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
Whispers
Buy on Amazon1977
Shadows 2
Buy on Amazon1979
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror
Buy on Amazon1980
Death
Buy on Amazon1982
Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror
Buy on Amazon1989
Razored Saddles
Buy on Amazon1989
Splatter-Punks: The Definitive Anthology
Buy on Amazon1990
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1991
Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1991
The Bradbury Chronicles
Buy on Amazon1991
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror
Buy on Amazon1992
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
Buy on Amazon1992
Best New Horror 6
Buy on Amazon1995
Dark Terrors
Buy on Amazon1995
Dark of the Night
Buy on Amazon1997
Robert Bloch's Psychos
Buy on Amazon1997
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8
Buy on Amazon1997
Millenium
Buy on Amazon1997
Dark Terrors 4
Buy on Amazon1998
Dark Terrors 5
Buy on Amazon2000
Dark Masques
Buy on Amazon2001
Dark Terrors 6
Buy on Amazon2002
Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror
Buy on Amazon2006
Best New Horror 18
Buy on Amazon2007
Dark Delicacies II: Fear
Buy on Amazon2007
Hellbound Hearts
Buy on Amazon2009
Werewolves and Shape Shifters: Encounters with the Beasts Within
Buy on Amazon2010
Visitants
Buy on Amazon2010
A Book of Horrors
Buy on Amazon2011
The Devil's Coattails
Buy on Amazon2012
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
Buy on Amazon2012
Mammoth Books presents That Haunted Feeling
Buy on Amazon2012
Four For Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2013
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
Buy on Amazon2013
Hell Comes To Hollywood, Volume II
Buy on Amazon2014
Darker Terrors 7
Buy on Amazon2016
Cemetery Riots
Buy on Amazon2016
Corruption at the Crossroad
Buy on Amazon2017
Best New Horror 28
Buy on Amazon2018
The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories
Buy on Amazon2018
A Time For Violence
Buy on Amazon2019
Freedom of Screech
Buy on Amazon2019
Body Shocks
Buy on Amazon2021
Best New Horror #31
Buy on Amazon2021
Horrible Little Stories: Horror Fiction They Don’t Want You To Read
Buy on Amazon2023
Little Deaths
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 59 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Richard Christian Matheson contains 64 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 Richard Christian Matheson. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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