Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One | 2009 | John Langan | Buy |
| 2 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two | 2010 | John Langan | Buy |
| 3 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine | 2017 | John Langan | Buy |
| 4 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four | 2012 | John Langan | Buy |
| 5 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five | 2013 | John Langan | Buy |
| 6 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six | 2014 | John Langan | Buy |
| 7 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven | 2015 | John Langan | Buy |
| 8 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve | 2020 | John Langan | Buy |
| 9 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight | 2016 | John Langan | Buy |
| 10 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten | 2018 | John Langan | Buy |
| 11 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three | 2011 | John Langan | Buy |
| 12 | The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction | 2018 | John Langan | Buy |
| 13 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen | 2021 | John Langan | Buy |
| 14 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven | 2019 | John Langan | Buy |
| 15 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen | 2022 | John Langan | Buy |
| 16 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen | 2024 | John Langan | Buy |
| 17 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen | 2024 | John Langan | Buy |
| 18 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen | 2025 | John Langan | Buy |
The Best Horror of the Year series, edited by Ellen Datlow, is one of the longest-running annual horror anthologies. John Langan has appeared in multiple volumes as a contributor, with his stories selected among the best horror fiction published each year. The series has run from Volume One (2009) through Volume Seventeen (2025).
A special compilation, The Best of the Best Horror of the Year (2018), collected the strongest stories from the first ten volumes. Langan’s repeated inclusion across these volumes reflects his standing as one of the most consistently strong voices in modern horror short fiction.