Wrath James White and Brian Keene, founders of the Splatterpunk Awards, which recognize superior achievement in the sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror, announced the nominees for the second annual awards on February 4.

BEST NOVEL

• A Gathering of Evil by Gil Valle (Comet Press)
• Camp Slasher by Dan Padavona (Independently Published)
• Full Brutal by Kristopher Triana (Grindhouse Press)
• Last Day by Bryan Smith (Independently Published)
• Rabid Heart by Jeremy Wagner (Riverdale Avenue Books)
• Ring of Fire by David Agranoff (Deadite Press)

BEST NOVELLA

• 1000 Severed Dicks by Ryan Harding and Matt Shaw (Independently Published)
• Cockblock by CV Hunt (Grindhouse Press)
• Dead Stripper Storage by Bryan Smith (Grindhouse Press)
• Kill For Satan by Bryan Smith (Grindhouse Press)
• The Mongrel by Sean O’Connor (Matador)
• The Writhing Skies by Betty Rocksteady (Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing)

BEST SHORT STORY

• “Diabolicus Interruptus” by Christine Morgan (Forbidden Futures #1)
• “Fistulas” by Mame Bougouma Diene (Dark Moons Rising on a Starless Night)
• “Rebound” by Brendan Vidito (Nightmares In Ecstasy)
• “The Seacreator” by Ryan Harding (Splatterpunk Forever)
• “Seersucker Motherfucker” by Jay Wilburn (Beautiful Darkness)
• “Virtue of Stagnant Waters” by Monica J. O’Rourke (Splatterpunk Forever)

BEST COLLECTION

• Dark Moons Rising on a Starless Night by Mame Bougouma Diene (Clash Books)
• DJStories by David J. Schow (Subterranean Press)
• Nightmares In Ecstasy by Brendan Vidito (Clash Books)
• The Very Ineffective Haunted House by Jeff Burk (Clash Books)
• Walking Alone: Short Stories by Bentley Little (Cemetery Dance Publications)

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• The Black Room Manuscripts Volume 4 by J. R. Park and Tracy Fahey (Sinister Horror Company)
• Monsters of Any Kind by Alessandro Manzetti and Daniele Bonfanti (Independent Legions Publishing)
• Splatterpunk Forever by Jack Bantry and Kit Power (Splatterpunk zine)
• Welcome to the Show by Doug Murano and Matt Hayward (Crystal Lake Publishing)
• Year’s Best Hardcore Horror Volume 3 by Randy Chandler and Cheryl Mullenax (Red Room Press)

In addition to these nominees, publisher and author David G. Barnett will receive the J.F. Gonzalez Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the field.

The nominees were selected by readers, fans, professionals and the jurors. The final ballot will be voted on by this year’s jury: Regina Garza-Mitchell, Gabino Iglesias, Tod Clark, Gerard Houarner, Jason Cavallaro, and Garrett Cook.

The awards will be presented during a ceremony at the 2019 Killercon Convention, taking place August 16-18 in Austin, Texas.  

[Via Locus Online.]