Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One | 2009 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 2 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two | 2010 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 3 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine | 2017 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 4 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four | 2012 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 5 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five | 2013 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 6 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six | 2014 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 7 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven | 2015 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 8 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve | 2020 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 9 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight | 2016 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 10 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten | 2018 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 11 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three | 2011 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 12 | The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction | 2018 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 13 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen | 2021 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 14 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven | 2019 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 15 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen | 2022 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 16 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen | 2024 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 17 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen | 2024 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
| 18 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen | 2025 | Joe R. Lansdale | Buy |
The Best Horror of the Year, edited by Ellen Datlow, is the premier annual horror anthology series, running since 2009. Joe R. Lansdale’s stories have appeared across multiple volumes, reflecting his standing as one of the most consistently anthologized horror writers working today.
These annual collections gather the strongest horror short fiction published each year, and Lansdale’s repeated inclusion speaks to the quality and consistency of his shorter work across decades of writing.