Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Screams: Volume One | 2014 | Dark Scream | Buy |
| 2 | Dark Screams: Volume Three | 2015 | Dark Scream | Buy |
| 3 | Dark Screams: Volume Four | 2015 | Dark Scream | Buy |
| 4 | Dark Screams: Volume Five | 2015 | Dark Scream | Buy |
| 5 | Dark Screams: Volume Six | 2017 | Dark Scream | Buy |
| 6 | Dark Screams: Volume Seven | 2017 | Dark Scream | Buy |
| 7 | Dark Screams: Volume Eight | 2017 | Dark Scream | Buy |
| 8 | Dark Screams: Volume Nine | 2018 | Dark Scream | Buy |
The Dark Screams anthology series collects short horror fiction from some of the genre’s best-known writers. Edited by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar, the series ran for eight volumes between 2014 and 2018 (the numbering skips Volume Two). Each book gathers a handful of stories from a different set of contributors, so no two volumes have the same lineup.
The series is published through Cemetery Dance, a press with a long history in horror fiction. Contributors across the run include Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Kelley Armstrong, and many other respected horror authors. The stories cover a wide range of horror subgenres, from quiet psychological dread to visceral supernatural horror. Because each volume stands alone, readers can jump in anywhere, though starting with Volume One gives a good sense of what the series offers.