Best Horror of the Year Books in Order
131
Books
2009
First Book
2024
Latest Book
16
Years
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
1
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
Buy on Amazon2009
2
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
Buy on Amazon2010
3
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
Buy on Amazon2011
4
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
Buy on Amazon2012
5
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
Buy on Amazon2013
6
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
Buy on Amazon2014
7
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
Buy on Amazon2015
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
Buy on Amazon2016
9
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
Buy on Amazon2017
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
Buy on Amazon2018
11
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
Buy on Amazon2018
12
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
Buy on Amazon2019
13
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
Buy on Amazon2020
14
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
Buy on Amazon2021
15
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
Buy on Amazon2022
16
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
Buy on Amazon2024
17
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
Buy on Amazon2024
18
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
Buy on Amazon2025
19
Book of the Dead
Buy on Amazon1989
20
Razored Saddles
Buy on Amazon1989
21
The New Frontier
Buy on Amazon1989
22
Second Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1989
23
Third Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1989
24
The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams
Buy on Amazon1990
25
Splatter-Punks: The Definitive Anthology
Buy on Amazon1990
26
Cold Blood
Buy on Amazon1991
27
The Horror Hall of Fame
Buy on Amazon1991
28
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1991
29
Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1991
30
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror
Buy on Amazon1992
31
Dark at Heart
Buy on Amazon1992
32
The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1991
Buy on Amazon1992
33
The Giant Book of Zombies
Buy on Amazon1993
34
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
Buy on Amazon1993
35
Dark Crimes 2
Buy on Amazon1993
36
The Mammoth Book of Zombies
Buy on Amazon1993
37
Sea-Cursed
Buy on Amazon1994
38
Ten Tales
Buy on Amazon1994
39
The King is Dead: Tales of Elvis Postmortem
Buy on Amazon1994
40
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories
Buy on Amazon1995
41
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories
Buy on Amazon1995
42
Weird Business
Buy on Amazon1995
43
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years
Buy on Amazon2001
44
The Silver Gryphon
Buy on Amazon2003
45
Retro Pulp Tales
Buy on Amazon2006
46
Cross Plains Universe
Buy on Amazon2006
47
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
Buy on Amazon2007
48
The Living Dead
Buy on Amazon2008
49
Best New Horror 19
Buy on Amazon2008
50
The Best of Cemetery Dance II
Buy on Amazon2008
51
Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead
Buy on Amazon2009
52
Smoke and Mirrors
Buy on Amazon2009
53
Son of Retro Pulp Tales
Buy on Amazon2009
54
Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary
Buy on Amazon2009
55
The Dead That Walk
Buy on Amazon2009
56
Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology
Buy on Amazon2010
57
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories
Buy on Amazon2010
58
Haunted Legends
Buy on Amazon2010
59
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
Buy on Amazon2010
60
Never Again
Buy on Amazon2010
61
Werewolves and Shape Shifters: Encounters with the Beasts Within
Buy on Amazon2010
62
Robert Bloch's Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
Buy on Amazon2010
63
Zombies: The Recent Dead
Buy on Amazon2010
64
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Buy on Amazon2010
65
Classics Mutilated
Buy on Amazon2010
66
Down These Strange Streets
Buy on Amazon2011
67
House of Fear
Buy on Amazon2011
68
Crucified Dreams
Buy on Amazon2011
69
Supernatural Noir
Buy on Amazon2011
70
The Urban Fantasy Anthology
Buy on Amazon2011
71
Warriors 3
Buy on Amazon2011
72
The Book of Cthulhu
Buy on Amazon2011
73
Necro Files
Buy on Amazon2011
74
Best New Horror 22
Buy on Amazon2011
75
A Hacked-Up Holiday Massacre
Buy on Amazon2011
76
Triumph of The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman's Zombie Epic on Page and Screen
Buy on Amazon2011
77
Lightspeed: Year One
Buy on Amazon2011
78
The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade
Buy on Amazon2012
79
A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine
Buy on Amazon2012
80
Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire
Buy on Amazon2012
81
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
Buy on Amazon2012
82
A Clutch of Zombies
Buy on Amazon2012
83
Extreme Zombies
Buy on Amazon2012
84
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings
Buy on Amazon2012
85
Protectors: Stories to Benefit PROTECT
Buy on Amazon2012
86
Psychos
Buy on Amazon2012
87
Best New Horror 23
Buy on Amazon2012
88
Beyond Rue Morgue Anthology: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe's 1st Detective
Buy on Amazon2013
89
Black Pulp
Buy on Amazon2013
90
Zombies!: Tales of the Walking Dead
Buy on Amazon2013
91
Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny
Buy on Amazon2013
92
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
Buy on Amazon2013
93
Best New Horror 24
Buy on Amazon2013
94
Old Mars
Buy on Amazon2013
95
The Time Traveler's Almanac
Buy on Amazon2013
96
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs
Buy on Amazon2013
97
Piercing the Darkness
Buy on Amazon2014
98
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Buy on Amazon2014
99
Lovecraft's Monsters
Buy on Amazon2014
100
Dead Man's Hand
Buy on Amazon2014
101
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Buy on Amazon2014
102
Zombies: More Recent Dead
Buy on Amazon2014
103
Insidious Assassins
Buy on Amazon2015
104
The Gods of HP Lovecraft
Buy on Amazon2015
105
Flinch
Buy on Amazon2015
106
Christmas Horror Volume 1
Buy on Amazon2015
107
Last Night, a Superhero Saved My Life
Buy on Amazon2016
108
The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF 2015
Buy on Amazon2016
109
Horror Anthology 2016
Buy on Amazon2016
110
The Highway Kind
Buy on Amazon2016
111
Shadows Over Main Street Volume 2
Buy on Amazon2017
112
Tales from The Lake Vol. 4
Buy on Amazon2017
113
Alive in Shape and Color
Buy on Amazon2017
114
Lost Highways
Buy on Amazon2018
115
The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories
Buy on Amazon2018
116
Fantastic Tales of Terror
Buy on Amazon2018
117
At Home in the Dark
Buy on Amazon2019
118
The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories
Buy on Amazon2019
119
A Time For Violence
Buy on Amazon2019
120
Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider
Buy on Amazon2021
121
When a Stranger Comes to Town
Buy on Amazon2021
122
Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One
Buy on Amazon2021
123
Conan: The Songs of the Dead and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2021
124
Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the MostHaunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World
Buy on Amazon2021
125
Revelations
Buy on Amazon2022
126
Screams from the Dark
Buy on Amazon2022
127
Black is the Night: Stories inspired by Cornell Woolrich
Buy on Amazon2022
128
Playing Games
Buy on Amazon2023
129
Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West
Buy on Amazon2023
130
Road Kill
Buy on Amazon2023
131
The Drive-In: Multiplex
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 126 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Joe R. Lansdale contains 131 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 Joe R. Lansdale. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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