by R.J. Cavender and, Boyd E. Harris
- Macabre: A Journey Through Australia’s Darkest Fears, edited by Angela Challis and Marty Young
- Haunted Legends, edited by Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatas
- The New Dead, edited by Christopher Golden
Superior Achievement in a Collection
- Occultation, by Laird Barron
- Blood and Gristle, by Michael Louis Calvillo
- Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King
- The Ones That Got Away, by Stephen Graham Jones
- A Host of Shadows, by Harry Shannon
Superior Achievement in Nonfiction
- To Each Their Darkness, by Gary A. Braunbeck
- The Conspiracy Against the Human Race, by Thomas Ligotti
- Wanted Undead or Alive, by Jonathan Maberry and Janice Gable Bashman
- Listen to the Echoes: The Ray Bradbury Interviews, by Sam Weller
Superior Achievement in a Poetry collection
- Dark Matters, by Bruce Boston
- Wild Hunt of the Stars, by Ann K. Schwader
- Diary of a Gentleman Diabolist, by Robin Spriggs
- Vicious Romantic, by Wrath James White
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Danger House is presenting a double bill featuring the play The Foot of the Mummy and H. P. Lovecraft’s The Festival. The plays are running through February 19 at Technomania Circus in San Diego. Tickets are 410 and the plays begin at 8:00.
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Producer David F. Friedman (b.1923) died on February 14. Friedman produced many horror films, including Two Thousand Maniacs, The Adult Version of Jekyll & Hide, and others. He often acted in his own, or other, films, including An American Werewolf in Paris. Many of the films he produced skirted the line (or crossed over) into erotica.
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Tags: Austin, Dallas Mayr, Grand Master, Jack Ketchum, Lifetime Achievement, Texas, World Horror Con
Author Jack Ketchum (a.k.a. Dallas Mayr) has been named Grand Master by the World Horror Convention, scheduled to take place this year from April 28-May 1 in Austin, Texas. Ketchum has won numerous Stoker Awards for his novels and stories, which include Peaceable Kingdom and Closing Time.
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Actor Barry Hobart (b.1942) died on January 11. Hobart is best known for his role of Dr. Creep, a horror movie host on WKEF Television in Dayton, Ohio. Hobart’s character debuted in 1972, introducing late night horror films, moving to Saturday afternoons later in the decade and eventually leaving the airwaves in 1985, although Hobart remained at the station until 1991. Throughout the 90s, he would continue to make appearances as the character.
