Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One | 2009 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 2 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two | 2010 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 3 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three | 2011 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 4 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four | 2012 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 5 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five | 2013 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 6 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six | 2014 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 7 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven | 2015 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 8 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight | 2016 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 9 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine | 2017 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 10 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten | 2018 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 11 | The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction | 2018 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 12 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven | 2019 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 13 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve | 2020 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 14 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen | 2021 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 15 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen | 2022 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 16 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen | 2024 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 17 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen | 2024 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 18 | The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen | 2025 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
The Best Horror of the Year is one of the most respected annual horror anthology series, edited by Ellen Datlow. Beginning in 2009, the series has grown to eighteen volumes through 2025, with each collecting the year’s strongest horror short fiction.
Datlow’s editorial judgment has made the series a benchmark for the genre, and a 2018 “best of the best” volume collected highlights from the first ten years. The series features both well-known horror writers and newer voices, offering readers a curated window into the state of horror fiction each year.