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
Nightscript Volume 1
Buy on Amazon2015
Cthulhusattva: Tales of the Black Gnosis
Buy on Amazon2016
Nightscript Volume 2
Buy on Amazon2016
Eternal Frankenstein
Buy on Amazon2016
LampLight Volume 5
Buy on Amazon2017
Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders
Buy on Amazon2017
Looming Low: Volume I
Buy on Amazon2017
Tales from a Talking Board
Buy on Amazon2017
Best New Horror 28
Buy on Amazon2018
Lost Highways
Buy on Amazon2018
Chiral Mad 4
Buy on Amazon2018
Ashes and Entropy
Buy on Amazon2018
Welcome to Miskatonic University: Fantastically Weird Tales of Campus Life
Buy on Amazon2019
Thinking Horror Volume 2: The Horror Boom
Buy on Amazon2019
The Twisted Book Of Shadows
Buy on Amazon2019
Nox Pareidolia
Buy on Amazon2019
Miscreations
Buy on Amazon2020
The Fiends in the Furrows II
Buy on Amazon2020
The Bad Book
Buy on Amazon2021
Liminal Spaces
Buy on Amazon2021
Best New Horror #31
Buy on Amazon2021
Screams from the Dark
Buy on Amazon2022
The Best of Gamut
Buy on Amazon2024
The Darkest Night
Buy on Amazon2024
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 37 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Kristi DeMeester contains 42 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 Kristi DeMeester. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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