Affiliate Disclosure: Links on this page may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Read our affiliate policy
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: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Best Horror of the Year series? Start with "The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One" (2009) and follow publication order through all 110 books.
The complete Best Horror of the Year reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
2009
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
2010
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
2011
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
2012
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
2013
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
2014
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
2015
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
2016
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
2017
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
2018
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
2018
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
2019
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
2020
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
2021
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
2022
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
2024
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
2024
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
2025
Best New Horror 2
1991
Darklands No 1
1991
Best New Horror 3
1992
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
The Giant Book of Zombies
1993
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
1993
The Mammoth Book of Zombies
1993
Dark Voices 6
1994
The Anthology of Fantasy and the Supernatural
1994
The Giant Book of Terror
1994
The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men / The Mammoth Book of Werewolves
1994
Seventh Annual Collection
1994
Best New Horror 5
1994
Best New Horror 6
1995
Dark Terrors
1995
Dark Terrors 2
1996
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
1996
Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection
1996
Lethal Kisses
1996
Secret City
1997
Dark of the Night
1997
Dark Terrors 3
1997
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares
1997
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8
1997
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
1997
Dark Terrors 4
1998
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9
1998
Binary 2
1998
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10
1999
Dark Terrors 5
2000
Foursight
2000
October Dreams
2000
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #11
2000
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12
2001
Tails of Wonder and Imagination
2001
Keep Out The Night
2002
Dark Terrors 6
2002
The Mammoth Book of New Terror
2004
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection
2004
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15
2004
Best New Horror 16
2005
Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror
2006
The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration
2006
Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology
2006
Summer Chills
2007
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
2007
Shroud 3
2008
Best New Horror 19
2008
The Best of Cemetery Dance II
2008
The Dead That Walk
2009
Hungry for Your Love
2009
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
2010
Best New Horror 21
2010
Zombie Apocalypse!
2010
Zombies: The Recent Dead
2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
2010
The End of the Line
2010
Visitants
2010
Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
2011
A Book of Horrors
2011
Swallowed by the Cracks
2011
Best New Horror 22
2011
The Recent Weird
2011
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
2011
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
2012
Mammoth Books Presents The Unexpected
2012
Mammoth Books presents Monsters in Our Midst
2012
Best New Horror 23
2012
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
2013
Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny
2013
Fearie Tales
2013
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
2013
Psychomania: Killer Stories
2013
Mister October, Volume I: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala
2013
Best New Horror 25
2014
Horrorology
2015
Darker Terrors 7
2016
Dead Letters
2016
In the Shadow of Frankenstein
2016
Ten Tall Tales: And Twisted Limericks
2016
Detours
2016
In the Footsteps of Dracula
2017
Best New Horror 28
2018
Dark Mirages
2018
The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories
2019
Terrifying Tales to Tell at Night
2019
Travellers in Darkness
2020
I AM THE ABYSS
2020
Best New Horror #30
2020
The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror
2021
Best New Horror #31
2021
Prisms
2023
Affiliate Disclosure
As an Amazon Associate, Reading Order Books earns from qualifying purchases. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. This helps us maintain the site and continue providing reading order guides. Read our full disclosure