Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One | 2009 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 2 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two | 2010 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 3 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three | 2011 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 4 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four | 2012 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 5 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five | 2013 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 6 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six | 2014 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 7 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven | 2015 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 8 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight | 2016 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 9 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine | 2017 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 10 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten | 2018 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 11 | The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction | 2018 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 12 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven | 2019 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 13 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve | 2020 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 14 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen | 2021 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 15 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen | 2022 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 16 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen | 2024 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 17 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen | 2024 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
| 18 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen | 2025 | Joyce Carol Oates | Buy |
The Best Horror of the Year is an annual anthology series edited by Ellen Datlow. Each volume collects what Datlow considers the best horror short fiction published during that year. The series began in 2009 and has become one of the most respected annual horror anthologies in the genre. Joyce Carol Oates is among the many notable authors whose work has appeared in these collections.