The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror books in order

Reading order

“The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror is a long-running annual anthology that collects outstanding dark fiction from the previous year. Paul Finch’s stories have appeared in multiple volumes, reflecting his consistent presence in the horror short fiction scene. The series began in 2010 and continues to be published, with recent volumes shifting to a numbered format.”

Each edition draws from magazines, original anthologies, and single-author collections to assemble a snapshot of the best dark fiction published that year. The series covers both horror and dark fantasy, giving readers a broad view of what the genre produced in any given year. For writers like Paul Finch, repeated inclusion across multiple volumes signals recognition from the wider horror community.