By KEVIN HOOVER
The time has come for the annual RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR AWARDS, and RUE MORGUE has picked up nods across several categories. Now in its 23rd installment, the Rondos honor the most prolific works and creators across the wild world of horror entertainment, and the best part is that all voting is in the hands of the greatest community in all of fandom: horror enthusiasts.
Voting is quick and bloodless – simply copy and paste your recommendations from the official ballot or just write your answers in an email and send them to David Colton at taraco@aol.com by Sunday night at midnight, April 20th, 2025.
RUE MORGUE is recognized across the following:
BEST MAGAZINE OF 2024
BEST ARTICLE
“Dawn of the Women,” by Dejan Ognjanovic, RUE MORGUE #219. Women directors often see horror in whole new ways.
BEST INTERVIEW
Nosferatu director Robert Eggers by Andrea Subissati, RUE MORGUE #220
BEST COLUMN
“Devil’s in the Details,” by Stacie Ponder
“It Came from Bowen’s Basement,” by John Bowen
BEST COVER
RUE MORGUE #220
by Shane Mills
BEST PODCAST/MULTI-MEDIA
Faculty of Horror hosted by Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West
BEST CLASSIC MONSTER FICTION
Nightmare, by Michael Gingold, based on screenplay by Romano Scavolini (Severin Films, softcover, 200 pages, $14.95). A serial killer in Brooklyn is thought cured.
Each category also offers the option for write-in candidates, so if there’s a member of the RUE CREW whose work made your hair stand on end last year, show ‘em some love with a nomination for BEST WRITER OF 2024.
Remember, polling for the 23rd Annual RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR AWARDS ends on midnight, April 20th, 2025. Be sure to get your votes in now!
