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
Thou Shalt Not...
Buy on Amazon2006
Strange Stories of Sand and Sea
Buy on Amazon2008
Sand: Strange Tales: Year Two
Buy on Amazon2009
Never Again
Buy on Amazon2010
Crimewave 11
Buy on Amazon2010
Full Fathom Forty
Buy on Amazon2011
Twisted Fairy Tales
Buy on Amazon2011
Where Are We Going?
Buy on Amazon2012
Four For Fear
Buy on Amazon2012
Alt-Zombie
Buy on Amazon2012
Hauntings
Buy on Amazon2012
A Carnivàle of Horror
Buy on Amazon2012
Best New Horror 23
Buy on Amazon2012
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women
Buy on Amazon2012
Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane
Buy on Amazon2012
The Best British Fantasy 2013
Buy on Amazon2013
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
Buy on Amazon2013
Best New Horror 24
Buy on Amazon2013
The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic
Buy on Amazon2013
Twisted Histories
Buy on Amazon2013
Beside the Seaside
Buy on Amazon2014
Horror Uncut
Buy on Amazon2014
Far Voyager: A Postcripts Anthology 32/33
Buy on Amazon2014
The Mammoth Book of Sherlock Holmes Abroad
Buy on Amazon2015
TFF-X: Ten years of The Future Fire
Buy on Amazon2015
The Hyde Hotel
Buy on Amazon2016
Obsidian
Buy on Amazon2016
The Jo Fletcher Books Anthology
Buy on Amazon2016
Murder Ballads
Buy on Amazon2017
Sherlock Holmes's School for Detection
Buy on Amazon2017
New Fears
Buy on Amazon2017
Best New Horror 28
Buy on Amazon2018
Phantoms
Buy on Amazon2018
Best New Horror 29
Buy on Amazon2019
Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories
Buy on Amazon2019
Wonderland
Buy on Amazon2019
Stories of Hope and Wonder: In Support of UK's Healthcare Workers
Buy on Amazon2020
Best New Horror #30
Buy on Amazon2020
No More Heroes
Buy on Amazon2021
The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror
Buy on Amazon2021
Best New Horror #31
Buy on Amazon2021
Close to Midnight
Buy on Amazon2022
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 55 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Alison Littlewood contains 60 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 Alison Littlewood. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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