Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One | 2009 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 2 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two | 2010 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 3 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three | 2011 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 4 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four | 2012 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 5 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five | 2013 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 6 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six | 2014 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 7 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven | 2015 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 8 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight | 2016 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 9 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine | 2017 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 10 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten | 2018 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 11 | The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction | 2018 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 12 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven | 2019 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 13 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve | 2020 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 14 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen | 2021 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 15 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen | 2022 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 16 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen | 2024 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 17 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen | 2024 | Richard Harland | Buy |
| 18 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen | 2025 | Richard Harland | Buy |
The Best Horror of the Year is an annual anthology series that has run for seventeen volumes from 2009 to 2025. Edited by Ellen Datlow, each volume collects the strongest horror short fiction published that year.
Richard Harland has been featured in the series, which is considered one of the definitive annual showcases for horror fiction. The Best of the Best volume (2018) collects highlights from the first ten years.