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Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

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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

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  • 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

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Full list of category winners at sfadb.[1]

Original run (1989–1999)

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Year Novel Author Ref.
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)

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Year Novel Author Ref.
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
2024 A House with Good Bones T. Kingfisher [25]

References

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  1. ^ "sfadb : Locus Awards Winners By Category". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  2. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 1989". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  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.
  16. ^ Tor.com (2018-06-23). "Announcing the 2018 Locus Awards Winners". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  17. ^ locusmag (2019-06-29). "2019 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  18. ^ Tor.com (2019-06-29). "Announcing the 2019 Locus Award Winners". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  19. ^ locusmag (2020-07-04). "2020 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  20. ^ Liptak, Andrew (2020-06-27). "Announcing the 2020 Locus Awards Winners". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  21. ^ locusmag (2021-06-26). "2021 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  22. ^ Templeton, Molly (2021-06-26). "Announcing the 2021 Locus Awards Winners". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  23. ^ "2022 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2022-06-25. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  24. ^ Armstrong, Vanessa (2022-05-11). "Here Are the Finalists for the 2022 Locus Awards". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  25. ^ "2024 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
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