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Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

literary award by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus; awarded 1989-1997, 1999, and since 2017
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Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

Summary

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel is a literary award[1]. It draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (literary_award category, ranking #56 of 526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel won the Barbara Hambly[3].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel won the Dan Simmons[4].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel won the Anne Rice[5].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel won the Dan Simmons[6].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel won the Dan Simmons[7].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel won the Lucius Shepard[8].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel is in the country of United States[9].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel's instance of is recorded as literary award[10].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel's instance of is recorded as speculative fiction award[11].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel's instance of is recorded as class of award[12].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel is part of Locus Awards[13].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel's official website is recorded as http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus.html[14].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel's topic's main category is recorded as Q13342900[15].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel's conferred by is recorded as Locus[16].
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel's described by source is recorded as Science Fiction Awards Database[17].

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When and Where

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel is in the country of United States[9].

Context

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel is part of Locus Awards[13]. Recorded instance of include literary award[10], speculative fiction award[11], and class of award[12].

Why It Matters

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (literary_award category, ranking #56 of 526).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

What awards did Locus Award for Best Horror Novel receive?

Honors received include Barbara Hambly[3], Dan Simmons[4], Anne Rice[5], and Dan Simmons[6].

Related Entities

Anne Rice Clive Barker Dan Simmons Dean Koontz Emmanuel Carrère Orson Scott Card Science Fiction Awards Database Stephen King The Green Mile The Stand Thomas Harris United States

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  10. [3] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Poulpy · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Winner → Barbara Hambly, Dan Simmons, Anne Rice +16
    Country → United States
    Part of → Locus Awards
    Website → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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