Pan Book of Horror Stories books in order

Reading order

The Pan Book of Horror Stories was a British anthology series that ran for decades, edited primarily by Herbert van Thal. Each volume collected horror and macabre short fiction from a range of authors, and the series became a staple of the genre in the UK. Jack Finney contributed stories to twelve volumes between 1959 and 1980.

The anthologies cover a wide range of horror styles, from psychological dread to outright gore. Finney’s contributions sit alongside work from dozens of other writers, making these volumes a good way to sample mid-century horror short fiction from both well-known and lesser-known authors.