Dalekboy

I don't think Ditmar bloc voting is as extensive as people think. Most of the nominating and voting these days is done by online fans and the influx of neo-pro writers within the last 5 years. The Australian Horror Writers Association, for example, has brought in nearly 300 new members to the spec fic community (mostly aspiring or neo-pro writers), so there will be a tendency for fan works these people are familiar with (eg. HorrorScope or perhaps ASif) to dominate the Ditmar shortlists. This could also explain the high number of horror-related works as finalists in the pro categories.