Shirley Jackson Nominees

Nominees for the third annual Shirley Jackson Award, presented for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic, have been announced. The winners will be announced at Readercon 21 in Burlington, MA, the weekend of July 8.

Novel

• Big Machine, by Victor LaValle
• Last Days, by Brian Evenson
• The Little Stranger, by Sarah Waters
• The Owl Killers, by Karen Maitland
• The Red Tree, by Caitlin R. Kiernan
• White is for Witching, by Helen Oyeyemi

Novella

• The Language of Dying, by Sarah Pinborough
• Midnight Picnic, by Nick Antosca
• “Sea-Hearts,” by Margo Lanagan
• Shrike, by Quentin Crisp
• Vardøger, by Stephen Volk
• The Witnesses are Gone, by Joel Lane

Novelette

• “Catch Hell,” by Laird Barron
• “Each Thing I Show You Is a Piece of My Death,” by Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer
• “Lonegan’s Luck,” by Stephen Graham Jones
• “Morality,” by Stephen King
• The Night Cache, by Andy Duncan

Short Story

• “The Crevasse,” by Dale Bailey and Nathan Ballingrud
• “Faces,” by Aimee Bender
• “The Jacaranda Smile,” by Gemma Files
• “The Pelican Bar,” by Karen Joy Fowler
• “Procedure in Plain Air,” by Jonathan Lethem
• “Strappado,” by Laird Barron

Single-Author Collection

• Everland and Other Stories, by Paul Witcover
• Fugue State, by Brian Evenson
• Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical, by Robert Shearman
• There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor’s Baby: Scary Fairy Tales, by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
• Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, by Kevin Wilson
• Zoo, by Otsuichi

Edited Anthology

• Apparitions, edited by Michael Kelly
• British Invasion, edited by Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, and James A. Moore
• Exotic Gothic 3: Strange Visitations, edited by Danel Olson
• Lovecraft Unbound, edited by Ellen Datlow
• Poe: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, edited by Ellen Datlow

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Bram Stoker Winners

The Bram Stoker Awards were presented on March 27 at a banquet at the World Horror Convention in Brighton, UK. This is the first time the awards, given by the Horror Writers Association, have ever been presented outside North America.

• Novel: Audrey’s Door, by Sarah Langan
• First Novel: Damnable, by Hank Schwaeble
• Long Fiction: The Lucid Dreaming, by Lisa Morton
• Short Fiction: “In the Porches of My Ears” by Norman Prentiss
• Anthology: He is Legend, edited by Christopher Conlon
• Collection: A Taste of Tenderloin, by Gene O’Neill
• Nonfiction: Writers Workshop of Horror, by Michael Knost
• Poetry: Chimeric Machines, by Lucy A. Snyder
• Lifetime Achievement Awards: Brian Lumley and William F. Nolan
• The Specialty Press Award: Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker for Tartarus Press
• The Silver Hammer Award (for outstanding service to HWA):Kathryn Ptacek
• President’s Richard Laymon Service Award: Vince A. Liaguno

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Obituary: John McGarr

Actor and producer John McGarr (b.1964) was killed by a drunken driver on March 25. McGarr was in Indianapolis to attend Horror Hound Indy when he was struck on his way to breakfast. He produced and appeared in the film House of the Wolf Man. He also appeared in the horror film Sick Girl.

Morgan Refused Entry to US

Hugo Award-winning fan writer and editor Cheryl Morgan was denied entry to the United States on March 11 due to a bureaucratic mix-up between the US State Department and Customs & Border Patrol. Unfortunately, Morgan reports, nothing can be done to rectify the situation and she will no longer be able to use the visa waiver program. Morgan is currently in the United Kingdom.

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Dreams of Decadence to Return

Warren Lapine and Angela Kessler have announced that Dreams of Decadence will be revived. While the magazine was originally a vampire magazine, in its new form, the magazine will focus on urban fantasy and paranormal romance.

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Stoker Award Nominations

The Horror Writers Association has announced the slate for the Bram Stoker Awards, which will be presented at World Horror Con on the weekend of March 25-28 in Brighton, United Kingdom.

Superior Achievement in a Novel
Audrey’s Door, by Sarah Langan
Patient Zero, by Jonathan Maberry
Quarantined, by Joe McKinney
Cursed, by Jeremy Shipp

Superior Achievement in a First Novel
Breathers, by S. G. Browne
Solomon’s Grave, by Daniel G. Keohane
Damnable, by Hank Schwaeble
The Little Sleep, by Paul Tremblay

Superior Achievement in Long Fiction
“Dreaming Robot Monster,” by Mort Castle
The Hunger of Empty Vessels, by Scott Edelman
The Lucid Dreaming, by Lisa Morton
Doc Good’s Traveling Show, by Gene O’Neill

Superior Achievement in Short Fiction
“Keeping Watch” by Nate Kenyon
“The Crossing of Aldo Ray” by Weston Ochse
“In the Porches of My Ears” by Norman Prentiss
“The Night Nurse” by Harry Shannon

Superior Achievement in Fiction Collection
Martyrs and Monsters, by Robert Dunbar
Got to Kill Them All and Other Stories, by Dennis Etchison
A Taste of Tenderloin, by Gene O’Neill
In the Closet, Under the Bed, by Lee Thomas

Superior Achievement in Anthology (Editing)
He is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson, edited by Christopher Conlon
Lovecraft Unbound, edited by Ellen Datlow
Poe, edited by Ellen Datlow
Midnight Walk, edited by Lisa Morton

Superior Achievement in Nonfiction
Writers Workshop of Horror, by Michael Knost
Cinema Knife Fight, by L. L. Soares and Michael Arruda
The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, by Bev Vincent
Stephen King: The Non-fiction, by Rocky Wood and Justin Brook

Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
Double Visions, by Bruce Boston
North Left of Earth, by Bruce Boston
Barfodder, by Rain Graves
Chimeric Machines, by Lucy A. Snyder

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Obituary: Paul Naschy

Spanish actor Paul Naschy (b.1934) died on November 30. Born Jacinto Molina Alvarez, he changed his name at the request of a German film distributor. Naschy appeared in nearly one hundred films, many of them horror films, including La marca del Hombre-lobo, El retorno de Walpurgis, El aullido del diablo. In addition, Naschy wrote, directed, and produced.

Wagner Dinner in Knoxville

A dinner will be held by fans or Karl Edward Wagner at Patrick Sullivan’s Saloon in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, October 17 at 7:00pm. In part to honor Wagner, the group also seeks to begin hosting an annual festival in honor of Wagner beginning in 2010.

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Datlow Speaks

Ellen Datlow will speak on “The Impact of the Economy on The Current Editing Climate” at the next Garden State Horror Writers on September 12 at 11 AM. The meeting and talk will be held at the Monmouth County Library (125 Symmes Dr. in Manalapan, NJ). Admission is free.

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Poe Funeral

The city of Baltimore will be holding a funeral for Edgar Allan Poe beginning on October 7, 2009. The Poe house will be open for viewing from noon to 11pm. At midnight on October 8, a vigil will begin at the Poe Monument at Westminster Graveyard, lasting until 7am. A funeral procession and two services will be held on October 11. Poe’s eulogy will be given by editor Ellen Datlow.

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