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
The New Voices of Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2013
Mothership
Buy on Amazon2013
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2014
Buy on Amazon2014
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
Buy on Amazon2015
The Long List Anthology
Buy on Amazon2015
Grave Predictions
Buy on Amazon2016
Latin@ Rising
Buy on Amazon2017
People of Color Flash Anthology
Buy on Amazon2017
Nightmare Magazine 67: April 2018
Buy on Amazon2018
PEN America Issue 21: Mythologies
Buy on Amazon2018
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
Buy on Amazon2019
PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2019
Buy on Amazon2019
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019
Buy on Amazon2019
Eat Joy
Buy on Amazon2019
The Best of Uncanny
Buy on Amazon2019
Latinx Rising
Buy on Amazon2020
Fat and Queer
Buy on Amazon2021
Horse Girls: Recovering, Aspiring, and Devoted Riders Redefine the Iconic Bond
Buy on Amazon2021
Out of the Ruins: The Apocalyptic Anthology
Buy on Amazon2021
Body Shocks
Buy on Amazon2021
This Is Life
Buy on Amazon2022
It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
Buy on Amazon2022
Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games
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 36 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Carmen Maria Machado 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 Carmen Maria Machado. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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