Kristopher Triana

Kristopher Triana (born 1977) is an American writer of horror, southern gothic, and crime fiction.[1][2] He is a three-time winner of the Splatterpunk Award for Best Novel, winning for Full Brutal (2019),[3] The Night Stockers (with Ryan Harding, 2022),[4] and The Old Lady (2025).[5]

Career

Triana has published novels, collections, novellas, and short fiction.[2] His work is exclusively horror and is associated with the splatterpunk movement,[6] and is also in the genres of crime, noir, and western.[6] He has also been a columnist for Backwoods Survival Guide magazine.[6]

Reception

A Baltimore Sun review of Gone to See the River Man said, "If you thought obsession was creepy, Triana takes it to a whole other level....What unfolds is a descent into pure depravity, where every page feels like it’s watching you back. By the time you reach the River Man himself, you’ll be hollowed out and you’ll love Triana for it."[7]

A Publishers Weekly review of The Detained called it "Triana's pedestrian horror riff on The Breakfast Club" and that the author "rushes through the emotional meltdowns, recriminations, and drastic measures without allowing enough space for real chills".[8]

Personal life

According to ISFDB, Triana was born in New York in 1977.[1] As of 2024, he lived in Connecticut.[6]

Selected works

The following bibliography is listed by Fantastic Fiction.[2]

Series

Gone to See the River Man

  • Gone to See the River Man (2021)
  • Along the River of Flesh (2023)

Novels

  • The Ruin Season (2016)
  • Body Art (2016)
  • Shepherd of the Black Sheep (2018)
  • Full Brutal (2018)
  • Toxic Love (2019)
  • The Long Shadows of October (2019)
  • Blood Relations (2020)
  • They All Died Screaming (2020)
  • The Night Stockers (with Ryan Harding) (2021)
  • And the Devil Cried (2021)
  • A Fine Evening in Hell (2022)
  • Ex-Boogeyman (2022)
  • The Prettiest Girl in the Grave (2023)
  • That Night in the Woods (2023)
  • The Old Lady (2024)
  • Because You're Mine (2024)
  • I Don't Recognize This World Anymore (2025)
  • Music to Sacrifice Virgins To (2025)

Collections

  • Growing Dark (2015)

Novellas and short stories

  • The Bone Orchard (2017)
  • From the Storms, A Daughter (2017)
  • Giving From the Bottom (2017)
  • The Detained (2018)
  • A Cold Place for Dying (2022)

Series contributions

  • The Thirteenth Koyote (2020) — Splatter Western No. 8
  • Ballad of the Werevixens (2022) — Splatter Western No. 14

Awards and honors

Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction awards
Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Splatterpunk Award 2019 Best Novel Full Brutal Won [3]
2020 Best Novel Toxic Love Nominated [9]
2021 Best Novel Gone to See the River Man Nominated [10]
Best Novel They All Died Screaming Nominated [10]
Best Collection Blood Relations Nominated [10]
2022 Best Novel The Night Stockers (with Ryan Harding) Won [4]
2023 Best Novel Ex-Boogeyman Nominated [11]
2024 Best Novel Along the River of Flesh Nominated [12]
2025 Best Novel The Old Lady Won [5]
Best Short Story "Baby, I'd Die 4 U" Nominated [5]
Best Anthology The Obituaries #6: Red Romance (with Aron Beauregard, C. V. Hunt, and Daniel J. Volpe) Nominated [5]
2026 Best Novel Music to Sacrifice Virgins To Nominated [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Author Record #178427: Kristopher Triana". The Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kristopher Triana". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "2019 Splatterpunk Awards Winners". Locus Online. August 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "2022 Splatterpunk Awards Winners". Locus Online. August 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "2025 Splatterpunk Awards Winners". Locus Online. August 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Interview: Kristopher Triana". Cemetery Dance. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ Snyman, Monique (November 20, 2025). "The books that had BookTok screaming - and yes, they're that disturbing No headline". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 4, 2026 – via ProQuest.
  8. ↑ "The Detained". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  9. ↑ "2020 Splatterpunk Awards Winners". Locus Online. August 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 "2021 Splatterpunk Awards Winners". Locus Online. August 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  11. ↑ "2023 Splatterpunk Awards Winners". Locus Online. August 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  12. ↑ "2024 Splatterpunk Awards Nominees". Locus Online. February 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  13. ↑ "2026 Splatterpunk Awards Nominees". Locus Online. January 2026. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
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