In that space, there are very few authors who have more of a flair for it than Ramsey Campbell. My first published short story, “From the Drop”, is a straight-up Lovecraft pastiche set aboard a crab fishing vessel in the Bering Sea (yes, I’m a Deadliest Catch fan). Similarly, every horror author has tried their hand at it. You could say it’s required reading despite all the other stuff that comes along with his stories. There may be readers out there who escaped his clutches, but I’d be staggered if I ever met one.

After all, we all started out with the Godfather of Eldritch Horror, H.P. It’s the tried-and-true drug that everyone turns to at least on occasion. Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardinīlood is the New Black by Valerie Stiversĭracula: Sense and Nonsense by Dr.Ah, cosmic horror. Let the Right One In by John Ajuide Lindqvist The Bleeding Horse, and Other Short Stories Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan Johannes Cabal: the Fear Institute by Jonathan L. Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud The Palace of Curiosities by Rosie Garland The aw ard was made to a current Society member for only the second time (the first being Dr. The Ghost of the Mary Celeste by Valerie Martin Once again, as in 2013, the award went to a Society member! Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright by Chris Riddell Music in the Bone and other Stories by Marion Pitman

The Angel of Highgate by Vaughn Entwistle Leinster Gardens and other Subtleties by Jan Edwards Įdgar Allan Poe and the London Monster by Karen Lee Street Ramsey Campbell became our first two-time Children of the Night award winner, having won previously in 1989 for Ancient Images. The House on Vesper Sands by Paraic O’Donnell The Conviction of Cora Burns by Carolyn Kirby Talking to Strangers, and Other Warnings by Tina Rath Nomination forms for this award are sent to all members, and all the accepted nominated works are then read and judged by an award subcommittee, whose volunteer members are selected by the Society Committee.įinding Yourself in the Dark by Steve Duffy Nominations are invited from our members at the beginning of every year for the best original fiction published in the Gothic (including horror or supernatural) genre during the previous year. The Children of the Night Award is awarded by The Dracula Society annually.

The Searching Dead by Ramsey Campbell