Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | 1931 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 2 | Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction | 1948 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 3 | 50 Great Short Stories | 1952 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 4 | Fantastic, Fall 1952 | 1952 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 5 | Stories for the Dead of Night | 1957 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 6 | Great Tales of Action and Adventure | 1958 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 7 | 50 Great American Short Stories | 1963 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 8 | 21 Great Stories | 1969 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 9 | Sea Tales of Terror | 1974 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 10 | Echoes Of Terror | 1980 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 11 | 65 Great Spine Chillers | 1982 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 12 | Perspectives in Literature: A Book of Short Stories, Vol. 1 | 1983 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 13 | Great Fantasy | 1983 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 14 | Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls | 1985 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 15 | Wickedest Show on Earth | 1985 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 16 | Ghost Stories | 1986 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 17 | Mysterious Sea Stories | 1987 | Edgar Allan Poe | N/A |
| 18 | The Monster Book of Monsters | 1988 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 19 | The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats | 1988 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 20 | Tales of the Occult | 1989 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 21 | Great Law and Order Stories | 1990 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 22 | The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces | 1992 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 23 | H.P. Lovecraft’s Book of Horror | 1993 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 24 | The Giant Book of Zombies | 1993 | Edgar Allan Poe | N/A |
| 25 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 1993 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 26 | The Mammoth Book of Zombies | 1993 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 27 | 100 Wild Little Weird Tales | 1994 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 28 | 100 Creepy Little Creature Stories | 1994 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 29 | Sea-Cursed | 1994 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 30 | Thrillers | 1994 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 31 | Weird Business | 1995 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 32 | 100 Best-Loved Poems | 1995 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 33 | Classic Sea Stories | 1996 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 34 | Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories | 1996 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 35 | Detective Duos | 1997 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 36 | The Vintage Book of Classic Crime | 1997 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 37 | Writing New York | 1998 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 38 | Masters of the Macabre | 1999 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 39 | Master’s Choice: Mystery Stories by Today’s Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them | 2000 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 40 | The Campfire Collection: Spine-tingling Tales to Tell in the Dark | 2000 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 41 | Dark | 2000 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 42 | 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology | 2000 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 43 | The World’s Greatest Horror Stories | 2004 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 44 | The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction | 2004 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 45 | Nightmares on Congress Street, Part V | 2006 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 46 | H. P. Lovecraft’s Book of the Supernatural | 2006 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 47 | Tainted: Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | 2008 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 48 | Birds of Prey | 2010 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 49 | The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849 | 2010 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 50 | Dreams and Wonders | 2010 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 51 | The Mammoth Book of Body Horror | 2012 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 52 | Short Stories: After Dark Classics | 2012 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 53 | Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire | 2012 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 54 | Books to Die For | 2012 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 55 | Psychos | 2012 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 56 | Classic Horror Collection, Vol.2 | 2012 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 57 | Zombies!: Tales of the Walking Dead | 2013 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 58 | Mesaerion | 2013 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 59 | Easy Reading for Difficult Devils: An Anthology of Dark Fiction | 2014 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 60 | Red Sky | 2014 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 61 | Fossil Lake II | 2015 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 62 | Fireside Horror Stories About Mummies and Curses | 2017 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 63 | 50 Halloween Stories You Have to Read Before You Die | 2017 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 64 | 50 Eternal Masterpieces of Horror Stories | 2017 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 65 | Behind the Mask - Tales from the Id | 2018 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 66 | Writers: Their Lives and Works | 2018 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 67 | The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 3 | 2019 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 68 | Poetry Comix | 2020 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 69 | Tales of the Devil | 2020 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 70 | Classic Cat Stories | 2020 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 71 | Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird | 2021 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 72 | 30 Press Presents: Classic Horror Poems Volume One | 2023 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
| 73 | Crimes of Hate | 2023 | Edgar Allan Poe | Buy |
Edgar Allan Poe’s stories and poems have been anthologized more than almost any other American writer. The 73 anthologies listed here span from Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror (1931) to Crimes of Hate (2023), covering horror, mystery, fantasy, poetry, and general fiction collections.
The range is wide: from 50 Great Short Stories and 100 Best-Loved Poems to niche collections like Sea-Cursed, The Giant Book of Zombies, and Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird. Nearly two centuries after his death, Poe remains a staple of the anthology world.