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Mondo Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Mondo 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 Mondo series? Start with "Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King" (1986) and follow publication order through all 62 books.
The complete Mondo reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King
1986

Cutting Edge
1986

The Dark Descent
1987

Gaslight & Ghosts
1988
Horror Factor 7
1988

Splatter-Punks: The Definitive Anthology
1990

Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990

I Shudder at Your Touch: Twenty Two Tales of Sex and Horror
1991

The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992

An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear
1992
The Giant Book of Zombies
1993

Best New Horror 4
1993

Splatterpunks II
1993

The Mammoth Book of Zombies
1993

The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein
1994

The Mammoth Book of Erotica
1994

The Giant Book of Terror
1994

Sea-Cursed
1994

Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear
1994

The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men / The Mammoth Book of Werewolves
1994

Space Movies
1995

Mondo Marilyn
1995

Dark Terrors 2
1996

Giant Book of Fantasy Tales
1996

Secret City
1997

Millenium
1997

Dark Detectives
1999

Dark Delicacies
2005

Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror
2006

The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration
2006

Best New Horror 17
2006

Summer Chills
2007

The Mammoth Book of Monsters
2007

Dark Delicacies II: Fear
2007

The New Weird
2008

The Living Dead
2008

Hellbound Hearts
2009

The Dead That Walk
2009

Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
2010

Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters
2011

Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed
2011

The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
2012

Beyond Rue Morgue Anthology: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe's 1st Detective
2013

Shivers VII
2013

Zombies!: Tales of the Walking Dead
2013

Mister October, Volume II
2013

Turn Down the Lights
2013

Best New Horror 25
2014

Horrorology
2015

Gutted
2016

The Dark North
2016

Detours
2016

Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders
2017

Below the Stairs: Tales from the Cellar
2017

The Beauty of Death, Vol. 2
2017

Behind the Mask - Tales from the Id
2018

Beneath the Waves: Tales from the Deep
2018

Best of Best New Horror Volume 2
2020

Out of the Ruins: The Apocalyptic Anthology
2021

Revelations
2022

Multiverses: An anthology of alternate realities
2023

Spook City
2024
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