THIS IS HORROR Releases 2016 Award Winners

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We are privileged to share with you this year’s winners of the THIS IS HORROR AWARDS . . . . . . . .

 

The Fisherman John Langan

Novel of the Year

 

Winner: The Fisherman by John Langan
Runner-up: Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

 

The Ballad of Black Tom Victor LaValle

Novella of the Year

 

Winner: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
Runner-up: X’s For Eyes by Laird Barron

 

Furnace Livia Llewellyn


Short Story Collection of the Year

 

Winner: Furnace by Livia Llewellyn
Runner-up: Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt

 

Autumn Cthulhu Edited by Mike Davis

Anthology of the Year

 

Winner: Autumn Cthulhu, edited by Mike Davis
Runner-up: Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories, edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward

 

The Lovecraft eZine

Fiction Magazine of the Year

 

Winner: The Lovecraft eZine

https://lovecraftzine.com/magazine/
Runner-up: Nightmare Magazine

http://www.nightmare-magazine.com

 

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Publisher of the Year

 

Winner: Word Horde

http://wordhorde.com
Runner-up: Crystal Lake Publishing 

http://www.crystallakepub.com

 

PseudoPod Podcast

Fiction Podcast of the Year

 

Winner: Pseudopod

http://pseudopod.org
Runner-up: The Other Stories by Hawk & Cleaver

http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcasts/

 

The Lovecraft eZine Podcast

Nonfiction Podcast of the Year

 

Winner: The Lovecraft eZine Podcast

https://lovecraftzine.com/live-web-series/
Runner-up: The Know Fear Podcast 

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