Cena International Horror Guild se uděluje již 11 let a předává se na World Fantasy conu vždy za rok uplynulý. Letos byly Ceny uděleny 3. listopadu 2005 v americkém Madisonu, stát Wisconsin. Událost uváděli Peter Straub a Graham Joyce. Porotu tvořili Edward Bryant, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Ann Kennedy a Hank Wagner. Cenu může obdržet autor, který publikoval horor nebo temnou fantasy v roce předchozím, takže vám představíme výsledky za díla z roku 2004. Žijící legendou se stal Gahan Wilson (u nás jsme si mohli přečíst povídku HPL v Cthulhu 2000, jinak je to výtvarník a editor. V roce 2004 obdržel i World Fantasy Award za celoživotní dílo).

Pojďme se však podívat na vítěze a nominované. Největším překvapením pro mne bylo, že si Zuzana Clark neodnesla i hororovou cenu, když už byla nominována, ale na druhou stranu to může znamenat opravdovou nestrannost poroty.

Román (dílo nad 40 tisíc slov):

• Ramsey Campbell. THE OVERNIGHT (PS Publishing, UK)
• Elizabeth Hand. MORTAL LOVE (William Morrow)
• James Hynes. THE KINGS OF INFINITE SPACE (St. Martin's Press)
• Lucius Shepard. A HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN PRAYER (Thunder's Mouth Press)
• Peter Straub. IN THE NIGHT ROOM (Random House, US; Harper Collins, UK)

Román (prvotina):

• John Harwood. THE GHOST WRITER (Harcourt, US; Jonathan Cape UK)
• Susanna Clarke. JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL (Bloomsbury)
• Nick Mamatas. MOVE UNDER GROUND (Night Shade)
• Dan Vining. THE QUICK (Jove)
• Carlos Ruis Zafon (Translated by Lucia Graves). THE SHADOW OF THE WIND (Penguin, US; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, UK; Text Publishing, Australia)

Povídka (dlouhá forma - zpravidla méně než 40 tisíc slov, což je novela):

• Lucius Shepard. VIATOR (Night Shade)
• John Connolly. THE REFLECTING EYE: A CHARLIE PARKER NOVELLA (Hodder & Stoughton, UK; Atria, US)
• Leena Krohn. TAINARON (Prime)
• Lisa Tuttle. MY DEATH (PS Publishing)

Povídka (středně dlouhá forma - určují porotci podle počtu slov, ale zhruba odpovídá dlouhé povídce):

• Daniel Abraham. "Flat Diane" (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Oct/Nov 04)
• Laird Barron. "Bulldozer" (SciFiction, Scifi.com, 25 Aug 04)
• Stephen Gallagher. "Restraint" (Postscripts 1)
• Barbara Roden. "Northwest Passage" (ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT)
• Michael Shea. "The Growlimb" (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan 04)

Povídka (krátká povídka):

• Don Tumasonis. "A Pace of Change" (ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT)
• Dale Bailey. "The End of the World as We Know It" (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Oct/Nov 04)
• Margo Lanagan. "Singing My Sister Down" (BLACK JUICE)
• Holly Phillips. "In the Palace of Repose" (HP Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror #1)
• Kit Reed. "Family Bed" (SciFiction, Scifi.com, 12 May 04)

Sbírka (nad 40 tisíc slov a více než 3 útvary od jednoho autora):

• Brian Evenson. THE WAVERING KNIFE (Fiction Collective Two)
• John Connolly. NOCTURNES (Atria, US; Hodder & Stoughton, UK)
• Stephen Gallagher. OUT OF HIS MIND (PS Publishing)
• Francis Oliver. DANCING ON AIR (Ash-Tree Press)
• Conrad Williams. USE ONCE THEN DESTROY (Night Shade)

Antologie (více než 60 tisíc slov, více než 3 povídky od minimálně tří různých autorů):

• ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT, edited by Barbara and Christopher Roden (Ash-Tree Press)
• NIGHT VISIONS 11, edited by William Sheehan (Subterranean)
• QUIETLY NOW: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES L. GRANT, edited by Kealan-Patrick Burke (Borderlands)
• A WALK ON THE DARKSIDE: VISIONS OF HORROR, edited by John Pelan (Roc)

Práce mimo beletrii:

• DM Mitchell. A SERIOUS LIFE (Savoy, UK)
• Alan Clark. THE PAINT IN MY BLOOD (IFD Publishing)
• Joseph McCabe. HANGING OUT WITH THE DREAM KING: CONVERSATIONS WITH NEIL GAIMAN AND HIS COLLABORATORS (Fantagraphics)
• Milt Thomas. CAVE OF A THOUSAND TALES (Arkham House)

Výtvarník:

• Darrel Anderson a Rick Berry
• Alan Clark
• Lisa Desimini
• Michael Whelan

Film:

• SHAUN OF THE DEAD (česky Soumrak mrtvých). Directed by Edgar Wright, written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
• HELLBOY. Directed and screenplay by Guillermo del Toro, story by Guillermo del Toro and Peter Briggs, based on comics and the character created by Mike Mignola
• THE MACHINIST (česky Mechanik). Directed by Brad Anderson, written by Scott Kosay
• THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (česky Umučení Krista). Directed by Mel Gibson, screenplay by Benedict Fitzgerald and Mel Gibson

Televizní adaptace:

• LOST, created by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof (ABC)
• CARNIVALE, created by Daniel Knauf (Home Box Office)
• CHARMED, created by Constance M Burge (WB)
• KINGDOM HOSPITAL, created by Stephen King based on film by Lars van Trier (ABC)

Kreslený příběh:

• THE BUG BOY by Hideshi Hino (DH Publishing)
• ALEISTER ARCANE # 1-3 by Steve Niles (writer) & Breehn Burns (illustrator) (IDW Publishing)
• THE DARK HORSE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT edited by Scott Allie (Dark Horse)
• THE GOON #6: "Ilagarto Hombre!" by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
• GRAPHIC CLASSICS: ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON edited by Tom Pomplun (Eureka Productions)

Periodikum:

• The Third Alternative (TTA Press)
• Cemetery Dance (Cemetery Dance Publications)
• The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (Spilogale, Inc.)
• SciFiction (Scifi.com)
• Wormwood (Tartarus Press)