We’re continuing our special series of blogs presenting the 2008 Stoker Award Nominations.
Remember, if you are interested in any of the books below, click the mouse on the book cover to order it from an online bookseller.
The Stoker Award is an eight inch statue of a haunted house designed by Steven Kirk for the HWA. It has a door in front which can be opened to reveal a brass plaque with the author’s name and the winning work inscribed inside. Pictured to the left is author Nancy A. Collins with her Stoker Award in hand (Photo by Infrogmation). You can read more about the Bram Stoker Awards at the Horror Writers Association website.
Today we’ll look at the next two category of awards: Nonfiction and Poetry.
Superior Achievement in Nonfiction
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Cheap Scares!: Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their SecretsAuthor: Lamberson, Gregory |
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Nominated for the 2008 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction This is a step-by-step guide to creating and selling a horror movie, from rough outline to film distribution, with an emphasis on storytelling and marketing. Chapters cover screenwriting, freelancing as a writer, collaborating, budgeting and pitching projects to industry decision-makers. Interviews with J.B. Bookwalter, Roy Frumkes, Larry Fessenden, Scooter McRae, Brett Piper and others all convey today’s realities. Production stills, sample screenplay pages, and sample budgets are included. Fully indexed. |
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Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living DeadAuthor: Maberry, Jonathan |
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Nominated for the 2008 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth. And law enforcement is ready to take them down! Since Night of the Living Dead, zombies have been a frightening fixture on the pop culture landscape, lumbering after hapless humans, slurping up brains and veins and whatever warm, fleshy matter they can clench in their rotting limbs. But what if they were real? What would happen if, tomorrow, corpses across the nation began springing up out of their graves and terrorizing the living? Employing hard science and solid police work-not to mention jaw-dropping (literally!) humor — Zombie CSU is the only guide you need to make it through alive — not undead. At last you can:
Complete with lists of must-see zombie flicks from around the globe and tons of tips for kicking undead butt, Zombie CSU features hundreds of interviews with real zombie experts, forensics experts, detectives, filmmakers, and more. Special guest stars: Tony Todd, Brian Keene, Patricia Tallman, David Wellington, James Gunn, Robert Kirkman, Dr. Wade Davis, Robert Sacchetto, Zombie Squad, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Paffenroth, Jamie Russell, Michael “CJ” Kelly, Bruce “Andy” Bohne, and dozens more! |
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An Hallowe’en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writers over the CenturiesAuthor: Morton, Lisa |
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Nominated for the 2008 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction This unique anthology gathers together some of the most intriguing and useful works on the history of Halloween. Ranging from pre-Christian Celtic myths to early 20th century articles, the book’s 27 entries include poems, short stories, sections from 19th and 20th century folklore books, a one-act play, Irish and Scottish folk tales, and the first book on the holiday ever published. Noted works contained in the anthology include William Wells Newell’s 1904 study of the history of Jack-o’-lantern legends in “The Ignis Fatuus” and Alexander Montgomerie’s oft-quoted 1584 poem “Flyting Against Polwart.” Organized chronologically, most works are presented in their entirety and many include extensive annotations designed to make the original source materials more palatable for modern readers. The book also includes 34 vintage photographs and illustrations. |
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The Book of Lists: Horror (The Book of Lists Series)Author: Wallace, Amy; Howison, Del and Bradley, Scott |
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Nominated for the 2008 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction The phenomenally popular Book of Lists series has sold millions of copies from coast to coast, enthralling trivia aficionados with fascinating infobits about simply everything! Now the latest edition turns an evil eye toward the strange, the blood-curdling, and the macabre with spine-tingling fun facts from the dark side of entertainment. Chock-full of creepy information from the netherworlds of movies, TV, literature, video games, comic books, and graphic novels, The Book of Lists: Horror offers a blood-feast of forbidden knowledge that horror fans are hungry to devour, including:
Drawing on its authors’ extensive knowledge and contributions from the (living) legends and greatest names in the horror and dark fantasy genres, The Book of Lists: Horror is a scream — an irresistible compendium of all things mysterious, terrifying, and gory . . . and so entertaining, it’s scary! |
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Superior Achievement in Poetry
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The Nightmare CollectionAuthor: Boston, Bruce |
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Nominated for the 2008 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel The Nightmare Collection is a brand new poetry collection from the Bram Stoker Award winning poet of Pitchblende, and Shades Fantastic. The prolific SFPA Grandmaster brings us sixty poems collected from places like Asimov’s SF Magazine, Dark Wisdom, Strange Horizons, Talebones, Weird Tales, and includes new works as well. |
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 The Phantom World |
The Phantom WorldAuthor: Crawford, Gary William |
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Nominated for the 2008 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel The Phantom World takes you on a poetic odyssey, and you will easily recognize some of the waypoints. There is a price to be paid for this journey, but Crawford makes you realize that it may be more than some are willing to pay. Without that payment, can you reach your destination? Come visit The Phantom World and find out . . . if you dare. |
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 Virgin of the Apocalypse |
Virgin of the ApocalypseAuthor: De Winter, Corrine |
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Nominated for the 2008 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel No summary available. |
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Attack of the Two-Headed Poetry MonsterAuthor: McLaughlin, Mark and McCarty, Michael |
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Nominated for the 2008 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel When It Comes To Horror Poetry, Two Heads Are Better Than One! Attack Of The Two-Headed Poetry Monster features more than 80 horror and dark fantasy poems by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Mark McLaughlin and Bram Stoker Award Finalist Michael McCarty. It even includes two long collaborative poems by the diabolical duo. The styles of the poems range from light-hearted to dead-serious — from whimsical to Gothic to midnight-horrific. The collection includes an Introduction by Bram Stoker Award-winning poet Rain Graves, an Afterword by prominent poet, editor and artist Sandy DeLuca, and cover art and interior illustrations by Mark McLaughlin. Attack Of The Two-Headed Poetry Monster if these poems don’t make you laugh or scream, check your pulse. You’re probably dead! |
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The 2008 Stoker Nominations Series:
Part 1 — Superior Achievement in a Novel and First Novel
Part 2 — Superior Achievement in Long Fiction and Short Fiction
Part 3 — Superior Achievement in an Anthology and a Collection
Part 4 — Superior Achievement in Nonfiction and Poetry
Part 5 — Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement and other awards
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