2004 International Horror Guild Award Nominees

The International Horror Guild Awards recognizing outstanding achievement in the field of Horror and Dark Fantasy for the year 2003 were presented at the World Horror Convention on Saturday, April 10, 2004 in Phoenix, AZ.

The winners included:

NOVEL:
LOST BOY LOST GIRL by Peter Straub (Random House)

FIRST NOVEL:
JINN by Matthew B.J. Delaney (St. Martin's Press)

COLLECTION: (tie)
THE TWO SAMS: Ghost Stories by Glen Hirshberg (Carroll & Graf)
MORE TOMORROW & OTHER STORIES by Michael Marshall Smith (Earthling Publications)

ANTHOLOGY:
THE DARK: New Ghost Stories, edited by Ellen Datlow (Tor)

LONG FICTION:
LOUISIANA BREAKDOWN by Lucius Shepard (Golden Gryphon)

MEDIUM FICTION:
"Dancing Men" by Glen Hirshberg (THE DARK)

SHORT FICTION:
"With Acknowledgments to Sun Tzu" by Brian Hodge (The Third Alternative #33)

PERIODICAL:
All Hallows: The Journal of the Ghost Story Society (The Ghost Story Society)

ILLUSTRATED NARRATIVE:
THE GOON, Issues 1-4, words and art by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)

NONFICTION:
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (Crown)

ART:
Caniglia

FILM:
Spider, directed by David Cronenberg, screenplay by Patrick McGrath, based on his novel

TELEVISION:
Carnivale, created by Daniel Knauf (Home Box Office)

And honored as Living Legends were Stephen King and Everett F. Bleiler. Jack Cady was recognized with a posthumous Special Award.

IHG Living Legends are individuals who have made meritorious and notable contributions and/or have substantially influenced the field of horror/dark fantasy.

For additional information on the International Horror Guild, please visit www.ihgonline.org or e-mail info@ihgonline.org.

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2004 International Horror Guild Award Nominees

Nominations for the International Horror Guild's annual awards recognizing outstanding achievements in the field of horror and dark fantasy from the year 2003 have been announced. They were derived from recommendations made by the public and the judges' knowledge of the field. The awards will be presented at the World Horror Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 10th, 2004.

NOVEL:
THE GOOD HOUSE by Tananarive Due (Atria)
THE DARK TOWER V: WOLVES OF THE CALLA by Stephen King (Donald M. Grant; Scribner)
THE NIGHT COUNTRY by Stewart O'Nan (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
CRAWLERS by John Shirley (Del Rey)
LOST BOY LOST GIRL by Peter Straub (Random House)
THE BOOK OF DAYS by Steve Rasnic Tem (Subterranean Press)

FIRST NOVEL:
THE ETCHED CITY by K.J. Bishop (Prime Books)
JINN by Matthew B.J. Delaney (St. Martin's Press)
TROPIC OF NIGHT by Michael Gruber (William Morrow)
THE DANTE CLUB by Matthew Pearl (Random House)
ECHO & NARCISSUS by Mark Siegal (Aardwolf Press)
VENISS UNDERGROUND by Jeff VanderMeer (Prime Books)

COLLECTION:
TOLD BY THE DEAD by Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing)
BIBLIOMANCY by Elizabeth Hand (PS Publishing)
THE TWO SAMS: Ghost Stories by Glen Hirshberg (Carroll & Graf)
GRRM: A Retrospective by George R.R. Martin (Subterranean Press)
THE DREAMS OF CARDINAL VITTORINI by Reggie Oliver (Haunted River)
MORE TOMORROW & OTHER STORIES by Michael Marshall Smith (Earthling Publications)

ANTHOLOGY:
GATHERING THE BONES, edited by Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann and Dennis Etchison (HarperCollins-Voyager; Tor)
SOUTHERN BLOOD: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural, edited by Bill Congreve (Sandglass Enterprises)
THE DARK: New Ghost Stories, edited by Ellen Datlow (Tor)
BY MOONLIGHT ONLY, edited by Stephen Jones (PS Publishing)
BORDERLANDS 5, edited by Elizabeth and Thomas Monteleone (Borderlands)
THE THACKERY T LAMBSHEAD POCKET GUIDE TO ECCENTRIC & DISCREDITED DISEASES, edited by Jeff VanderMeer and Mark Roberts (Night Shade Books)

LONG FICTION
"The Time That Time Forgot" by Jack Cady (GHOSTS OF YESTERDAY)
RAPE: A Love Story by Joyce Carol Oates (Carroll & Graf)
ROCK BREAKS SCISSORS CUT by David Schow (Subterranean Press)
LOUISIANA BREAKDOWN by Lucius Shepard (Golden Gryphon)
FLOATER by Lucius Shepard (PS Publishing)

MEDIUM FICTION:
"The Census Taker" by Dale Bailey (THE RESURRECTION MAN'S LEGACY AND OTHER STORIES)
"Dancing Men" by Glen Hirshberg (THE DARK)
"Vandoise and the Bone Monster" by Alex Irvine (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2003)
"The Last Horror Show" by David Prill (DATING SECRETS OF THE DEAD)
"La Sentinelle" by Lucy Sussex (SOUTHERN BLOOD)

SHORT FICTION:
"Old Virginia" by Laird Barron (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2003)
"The Trentino Kid" by Jeffery Ford (THE DARK)
"With Acknowledgments to Sun Tzu" by Brian Hodge (The Third Alternative #33)
"Cell Call" by Marc Laidlaw (BY MOONLIGHT ONLY)
"The Bereavement Photographer" by Steve Rasnic Tem (13 HORRORS)
"The Goddess of Cruelty" by Thomas Tessier (Cemetery Dance #46)
"The Mezzotint" by Lisa Tuttle (GATHERING THE BONES)

PERIODICAL:
All Hallows: The Journal of the Ghost Story Society (The Ghost Story Society)
Cemetery Dance (Cemetery Dance Publications)
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (Spilogale, Inc.)
The Third Alternative (TTA Press)
Video Watchdog (Video Watchdog)

ILLUSTRATED NARRATIVE:
ENDLESS NIGHTS: The Sandman, Book 11, words by Neil Gaiman; art by Glenn Fabry, Milo Manara, Miguelanxo Prado, Frank Quitely, P. Craig Russell, Bill Sienkiewicz, Barron Storey (DC/Vertigo)
THE WOLVES IN THE WALLS, words by Neil Gaiman; art by Dave McKean
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, Volume II, words by Alan Moore; art by Kevin O'Neil (DC)
DARK DAYS (Six Issue Mini-Series), words by Steve Niles; art by Ben Templesmith (IDW)
THE GOON, Issues 1-4, words and art by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)

NONFICTION:
H.P. LOVECRAFT: Selected Letters to Alfred Galpin, edited by S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz (Hippocampus Press)
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (Crown)
HOLLYWOOD'S STEPHEN KING by Tony Magistrale (Palgrave Macmillan)
HEROES & MONSTERS: The Unofficial Companion to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Jess Nevins (Monkeybrain)
THE SELECTED LETTERS OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH, edited by David E. Schultz and Scott Connors (Arkham House)

ART:
Caniglia
Dave McKean
Edward Miller (AKA Les Edwards)
Todd Schorr
Bernie Wrightson

FILM:
28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle, screenplay by Alex Garland
Bubba Ho-Tep, directed by Don Coscarelli, screenplay by Don Coscarelli, based on a story by Joe R. Lansdale
Identity, directed by James Mangold, screenplay by Michael Cooney
Monster, directed by Patty Jenkins, screenplay by Patty Jenkins
Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood, screenplay by Brian Helgeland, based on a novel by Dennis Lehane
Spider, directed by David Cronenberg, screenplay by Patrick McGrath, based on his novel

TELEVISION:
Angel, created by Joss Whedon (The WB Television Network)
Carnivale, created by Daniel Knauf (Home Box Office)
Dead Like Me, created by Bryan Fuller (Showtime Network)
Six Feet Under, created by Alan Bell (Home Box Office)
The Dead Zone, created By Michael Piller and Shawn Piller (SciFi Channel)


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2002 International Horror Guild Awards

Neil Gaiman and Gahan Wilson presented the 2002 International Horror Guild Awards --- recognizing outstanding achievements in the field of horror and dark fantasy from the year 2001 --- Saturday evening, April 13, 2002. The event took place during the World Horror Convention at the Radisson O'Hare near Chicago, IL. The Design Image Group sponsored the awards this year.

The following were honored:

NOVEL:
THRESHOLD
Caitlín R. Kiernan
Roc
ISBN: 0451458583


FIRST NOVEL:
ORDINARY HORROR
David Searcy
Viking
ISBN: 0670894761


LONG FICTION:
"Cleopatra Brimstone" (RED SHIFT)
Elizabeth Hand

SHORT FICTION:
"Onion" (WRONG THINGS)
Caitlín R. Kiernan
Subterranean Press
ISBN: 1931081255


COLLECTION:
THROUGH SHATTERED GLASS
David B. Silva
Gauntlet Press
ISBN: 1887368418


ANTHOLOGY:
NIGHT VISIONS 10
edited by Richard Chizmar
Subterranean Press
ISBN: 1931081069


ILLUSTRATED NARRATIVE:
JUST A PILGRIM (5-issue miniseries)
Garth Ennis (writer)
Carlos Ezquerra (artist)
Titan Books


NONFICTION:
WILD HAIRS
David J. Schow
Babbage Press
ISBN: 1930235089


PUBLICATION:
THE SPOOK
editor/publisher Anthony Sapienza
Film City Productions


FILM:
GINGER SNAPS
directed by John Fawcett
screenplay by Karen Walton


ART:
John Picacio


In addition WILLIAM F. NOLAN was given a LIVING LEGEND award as previously announced.