Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One | 2009 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 2 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two | 2010 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 3 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine | 2017 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 4 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four | 2012 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 5 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five | 2013 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 6 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six | 2014 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 7 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven | 2015 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 8 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve | 2020 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 9 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight | 2016 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 10 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten | 2018 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 11 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three | 2011 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 12 | The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction | 2018 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 13 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen | 2021 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 14 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven | 2019 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 15 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen | 2022 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 16 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen | 2024 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 17 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen | 2024 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
| 18 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen | 2025 | Kelly Robson | Buy |
The Best Horror of the Year is a long-running annual anthology series edited by Ellen Datlow. Each volume collects the best horror short fiction published in a given year. Kelly Robson is one of many authors whose work has appeared in these collections.
The series has been running since 2009 and now spans more than fifteen volumes. It is a good starting point for readers who want to sample the current state of horror short fiction from a wide range of authors.