The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the recipients of the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement. Named in honor of Bram Stoker (Dracula) and awarded annually since 1988, the awards “are given ‘for superior achievement,’ not for ‘best of the year,’ and the rules are deliberately designed to make ties possible.”
Here are some highlights from this year’s winners:
SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL
Stephen Graham Jones, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN LONG FICTION
(tie) Nathan Ballingrud, Cathedral of the Drowned / A.C. Wise, “Wolf Moon, Antler Moon”
SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A FICTION COLLECTION
John Langan, Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions
SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ANTHOLOGY
Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora, ed. Kristy Park Kulski
SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A FIRST NOVEL
Michael Wehunt, The October Film Haunt
SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SHORT FICTION
RJ Joseph, “Inheritance”
SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A GRAPHIC NOVEL
Mike Mignola, Bowling for Corpses and Other Tales from Lands Unknown
SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN POETRY
Linda D. Addison and Jamal Hodge, Everything Endless
SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A SCREENPLAY
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
A hearty congratulations to all of the nominees this year and a round of applause to the winners! See the full list of winners here.