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
Best New Horror 2
Buy on Amazon1991
Darklands No 1
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
The Mammoth Book of Zombies
Buy on Amazon1993
Dark Voices 6
Buy on Amazon1994
The Anthology of Fantasy and the Supernatural
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
Seventh Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1994
Best New Horror 5
Buy on Amazon1994
Best New Horror 6
Buy on Amazon1995
Dark Terrors
Buy on Amazon1995
Dark Terrors 2
Buy on Amazon1996
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
Buy on Amazon1996
Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1996
Lethal Kisses
Buy on Amazon1996
Secret City
Buy on Amazon1997
Dark of the Night
Buy on Amazon1997
Dark Terrors 3
Buy on Amazon1997
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares
Buy on Amazon1997
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8
Buy on Amazon1997
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
Buy on Amazon1997
Dark Terrors 4
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 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
Tails of Wonder and Imagination
Buy on Amazon2001
Keep Out The Night
Buy on Amazon2002
Dark Terrors 6
Buy on Amazon2002
The Mammoth Book of New Terror
Buy on Amazon2004
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2004
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15
Buy on Amazon2004
Best New Horror 16
Buy on Amazon2005
Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror
Buy on Amazon2006
The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration
Buy on Amazon2006
Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology
Buy on Amazon2006
Summer Chills
Buy on Amazon2007
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
Buy on Amazon2007
Shroud 3
Buy on Amazon2008
Best New Horror 19
Buy on Amazon2008
The Best of Cemetery Dance II
Buy on Amazon2008
The Dead That Walk
Buy on Amazon2009
Hungry for Your Love
Buy on Amazon2009
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
Buy on Amazon2010
Best New Horror 21
Buy on Amazon2010
Zombie Apocalypse!
Buy on Amazon2010
Zombies: The Recent Dead
Buy on Amazon2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Buy on Amazon2010
The End of the Line
Buy on Amazon2010
Visitants
Buy on Amazon2010
Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
Buy on Amazon2011
A Book of Horrors
Buy on Amazon2011
Swallowed by the Cracks
Buy on Amazon2011
Best New Horror 22
Buy on Amazon2011
The Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2011
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2011
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
Buy on Amazon2012
Mammoth Books Presents The Unexpected
Buy on Amazon2012
Mammoth Books presents Monsters in Our Midst
Buy on Amazon2012
Best New Horror 23
Buy on Amazon2012
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
Buy on Amazon2013
Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny
Buy on Amazon2013
Fearie Tales
Buy on Amazon2013
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
Buy on Amazon2013
Psychomania: Killer Stories
Buy on Amazon2013
Mister October, Volume I: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala
Buy on Amazon2013
Best New Horror 25
Buy on Amazon2014
Horrorology
Buy on Amazon2015
Darker Terrors 7
Buy on Amazon2016
Dead Letters
Buy on Amazon2016
In the Shadow of Frankenstein
Buy on Amazon2016
Ten Tall Tales: And Twisted Limericks
Buy on Amazon2016
Detours
Buy on Amazon2016
In the Footsteps of Dracula
Buy on Amazon2017
Best New Horror 28
Buy on Amazon2018
Dark Mirages
Buy on Amazon2018
The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories
Buy on Amazon2019
Terrifying Tales to Tell at Night
Buy on Amazon2019
Travellers in Darkness
Buy on Amazon2020
I AM THE ABYSS
Buy on Amazon2020
Best New Horror #30
Buy on Amazon2020
The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror
Buy on Amazon2021
Best New Horror #31
Buy on Amazon2021
Prisms
Buy on Amazon2023
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 105 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Michael Marshall Smith contains 110 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 Michael Marshall Smith. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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