Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Breaking Windows |
2003 |
Buy |
| Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection |
2004 |
Buy |
| Inferno |
2007 |
Buy |
| Booklife |
2007 |
Buy |
| Twenty-First Annual Collection |
2008 |
Buy |
| Ravens in the Library |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition |
2010 |
Buy |
| Teeth: Vampire Tales |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Recent Weird |
2011 |
Buy |
| New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fearful Symmetries |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition |
2014 |
Buy |
| Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 |
2015 |
Buy |
| Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles |
2020 |
Buy |
| Edited By |
2020 |
Buy |
| Body Shocks |
2021 |
Buy |
| Beyond the Veil |
2021 |
Buy |
| Screams from the Dark |
2022 |
Buy |
| All Hallows Eve |
2026 |
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 |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| North American Lake Monsters |
2013 |
Buy |
| Wounds |
2019 |
Buy |
Lunar Gothic Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Crypt of the Moon Spider |
2024 |
Buy |
| Cathedral of the Drowned |
2025 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Monsters of Heaven |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Crevasse |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Visible Filth |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Butcher’s Table |
2019 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Strange |
2023 |
Buy |
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 |
2024 |
Buy |
Nathan Ballingrud is an American horror and dark fantasy author whose short fiction has earned him a devoted following and multiple awards. His collection North American Lake Monsters (2013) established him as a major voice in contemporary horror, and Wounds (2019) won the Shirley Jackson Award. His stories have appeared in dozens of year’s-best anthologies.
Ballingrud expanded into longer fiction with The Strange (2023), a novel set on Mars, and the Lunar Gothic Trilogy, beginning with Crypt of the Moon Spider (2024). His work is regularly featured in The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror and The Best Horror of the Year annuals.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Nathan Ballingrud written?
Nathan Ballingrud has written 65 books across seven series.
What was Nathan Ballingrud's first book?
Nathan Ballingrud’s first book is Breaking Windows, published in 2003.
What is Nathan Ballingrud best known for?
Nathan Ballingrud is best known for his short story collections North American Lake Monsters (2013) and Wounds (2019), which won the Shirley Jackson Award. He has also written The Strange (2023) and the ongoing Lunar Gothic Trilogy. His work appears in numerous Year’s Best and Best Horror anthologies.