2023 Splatterpunk Awards

Nominees and Winners for the Splatterpunk Awards, “honoring superior achievement for works published in 2022 in the sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror,” were presented at the 2023 KillerCon, held August 11-13, 2023 in Austin TX.

Best Novel

#1 WINNER: Playground, Aron Beauregard (self-published)
#2 The Television, Edward Lee (Madness Heart)
#3 Faces of Beth, Carver Pike (self-published)
#4 Last of the Ravagers, Bryan Smith (Death’s Head / Thunderstorm)
#5 Mastodon, Steve Stred (Black Void)
#6 Ex-Boogeyman, Kristopher Triana (Bad Dream; Thunderstorm)

Best Novella

#7 WINNER: Plastic Monsters, Daniel J. Volpe (self-published)
#8 Charcoal, Garrett Cook (Clash)
#9 Grandpappy, Patrick C. Harrison III (self-published)
#10 Mr. Tilling’s Basement, Edward Lee (Deadite)
#11 #thighgap, Chandler Morrison (Cemetery Gates)

Best Short Story

#12 WINNER: “Jinx”, Bridgett Nelson (A Bouquet of Viscera)
#21 Just Another Bloodbath at Camp Woe-Be-Gone, R.J. Benetti (self-published)
#22 “Of The Worm”, Ryan Harding (Splatterpunk #13)
#18 “My Chopping List”, Stephen Kozeniewski (Counting Bodies Like Sheep)
#22 “Gutted”, Bracken MacLeod (Splatterpunk #13)

Best Collection

#12 WINNER: A Bouquet of Viscera, Bridgett Nelson (self-published)
#13 Always Listen To Her Hurt: Collected Works, Kenzie Jennings (Blistered Siren)
#10 Mr. Tilling’s Basement and Other Stories, Edward Lee (Deadite)
#14 Horrorsmut, Christine Morgan (The Evil Cookie)
#15 Pornography For the End of the World, Brendan Vidito (Weirdpunk)

Best Anthology

#16 WINNER: Camp Slasher Lake, Volume 1, D.W. Hitz & Candace Nola, eds. (Fedowar)
#17 Human Monsters, Sadie Hartmann & Ashley Sawyers, eds. (Dark Matter Ink)
#18 Counting Bodies Like Sheep, K. Trap Jones, ed. (The Evil Cookie)
#19 Call Me Hoop, S.C. Mendes & Lucy Leitner, eds.; created by Drew Stepek (Blood Bound)
#20 Czech Extreme, Honza Vojtisek & Lisa Lee Tone, eds. (Madness Heart)

J.F. Gonzalez Lifetime Achievement Award

Monica J. O’Rourke

In addition, Jay Wilburn was inducted into the Splatterpunk Hall of Legends.