The British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel, also known as the August Derleth Award, is a literary award given annually as part of the British Fantasy Awards. The award is named after the American writer and editor August Derleth. The August Derleth Award was previously given to the best novel of the year, before the awards were reorganized in 2012.

Winners and shortlist

* Winners

YearAuthorWorkPublisherRef.
2012Adam Nevill*The RitualPan Books
Joe AbercrombieThe HeroesGollancz
Stephen King11/22/63Hodder & Stoughton
Kim Lakin-SmithCyber CircusNewCon
George R. R. MartinA Dance with DragonsHarper Voyager
2013Adam Nevill*Last DaysMacmillan Publishers
Ramsey CampbellThe Kind FolkPS Publishing
Graham JoyceSome Kind of Fairy TaleGollancz
Caitlín R. KiernanThe Drowning GirlRoc Books
Gary McMahonSilent VoicesSolaris Books
2014Lauren Beukes*The Shining GirlsHarperCollins
Joe HillNOS4A2Gollancz
Graham JoyceThe Year of the LadybirdGollancz
Alison LittlewoodPath of NeedlesJo Fletcher
Adam NevillHouse of Small ShadowsPan Books
Sarah PinboroughMayhemJo Fletcher
2015Adam Nevill*No One Gets Out AliveMacmillan Publishers
Rich HawkinsThe Last PlagueCrowded Quarantine
Alison LittlewoodThe Unquiet HouseJo Fletcher
Emily St. John MandelStation ElevenKnopf
Gary McMahonThe EndNewCon
M. R. CareyThe Girl with All the GiftsOrbit Books
2016Catriona Ward*RawbloodWeidenfeld & Nicolson
Joseph FinkWelcome to Night ValeOrbit UK
Jeffrey Cranor
Tim LebbonThe SilenceTitan Books
Alison LittlewoodA Cold SilenceJo Fletcher
Adam NevillLost GirlPan Books
Sarah PinboroughThe Death HouseGollancz
2017Paul G. Tremblay*Disappearance at Devil's RockTitan Books
Sarah Pinborough13 MinutesGollancz
Alison LittlewoodThe Hidden PeopleJo Fletcher
Ramsey CampbellThe Searching DeadPS Publishing
2018Victor LaValleThe ChangelingSpiegel & Grau
Sarah PinboroughBehind Her EyesHarperCollins
M. R. CareyThe Boy on the BridgeOrbit Books
Alison LittlewoodThe Crow GardenJo Fletcher
Tim LebbonRelicsTitan Books
2019Catriona Ward*Little EveWeidenfeld & Nicolson
Paul G. TremblayThe Cabin at the End of the WorldTitan Books
Ramsey CampbellThe Way of the WormPS Publishing
Simon BestwickWolf's HillSnowbooks
2020Adam Nevill*The ReddeningRitual Limited
Stephen KingThe InstituteHodder & Stoughton
Helen MarshallThe MigrationTitan Books
Alison LittlewoodMistletoeJo Fletcher
James BrogdenThe Plague StonesTitan Books
T. KingfisherThe Twisted OnesTitan Books
2021Silvia Moreno-Garcia*Mexican GothicJo Fletcher
Premee MohamedBeneath the RisingSolaris Books
T. KingfisherThe Hollow PlacesSaga Press
Stephen Graham JonesThe Only Good IndiansSaga Press
Emily DanforthPlain Bad HeroinesBorough
Paul G. TremblaySurvivor SongTitan Books
2022Catriona Ward*The Last House on Needless StreetViper
Chuck WendigThe Book of AccidentsPenguin Books
Premee MohamedA Broken DarknessSolaris Books
S. T. GibsonA Dowry of BloodNyx Publishing / Orbit Books
Stephen Graham JonesMy Heart Is a ChainsawTitan Books
Cassandra KhawNothing but Blackened TeethTitan Books
2023Sarah Gailey*Just Like HomeHodder & Stoughton
Gemma AmorFull ImmersionAngry Robot
Daniel ChurchThe HollowsAngry Robot
Tim MendeesMiracle GrowthEerie River Publishing
Catriona WardSundialViper
2024Stephen Graham JonesDon't Fear the ReaperTitan Books
T. KingfisherA House with Good BonesTitan Books
Philip FracassiBoys in the ValleyOrbit Books
Grady HendrixHow to Sell a Haunted HouseTitan Books
Catriona WardLooking Glass SoundViper
David GreenOne Life LeftEerie River Publishing
2025Johanna van Veen*My Darling Dreadful ThingPoisoned Pen Press
David BarnettWithered HillCanelo Horror
Daniel ChurchThe RaveningAngry Robot
Tim LebbonAmong The LivingTitan Books
Chuck TingleBury Your GaysTitan Books
Mikaella ClementsFeast While You CanGrand Central Publishing
Onjuli Datta

See also