Locus Award - Horror/Dark Fantasy

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The Locus Awards are presented to the winners of Locus Magazine's annual reader's poll to provide suggestions and recommendations to Hugo Award voters.The Horror/Dark Fantasy award was presented from 1989-1999.

1999

Stephen King. Bag of Bones
A story of grief and a lost love's enduring bonds, of a new love haunted by the secrets of the past, of an innocent child caught in a terrible crossfire of natural and supernatural forces. Set in the territory King has made mythic--on the banks of Dark Score Lake in remote western Maine--"Bag of Bones" delves into the plight of 40-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan as he makes his return to the area for the first time since his wife's death. He finds his beloved town is familiar on its surface--but much changed underneath.

1997

Stephen King. Desperation
There's a place along Interstate 50 that some call the loneliest place on Earth. It's not a very nice place to live. It's an even worse place to die. It's known as Desperation, Nevada...
 

1996

Tim Powers. Expiration Date
 

1995

Dan Simmons. Fires of Eden
A real-estate mogul's attempts to build a deluxe Hawaiian resort are undermined by the disappearance of guests, discovery of strange beasts capable of human speech, and volcanic eruptions, as vengeful gods bring their immortal rivalries into the modern world.
 

1994

Lucius Shephard. The Golden
 

1993

Dan Simmons. Children of the Night
In Romania to help treat rare blood ailments, hematologist Kate Neuman adopts a child whose body is capable of accepting any type of blood, and soon she is tracked by superhuman members of a Romanian underground.
 

1992

Dan Simmons. Summer of Night
In the summer of 1960 in Elm Haven, Illinois, a sinister being is stalking the town's children, and when a long-silent bell peals in the middle of the night, the townfolk know it marks the end of innocence.

1991

Anne Rice. The Witching Hour
Two people with special powers are drwan together and set out in a passionate alliance to unlock the mystery of her past and his unwelcome gift. As the strane saga is played out, a world of witches is created that will fascinate readers for years to come.
 

1990

Dan Simmons. Carrion Comfort
 

1989

Barbara Hambly. Those Who Hunt the Night
Returning home to find his wife in a strange coma, London Professor James Asher is requested by vampire Simon Ysidro to help his people stop a killer who is hunting their graves by day and exposing them to the sun.