Splatterpunk Award founders Wrath James White and Brian Keene have announced the nominees for the 2024 Splatterpunk Awards, honoring superior achievement for works published in 2023 in the sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror.

The winners will be announced at KillerCon in Austin, TX to be held August 9-11.

They have also named the recipient of the sixth annual J. F. Gonzalez Lifetime Achievement Award (honoring individuals who, like Gonzalez, have made a significant impact on the Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror field).

The nominees are as follows:

BEST NOVEL

• The Night Mother by John Everson (Dark Arts Books)  
• Maeve Fly by C. J. Leede (Tor Nightfire)
• Pedo Island Bloodbath by Duncan Ralston (Shadow Work Publishing)
• Dead End House by Bryan Smith (Grindhouse Press)  
• Along the River of Flesh by Kristopher Triana (Bad Dream Books)   

BEST NOVELLA 

• The Bighead’s Junk by Edward Lee (Evil Cookie Publishing)   
• Smokey Elvis and Danzick Battle Swamp Ass by Lance Loot (Independently Published)  
• Snow Angels by Lucas Mangum (D&T Publishing) 
• Sirens and Seaweed by Candace Nola (Uncomfortably Dark Horror)  
• ​Bowery by Matthew Vaughn (Independently Published)  

BEST SHORT STORY

• “My Octopus Master” by Stephen Kozeniewski (from Dead and Bloated, Evil Cookie Publishing) 
• “Unfound Footage” by Patrick Lacey (from Splatterpunk’s Basement of Horror, Splatterpunk Zine)   
• “Hide/Invert: A Saga In Ten Reels” by David J. Schow (from The Drive-In: Multiplex, Pandi Press)  
• “The Night People” by Bryan Smith (from The Gauntlet, Grindhouse Press)  
• “Blood Harmony” by Chet Williamson (from The Drive-In: Multiplex, Pandi Press)  

 BEST COLLECTION

• Something Very Wrong, Jonathan Butcher (Independently Published)  
• Transcendental Mutilation by Ryan Harding (Death’s Head Press)  
• Woe To Those Who Dwell On Earth John Lynch (High Explosive Horror)  
• Gush: Tales of Vaginal Horror by Gina Ranalli (Madness Heart Press)  
• Beautiful Darkness by Jay Wilburn (Madness Heart Press)  

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• Splatterpunk’s Basement of Horror edited by Jack Bantry (Splatterpunk Zine)  
• Blood and Blasphemy edited by Gerri R. Gray (Hellbound Books)  
• We’re Here: An Anthology of LGBTQ+ Horror edited by Angelique Jordonna and James G. Carlson (Gloom House Publishing)  
• Dark Disasters edited by Candace Nola (Uncomfortably Dark)  
• ​Dead and Bloated edited by K Trap Jones (Evil Cookie Publishing)  

J. F. GONZALEZ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• Ray Garton
• Craig Spector

Previous recipients are David J. Schow, David G. Barnett, John Skipp, Clive Barker, Monica O’Rourke, and Edward Lee.