The fisherman horror novel5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() The two commiserate over their loss and Abe shows Dan his secret coping skill fishing. The Fisherman won the Bram Stoker and This Is Horror Awards for superior achievement in a novel. When Abe’s coworker, Dan, loses his wife and child in a car accident Abe steps in to help console him. That's a lot of Stephen King! In past years, we've resisted giving authors more than one slot on the list (though we made an exception for Nora Roberts during the 2015 romance poll - and she's basically the Stephen King of romance.) In the end, we decided that since so much classic horror is in short story format, we would allow authors one novel and one short story if necessary. Told from the perspective of Abe, a man who lost his wife to cancer, The Fisherman revolves around a friendship forged from grief and, of all things, fishing. I'd be hiding under the bed shuddering without their help.Īnd a word about Stephen King: Out of almost 7,000 nominations you sent in, 1,023 of them were for the modern master of horror. Readers did nominate them, but the judges felt uncomfortable debating the inclusion of their own work - so it's up to me to tell you to find and read their excellent books! I personally, as a gigantic horror wuss, owe a debt of gratitude to this year's judges, particularly Hendrix, for their help writing summaries for all the list entries. ![]() One thing you won't see on the list is any work from this year's judges, Stephen Graham Jones, Ruthanna Emrys, Tananarive Due and Grady Hendrix. ![]() 100 Best Books Happy Ever After: 100 Swoon-Worthy Romances ![]()
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