Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Smoke and Mirrors |
2009 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 |
2003 |
Buy |
| Best New Horror 17 |
2006 |
Buy |
| Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection |
2006 |
Buy |
| Best New Fantasy |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Living Dead |
2008 |
Buy |
| Best New Horror 19 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Smoke and Mirrors |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Dead That Walk |
2009 |
Buy |
| Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror |
2010 |
Buy |
| Best New Horror 21 |
2010 |
Buy |
| Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed |
2011 |
Buy |
| Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury |
2012 |
Buy |
| A Carnivàle of Horror |
2012 |
Buy |
| Four For Fantasy |
2013 |
Buy |
| Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 |
2015 |
Buy |
| Phantoms |
2018 |
Buy |
| At Home in the Dark |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven |
2019 |
Buy |
| When a Stranger Comes to Town |
2021 |
Buy |
| Revelations |
2022 |
Buy |
Best Horror of the Year Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen |
2025 |
Buy |
Creature Feature Collection Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Pram |
2023 |
Buy |
| Ankle Snatcher |
2023 |
Buy |
| It Waits in the Woods |
2023 |
Buy |
| Best of Luck |
2023 |
Buy |
| In Bloom |
2023 |
N/A |
| Big Bad |
2023 |
Buy |
Finis Vitae#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Off World |
2019 |
Buy |
Graphic Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Basketful of Heads |
2020 |
Buy |
| Dying is Easy |
2020 |
Buy |
| Plunge |
2020 |
Buy |
Harry Strong PI Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bodyguard For Murder |
2013 |
Buy |
| Murder Past Midnight |
2013 |
Buy |
| Harry Strong |
2014 |
Buy |
| Murder Plus One |
2014 |
Buy |
| Murder To Die For |
2015 |
Buy |
| Shades of Basic Instinct |
2018 |
Buy |
Joe Hill’s Rain Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Joe Hill’s Rain #2 |
2022 |
N/A |
| Joe Hill’s Rain #3 |
2022 |
N/A |
| Joe Hill’s Rain #4 |
2022 |
N/A |
| Joe Hill’s Rain #5 |
2022 |
N/A |
| Rain |
2022 |
Buy |
Joe Hill’s Thumbprint Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Joe Hill’s Thumbprint |
2007 |
Buy |
| Joe Hill’s Thumbprint #2 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Joe Hill’s Thumbprint #1 |
2007 |
Buy |
Locke & Key Graphic Novels Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Welcome to Lovecraft |
2008 |
Buy |
| Locke & Key. Tom 6. Alfa i Omega |
2014 |
N/A |
| Head Games |
2009 |
Buy |
| Crown of Shadows |
2010 |
Buy |
| Keys to the Kingdom |
2011 |
Buy |
| Clockworks |
2013 |
Buy |
| Alpha & Omega |
2014 |
Buy |
| Small World |
2017 |
Buy |
| Heaven and Earth |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Golden Age |
2022 |
Buy |
Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Locke & Key: L’Âge d’Or |
2022 |
N/A |
| Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone #0 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone #1 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone #2 |
2021 |
Buy |
Locke & Key: …In Pale Battalions Go… Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Locke & Key: L’Âge d’Or |
2022 |
N/A |
| Locke & Key: …In Pale Battalions Go… #2 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Locke & Key: …In Pale Battalions Go… #3 |
2020 |
Buy |
Locke & Key: One-Shots Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Guide To Known Keys |
2011 |
Buy |
| Grindhouse |
2012 |
Buy |
| Locke & Key: Dog Days |
2019 |
Buy |
Mike Connolly Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sober Justice |
2004 |
Buy |
| Double Take |
2005 |
Buy |
| Electric Beach |
2006 |
Buy |
| Night Rain |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Deposition |
2007 |
Buy |
NOS4A2 Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| NOS4A2 / NOS4R2 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Wraith |
2014 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader |
2008 |
Buy |
| Observations Regarding Non-Prime Odd Numbers |
2021 |
Buy |
Publication Order ofShort Story Collections Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 20th Century Ghosts |
2005 |
Buy |
| Road Rage |
2012 |
Buy |
| Tales from the Darkside: Scripts by Joe Hill |
2016 |
Buy |
| Strange Weather |
2017 |
Buy |
| Full Throttle |
2019 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Voluntary Committal |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Black Phone |
2007 |
Buy |
| Abraham’s Boys |
2007 |
Buy |
| Better Than Home |
2007 |
Buy |
| Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead |
2007 |
Buy |
| Dead-Wood |
2007 |
Buy |
| Last Breath |
2007 |
Buy |
| My Father’s Mask |
2007 |
Buy |
| Pop Art |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Widow’s Breakfast |
2007 |
Buy |
| You Will Hear the Locust Sing |
2007 |
Buy |
| In the Rundown |
2007 |
Buy |
| Throttle |
2012 |
Buy |
| In the Tall Grass |
2012 |
Buy |
| Twittering from the Circus of the Dead |
2013 |
Buy |
| Wolverton Station |
2014 |
Buy |
| By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain |
2014 |
Buy |
| Dark Carousel |
2018 |
Buy |
| You Are Released |
2018 |
Buy |
| Late Returns |
2019 |
N/A |
| A Sign of the Times |
2023 |
N/A |
| Ushers |
2024 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Other People, Other Places |
2021 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 20th Century Ghosts |
2005 |
Buy |
| Jackknife |
2025 |
N/A |
| The Indigo Room |
2025 |
N/A |
| Road Rage |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Blanks |
2025 |
N/A |
| Tales from the Darkside: Scripts by Joe Hill |
2016 |
Buy |
| Night and Day in Misery |
2025 |
N/A |
| Strange Weather |
2017 |
Buy |
| Letter Slot |
2025 |
N/A |
| Full Throttle |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Black Phone and Other Stories |
2022 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| What The Red Moon Knows |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Legend of Dell Briggers |
2020 |
Buy |
| Sunset Motel |
2022 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Heart-Shaped Box |
2007 |
Buy |
| Gunpowder |
2008 |
Buy |
| Horns |
2009 |
Buy |
| Locke & Key Audio Drama |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Fireman |
2016 |
Buy |
| King Sorrow |
2025 |
Buy |
Tales From the Darkside#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tales from the Darkside |
2017 |
Buy |
Tales from the Darkside Comic Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tales From The Darkside #1 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Tales From The Darkside #2 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Tales From The Darkside #3 |
2016 |
Buy |
The Cape Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Cape |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Cape Deluxe Edition |
2013 |
N/A |
| The Cape: 1969 |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Cape: Fallen |
2019 |
N/A |
The Shivers Collection Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Jackknife |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Indigo Room |
2025 |
Buy |
| Night and Day in Misery |
2025 |
Buy |
| Letter Slot |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Blanks |
2025 |
Buy |
Joe Hill is a prolific horror and dark fiction writer whose work spans novels, short stories, novellas, graphic novels, and comic series. His debut novel Heart-Shaped Box (2007) established him as a major voice in modern horror, and he followed it with Horns (2009), NOS4A2 (2013), and The Fireman (2016). His most recent novel, King Sorrow, arrived in 2025. Hill’s short fiction collections, including 20th Century Ghosts (2005), Strange Weather (2017), and Full Throttle (2019), have earned him a strong reputation among horror readers.
His graphic novel work is equally substantial. The Locke & Key series ran for six main volumes plus spinoffs and crossovers (including a collaboration with the Sandman universe), and he has also produced The Cape, Tales from the Darkside comics, and Basketful of Heads. Hill appears regularly in the Best Horror of the Year anthology series, which has run to seventeen volumes, and his stories show up in numerous other horror and fantasy collections. The Shivers Collection and Creature Feature Collection, both from recent years, add shorter standalone pieces to an already large catalog. With 155 entries across 26 series from 2003 to 2025, Hill has built one of the widest-ranging bodies of work in contemporary horror fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Joe Hill written?
Joe Hill has written 155 books across 26 series.
What was Joe Hill's first book?
Joe Hill’s first book is The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14, published in 2003.
What genres does Joe Hill write in?
Joe Hill writes horror, mystery, non-fiction, novellas, and short stories. Their best-known work includes the Best Horror of the Year series.