Grady Hendrix Reading Order

8 books (2011–2025)

Grady Hendrix has edited eight anthologies spanning horror, literary fiction, and non-fiction from 2011 to 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Lightspeed Magazine from June 2011 and continuing through titles including Tall Tales with Short Cocks Vol. 4, The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination, Electric Shadows: A Century of Chinese Cinema, Nightmare Magazine 48, Rocket Fuel, Unquiet Guests, and Why I Love Horror. Each anthology stands independently while contributing to Hendrix's broader editorial vision across multiple genres.

Start with Lightspeed Magazine, June 2011, the first of 8 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Lightspeed Magazine, June 2011 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tall Tales with Short Cocks Vol. 4 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Electric Shadows: A Century of Chinese Cinema 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Nightmare Magazine 48: September 2016 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Rocket Fuel 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Unquiet Guests 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Why I Love Horror 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2023–2023)

The Creature Feature Collection is a five-book horror anthology series published in 2023, featuring standalone novellas by different authors including Grady Hendrix, Jason Mott, Chandler Baker, Josh Malerman, and Joe Hill. Each entry presents its own creature-focused horror story and should be read in publication order beginning with Ankle Snatcher. The series appears to be complete as a collection.

Start with Ankle Snatcher, the first of 5 books in the Creature Feature Collection series.

2 books (2011–2012)

The Magnolia League is a two-book horror series co-authored by Grady Hendrix and Katie Crouch, published between 2011 and 2012. Both books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Magnolia League and followed by The White Glove War. The series is complete and requires no additional volumes.

Start with The Magnolia League(By: Katie Crouch) and read in order.

3 books (2012–2021)

Grady Hendrix's non-fiction series consists of three books published between 2012 and 2021, all of which should be read in publication order. The series begins with Dirt Candy, a collaboration with Ryan Dunlavey and Amanda Cohen, followed by Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction and concludes with These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World. The series appears to be complete as of 2021.

Start with Dirt Candy(With: Ryan Dunlavey,Amanda Cohen) and read in order.

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1	Dirt Candy(With: Ryan Dunlavey,Amanda Cohen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

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1	BadAsstronauts 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (2011–2025)

Grady Hendrix has published eleven standalone novels between 2011 and 2025, with the series continuing as of now. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Satan Loves You and progressing through works including Horrorstör, My Best Friend's Exorcism, We Sold Our Souls, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, The Final Girl Support Group, How to Sell a Haunted House, and Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. While each novel stands alone with its own story and characters, reading them in the order they were published provides the best experience of Hendrix's evolving voice across horror, literary fiction, and narrative non-fiction.

Start with Satan Loves You, the first of 11 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Satan Loves You 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Occupy Space 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Li'l Wimmin 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Horrorstör 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	My Best Friend's Exorcism 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	We Sold Our Souls 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Dead Leprechauns & Devil Cats: Strange Tales of the White Street Society 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Girl Support Group 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	How to Sell a Haunted House 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Witchcraft for Wayward Girls 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2025–2025)

The Shivers Collection is an ongoing horror anthology series launched in 2025, featuring five books of original supernatural fiction by various acclaimed authors including Joe Hill, Owen King, Catriona Ward, and Stephen Graham Jones. Each installment stands alone as a complete story while contributing to the larger collection, and readers should follow publication order beginning with Jackknife. The series showcases diverse horror narratives from some of the genre's most compelling contemporary voices.

Start with Jackknife(By: Joe Hill), the first of 5 books in the The Shivers Collection series.