Anthology
- Winner (tie): The Architecture of Fear, Kathryn Cramer & Peter D. Pautz, eds. (Arbor House)
- Winner (tie): The Dark Descent, David G. Hartwell, ed. (Tor)
- In the Field of Fire, Jeanne Van Buren Dann & Jack Dann, eds. (Tor)
- Masques II, J. N. Williamson, ed. (Maclay & Associates)
- Night Visions 4, Anonymous, ed. (Dark Harvest)
- Other Edens, Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, eds. (Unwin)
- The Year's Best Horror Stories: XV, Karl Edward Wagner, ed. (DAW)
Special Award, Professional
Special Award, Non-professional