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Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror series? Start with "In Silence Sealed (By: )" (1988) and follow publication order through all 44 books.
The complete Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
In Silence Sealed (By: )
1988
Take My Breath Away (By: Meg O'Brien)
1997
Suffer the Flesh (By: )
2002
The Wind Caller (By: P.D. Cacek)
2004
13½ (By: Nevada Barr)
2009
Esperanza (As:Trish MacGregor)
2010
For Emmy (By: Mary SanGiovanni)
2011
How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend (By: Linda D. Addison)
2011
The Vampire Stories of Nancy Kilpatrick (By: Nancy Kilpatrick)
2012
The Devil Inside Her (By: Catherine Cavendish)
2012
Collective Suicide (By: Michelle Scalise)
2012
Absalom's Wake (By: Nancy A. Collins)
2012
Zombie - A Love Story (By: Patricia Lee Macomber)
2013
Messages From The Dead (By: Sandy DeLuca)
2013
Ashes (By: Holly Newstein,Ralph W. Bieber)
2013
Hell Gate (By: Elizabeth Massie)
2013
Dawn's Bright Talons (By: Nerine Dorman)
2014
The Color of Bone of Horror Fiction (By: Carol Weekes)
2014
Let It Bleed (By: S.L. Schmitz)
2014
The Mighty Quinn (By: Paula R. Stiles)
2014
Scarabus: The Tale of the Mummy (By: K.H. Koehler)
2016
House of Pain (By: Sèphera Girón)
2016
Orphans (By: Jean Tennant)
2016
The Genesis Code (By: Lisa von Biela)
2017
Trust the Night (By: Sara Saint John)
2018
Singularity and Other Stories (By: Melanie Tem)
2018
Sacrificial Lambs and Others (By: Sheri White)
2018
Sacrifice Island (By: Kristin Dearborn)
2018
Cravings (By: Duncan Eagleson)
2018
Beautiful, Broken Things (By: Daniele Serra,Rose Blackthorn)
2018
Madame Vampire (By: Robin Burks)
2018
EuroMedika (By: M.J. Neary)
2018
Midnight at Spanish Gardens (By: Alma Alexander)
2018
Dark Music (By: E.F. Watkins)
2019
Seeds of Evil (By: Margaret Bingley)
2019
Fractured Souls: More Hauntings at the Peoria State Hospital (By: Sylvia Shults)
2019
Cold Comforts (By: Marianne Halbert)
2019
A Fresh Start (By: Somer Canon)
2019
Strange Tales (By: Liz Strange)
2019
The Bloodmane Chronicles (By: Sara Brooke)
2020
Skull Feeder (By: Pamela Chillemi-Yeager,Dana Joseph Schaff)
2020
Spires (By: Briar Lee Mitchell)
2021
Voices in the Darkness (By: David Niall Wilson,Brian A. Hopkins,Kathe Koja,Elizabeth Massie,Cassandra Khaw,Nadia Bulkin,Nick Mamatas)
2021
Isolation (By: Michelle Garza)
2022
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