Best Horror of the Year Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Best Horror of the Year books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
Buy on Amazon2009
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
Buy on Amazon2010
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
Buy on Amazon2011
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
Buy on Amazon2012
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
Buy on Amazon2013
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
Buy on Amazon2014
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
Buy on Amazon2015
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
Buy on Amazon2016
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
Buy on Amazon2017
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
Buy on Amazon2018
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
Buy on Amazon2018
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
Buy on Amazon2019
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
Buy on Amazon2020
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
Buy on Amazon2021
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
Buy on Amazon2022
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
Buy on Amazon2024
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
Buy on Amazon2024
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
Buy on Amazon2025
Gaslight & Ghosts
Buy on Amazon1988
Arrows Of Eros
Buy on Amazon1989
Best New Horror
Buy on Amazon1990
Now We Are Sick
Buy on Amazon1991
Best New Horror 2
Buy on Amazon1991
Best New Horror 3
Buy on Amazon1992
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
Buy on Amazon1992
The Giant Book of Zombies
Buy on Amazon1993
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
Buy on Amazon1993
Best New Horror 4
Buy on Amazon1993
The Mammoth Book of Zombies
Buy on Amazon1993
Dark Voices 6
Buy on Amazon1994
The Giant Book of Terror
Buy on Amazon1994
The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men / The Mammoth Book of Werewolves
Buy on Amazon1994
Best New Horror 5
Buy on Amazon1994
Best New Horror 6
Buy on Amazon1995
Cthulhu 2000
Buy on Amazon1995
Dark Terrors
Buy on Amazon1995
Dark Terrors 2
Buy on Amazon1996
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales
Buy on Amazon1996
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
Buy on Amazon1996
Shakespearean Whodunnits
Buy on Amazon1997
Dark of the Night
Buy on Amazon1997
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
Buy on Amazon1997
Eleventh Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1998
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9
Buy on Amazon1998
Binary 2
Buy on Amazon1998
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10
Buy on Amazon1999
Dark Detectives
Buy on Amazon1999
Dark Terrors 5
Buy on Amazon2000
Foursight
Buy on Amazon2000
October Dreams
Buy on Amazon2000
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #11
Buy on Amazon2000
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12
Buy on Amazon2001
Infinity Plus One
Buy on Amazon2001
Keep Out The Night
Buy on Amazon2002
Dark Terrors 6
Buy on Amazon2002
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14
Buy on Amazon2003
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2003
The Mammoth Book of New Terror
Buy on Amazon2004
Best New Horror 16
Buy on Amazon2005
The Man from the Diogenes Club
Buy on Amazon2006
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2006
Best New Horror 18
Buy on Amazon2007
The Little Black Book, Movies
Buy on Amazon2007
Summer Chills
Buy on Amazon2007
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
Buy on Amazon2007
A Book of Wizards
Buy on Amazon2008
Poe: 19 New Tales of Suspense, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
Buy on Amazon2008
Best New Horror 19
Buy on Amazon2008
Gaslight Grimoire: Fantastic Tales of Sherlock Holmes
Buy on Amazon2008
The Dead That Walk
Buy on Amazon2009
Zombie Apocalypse!
Buy on Amazon2010
Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
Buy on Amazon2011
Full Fathom Forty
Buy on Amazon2011
Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes
Buy on Amazon2011
The Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2011
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2011
The Book of Cthulhu II
Buy on Amazon2012
Super Stories of Heroes and Villains
Buy on Amazon2013
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
Buy on Amazon2013
Best New Horror 24
Buy on Amazon2013
Thirteen
Buy on Amazon2013
Mister October, Volume II
Buy on Amazon2013
The Time Traveler's Almanac
Buy on Amazon2013
Best New Horror 25
Buy on Amazon2014
Lovecraft's Monsters
Buy on Amazon2014
The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes 3
Buy on Amazon2014
Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder
Buy on Amazon2014
The Monstrous
Buy on Amazon2015
Horrorology
Buy on Amazon2015
In the Shadow of Frankenstein
Buy on Amazon2016
In the Footsteps of Dracula
Buy on Amazon2017
Best New Horror 29
Buy on Amazon2019
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #27
Buy on Amazon2019
Best of Best New Horror Volume 2
Buy on Amazon2020
Best New Horror #30
Buy on Amazon2020
Bare Bones #7: Summer 2021
Buy on Amazon2021
The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror
Buy on Amazon2021
Best New Horror #31
Buy on Amazon2021
Classic Monsters Unleashed
Buy on Amazon2022
Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary
Buy on Amazon2022
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #31
Buy on Amazon2023
Birds, Strangers and Psychos
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Best Horror of the Year series is publication order: 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), and 97 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Kim Newman contains 102 books. The series began in 2009 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Best Horror of the Year series is written by Kim Newman. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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