Wow. GLEEFULLY MACABRE TALES is a Bram Stoker Award finalist for Best Collection! Madness! Insanity! And I’m up against Stephen King again. Will he deliver another brutal spanking as in the PRESSURE vs. LISEY’S STORY duel…or will I emerge victorious?
Who cares? I’m emcee this year. Win or lose, that statue is totally going home with me. If you want to watch the awards ceremony in person, and you know you do, check out the official site at http://www.stokers2009.com.
The complete list of finalists:
Superior Achievement in a Novel COFFIN COUNTY by Gary Braunbeck (Leisure Books) Superior Achievement in a First Novel MIDNIGHT ON MOURN STREET by Christopher Conlon (Earthling Publications) Superior Achievement in Long Fiction THE SHALLOW END OF THE POOL by Adam-Troy Castro (Creeping Hemlock Press) Superior Achievement in Short Fiction PETRIFIED by Scott Edelman (Desolate Souls) Superior Achievement in an Anthology LIKE A CHINESE TATTOO edited by Bill Breedlove (Dark Arts Books) Superior Achievement in a Collection THE NUMBER 121 TO PENNSYLVANIA by Kealan Patrick Burke (Cemetery Dance Publications) Superior Achievement in Nonfiction CHEAP SCARES by Gregory Lamberson (McFarland) Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection THE NIGHTMARE COLLECTION by Bruce Boston (Dark Regions Press) |
March 23, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Whoo hoo!! Congratulations! And if you need someone to take care of that King guy, me and the monkeys are ready to roll…. 😉
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March 24, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Congrats, man!
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March 26, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Congratulations Jeff,
I’ll be cheering for you. Hopefully a win will make my copy of GLEEFULLY MACABRE TALES a lucrative investment so I can finally retire.
All the best and good luck,
Ron
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