So did any of you guys watch the Bram Stoker Awards live stream last night? Well, we here at The October Country sure did and we gotta say we found the event to be magnificent. The presenters and winners alike all proved themselves to be an entertaining bunch, providing along the way marvelous insights about our humble little beloved genre that would make any horror hound smile (even though Dorchester Publishing didn't go down in flames as I had hoped, eBooks sure did, yay). It was a first for the event (the live stream) and here is hoping that it won't be their last. I know that us fans of horror literature really appreciated the glimpse we got into the world of the horror writing elite. It would be really awesome if somewhere down the line, someone like the Chiller network would pick the event up for a live telecast. In this day and age, horror fiction could use all the exposure it can get. We can hope.
First things first though, our hats off to the behind the scenes men and women who pulled the stream off without a hitch. I imagine that there were about a dozen things that could have went wrong and thankfully nothing did. It was great from beginning to end. Secondly, The October Country would like to say congratulations to all the winners and all the nominees. Dollars to donuts, we'll be out their scooping up your award winning and nominated work very soon. Because honestly, we can't wait to crack those book jackets and see what frightening visions you have in store for us. Also, dear readers, you'd do well to follow suit so get down to your local library or bookshop already. Again, congratulations guys and gals!
Superior Achievement in a Novel
DARK MATTER by Peter Straub
Superior Achievement in a First Novel (tie)
BLACK AND ORANGE by Benjamin Kane Ethridge
CASTLE OF LOS ANGELES by Lisa Morton
Superior Achievement in Long Fiction
INVISIBLE FENCES by Norman Prentiss
Superior Achievement in an Anthology
HAUNTED LEGENDS edited by Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatas
Superior Achievement in a Collection
FULL DARK, NO STARS by Stephen King
Superior Achievement in Nonfiction
TO EACH THEIR DARKNESS by Gary A. Braunbeck
Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
DARK MATTERS by Bruce Boston
Superior Achievement in Short Fiction
THE FOLDING MAN by Joe R. Lansdale (from HAUNTED LEGENDS)
HWA Specialty Press Award Goes to Dark Regions Press
Angel Leigh McCoy Awarded 2010 Silver Hammer Award
Michael Colangelo Awarded 2010 Richard Laymon Award
Ellen Datlow Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award
Al Feldstein Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award
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