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Are You Afraid of the Dark? Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Are You Afraid of the Dark? books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Are You Afraid of the Dark? series? Start with "Tale of the Sinister Statues" (1995) and follow publication order through all 32 books.
The complete Are You Afraid of the Dark? reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Tale of the Sinister Statues
1995
The Tale of the Cutter's Treasure (By: David Seidman)
1995
The Tale of the Restless House
1995
The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors (By: D.J. MacHale,Kathleen Derby)
1995
The Tale of the Secret Mirror (By: Brad Strickland)
1995
The Tale of the Phantom School Bus (By: Brad Strickland)
1996
The Tale of the Ghost Riders (By: John Vornholt)
1996
The Tale of the Curious Cat (By: Diana G. Gallagher)
1996
The Tale Of The Zero Hero
1997
Tale of the Three Wishes
1997
The Tale of the Campfire Vampires (By: Clayton Emery)
1997
The Tale of the Bad-Tempered Ghost (By: V.E. Mitchell)
1997
The Tale of the Souvenir Shop (By: Alice Eve Cohen)
1997
The Tale of the Terrible Toys (By: Richard Lee Byers)
1998
The Tale of the Ghost Cruise (By: Bobbi J.G. Weiss)
1998
The Tale of the Pulsating Gate (By: Diana G. Gallagher)
1998
The Tale of the Stalking Shadow (By: Bobbi J.G. Weiss)
1998
The Tale of the Egyptian Mummies (By: MarkMitchell)
1998
The Tale of the Mogul Monster (By: Bobbi J.G. Weiss)
1998
The Tale of the Horrifying Hockey Team (By: K.S. Rodríguez)
1998
In Conversation
2001
Tales of the Shadowmen 1: The Modern Babylon
2005
History is Dead
2007
Doctor Omega and the Shadowmen
2011
Dark Tales from Elder Regions: New York
2014
Tales of the Shadowmen 13
2016
Tales of the Shadowmen 16: Voir Dire
2019
Lethbridge-Stewart - The Havoc Files - Loose Ends: a Doctor Who spin-off anthology
2019
Castle of Horror Anthology Volume Three
2020
The Fans Are Buried Tales
2022
Walking the Wider Web
2024
Multiverse of Mystery: A Holmes and Watson Anthology
2024
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