The 2022 Splatterpunk Awards ceremony is less than a month away. The presentation, hosted by Splatterpunk Award founders Wrath James White and myself, will take place August 13th at Killercon in Austin, TX.

The nominees* for this year’s awards are as follows:

J. F. GONZALEZ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD** 

-- Clive Barker

BEST NOVEL

-- Don’t Go To Wheelchair Camp by David Irons (Severed Press)

-- Trench Mouth by Christine Morgan (Madness Heart Press)

-- The Maddening by Carver Pike (Independently Published)

-- The Devoured And The Dead by Kristopher Rufty (Death’s Head Press)

-- The Night Stockers by Kristopher Triana and Ryan Harding (The Evil Cookie Publishing)

 -- Left To You by Daniel J. Volpe (D&T Publishing)

BEST NOVELLA

 -- Midnight In The City Of The Carrion Kid by James G. Carlson (Gloom House Publishing) 

 -- Only The Stains Remain by Ross Jeffery (Cemetery Gates Media)

 -- Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca (Weirdpunk Books)

 -- A Roll Of the Dice by Matt Shaw (Independently Published)

 -- Sacrament by Steve Stred (Black Void Publishing)

 -- Talia by Daniel J. Volpe (Independently Published)

BEST SHORT STORY

-- “The Martini Club” by Aron Beauregard (from Beyond Reform, Aron Beauregard Horror)

-- “Fireflies and Apple Pies” by Thomas R. Clark (from The God Provides, St. Rooster Books)

-- “Sun Poison” by Stephen Kozeniewski (from Battered, Broken Bodies, Independently Published) 2

-- “Start Today” by Justin Lutz (from Teenage Grave, Filthy Loot)

-- “Abigail” by Daemon Manx (Terror Tract Publishing) 1

-- “Next Best Baker” by Jeff Strand (from Baker’s Dozen, Uncomfortably Dark)

 BEST COLLECTION

-- Beyond Reform by Jon Athan, Aron Beauregard, and Jasper Bark (Aron Beauregard Horror)

 -- Black Tongue And Other Anomalies by Richard Beauchamp (D&T Publishing)

 -- Sinister Mix by Brian Bowyer (Independently Published)

 -- Shattered Skies by Chris Miller (Death’s Head Press)

 -- Twisted Tainted Tales by Janine Pipe (Pipe Screams Press)

 -- May Cause Ocular Bleeding by Nikolas P. Robinson (Independently Published)

 BEST ANTHOLOGY

-- Body Shocks edited by Ellen Datlow (Tachyon Publications)

-- Between A Spider’s Eyes edited by River Dixon (Potter’s Grove Press)

-- Bludgeon Tools edited by K. Trap Jones (The Evil Cookie Publishing)

-- Gorefest edited by K. Trap Jones (The Evil Cookie Publishing)

-- Baker’s Dozen edited by Candace Nola (Uncomfortably Dark)

-- Battered, Broken Bodies edited by Matt Shaw (Independently Published)

* If you are a nominee and you will be unable to attend this yea, please contact Brian Keene and let us know whom you would like to accept on your behalf, should you win.

** The previous J. F. Gonzalez Award recipients are: David J. Schow, David G. Barnett, Edward Lee, and John Skipp.

 In addition to the awards, we will also present the inaugural inductees into the Splatterpunk Hall of Legends, a physical memorial honoring and spotlighting Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror writers, artists, editors, and publishers who have passed away. The initial inductees are:

-- Richard Laymon

-- Jack Ketchum

-- J. F. Gonzalez

-- Charlee Jacob

-- John Pelan

-- Gak

-- David G. Barnett

For further questions or comments, please contact the Splatterpunk Awards committee at splatterpunkawards@gmail.com