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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction 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 Non-Fiction series? Start with "The Conspiracy Against the Human Race" (2011) and follow publication order through all 37 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
2011
Born to Fear
2014
The Last Feast of Harlequin
1990
The Bungalow House
1995
The Red Tower
1996
Best New Horror
1990
Best New Horror 2
1991
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
1991
Fourth Annual Collection
1991
Best New Horror 3
1992
Fifth Annual Collection
1992
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
1993
Best New Horror 4
1993
The Giant Book of Terror
1994
Best New Horror 5
1994
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories
1995
Cthulhu 2000
1995
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales
1996
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
1996
Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection
1996
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares
1997
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8
1997
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
1997
100 Menacing Little Murder Stories
1998
AKLO
1998
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9
1998
October Dreams
2000
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12
2001
Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13
2002
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection
2004
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
2007
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
2010
The Book of Cthulhu
2011
Horror for the Holidays
2011
In Heaven, Everything Is Fine: Fiction Inspired by David Lynch
2013
Lovecraft's Monsters
2014
The Weird: A Companion
2025
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