The International Horror Guild Award (also known as the IHG Award) was an accolade recognizing excellence in the field of
horror/
dark fantasy
Dark fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporate disturbing and frightening themes of fantasy. It often combines fantasy with elements of horror or has a gloomy dark tone or a sense of horror and dr ...
, presented by the International Horror Guild (IHG) from 1995 to 2008.
The IHG Awards were determined by a jury of notable horror/dark fantasy critics and reviewers, which has included
Edward Bryant
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,
Ann VanderMeer
Ann VanderMeer (née Kennedy) is an American publisher and editor, and the second female editor of the horror magazine ''Weird Tales''. She is the founder of Buzzcity Press.
Work from her press and related periodicals has won the British Fantasy ...
, Stefan Dziemianowicz, William Sheehan, Fiona Webster and Hank Wagner. Nomination suggestions were accepted from the public. The annual awards were usually announced during a special presentation at a convention or other event, and IHG Award presentations have been held at the
World Fantasy Convention
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, the
World Horror Convention
The World Horror Convention was an annual professional gathering of the World Horror Society and other interested parties that ran annually for 26 years, from 1991 through 2016, before being discontinued.
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The annual World Horror ...
and
Dragon*Con
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.
Originally in the form of a "winged dog gargoyle" figure on a base, in 2002 the IHG Award was redesigned as a black, tombstone-shaped and free-standing plaque. The Living Legend Award had the same design, but in clear acrylic.
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About the International Horror Guild Award
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Awards established in 1995
Horror fiction awards