Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One | 2009 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 2 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two | 2010 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 3 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine | 2017 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 4 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four | 2012 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 5 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five | 2013 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 6 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six | 2014 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 7 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven | 2015 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 8 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve | 2020 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 9 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight | 2016 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 10 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten | 2018 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 11 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three | 2011 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 12 | The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction | 2018 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 13 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen | 2021 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 14 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven | 2019 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 15 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen | 2022 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 16 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen | 2024 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 17 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen | 2024 | Joe Hill | Buy |
| 18 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen | 2025 | Joe Hill | Buy |
The Best Horror of the Year is an eighteen-volume horror anthology series with contributions from Joe Hill. The first entry, Volume One, was published in 2009, and the series has continued with roughly annual releases through Volume Seventeen in 2025.
Each volume is a standalone collection, so there is no strict reading order required. The series also includes a “best of the best” compilation from 2018, The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction, which gathers selections from the first decade of volumes. The most recent additions are Volume Fifteen and Volume Sixteen, both published in 2024, and Volume Seventeen in 2025.