Awards › Bram Stoker Award

Best Screenplay

66 films·19 winners·1999–2025

Presented by the Horror Writers Association for superior achievement in a horror or dark-fantasy screenplay. The award also honors television writing; only the feature-film nominations are catalogued here.

Listed by ceremony year · gold “Won” marks the winner

2025

The Substance

The Substance

2024

Heretic

Heretic

2024

I Saw the TV Glow

I Saw the TV Glow

2024

Longlegs

Longlegs

2024

Nosferatu

Nosferatu

2024

2024

Godzilla Minus One

Godzilla Minus One

2023

Huesera: The Bone Woman

Huesera: The Bone Woman

2023

No One Will Save You

No One Will Save You

2023

When Evil Lurks

When Evil Lurks

2023

2023

The Black Phone

The Black Phone

2022

Men

Men

2022

Pearl

Pearl

2022

The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

2022

2022

Antlers

Antlers

2021

Candyman

Candyman

2021

Fear Street: 1994

Fear Street: 1994

2021

2021

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

2020

Color Out of Space

Color Out of Space

2020

2020

Us

2019

Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep

2019

Midsommar

Midsommar

2019

The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

2019

2019

A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place

2018

Annihilation

Annihilation

2018

Bird Box

Bird Box

2018

Hereditary

Hereditary

2018

2018

Get Out

Get Out

2017

It

2017

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

2017

2017

The Witch

The Witch

2016

10 Cloverfield Lane

10 Cloverfield Lane

2016

2016

It Follows

It Follows

2015

Crimson Peak

Crimson Peak

2015

What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows

2014

2015

The Babadook

The Babadook

2014

2013

The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods

2012

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

2012

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

2012

2012

Priest

Priest

2011

The Adjustment Bureau

The Adjustment Bureau

2011

2005

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004

Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

2004

Hellboy

Hellboy

2004

2004

Bubba Ho-tep

Bubba Ho-tep

2002

Identity

Identity

2003

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

2003

Frailty

Frailty

2002

Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

Signs

Signs

2002

The Ring

The Ring

2002

2002

Memento

Memento

2000

From Hell

From Hell

2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

The Others

The Others

2001

2001

Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire

2000

Pitch Black

Pitch Black

2000

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

2000

The Cell

The Cell

2000

Unbreakable

Unbreakable

2000

2000

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

1999

The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project

1999

The Green Mile

The Green Mile

1999

1999

Dark City

Dark City

1998

Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

1998

Fallen

Fallen

1998

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