Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

Literary award by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus

The Locus Award for Best Horror Novel is a literary award given annually by Locus Magazine as part of their Locus Awards. It has also been known as both the Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel and Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel.

## Naming[edit]

* Locus Award for Best Horror Novel (1989–90, 1994, since 2017)
* Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel (1991–93, 1996–97)
* Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel (1995, 1999)

## Winners[edit]

Full list of category winners at sfadb.[1]

### Original run (1989–1999)[edit]

Year  | Novel  | Author  | Ref.

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1989 | Those Who Hunt the Night | Barbara Hambly | [2]
1990 | Carrion Comfort | Dan Simmons | [3]
1991 | The Witching Hour | Anne Rice | [4]
1992 | Summer of Night | Dan Simmons | [5]
1993 | Children of the Night | Dan Simmons | [6]
1994 | The Golden | Lucius Shepard | [7]
1995 | Fires of Eden | Dan Simmons | [8]
1996 | Expiration Date | Tim Powers | [9]
1997 | Desperation | Stephen King | [10]
1998 | No award  | [11]
1999 | Bag of Bones | Stephen King | [12]

### Current run (since 2017)[edit]

Year  | Novel  | Author  | Ref.

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2017 | The Fireman | Joe Hill | [13][14]
2018 | The Changeling | Victor LaValle | [15][16]
2019 | The Cabin at the End of the World | Paul G. Tremblay | [17][18]
2020 | Black Leopard, Red Wolf | Marlon James | [19][20]
2021 | Mexican Gothic | Silvia Moreno-Garcia | [21][22]
2022 | My Heart Is a Chainsaw | Stephen Graham Jones | [23][24]
2023 | What Moves the Dead | T. Kingfisher |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "sfadb : Locus Awards Winners By Category". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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3. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1990". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
4. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1991". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
5. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1992". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
6. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1993". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
7. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1994". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
8. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1995". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
9. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1996". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
10. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1997". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
11. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1998". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
12. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1999". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
13. ^ Tor.com (2017-06-25). "Announcing the 2017 Locus Awards Winners". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
14. ^ "2017 Locus Award Winners Announced". LITSTACK. 2017-06-26. Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
15. ^ "2018 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2018-06-23. Archived from the original on 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

1989–1999|

* Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly (1989)
* Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons (1990)
* The Witching Hour by Anne Rice (1991)
* Summer of Night by Dan Simmons (1992)
* Children of the Night by Dan Simmons (1993)
* The Golden by Lucius Shepard (1994)
* Fires of Eden by Dan Simmons (1995)
* Expiration Date by Tim Powers (1996)
* Desperation by Stephen King (1997)
* Bag of Bones by Stephen King (1999)

2017–present|

* The Fireman by Joe Hill (2017)
* The Changeling by Victor LaValle (2018)
* The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay (2019)
* Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James (2020)
* Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2021)
* My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (2022)
* What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (2023)

* Best Novel (1971–1981)
* Best SF Novel (1980–present)
* Best Fantasy Novel (1978–present)
* Best First Novel (1981–present)
* Best Horror Novel (1989–1997, 1999, 2017–present)
* Best Young Adult Book (2003–present)
* Best Novella (1973–present)
* Best Novelette (1975–present)
* Best Short Story (1971–present)

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