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• 1987: The Manse by Lisa Cantrell
  • The Damnation Game by Clive Barker
  • Slob by Rex Miller
  • The Harvest Bride by Tony Richards
  • Excavation Steve by Rasnic Tem
• 1988: The Suiting by Kelley Wilde
  • Cities of the Dead by Michael Paine
  • Resurrection, Inc. by Kevin J. Anderson
  • Deliver Us From Evil by Alan Lee Harris
  • Demon Night by J. Michael Straczynski
  • Fear Book by John L. Bryne
• 1989: Sunglasses After Dark by Nancy A. Collins
  • The Dwelling by Tom Elliot
  • Goat Dance by Douglas Clegg
  • Laying The Music To Rest by Dean Wesley Smith
  • The Lilith Factor by Jean Paiva
• 1990: The Revelation by Bentley Little
  • Blood of the Children by Alan Rodgers
  • Dark Father by Tom Piccirilli
  • Nightblood by T. Chris Martindale
• 1991: The Cipher by Kathe Koja (tie)
• 1991: Prodigal by Melanie Tem (tie)
  • Winter Scream by Chris Curry & L. Dean James
  • Wilderness by Dennis Danvers
  • Unearthed by Ashley McConnell
• 1992: Sineater by Elizabeth Massie
  • Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
  • Beauty by Brian D'Amato
  • Less Than Human by Gary Raisor
  • The Holy Terror by Wayne Allen Salee
• 1993: The Thread that Binds the Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
  • Afterage by Yvonne Navarro
  • Created By by Richard Christian Matheson
  • Suckers by Anne Billson
  • Wet Work by Philip Nutman
• 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an: Grave Markings by Michael Arnzen
  • The Black Mariah by Jay R. Bonansinga
  • Deadweight by Robert Devereaux
  • Near Death by Nancy Kilpatrick
• 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja: The Safety of Unknown Cities by Lucy Taylor
  • Diary of a Vampire by Gary Bowen
  • The Between by Tananarive Due
  • Madeleine's Ghost by Robert Girardi
  • Wyrm Wolf by Edo van Belkolm
• 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan: Crota by Owl Goingback
  • Flute Song by Donald Burleson
  • Horrow Show by Greg KihnGreg Kihn (born 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a US rock musician. As front man for the Greg Kihn Band, he is perhaps best known for the hit single "(Our Love's in) Jeopardy". Other popular songs include "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" and "Mad
  • Dead Heat by Del Stone
• 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t: Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis
  • The Art of Arrow Cutting by Stephen Dedman
  • Hungry Eyes by Barry Hoffman
  • Drawn to the Grave by Mary Ann Mitchell
  • The Inquisitor by Mary Murrey
• 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting: Dawn Song by Michael Marano
  • Night Prayers by P.D. Cacek
  • This Symbiotic Fascination by Charlee Jacob
  • Silk by Caitlin R. Kiernan
• 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep: Wither by J.G. Passarella
  • Widow's Walk by Steve Beai
  • Every Dead Thing by John ConnollyFor information on the former Texas governor, please see John Connally. Bishop John Connolly ( 1750 February 6, 1825), born in Ireland, was the second bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. He was ordained a priest on September 24, 1774 and ord
  • King Rat by China Miéville
• 2000: The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club by Brian A. Hopkins
  • Nailed by the Heart by Simon Clark
  • House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielweski
  • Run by Douglas E. Winter
• 2001: Deadliest of the Species by Michael Oliveri
  • Phantom Feast by Diana Barron
  • Skating on the Edge by d.g.k. goldberg
  • Riverwatch by Joe Nassise
• 2002: The Lovely Bones by Alice Seybold
  • The Blues Ain't Nothing by Tina Jens
  • Atmosphere by Michael Laimo
  • The Red Church by Scott Nicholson