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
Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King
Buy on Amazon1982
Cutting Edge
Buy on Amazon1986
Horror Factor 7
Buy on Amazon1988
The Picador Book of the New Gothic
Buy on Amazon1991
Best New Horror 2
Buy on Amazon1991
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1991
Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1991
An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear
Buy on Amazon1992
Best New Horror 4
Buy on Amazon1993
Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear
Buy on Amazon1994
The Giant Book of Terror
Buy on Amazon1994
Black Thorn, White Rose
Buy on Amazon1994
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1996
Buy on Amazon1995
Dark Terrors
Buy on Amazon1995
Dark Terrors 2
Buy on Amazon1996
Murder on the Run
Buy on Amazon1998
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10
Buy on Amazon1999
Dark Terrors 5
Buy on Amazon2000
October Dreams
Buy on Amazon2000
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #11
Buy on Amazon2000
Opening Shots, Vol. II
Buy on Amazon2001
The Wavedancer Benefit: A Tribute to Frank Muller
Buy on Amazon2002
Conjunctions #39: The New Wave Fabulists
Buy on Amazon2002
Poe's Children
Buy on Amazon2008
The Best of Cemetery Dance II
Buy on Amazon2008
American Fantastic Tales
Buy on Amazon2009
Shivers VI
Buy on Amazon2010
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
Buy on Amazon2010
Hint Fiction
Buy on Amazon2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Buy on Amazon2010
Happily Ever After
Buy on Amazon2011
Rage Against the Night
Buy on Amazon2011
Circus: Fantasy Under the Big Top
Buy on Amazon2012
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings
Buy on Amazon2012
Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny
Buy on Amazon2013
xo Orpheus
Buy on Amazon2013
Mister October, Volume II
Buy on Amazon2013
Turn Down the Lights
Buy on Amazon2013
Explosions: Stories of Our Landmined World
Buy on Amazon2014
Best New Horror #26
Buy on Amazon2015
The Monstrous
Buy on Amazon2015
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold
Buy on Amazon2016
The Beauty of Death
Buy on Amazon2016
Detours
Buy on Amazon2016
The Best American Mystery Stories 2017
Buy on Amazon2017
New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps
Buy on Amazon2017
The Beauty of Death, Vol. 2
Buy on Amazon2017
Mythic Journeys
Buy on Amazon2019
Dark Screams: Volume Three
Buy on Amazon2021
Voices in the Dark
Buy on Amazon2022
Penumbra No. 4 : A Journal of Weird Fiction and Criticism
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 64 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Peter Straub contains 69 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 Peter Straub. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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