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Steve Rasnic Tem Books in Order
Steve Rasnic Tem is a celebrated author of dark and haunting fiction, born in the heart of Appalachia in Lee County, Virginia. He has published over 350 short stories, earning him numerous accolades, including the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Awards. Tem's notable works include the short story collections City Fishing, The Far Side of the Lake, In Concert (co-written with his wife Melanie Tem), Ugly Behavior, Celestial Inventories, and Onion Songs, as well as the audio collection Invisible. His novels, such as Excavation, The Book of Days, Daughters, The Man In The Ceiling (co-written with Melanie Tem), and the recent Deadfall Hotel, showcase his mastery of the genre.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Steve Rasnic Tem's book series? Steve Rasnic Tem has written 9 book series. The most notable is the Best Horror of the Year series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Steve Rasnic Tem
- #1
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One(2009) - #2
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two(2010) - #3
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three(2011) - #4
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four(2012) - #5
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five(2013) - #6
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six(2014) - #7
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven(2015) - #8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight(2016) - #9
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine(2017) - #10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten(2018) - #11
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction(2018) - #12
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven(2019) - #13
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve(2020) - #14
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen(2021) - #15
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen(2022) - #16
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen(2024) - #17
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen(2024) - #18
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen(2025) - #19
The Umbral Anthology Of Science Fiction Poetry(1950) - #20
Other Worlds Volume 1(1979) - #21
Chrysalis 8(1980) - #22
Chrysalis 9(1982) - #23
Perpetual Light(1982) - #24
Chrysalis 10(1983) - #25
Shadows 8(1985) - #26
The First Chronicles of Greystone Bay(1985) - #27
Halloween Horrors(1986) - #28
Whispers VI(1987) - #29
Doom City(1987) - #30
Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold(1988) - #31
Book of the Dead(1989) - #32
Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror(1989) - #33
The Seaharp Hotel(1990) - #34
Best New Horror(1990) - #35
Best New Horror 2(1991) - #36
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection(1991) - #37
Fourth Annual Collection(1991) - #38Dante's Disciples(1991)
- #39Borderlands 3(1991)
- #40
Best New Horror 3(1992) - #41
The Mammoth Book of Vampires(1992) - #42
Fifth Annual Collection(1992) - #43
Sinistre: An Antholgy of Rituals(1993) - #44
Deathport(1993) - #45In the Fog(1993)
- #46
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories(1993) - #47
Best New Horror 4(1993) - #48
Hottest Blood(1993) - #49Snow White, Blood Red(1993)
- #50
The Ultimate Witch(1993) - #51
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories(1993) - #52
Deadly After Dark(1994) - #53
The Giant Book of Terror(1994) - #54
Seventh Annual Collection(1994) - #55
Love in Vein(1994) - #56
Best New Horror 5(1994) - #57
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories(1995) - #58
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories(1995) - #59Tales of the Batman(1995)
- #60
High Fantastic(1995) - #61
Dark Terrors(1995) - #62
Dark Terrors 2(1996) - #63
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales(1996) - #64
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7(1996) - #65
A Nightmare's Dozen(1996) - #66Dark Terrors 3(1997)
- #67
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8(1997) - #68
Black Swan, White Raven(1997) - #69
Horrors!: 365 Scary Stories(1998) - #70
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment(1998) - #71
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10(1999) - #72
October Dreams(2000) - #73
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #11(2000) - #74
Embraces: Dark Erotica(2000) - #75
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12(2001) - #76
Fourteenth Annual Collection(2001) - #77Dark Masques(2001)
- #78
Fifteenth Annual Collection(2002) - #79
The Children of Cthulhu(2003) - #80
The Many Faces of Van Helsing(2004) - #81
Great Ghost Stories(2004) - #82
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection(2004) - #83
A Walk on the Darkside(2004) - #84
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15(2004) - #85
Corpse Blossoms(2005) - #86
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition(2006) - #87Mondo Zombie(2006)
- #88Evermore(2006)
- #89Poe: 19 New Tales of Suspense, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe(2008)
- #90
Best New Horror 20(2009) - #91
Appalachian Winter Hauntings(2009) - #92
Legends Of The Mountain State 4(2010) - #93
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror(2010) - #94The Seventh Black Book of Horror(2010)
- #95
Werewolves and Shape Shifters: Encounters with the Beasts Within(2010) - #96
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition(2010) - #97
Mountain Magic(2010) - #98
The Best of Talebones(2010) - #99
Visitants(2010) - #100
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2011(2011) - #101Blood and Other Cravings: Original Stories of Vampires and Vampirism by Today's Greatest Writers of Dark Fiction(2011)
- #102
Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre(2011) - #103
Best New Horror 22(2011) - #104
The Devil's Coattails(2012) - #105
Zombies Vs Robots: This Means War!(2012) - #106
Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire(2012) - #107
Dark Light(2012) - #108
Messing With Your Head(2012) - #109
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings(2012) - #110
Psychos(2012) - #111
Best New Horror 23(2012) - #112
Appalachian Undead(2012) - #113Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane(2012)
- #114
Dark World: Ghost Stories(2013) - #115
Shadows Edge(2013) - #116
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF(2013) - #117
Best New Horror 24(2013) - #118
Turn Down the Lights(2013) - #119
Exotic Gothic 4(2014) - #120Horror 101: The Way Forward(2014)
- #121
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition(2014) - #122
Night Terrors III(2014) - #123
Surreal Worlds(2015) - #124
Nightmares Unhinged(2015) - #125
Best New Horror #26(2015) - #126
The Monstrous(2015) - #127The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories(2015)
- #128
Uncertainties Volume II(2016) - #129
Scary Out There(2016) - #130
Best New Horror 27(2017) - #131
Galactic Empires(2017) - #132
Best New Horror 28(2018) - #133
Christmas Horror Vol. 2(2018) - #134
The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories(2018) - #135
Vagabond 001: Fairy Tale Edition(2018) - #136
The Unquiet Dreamer: A Tribute to Harlan Ellison(2019) - #137
Best New Horror 29(2019) - #138
Thinking Horror Volume 2: The Horror Boom(2019) - #139
Blood Is Not Enough(2019) - #140
I AM THE ABYSS(2020) - #141
It Came from the Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers(2020) - #142
Oculus Sinister(2020) - #143
The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror(2021) - #144
Best New Horror #31(2021) - #145
Close to Midnight(2022) - #146
Horror Library, Volume 8(2023) - #147
The Canterbury Nightmares(2023) - #148
Nightmare Abbey 4(2023) - #149
Nightmare Abbey 5(2024) - #150
Feisty Felines and Other Fantastical Familiars(2024) - #151
Nightmare Abbey 6(2024) - #152
Nightmare Abbey 7(2024) - #153
Nightmare Abbey 8(2025) - #154
Where the Silent Ones Watch(2025)
- #1
Fantasy Tales 1 (By: Stephen Jones,David A. Sutton)(1989) - #2
Fantasy Tales 2 (By: Stephen Jones,David Sutton)(1990) - #3
Fantasy Tales 3 (By: Stephen Jones,David Sutton)(1990) - #4
Fantasy Tales 4 (With: Charles L. Grant,Kim Newman,Stephen Jones,David A. Sutton)(1990) - #5
Fantasy Tales 5 (By: Stephen Jones,David Sutton)(1990) - #6
Fantasy Tales 6 (By: Stephen Jones,David Sutton)(1991) - #7
Fantasy Tales 7 (By: Stephen Jones,David Sutton)(1991)
- #1
Colder Greyer Stones (By: Tanith Lee)(2012) - #2
Last and First Contacts (By: Stephen Baxter)(2012) - #3
Stories from the Northern Road (By: Tony Ballantyne)(2012) - #4
Objects in Dreams (By: Lisa Tuttle)(2012) - #5
Microcosmos (By: Nina Allan)(2013) - #6
Feast and Famine (By: Adrian Tchaikovsky)(2013) - #7Twember(2013)
- #8
Strange Visitors (By: Eric Brown)(2014) - #9
Saint Rebor (By: Adam Roberts)(2015) - #10
Sleeps With Angels (By: Dave Hutchinson)(2015) - #11
The Light Warden (By: Liz Williams)(2015) - #12
Mementoes (By: Keith Brooke)(2016)
- #1Night Visions: In the Blood(1984)
- #2
Night Visions(1985) - #3
Night Visions 2(1985) - #4
Night Visions 3(1986) - #5
Night Visions: The Hellbound Heart(1986) - #6
Night Visions 6(1988) - #7
Night Visions 8(1990) - #8
Night Visions 9(1991) - #9
Night Visions 10(2001) - #10
Night Visions 11(2004) - #11
Night Visions 12(2006)
- #1
Yours to Tell(2017) - #2
Fairytales(1985) - #3
Absences(1991) - #4Beautiful Strangers(1992)
- #5
Decoded Mirrors(1992) - #6
City Fishing(2000) - #7
The Far Side of the Lake(2001) - #8
The Hydrocephalic Ward(2003) - #9
Invisible(2005) - #10
In Concert(2010) - #11
Ugly Behavior(2012) - #12
Onion Songs(2013) - #13
Here with the Shadows(2014) - #14
Absent Company(2014) - #15
Out of the Dark(2016) - #16
Figures Unseen(2018) - #17
The Harvest Child and Other Fantasies(2018) - #18
Everything is Fine Now(2019) - #19
Thanatrauma(2021) - #20
The Night Doctor and Other Tales(2022)
- #1
Excavation(1986) - #2
In These Final Day of Sales(2001) - #3Daughters(2001)
- #4The Book of Days(2003)
- #5
The Man on the Ceiling (With: Melanie Tem)(2008) - #6
Deadfall Hotel(2012) - #7Blood Kin(2014)
- #8Ubo(2017)
- #9
The Mask Shop of Doctor Blaack(2018) - #10
Firestorm(1982) - #11Leaks(1987)
- #12Bodies and Heads(1989)
- #13Back Windows(1990)
- #14Celestial Inventories(1991)
- #15Halloween Street(1999)
- #16
Among The Living(2011) - #17
Telling(2012) - #18
In The Lovecraft Museum(2015) - #19
Cold & Damp(2017)
- #1
All Hallows Horror (By: Stephen Jones,John Llewellyn Probert)(2017) - #2Waiting(2017)
- #3
Rising (By: Stephen Jones)(2020)
- #1
The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories: Volume One(2015) - #2
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Two(2017) - #3
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Three(2018) - #4
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Four(2020)
- #1The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition(2010)
- #2
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition(2011) - #3
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition(2012) - #4
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition(2013) - #5The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition(2014)
- #6
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition(2015) - #7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition(2016) - #8
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition(2017) - #9
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition(2018) - #10
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition(2020) - #11
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1(2020) - #12
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2(2021) - #13
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3(2022) - #14
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4(2023) - #15
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5(2024) - #16
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume 5(2024)
About Steve Rasnic Tem
Steve Rasnic Tem is a celebrated author of dark and haunting fiction, born in the heart of Appalachia in Lee County, Virginia. He has published over 350 short stories, earning him numerous accolades, including the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Awards. Tem's notable works include the short story collections City Fishing, The Far Side of the Lake, In Concert (co-written with his wife Melanie Tem), Ugly Behavior, Celestial Inventories, and Onion Songs, as well as the audio collection Invisible. His novels, such as Excavation, The Book of Days, Daughters, The Man In The Ceiling (co-written with Melanie Tem), and the recent Deadfall Hotel, showcase his mastery of the genre.
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