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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone 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 Standalone series? Start with "Ratings Game" (2007) and follow publication order through all 33 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Ratings Game
2007

The Undead World of Oz
2009

Salticidae
2013

Bugboy
2013

Hobbomock
2016

Red Ice Run (With: Craig Saunders)
2018

The Kleptos
2013

The Valace Standard
2013

Enemy Unseen
2014

Choose
2016

The Scent of Hope
2016

With a Face of Golden Pleasure
2017

Scraps & Chum: The Expanded Edition
2015

Hitching Rides in the Darkness: And Other Short Stories of Dark Fiction
2023

Undead: Flesh Feast
2007

The Undead: Headshot Quartet
2008

Dead Science
2009

Monstrous: 20 Tales of Giant Creature Terror
2009

Zombie Zoology
2010

Elements of the Apocalypse
2010

Alien Aberrations
2010

Malcontents
2011

Beast: Genesis: A Dark Ethology Volume One
2012

San Diego Horror Professionals: Vol. 1
2016

San Diego Horror Professionals: Vol. 2: Holiday Special
2016

San Diego Horror Professionals: Vol. 3
2017

Splatterpunk Forever
2018

Past Indiscretions: The Very Best of Splatterpunk Zine
2019

Next Door
2019

PsychoActive: Transformative Horror Novellas
2024

The Clubhouse
2025

The Clubhouse, a Horror Anthology : Volume 2
2025

The Clubhouse Horror Anthology Volume 4
2025
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