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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 49 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
Brainbox II : Son of Brainbox
2001
Vivisections
2003
Jigsaw Nation
2006
Jack Haringa Must Die!
2008
Phantom
2009
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
2010
Supernatural Noir
2011
Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters
2011
The Grimscribe's Puppets
2013
Chewing the Page: The Mourning Goats Interviews
2013
The Booked. Anthology
2013
The New Black
2014
The Children of Old Leech
2014
Letters to Lovecraft
2014
Gutted
2016
The Madness of Dr. Caligari
2016
The Shadow Booth: Vol. 1
2017
The Black Room Manuscripts Volume Three
2018
Suspended in Dusk II
2018
Phantoms
2018
Transmissions From Punktown
2018
Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories
2019
Grimdark Magazine Issue #27
2021
When Things Get Dark
2021
Revelations
2022
Voices in the Dark
2022
Isolation
2022
Unspeakable Horror 3: Dark Rainbow Rising
2023
Shotgun Honey Presents: At the Edge of Darkness
2024
You're Not Alone in the Dark
2024
120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era
2025
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