Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One | 2009 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 2 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two | 2010 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 3 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three | 2011 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 4 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four | 2012 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 5 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five | 2013 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 6 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six | 2014 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 7 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven | 2015 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 8 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight | 2016 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 9 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine | 2017 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 10 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten | 2018 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 11 | The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction | 2018 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 12 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven | 2019 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 13 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve | 2020 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 14 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen | 2021 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 15 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen | 2022 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 16 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen | 2024 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 17 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen | 2024 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 18 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen | 2025 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
Brian Evenson’s stories have appeared in multiple volumes of Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year anthology. This annual collection is widely considered the most important barometer of quality in horror short fiction, and repeated appearances mark a writer as one of the field’s leading voices.
Evenson’s stories fit naturally alongside the best horror published each year. His literary approach to the genre, favoring psychological unease over explicit violence, represents a distinct strand of modern horror that the Best Horror anthologies have consistently championed.