DARK GENRE NOVEL OF THE YEAR:

(Novel-length work of horror, suspense, or thriller from mainstream publisher; awarded to the author)

• Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan (Harper)
• Castaways by Brian Keene (Leisure Books)
• Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (Shaye Areheart Books)
• Drood by Dan Simmons (Little, Brown and Company)
• The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (Riverhead Hardcover)
• The Unseen by Alexandra Sokoloff (St. Martin's Press)

BEST SMALL PRESS CHILL:

(Novel or novella published by small press publisher; awarded to the author)

• As Fate Would Have It by Michael Louis Calvillo (Bad Moon Books)
• Frozen Blood by Joel Sutherland (Lachesis Publishing)
• Kelland by Paul G. Bens Jr. (Casperian Books)
• Last Days by Brian Evenson (Underland Press)
• The Harlequin and the Train by Paul G. Tremblay (Necropolitan Press)
• Valley of the Dead by Kim Paffenroth (Cargo Cult Press)

BEST DARK GENRE FICTION COLLECTION:

 (Single author collection, any publisher; awarded to the author)

• Martyrs & Monsters by Robert Dunbar (DarkHart Press)
• Monstrous Affections by David Nickle (ChiZine Publications)
• Pumpkin Teeth by Tom Cardamone (Lethe Press)
• The Haunted Heart and Other Tales by Jameson Currier (Lethe Press)
• Ugly Man by Dennis Cooper (Harper Perennial)
   

BEST DARK GENRE ANTHOLOGY:

 (Multi-author collection, any publisher; awarded to the editor)

• Dark Delicacies III: Haunted edited by Del Howison and Jeff Gelb (Running Press)
• He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson edited by Christopher Conlon (Gauntlet Press)
• Lovecraft Unbound edited by Ellen Datlow (Dark Horse Comics)
• Midnight Walk edited by Lisa Morton (Darkhouse Publishing)
• Poe: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe edited by Ellen Datlow (Solaris)
• Shivers V edited by Richard Chizmar (Cemetery Dance Publications)

BEST DARK GENRE BOOK OF NON-FICTION:

 (Any dark genre non-fiction subject, any publisher; awarded to the author[s] or editor[s])

• Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues edited by Loren Rhodes (Scribner)
• Stephen King: The Non-Fiction by Rocky Wood and Justin Brooks (Cemetery Dance Publications)
• The Stephen King Illustrated Companion by Bev Vincent (Fall River Press)
• Writer's Workshop of Horror edited by Michael Knost (Woodland Press)

BEST DARK SCRIBBLE:

 (Single work, non-anthology short fiction appearing in a print or virtual magazine; awarded to the author)

• “Flatrock Sunners” by Sarah Totton (Black Static #12 / Print)
• “Following Marla” by John R. Little (Horror World, February 2009 / Virtual)
• “Night Nurse” by Harry Shannon (Horror Drive-In, July 2009 / Virtual)
• “The Loyalty of Birds” by Rachel Sobel (Clarkesworld #30 / Virtual)
• “The Man in the Mirror” by Jameson Currier (Icarus #1 / Print)
• “The Mind of a Pig” by Ekaterina Sedia (Apex Magazine, March 2009 / Virtual)

BEST COVER ART & DESIGN:

 (From any dark genre work of fiction, novel, novella, or anthology; awarded to artist and/or cover designer)

• As Fate Would Have It / Artwork: Peter Mahaichuk; Cover Design: César Puch [by Michael Louis Calvillo from Bad Moon Books]
• The Estuary / Artwork: Johann Bodin; Cover Design: Jacob Kier [by Derek Gunn from Permuted Press]
• The Haunted Heart and Other Tales / Artwork by: Richard Taddei; Cover Design: John Molloy [by Jameson Currier from Lethe Press]
• The Pilo Family Circus / Cover Design by: Heidi Whitcomb [by Will Elliot from Underland Press]

BEST DARK GENRE BOOK TRAILER:

 (Book video promoting any work of fiction or non-fiction; awarded to the video producer or publisher)

• Audrey's Door / Production by JT Petty (Author: Sarah Langan)
  



• Far Dark Fields / Production by John Palisano (Author: Gary Braunbeck)
  



• Isis / Production by Circle of Seven (Author: Douglas Clegg)
  



• The Lifeless / Production by Coscom Entertainment (Author: Lorne Dixon)
  



• Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters / Production by Seth Dalton and Ransom Riggs (Author: Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters)
  

Voting is now closed.

Winners will be announced Tuesday, February 9th, 2010.