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23 May 2003
The 2003 INTERNATIONAL HORROR GUILD
awards recognizing outstanding achievements in the field of horror and
dark fantasy from the year 2002 were announced May 23, 2003. CHARLES L.
GRANT was previously announced at the World Horror Convention on April
19, 2003 as this year’s LIVING LEGEND. IHG Living Legends are
individuals who have made meritorious and notable contributions and/or
have substantially influenced the field of horror/dark fantasy. Previous
recipients are William F. Nolan, Alice Cooper, Ray Bradbury, Clive
Barker, Hugh B. Cave, Edward W. Bryant, Richard Matheson, and Harlan
Ellison.
IHG judges are Edward Bryant, Stefan R.
Dziemianowicz, Bill Sheehan, and Hank Wagner. For additional information
-- including a personal tribute to Grant -- please see
www.ihgonline.org r e-mail
ihg@ihgonline.org .
NOVEL
* A WINTER HAUNTING by Dan Simmons
(William Morrow)
Also Nominated:
THE DARKEST PART OF THE WOODS by
Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing)
THE HOUR BEFORE DARK by Douglas Clegg
(Dorchester)
THE KILLING KIND by John Connolly (Atria)
FITCHER’S BRIDES by Gregory Frost (Tor)
FROM A BUICK 8 by Stephen King (Scribner)
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FIRST NOVEL
* A SCATTERING OF JADES by Alexander
Irvine (Tor)
Also Nominated:
THE FALLEN by Dale Bailey (Signet)
THE SNOWMAN’S CHILDREN by Glen Hirschberg
(Carroll & Graf)
THE BLUES AIN’T NOTHIN’ by Tina Jens
(Design Image Group)
THE HORNED MAN by James Lasdun [US:
W.W. Norton, UK: Jonathan Cape)
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LONG FORM
* “My Work Is Not Yet Done” by Thomas
Ligotti (MY WORK IS NOT YET DONE)
Also Nominated:
“Breathing in Faces” by Peter Crowther (EMBRACE THE MUTATION)
CORALINE by Neil Gaiman
(HarperCollins)
EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS by Brian
Hopkins (Earthling)
“Mr. Gaunt” by John Langan (Magazine
of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sept 02)
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INTERMEDIATE FORM (Tie)
* “Death and Suffrage” by Dale Bailey
(Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Feb 02)
* “Pavane for a Prince of the Air” by
Elizabeth Hand (EMBRACE THE MUTATION)
Also Nominated:
“Nesting Instincts” by Brian Hodge (LIES
AND UGLINESS)
“A Drug on the Market” by Kim Newman
(DARK TERRORS 6)
“The Essayist in the Wilderness” by
William Browning Spencer (Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 02)
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SHORT FORM
* “Prospect Cards” by Don Tumasonis (DARK
TERRORS 6)
Also Nominated:
“The Road of Pins” by Caitlin Kiernan
(DARK TERRORS 6)
“Details” by China Mieville (CHILDREN
OF CTHULHU)
“Night Falls, Again” by Michael
Marshall Smith (EMBRACE THE MUTATION)
“Prospect Cards” by Don Toumasonis
(DARK TERRORS 6)
“The Sundowners” by Chet Williamson
(FIGURES IN RAIN)
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COLLECTION
* FIGURES IN RAIN by Chet Williamson
(Ash-Tree)
Also Nominated:
KNUCKLES AND TALES by Nancy Collins
(Cemetery Dance)
LIES AND UGLINESS by Brian Hodge (Night
Shade)
EVERYTHING’S EVENTUAL by Stephen King
(Scribner)
MY WORK IS NOT YET DONE by Thomas Ligotti (Mythos)
IMAGINATION BOX by Steve Rasnic Tem
and Melanie Tem (Lone Wolf)
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ANTHOLOGY
* DARK TERRORS 6, edited by Stephen Jones
and David Sutton (Gollancz)
Also Nominated:
KEEP OUT THE NIGHT, edited by Stephen
Jones (PS Publishing)
THE BOOK OF MORE FLESH, edited by
James Lowder (Eden Studios)
THE DARKER SIDE, edited by John Pelan
(Roc)
QUEER FEAR II, edited by Michael Rowe
(Arsenal Pulp Press)
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NONFICTION
* RAMSEY CAMPBELL, PROBABLY by Ramsey
Campbell (PS Publishing)
Also Nominated:
ALGERNON BLACKWOOD: AN EXTRAORDINARY
LIFE by Mike Ashley (US: Carroll & Graf, UK: Constable Robinson)
SUPERNATURAL FICTION WRITERS:
CONTEMPORARY FANTASY AND HORROR, edited by Richard Bleiler (Scribner)
RAMSEY CAMPBELL, PROBABLY by Ramsey
Campbell (PS Publishing)
THE BIOLOGY OF HORROR: GOTHIC
LITERATURE AND FILM, by Jack Morgan (Southern Illinois University)
CLIVE BARKER: THE DARK FANTASTIC by
Douglas E. Winter (HarperCollins)
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GRAPHIC NARRATIVE
* ABARAT by Clive Barker (HarperCollins)
Also Nominated:
MIKE MIGNOLA’S B.P.R.D.: HOLLOW
EARTH, Issues #1-3 by Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegowski and Mike
Mignola (Story), Ryan Sook (Art), Mike Mignola (cover) (Dark Horse)
30 DAYS OF NIGHT, Issues #1-3 by
Steve Niles (Story), Ben Templesmith (Art) and Ashley Wood (Covers) (IDW
Publishing)
STRANGE HAVEN, Issue #14 by Gary
Spencer Millidge (Abiogenesis Press)
THE GOON, 2nd Series, #1-3 by Eric Powell
(Albatross Exploding)
FABLES, Issues #1-10 by Bill Willingham
(DC/Vertigo)
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PERIODICAL
* THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE
FICTION
Also Nominated:
ALL HALLOWS
CEMETERY DANCE
THE THIRD ALTERNATIVE
WEIRD TALES
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ART
* Jason Van Hollander
Also Nominated:
Clive Barker
Jeremy Caniglia
Edward Miller
J. K. Potter
Jason Van Hollander
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FILM
* FRAILTY directed by Bill Paxton,
written by Brent Hanley
Also Nominated:
ONE HOUR PHOTO written and directed
by Mark Romanek
THE RING directed Gore Verbinski,
based on a novel by Kôji Suzuki; Hiroshi Takahashi (1998
screenplay), Ehren Kruger (2002 screenplay)
SEN TO CHIHIRO NO KAMIKAKUSHI (US:
MIYAZAKI’S SPIRITED AWAY) written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki;
English version written by Cindy Davis Hewitt and Donald H.
Hewitt
WENDIGO written and directed by Larry
Fessenden
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TELEVISION
* SIX FEET UNDER created by Alan Ball
(series, HBO)
Also Nominated:
ANGEL created by David Greenwalt and
Joss Whedon (series, WB)
BUFFY: THE VAMPIRE SLAYER created by
Joss Whedon (series, UPN)
THE DEAD ZONE created by Micheal
Pillar and Shawn Pillar, based on a novel by Stephen King (series, USA
Network)
ROSE RED directed by Craig R. Baxley,
written by Stephen King (mini-series, ABC)
SAINT SINNER directed by Joshua Butler,
screenplay by Doris Egan and Hans Rodionoff, based on a
short story by Clive Barker (SciFi Channel)
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