David J. Skal
Awards Summary
Awards Won: 3
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 16
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(1 nomination)
1991:
Hollywood Gothic (Norton)
— nonfiction book — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination)
1994:
for The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror
— special award, professional — nomination
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(5 nominations)
2017:
Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, The Man Who Wrote Dracula (Liveright)
— nonfiction — nomination
2001:
“Back to the Black Lagoon” (Creature from the Black Lagoon)
— other media — nomination
1997:
V is for Vampire: An A to Z Guide to Everything Undead (Penguin/Plume)
— nonfiction — nomination
1994:
The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror (Norton)
— nonfiction book — nomination
1991:
Hollywood Gothic (Norton)
— nonfiction book — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(5 nominations)
1998:
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Nina Auerbach & DJS, eds.) (Norton)
— nonfiction — 6th place
1994:
The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror (Norton)
— nonfiction — 3rd place
1991:
Hollywood Gothic (Norton)
— nonfiction — 5th place
1989:
Antibodies (Congdon & Weed)
— horror novel — 12th place
1981:
Scavengers (Pocket)
— first novel — 10th place
— Other Awards —
International Horror Guild Awards — for horror works, juried
(1 nomination)
1999:
Screams of Reason: Mad Science and Modern Culture (W.W. Norton)
— nonfiction — nomination
Lord Ruthven Awards — for fiction and nonfiction about vampires, juried
(3 nominations; 3 wins)
2017:
Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, The Man Who Wrote Dracula
— nonfiction — winner
1997:
V is for Vampire: An A to Z Guide to Everything Undead (Penguin/Plume)
— nonfiction — winner
1994:
The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror (Norton)
— nonfiction — winner
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