Edward Lee Reading Order

34 books (1990–2025)

Edward Lee's Anthologies series comprises 29 horror and dark fiction collections published from 1990 to 2025, with the series ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Triage and continuing through the most recent entries. Each volume collects short stories and tales designed to deliver intense scares and unsettling narratives across multiple installments, making them suitable for readers seeking varied horror content within a curated framework.

Start with Triage, the first of 29 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Triage 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dark Seductions 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Deadly After Dark 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fear the Fever 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Darkside: Horror for the Next Millenium 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Grave Tales 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Skull Full of Spurs 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Shivers 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Shivers II 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Shivers III 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Infernally Yours 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Terrible Beauty, Fearful Symmetry 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Necro Files 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Seeds of Fear 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Stranger by Night 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Extreme Zombies 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Sixty-Five Stirrup Iron Road 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Cornbread Nation 7: The Best of Southern Food Writing 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Horror 101: The Way Forward 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Horror 201: The Silver Scream Vol. 2 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Beauty of Death 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Beauty of Death, Vol. 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	A Very DC Halloween 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	I Transgress 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Terror Tract: E-zine 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Brewtality: Extreme Horror Anthology 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Counting Bodies Like Sheep: Extreme Horror Anthology 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Nursery Stories for Dumb Crotch Goblins 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Horror Collection: Lost Edition 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Horror Collection: Splatterpunk Dreams 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Werewolves 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Horror for Housewives 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Horror Collection Hell Edition 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2010–2010)

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1	Vampire Lodge 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2001–2022)

City Infernal is a complete five-book horror series by Edward Lee, published between 2001 and 2019. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with City Infernal and continuing through Infernal Angel, House Infernal, Lucifer's Lottery, and concluding with Lakehouse Infernal, which was co-written with Christine Morgan. This interconnected series spans nearly two decades and offers a sustained exploration of dark supernatural themes across its installments.

Start with City Infernal, the first of 5 books in the City Infernal series.

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1	City Infernal 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Infernal Angel 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	House Infernal 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Lucifer's Lottery 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Lakehouse Infernal(By: Christine Morgan) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Lakehouse Infernal(With: Christine Morgan) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Warlock Infernal(By: Christine Morgan) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2007–2024)

The Edward Lee Cranking series is an ongoing horror collection containing two books published across seventeen years, beginning with The Minotauress in 2007 and continuing with Horn-Cranker in 2024. These interconnected works should be read in publication order to experience the narrative as intended. The series showcases Lee's distinctive approach to the horror genre with complex, character-driven storytelling.

Start with The Minotauress and read in order.

3 books (1995–2016)

Edward Lee's Header series consists of three horror novels published between 1995 and 2016, with the complete trilogy now concluded. These books should be read in publication order beginning with Header, followed by Header 2 and Header 3, as each installment builds on the previous one. The series represents Lee's work in the horror genre across this two-decade span.

Start with Header and read in order.

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1	Header 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Header 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Header 3 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2023–2023)

The Madness Heart Press Pocket Books series contains eight horror titles published in 2023, each written by a different author including Douglas Ford, Lucas Mangum, Charles R. Bernard, Christine Morgan, Jay Wilburn, Maxwell Bauman, and John Baltisberger. This likely complete anthology-style series should be read in publication order, beginning with Babble and concluding with The Hillels Have Eyes. The series appears to showcase varied horror perspectives from multiple contemporary writers within a single curated collection.

Start with Babble(By: Douglas Ford), the first of 8 books in the Madness Heart Press Pocket Books series.

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1	Babble(By: Douglas Ford) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bestial(By: Lucas Mangum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Congratulations on Your Hatred(By: Charles R. Bernard) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Damned Lazy(By: Christine Morgan) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Failure(By: Jay Wilburn) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Graven Image(By: Maxwell Bauman) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Bounce House 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Hillels Have Eyes(By: John Baltisberger) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2005–2024)

Edward Lee's two-book non-fiction series, published across nearly two decades from 2005 to 2024, should be read in publication order beginning with Practical Mysticism followed by Bourbon Land. The series remains ongoing, offering readers insights into topics explored through Lee's distinctive perspective that bridges his horror and darker literary interests with accessible non-fiction exploration.

Start with Practical Mysticism and read in order.

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1	Practical Mysticism 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bourbon Land 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1997–2022)

Edward Lee's Pig series spans three horror novels published across twenty-five years, beginning with The Pig in 1997 and concluding with Ouija Pig in 2022. The series should be read in publication order to experience the complete narrative arc. Though the series appears to be finished, each installment builds on the previous works and benefits from sequential reading.

Start with The Pig and read in order.

1 book (2001–2001)

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1	Partners in Chyme(With: Ryan Harding) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1993–2026)

Edward Lee's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises eight collections and collaborative works spanning from 1993 to 2023, beginning with Mr. Torso and concluding with Ouija Slumber Party. The series includes solo efforts alongside collaborations with authors such as Wrath James White and Christine Morgan, showcasing Lee's work primarily in horror and related genres. Read these titles in publication order to follow the evolution of the author's style across three decades. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with Mr. Torso, the first of 8 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	Mr. Torso 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Teratologist 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Teratologist(With: Wrath James White) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Room 415 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Trolley No. 1852 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	You Are My Everything 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Pages Torn From a Travel Journal 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	C*nt-Kick the Witch Bitch(With: Christine Morgan) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Bighead’s Junk 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Ouija Slumber Party 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Night Sitter 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (1997–2024)

Edward Lee's Short Story Collections series spans 18 volumes of horror fiction published between 1997 and 2024, with the series still ongoing. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Inside the Works and progressing through titles like Splatterspunk, Of Pigs and Spiders, and Brain Cheese Buffet. Several volumes feature collaborations with other authors including Ryan Harding and Jack Ketchum, offering varied perspectives within the horror genre across nearly three decades of releases.

Start with Inside the Works, the first of 18 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Inside the Works 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Splatterspunk 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Of Pigs and Spiders 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Ushers 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Partners in Chyme(With: Ryan Harding) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Quest For Sex, Truth & Reality 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sex, Drugs & Power Tools 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Mother Bitchfight 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Sleep Disorder(With: Jack Ketchum) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Haunted House and other Presidential Horrors 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Brain Cheese Buffet 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Bullet Through Your Face 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Carnal Surgery 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Grimoire Diabolique 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Mangled Meat 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Edward Lee: Selected Stories 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Mr. Tilling's Basement & Other Stories 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Jar and Other Stories 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

38 books (1982–2025)

Edward Lee's standalone novels comprise 38 independent horror works published from 1982 to 2025, with the series still ongoing. Each book stands alone narratively, though readers interested in experiencing Lee's evolution as a horror writer should follow publication order beginning with Night Lust. The collection spans titles including Nightbait, Ghouls, Coven, Incubi, Succubi, The Bighead, and Portrait of the Psychopath as a Young Woman, showcasing Lee's range within the horror and dark fiction genres across four decades.

Start with Night Lust, the first of 38 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Night Lust 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Nightbait 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ghouls 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Coven 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Incubi 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Succubi 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Chosen 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Creekers 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Sacrifice 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Goon 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Bighead 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Portrait of the Psychopath as a Young Woman 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Dahmer's Not Dead 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Operator B 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Stickmen 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Family Tradition 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Monstrosity 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Flesh Gothic 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Messenger 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Monster Lake 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Shifters 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Backwoods 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Slither 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Gast 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Brides of the Impaler 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Black Train 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Golem / Golemesque 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Haunter of the Threshold 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Innswich Horror 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Going Monstering 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Dunwich Romance 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Witch Water 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Doll House 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	In the Year of Our Lord: 2202 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	White Trash Gothic Part Two 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Nipping Them in the Bud 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Amityville Bukkake(With: Judith Sonnet,R.J. Benetti) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Strange Stones(With: Mary SanGiovanni) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2025–2025)

2 books (2017–2022)

Edward Lee's White Trash Gothic series comprises two horror novels published between 2017 and 2022. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with White Trash Gothic followed by White Trash Gothic 2. The series appears to be complete as of now.

Start with White Trash Gothic and read in order.

#	Title
1	White Trash Gothic 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	White Trash Gothic 2 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible