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
Breaking Windows
Buy on Amazon2003
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2004
Inferno
Buy on Amazon2007
Booklife
Buy on Amazon2007
Twenty-First Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2008
Ravens in the Library
Buy on Amazon2009
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Buy on Amazon2010
Teeth: Vampire Tales
Buy on Amazon2011
The Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2011
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2011
Fearful Symmetries
Buy on Amazon2014
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Buy on Amazon2014
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales
Buy on Amazon2014
Best New Horror #26
Buy on Amazon2015
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
Buy on Amazon2015
Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 3
Buy on Amazon2018
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 83
Buy on Amazon2019
Weird Dream Society
Buy on Amazon2020
Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles
Buy on Amazon2020
Edited By
Buy on Amazon2020
Body Shocks
Buy on Amazon2021
Beyond the Veil
Buy on Amazon2021
Screams from the Dark
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 36 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Nathan Ballingrud contains 41 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 Nathan Ballingrud. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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