Jurors

Not Announced

J. F. Gonzalez Lifetime Achievement Award

Monica J. O’Rourke & Brian Keene

Best Novel

Winner Title Author(s) Rating
Ex-Boogeyman Kristopher Triana –
Faces of Beth Carver Pike –
Last of the Ravagers Bryan Smith –
Mastodon Steve Stred –
★ Playground Aron Beauregard –
The Television Edward Lee –

Best Novella

Winner Title Author(s) Rating
Charcoal Garrett Cook –
Grandpappy Patrick C. Harrison III –
Mr. Tilling’s Basement Edward Lee –
★ Plastic Monsters Daniel J. Volpe –
#thighgap Chandler Morrison 4 stars

Best Short Story

Winner Title Author(s) Rating
Gutted
(Splatterpunk #13)
Bracken MacLeod –
★ Jinx
(A Bouquet of Viscera)
Bridgett Nelson –
Just Another Bloodbath at Camp Woe-Be-Gone R.J. Benetti –
My Chopping List
(Counting Bodies Like Sheep)
Stephen Kozeniewski –
Of The Worm
(Splatterpunk #13)
Ryan Harding –

Best Collection

Winner Title Author(s) Rating
★ A Bouquet of Viscera Bridgett Nelson –
Always Listen To Her Hurt: Collected Works Kenzie Jennings –
Horrorsmut Christine Morgan –
Mr. Tilling’s Basement and Other Stories Edward Lee –
Pornography For the End of the World Brendan Vidito –

Best Anthology

Winner Title Editor(s) Rating
Call Me Hoop S.C. Mendes & Lucy Leitner –
★ Camp Slasher Lake, Volume 1 D.W. Hitz & Candace Nola –
Counting Bodies Like Sheep K. Trap Jones –
Czech Extreme Honza Vojtisek & Lisa Lee Tone –
Human Monsters Sadie Hartmann & Ashley Sawyers –