404 Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction
Collection: Alone with the Horrors by Ramsey
Campbell
1994
Novel:Dead in the Waterby Nancy Holder
First Novel:Grave Markingsby Michael A. Arnzen
Long Fiction:The Scent of Vinegarby Robert Bloch
Short Fiction: “Cafe Endless: Spring Rain” by
Nancy Holder
Collection:The Early Fearsby Robert Bloch
1995
Novel:Zombieby Joyce Carol Oates
First Novel:The Safety of Unknown Citiesby Lucy
Taylor
Long Fiction:Lunch at the Gotham Cafeby Stephen
King
Short Fiction:“Chatting with Anubis” by Harlan
Ellison
Collection:The Panic Handby Jonathan Carroll
1996
Novel:The Green Mileby Stephen King
First Novel:Crotaby Owl Goingback
Long Fiction:The Red Towerby Thomas Ligotti
Short Fiction:“Metallica” by P. D. Cacek
Collection:The Nightmare Factorby Thomas Ligotti
1997
Novel:Children of the Dustby Janet Berliner and
George Guthman
First Novel:Lives of the Monster Dogsby Kirsten Bakis
Long Fiction:The Big Blowby Joe R. Lansdale
Short Fiction:“Rat Food” by Edo van Belkom and
David Nickle
Collection:Exorcisms and Ecstasiesby Karl Edward
Wagner
1998
Novel:Bag of Bonesby Stephen King
First Novel:Dawn Songby Michael Marano
Long Fiction:Mr Clubb and Mr Cuffby Peter Straub
Short Fiction:“The Dead Boy at Your Window” by
Bruce Holland Rogers
Collection:Black Butterfliesby John Shirley
Anthology: Horrors!: 365 Scary Storiesedited by
Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg,
and Robert Weinberg
1999
Novel:Mr. Xby Peter Straub
First Novel:Witherby J. G. Passarella
Long Fiction: Five Days in April by Brian A.
Hopkins tied with Mad Dog Summerby Joe R.
Lansdale
Short Fiction:“Aftershock” by F. Paul Wilson
Collection: The Nightmare Chroniclesby Douglas
Clegg
Anthology:999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense
edited by Al Sarrantonio
2000
Novel: The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard
Laymon
First Novel:The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club
by Brian A. Hopkins
Long Fiction:“The Man on the Ceiling” by Melanie
and Steve Rasnic Tem
Short Fiction:“Gone” by Jack Ketchum
Collection:Magic Terrorby Peter Straub
Anthology:The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: 13th
Annual Collectionedited by Ellen Datlow and
Terri Windling
2001
Novel:American Godsby Neil Gaiman
First Novel:Deadliest of the Speciesby Michael Oliveri
Long Fiction:“In These Final Days of Sales” by
Steve Rasnic Tem
Short Fiction: “Reconstructing Amy” by Tim
Lebbon
Collection:The Man with the Barbed Wire Fistsby
Norman Partridge
Anthology:Ends of the Earthedited by Brian A.
Hopkins
2002
Novel:The Night Classby Tom Piccirilli
First Novel:The Lovely Bonesby Alice Sebold
Long Fiction:“El Dia de Los Muertos” by Brian A.
Hopkins tied with “My Work Is Not Yet Done”
by Tom Ligotti
Short Fiction: “The Misfit Child Grows Fat on
Despair” by Tom Piccirilli
Collection:One More for the Roadby Ray Bradbury
Anthology:The Darker Sideedited by John Pelan