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Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel

Horror · 1996–2026

2026

All 2026 awards
Orpheus NineChris Flynn
Winner
Slashed BeautiesA. Rushby
Finalist
The Crimson RoadAngela Slatter
Finalist
This Stays Between UsMargot McGovern
Finalist

2025

All 2025 awards
Carve Your Soul to PiecesBen Pienaar
Winner
RemedyJ. S. Breukelaar
Finalist
Rock ZombieA. B. Finlayson
Finalist
The CountDavid-Jack Fletcher
Finalist

2024

All 2024 awards
BunnyS. E. Tolsen
Winner
BorderlandGraham Akhurst
Finalist
Some Shall BreakEllie Marney
Finalist
The Graveyard ShiftMaria Lewis
Finalist
When Ghosts Call Us HomeKatya de Becerra
Finalist

2023

All 2023 awards
The Stone RoadTrent Jamieson
Winner
Sallow BendAlan Baxter
Finalist
ScavengersRobert Hood
Finalist
The Path of ThornsAngela Slatter
Finalist
The StrangerKathryn Hore
Finalist

2022

All 2022 awards
Holly and the NobodiesBen Pienaar
Winner
Midnight in the Chapel of LoveMatthew R. Davis
Finalist
Papa Lucy & the BonemanJason Fischer
Finalist
The AirwaysJennifer Mills
Finalist
The BridgeJ. S. Breukelaar
Finalist

2021

All 2021 awards
None Shall SleepEllie Marney
Winner
An Enigma in SilverSimon Haynes
Finalist
GutterbreedMarty Young
Finalist
Monstrous HeartClaire McKenna
Finalist
Soul SurvivorDaniel de Lorne
Finalist

2020

All 2020 awards
The rich man's houseAndrew McGahan
Winner
A Riddle in BronzeSimon Haynes
Finalist
Chuwa: The Rat People of LahoreBrian Craddock
Finalist
RemainsAndrew Cull
Finalist

2019

All 2019 awards
Tide of StoneKaaron Warren
Winner
The Bus on ThursdayShirley Barrett
Finalist
The Years of the WolfCraig Cormick
Finalist

2018

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SoonLois Murphy
Winner
AletheiaJ. S. Breukelaar
Finalist
Who's Afraid Too?Maria Lewis
Finalist

2017

All 2017 awards
The Grief HoleKaaron Warren
Winner
Fear Is the RiderKenneth Cook
Finalist

2016

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Day BoyTrent Jamieson
Winner

2015

All 2015 awards
RazorhurstRazorhurstJustine Larbalestier
Winner
Book of the DeadGreig Beck
Finalist
ObsidianAlan Baxter
Finalist

2014

All 2014 awards
Fairytales for Wilde GirlsAllyse Near
Winner
Path of NightDirk Flinthart
Finalist
The First BirdGreig Beck
Finalist
The Marching DeadLee Battersby
Finalist

2013

All 2013 awards
PerfectionsKirstyn McDermott
Winner
Blood and DustJason Nahrung
Finalist
Bloody WatersJason Franks
Finalist
SalvageJason Nahrung
Finalist

2011

All 2011 awards
Madigan MineKirstyn McDermott
Winner
After the World: GravesendJason Fischer
Finalist
Death Most DefiniteTrent Jamieson
Finalist

2010

All 2010 awards
Red QueenHoney Brown
Winner
HornPeter M. Ball
Finalist
Night's Cold KissTracey O'Hara
Finalist
SlightsKaaron Warren
Finalist
The DarkeningStephen M. Irwin
Finalist

2009

All 2009 awards
The SeanceJohn Harwood
Winner
GhostlinesNick Gadd
Finalist

2008

All 2008 awards
Blood of dreamsSusan Parisi
Winner

2007

All 2007 awards
PrismaticEdwina Grey
Winner · tie
The Pilo family circusWill Elliott
Winner · tie
CarniesMartin Livings
Finalist
The motherBrett McBean
Finalist

2005

All 2005 awards
The Black CrusadeRichard Harland
Winner
Giants of the frostKim Wilkins
Finalist

2004

All 2004 awards
Born of the SeaVictor Kelleher
Winner
The Autumn CastleKim Wilkins
Finalist
The LamplighterAnthony O'Neill
Finalist

2003

All 2003 awards
The White Body of EveningA. L. McCann
Winner
Daughter of The DarkLouise Cusack
Finalist
Shadows biteStephen Dedman
Finalist
The NamingAlison Croggon
Finalist

2002

All 2002 awards
Angel of Ruin: or Fallen AngelKim Wilkins
Winner
The Music of RazorsCameron Rogers
Finalist

2001

All 2001 awards
The ResurrectionistsKim Wilkins
Winner