Comments on: WINNERS: 2010 Bram Stoker Awards

By: Nick Mamatas

Nick Mamatas — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:22:45 +0000

Aw, I'm so hurt.

Anyway, here's a fun fact: who has lost more Stoker awards than anyone? Stephen King.

By: David K.

David K. — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:03:27 +0000

Oh, and by the way, I don't take Nick Mamatas seriously. He's not much of a writer.

By: David K.

David K. — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:00:56 +0000

I think Alexandra Sokoloff's "Book of Shadows" should have won. She's the best horror novelist right now.

By: Gef

Gef — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:59:40 +0000

Harsh criticism towards Straub. Now I'm even more interested to read it. Better hurry up and save it from collecting dust on my bookshelf.

I will say though, with my cynicism towards awards of every stripe, I would have been surprised as heck had Straub--and King for that matter--not won.

By: tam

tam — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:15:32 +0000

Horns by Stephen King, Jr. was the best horror novel I read last year. Well, it was the only one.

By: Nick Mamatas

Nick Mamatas — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:48:08 +0000

I read and loved A DARK MATTER. Here’s my review, from back in February 2010:

http://nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com/1429884.html

Given that many of the one-star reviews from amazon are from people who all but admit they don’t like books that might be a little harder than the usual mass market paperback with a skull on the cover, I wouldn’t take the 2.5 star average at all seriously. Nor would I take anyone who appealed to amazon and goodreads reviews as a whole seriously.

By: Roddy Reta

Roddy Reta — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:12:25 +0000

Honestly, the Stokers are even more a popularity contest than the Hugos, with Staub and King winning almost every year they're on the ballot.

By: David K.

David K. — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:34:41 +0000

"A Dark Matter" gets 2 and 1/2 stars on Amazon and also on Good Reads. It was poorly reviewed. And it wins the best horror novel of the year? Just because it has Straub's name on it?

By: David K.

David K. — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:31:46 +0000

Really? "A Dark Matter"? Did any of those people who voted for it actually read the book? It was terrible. A waste of time. One of the worst books I've ever read, and I've read 1,000s of novels. What a stain on the award. Disgusting.