Bram Stoker Award Best Novel Winner

The Only Good Indians

by Stephen Graham Jones

Summary

Ten years after four young Blackfeet men took part in an illegal elk hunt on tribal land reserved for elders, a vengeful entity tied to that day begins hunting them down one by one. The story moves between the men's lives as they try to honor their heritage and the relentless supernatural force taking the shape of the elk they killed. Jones fuses slasher style dread with a searching exploration of Native identity, guilt, tradition, and the price of breaking with one's community.

Historical Context & Significance

Stephen Graham Jones, a member of the Blackfeet Nation, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel for this widely acclaimed work of Indigenous horror.