Locus Award for Best Horror Novel explained

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

Winners

Full list of category winners at sfadb.[1]

Original run (1989–1999)

Year NovelAuthorRef.
Those Who Hunt the Night [2]
Carrion Comfort [3]
[4]
Summer of Night [5]
Children of the Night [6]
[7]
Fires of Eden [8]
Expiration Date [9]
Desperation [10]
1998No award[11]
Bag of Bones [12]

Current run (since 2017)

YearNovelAuthorRef.
[13] [14]
[15] [16]
[17] [18]
Black Leopard, Red Wolf [19] [20]
Mexican Gothic [21] [22]
2022My Heart Is a Chainsaw[23] [24]
2023What Moves the Dead
2024A House with Good Bones[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: sfadb : Locus Awards Winners By Category . 2022-07-18 . . 2017-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170904020109/http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_Winners_By_Category#nvlh . live .
  2. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1989 . 2022-07-18 . . 2022-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220524130902/http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1989 . live .
  3. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1990 . 2022-07-18 . . 2022-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517043528/http://sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1990 . live .
  4. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1991 . 2022-07-18 . . 2022-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527130815/http://sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1991 . live .
  5. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1992 . 2022-07-18 . . 2022-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928062119/https://sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1992 . live .
  6. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1993 . 2022-07-18 . . 2022-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527120307/http://sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1993 . live .
  7. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1994 . 2022-07-18 . . 2020-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017193404/http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1994 . live .
  8. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1995 . 2022-07-18 . . 2022-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221027075508/http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1995 . live .
  9. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1996 . 2022-07-18 . . 2022-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718121114/http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1996 . live .
  10. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1997 . 2022-07-18 . . 2022-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527115823/http://sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1997 . live .
  11. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1998 . 2022-07-18 . . 2022-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718121115/http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1998 . live .
  12. Web site: sfadb: Locus Awards 1999 . 2022-07-18 . . 2018-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180130192734/http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1999 . live .
  13. Web site: Tor.com . 2017-06-25 . Announcing the 2017 Locus Awards Winners . 2022-07-18 . Tor.com . en-US . 2022-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006221029/https://www.tor.com/2017/06/24/announcing-the-2017-locus-awards-winners/ . live .
  14. Web site: 2017-06-26 . 2017 Locus Award Winners Announced . 2022-07-18 . LITSTACK . en-US . 2022-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520075959/https://litstack.com/2017-locus-award-winners-announced/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2018-06-23 . 2018 Locus Awards Winners . 2022-07-18 . Locus Online . en-US . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509005826/https://locusmag.com/2018/06/2018-locus-awards-winners/ . live .
  16. Web site: Tor.com . 2018-06-23 . Announcing the 2018 Locus Awards Winners . 2022-07-18 . Tor.com . en-US . 2018-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180816130221/https://www.tor.com/2018/06/23/announcing-the-2018-locus-awards-winners/ . live .
  17. Web site: locusmag . 2019-06-29 . 2019 Locus Awards Winners . 2019-07-04 . Locus Online . 2021-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210815070111/https://locusmag.com/2019/06/2019-locus-awards-winners/ . live .
  18. Web site: Tor.com . 2019-06-29 . Announcing the 2019 Locus Award Winners . 2022-07-18 . Tor.com . en-US . 2022-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718121114/https://www.tor.com/2019/06/29/announcing-the-2019-locus-award-winners/ . live .
  19. Web site: locusmag . 2020-07-04 . 2020 Locus Awards Winners . 2020-07-04 . Locus Online . 2020-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629152930/https://locusmag.com/2020/06/locus-awards-winners-2020/ . live .
  20. Web site: Liptak . Andrew . 2020-06-27 . Announcing the 2020 Locus Awards Winners . 2022-07-18 . Tor.com . en-US . 2022-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220818141445/https://www.tor.com/2020/06/27/announcing-the-2020-locus-awards-winners/ . live .
  21. Web site: locusmag . 2021-06-26 . 2021 Locus Awards Winners . 2021-08-18 . Locus Online . 2021-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210626231850/https://locusmag.com/2021/06/2021-locus-awards-winners/ . live .
  22. Web site: Templeton . Molly . 2021-06-26 . Announcing the 2021 Locus Awards Winners . 2022-07-18 . Tor.com . en-US . 2022-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516194946/https://www.tor.com/2021/06/26/announcing-the-2021-locus-awards-winners/ . live .
  23. Web site: 2022-06-25 . 2022 Locus Awards Winners . 2022-06-26 . Locus Online . en-US . 2022-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717134614/https://locusmag.com/2022/06/2022-locus-awards-winners/ . live .
  24. Web site: Armstrong . Vanessa . 2022-05-11 . Here Are the Finalists for the 2022 Locus Awards . 2022-07-18 . Tor.com . en-US . 2022-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220512000714/https://www.tor.com/2022/05/11/finalists-2022-locus-awards/ . live .
  25. Web site: 2024-06-22 . 2024 Locus Awards Winners . 2024-06-27 . Locus Online . en-US.