UPDATE: 2009 Award Finalists Anounced.

Each year, the Horror Writers Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement in the field of horror writing, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work Dracula. Since 1987, the approximately 500 members of the HWA have recommended, nominated and voted on the greatest works of horror and dark fantasy of the previous calendar year, making the Stokers the most prestigious award in the field of horror literature.
 
Currently the awards are presented in eight categories: Novel, First Novel, Long Fiction, Short Fiction, Fiction Collection, Anthology, Non-fiction, and Poetry Collection. The organization's Active members will select the winners from this ballot; voting will close on March 3rd, and the awards will be presented this year at a gala banquet on Saturday evening, March 27, at the World Horror Convention in Brighton, UK.

Hoosier Paranormal Research. True Stories of Central Indiana Hauntings.Thursday October 15th 7 p.m.

Spend a ghostly afternoon with the Hoosier Paranormal Research Team as they describe their investigations of Indiana hauntings. Since 2005 they have been studying paranormal phenomena, which include claims of haunting by ghost, spirits or other supernatural forces. Through scientific analysis they try to capture evidence to validate a haunting. To date, Hoosier Paranormal has performed thirty-five investigations including the Stepp Cemetery in the Morgan-Monroe State Forest.