Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | History is Dead | 2007 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 2 | Murdermouth: Zombie Bits | 2010 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 3 | Best New Zombie Tales Vol. 3 | 2011 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 4 | Undead Tales | 2011 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 5 | Help! Wanted: Tales of On-the-Job Terror | 2011 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 6 | Before Plan 9: Plans 1-8 From Outer Space | 2012 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 7 | Attic Toys | 2012 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 8 | Horror for Good | 2012 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 9 | Read the End First | 2012 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 10 | A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine | 2012 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 11 | Welcome To Hell: An Anthology Of Western Weirdness | 2012 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 12 | Dark Light | 2012 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 13 | Alt-Zombie | 2012 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 14 | Blood Rites | 2013 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 15 | High Stakes: A Vampire Anthology | 2013 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 16 | Zombies | 2013 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 17 | Bleed | 2013 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 18 | Fear the Reaper | 2013 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 19 | Best Tales of the Apocalypse | 2013 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 20 | The Best of the Horror Society 2013 | 2013 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 21 | Dark Discoveries - Issue #28 | 2014 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 22 | Zombies: More Recent Dead | 2014 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 23 | Limbus, Inc. - Book II | 2014 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 24 | Seize the Night | 2015 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 25 | V-Wars: Night Terrors | 2015 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
| 26 | The Forsaken | 2017 | Joe McKinney | Buy |
Joe McKinney’s anthology appearances span a decade of active horror publishing, from History is Dead in 2007 through The Forsaken in 2017. The 26 collections he contributed to cover the range of horror subgenres popular during that period: zombie fiction, vampire anthologies, apocalyptic collections, weird western fiction, and more.
Some highlights in the list include Seize the Night, a vampire anthology from 2015; Welcome to Hell: An Anthology of Western Weirdness from 2012; and the V-Wars: Night Terrors tie-in anthology from 2015. McKinney’s range across these collections mirrors the range in his novel work – he wasn’t locked into one corner of horror.
For readers working through McKinney’s back catalog, the anthologies represent the bulk of his shorter fiction output and show his work in conversation with many of the other horror writers active during the same period. Most of the collections remain available and offer good value as multi-author volumes alongside McKinney’s contributions.