Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Father of Lies | 1998 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 2 | Dark Property | 2002 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 3 | The Open Curtain | 2006 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 4 | Selected Writings, Vol. 3 | 2006 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 5 | Last Days | 2009 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 6 | Immobility | 2012 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 7 | The Lords of Salem | 2012 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 8 | The Deaths of Henry King | 2016 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 9 | Feral | 2017 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 10 | The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell | 2021 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
| 11 | None of You Shall Be Spared | 2023 | Brian B.K. Evenson | Buy |
Brian Evenson’s standalone novels range from the literary provocation of his early work to the refined psychological horror of his more recent books. Altmann’s Tongue (1994) caused controversy when it was published, leading to Evenson’s departure from Brigham Young University. The novels that followed continued to push boundaries in their treatment of violence, identity, and perception.
The Open Curtain, Last Days, and Immobility represent the range of his novel-length fiction: true-crime obsession bleeding into madness, noir detective work among body-modification cultists, and post-apocalyptic survival with unreliable memory. Each book is self-contained and demonstrates a different facet of Evenson’s talent for making readers deeply uncomfortable.