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August Derleth Award (British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel)

Horror · 1972–2026

2026

All 2026 awards
Black FlameGretchen Felker-Martin
Finalist
Hungerstone: A NovelKat Dunn
Finalist
Lionhearts: Northern AshesDan Howarth
Finalist
The Buffalo Hunter HunterStephen Graham Jones
Finalist
The NeedfireMK Hardy
Finalist
Witchcraft for Wayward GirlsGrady Hendrix
Finalist

2025

All 2025 awards
My Darling Dreadful ThingJohanna van Veen
Winner
Among the LivingTim Lebbon
Finalist
Bury Your GaysChuck Tingle
Finalist
Feast While You CanMikaella Clements
Finalist
The RaveningDaniel Church
Finalist
Withered HillDavid Barnett
Finalist

2024

All 2024 awards
Don't Fear the ReaperStephen Graham Jones
Winner
A House With Good BonesT. Kingfisher
Finalist
Boys in the ValleyPhilip Fracassi
Finalist
How to Sell a Haunted HouseGrady Hendrix
Finalist
Looking Glass SoundCatriona Ward
Finalist
One Life LeftDavid Green
Finalist

2023

All 2023 awards
Just Like HomeSarah Gailey
Winner
Full ImmersionGemma Amor
Finalist
Miracle GrowthTim Mendees
Finalist
SundialCatriona Ward
Finalist
The HallowsDaniel Church
Finalist

2022

All 2022 awards
The Last House on Needless StreetCatriona Ward
Winner
A Broken DarknessPremee Mohamed
Finalist
A Dowry of BloodS. T. Gibson
Finalist
My Heart Is a ChainsawStephen Graham Jones
Finalist
Nothing But Blackened TeethCassandra Khaw
Finalist
The Book of AccidentsChuck Wendig
Finalist

2021

All 2021 awards
Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia
Winner
Beneath the RisingPremee Mohamed
Finalist
Plain Bad HeroinesEmily M. Danforth
Finalist
Survivor SongPaul Tremblay
Finalist
The Hollow PlacesT. Kingfisher
Finalist
The Only Good IndiansStephen Graham Jones
Finalist

2020

All 2020 awards
The ReddeningAdam Nevill
Winner
MistletoeAlison Littlewood
Finalist
The InstituteStephen King
Finalist
The Plague StonesJames Brogden
Finalist
The Twisted OnesT. Kingfisher
Finalist

2019

All 2019 awards
Little EveCatriona Ward
Winner
The cabin at the end of the worldPaul Tremblay
Finalist
The Way of the WormRamsey Campbell
Finalist
Wolf's HillSimon Bestwick
Finalist

2018

All 2018 awards
The ChangelingVictor LaValle
Winner
Behind her eyesSarah Pinborough
Finalist
RelicsTim Lebbon
Finalist
The Boy on the BridgeM. R. Carey
Finalist
The Crow GardenAlison Littlewood
Finalist

2017

All 2017 awards
Disappearance at Devil's RockPaul Tremblay
Winner
13 minutesSarah Pinborough
Finalist
The hidden peopleAlison Littlewood
Finalist
The Searching DeadRamsey Campbell
Finalist

2016

All 2016 awards
The Girl From RawbloodCatriona Ward
Winner
A Cold SilenceAlison Littlewood
Finalist
Lost GirlAdam Nevill
Finalist
The death houseSarah Pinborough
Finalist
The SilenceTim Lebbon
Finalist
Welcome to Night ValeJeffrey Cranor
Finalist

2015

All 2015 awards
No One Gets Out AliveAdam Nevill
Winner
The EndGary McMahon
Finalist
The Girl With All the GiftsM. R. Carey
Finalist
The Last PlagueRich Hawkins
Finalist
The Unquiet HouseAlison Littlewood
Finalist

2014

All 2014 awards
The Shining GirlsLauren Beukes
Winner
House of Small ShadowsAdam Nevill
Finalist
MayhemSarah Pinborough
Finalist
NOS4A2Joe Hill
Finalist
Path of needlesAlison Littlewood
Finalist
The Ghost in the Electric Blue SuitGraham Joyce
Finalist

2013

All 2013 awards
Last DaysAdam Nevill
Winner
Silent VoicesGary McMahon
Finalist
Some kind of fairy taleGraham Joyce
Finalist
The Drowning GirlCaitlín R. Kiernan
Finalist
The Kind FolkRamsey Campbell
Finalist

2012

All 2012 awards
The RitualAdam Nevill
Winner
11/22/63Stephen King
Finalist
A Dance with DragonsGeorge R. R. Martin
Finalist
Among OthersJo Walton
Finalist
The HeroesJoe Abercrombie
Finalist

2011

All 2011 awards
Apartment 16Adam Nevill
Finalist
Demon danceSam Stone
Finalist
Pretty Little Dead ThingsGary McMahon
Finalist
The LeapingTom Fletcher
Finalist
The Silent LandGraham Joyce
Finalist

2010

All 2010 awards
OneOneUnknown author
Winner
Best Served ColdJoe Abercrombie
Finalist
Futile FlameSam Stone
Finalist
The Naming of the BeastsMike Carey
Finalist
Under the DomeStephen King
Finalist

2009

All 2009 awards
How to Make Friends With DemonsGraham Joyce
Winner
Rain DogsGary McMahon
Finalist
The Graveyard BookNeil Gaiman
Finalist
The Midnight ManSimon Clark
Finalist
The Victoria VanishesChristopher Fowler
Finalist
Thieving FearRamsey Campbell
Finalist

2008

All 2008 awards
The Grin of the DarkRamsey Campbell
Winner
Heart-Shaped BoxJoe Hill
Finalist
The IntrudersMichael Marshall
Finalist
The ServantsMichael Marshall Smith
Finalist
The TakenSarah Pinborough
Finalist
The TerrorDan Simmons
Finalist

2007

All 2007 awards
DuskTim Lebbon
Winner
Breeding GroundSarah Pinborough
Finalist
Bridge of DreamsChaz Brenchley
Finalist
Jack of RavensMark Chadbourn
Finalist
Nova SwingM. John Harrison
Finalist
The Devil You KnowMike Carey
Finalist
The Face of TwilightMark Samuels
Finalist
The Lies of Locke LamoraScott Lynch
Finalist

2006

All 2006 awards
Anansi BoysNeil Gaiman
Winner
A Feast for CrowsGeorge R. R. Martin
Finalist
Nowhere near an AngelMark Morris
Finalist
Secret StoryRamsey Campbell
Finalist
The Hounds of AvalonMark Chadbourn
Finalist
VellumHal Duncan
Finalist

2005

All 2005 awards
The Dark TowerStephen King
Winner
Days of Magic, Nights of WarClive Barker
Finalist
Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellSusanna Clarke
Finalist
The Queen of SinisterMark Chadbourn
Finalist
The water roomChristopher Fowler
Finalist

2004

All 2004 awards
Full dark houseChristopher Fowler
Winner
Felaheen: The Third ArabeskJon Courtenay Grimwood
Finalist
Lost Boy Lost GirlPeter Straub
Finalist
Nobody TrueJames Herbert
Finalist
The Poison MasterLiz Williams
Finalist
Vampyrrhic RitesSimon Clark
Finalist

2003

All 2003 awards
The ScarChina Miéville
Winner
The Darkest Part of the WoodsRamsey Campbell
Finalist
The Devil in GreenMark Chadbourn
Finalist
The facts of lifeGraham Joyce
Finalist
White ApplesJonathan Carroll
Finalist