Graham Masterton Reading Order

78 books (1989–2026)

Graham Masterton has edited 63 horror and thriller anthologies spanning from 1989 to 2026, with the series continuing to expand. Beginning with Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror, the collection includes themed volumes exploring vampires, werewolves, zombies, and various horror subgenres, with new entries regularly added to the series. These anthologies should be read in publication order to follow the evolution of the collection. The series remains ongoing with additional volumes in development.

Start with Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror, the first of 63 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Scare Care 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dark Voices 3 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Mammoth Book of Vampires 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Hottest Blood 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Giant Book of Zombies 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Mammoth Book of Zombies 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Deadly After Dark 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Seventh Annual Collection 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men / The Mammoth Book of Werewolves 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Thirteen More Tales of Horror 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Dark Terrors 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Thirteen Again 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Dark Terrors 2 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Fear the Fever 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Kiss and Kill 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Mammoth Book of Dracula 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Hot Blood X 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Dark Terrors 5 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #11 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Dark Terrors 6 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Shivers 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Fatal Attractions 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Shivers II 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Strange Bedfellows 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Mammoth Book of New Terror 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Dark Passions 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Best of Cemetery Dance II 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Visitants 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Full Fathom Forty 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Necro Files 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Stranger by Night 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	What Fears Become 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Dark Light 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Horror Express Volume One 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Read the End First 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Rock On: The Greatest Hits of Science Fiction & Fantasy 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	The Mammoth Book of Body Horror 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Zippered Flesh: Tales of Body Enhancements Gone Bad! 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Shivers VII 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Dark Discoveries - Issue #28 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Horror 101: The Way Forward 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Of Devils & Deviants: An Anthology of Erotic Horror 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Tales from The Lake Vol.1 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Figures of Fear 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Horror 201: The Silver Scream Vol. 1 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Horror 201: The Silver Scream Vol. 2 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	In the Shadow of Frankenstein 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	The Black Room Manuscripts Volume Two 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Dark Places, Evil Faces 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	In the Footsteps of Dracula 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Lakes & Other Bodies 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	A Plague of Shadows 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Best New Horror #30 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Midnight in the Pentagram 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	Grimdark Magazine Issue #27 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	The Horror Collection: Sapphire Edition 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Vampires 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Fear of Clowns 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	The Horror Collection: Turquoise Edition 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	The Junk Merchants 2 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Werewolves 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	The Horror Collection Christmas Edition 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	The Horror Collection: Amber Edition 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	The Junk Merchants 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	Hotel Macabre Vol.2: Tales of Horror 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
73	The Horror Collection Darkness Edition 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
74	The Horror Collection Jewel Edition 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
75	The Horror Collection Special Edition 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
76	The Horror Collection Special Edition III 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
77	Vampires II 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
78	Zombies 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2015–2017)

The Beatrice Scarlet series is a two-book mystery thriller collection by Graham Masterton, beginning with Scarlet Widow in 2015 and concluding with The Coven in 2017. This completed series should be read in publication order to follow the narrative as intended. The books combine elements of mystery, thriller, and horror in their storytelling approach.

Start with Scarlet Widow and read in order.

#	Title
1	Scarlet Widow 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Coven 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2018–2025)

Graham Masterton's DC Jerry Pardoe and DS Jamila Patel series comprises five mystery and thriller novels following two detectives as they investigate disturbing cases. Published between 2018 and 2025, the series includes Ghost Virus, The Children God Forgot, The Shadow People, What Hides in the Cellar, and House of Flies. The series is ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with Ghost Virus to follow the detectives' cases as they unfold chronologically.

Start with Ghost Virus, the first of 5 books in the DC Jerry Pardoe and DS Jamila Patel series.

#	Title
1	Ghost Virus 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Children God Forgot 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Shadow People 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	What Hides in the Cellar 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	House of Flies 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1976–2015)

The Harry Erskine series consists of seven books published between 1976 and 2015, featuring a combination of mystery, thriller, and horror elements. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Manitou and concluding with Plague of the Manitou. Graham Masterton's supernatural-tinged mysteries follow their protagonist through various supernatural encounters across the full span of the series.

Start with The Manitou, the first of 7 books in the Harry Erskine series.

#	Title
1	The Manitou 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Djinn 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Revenge of the Manitou 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Burial 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Manitou Blood 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Blind Panic 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Plague of the Manitou 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1996–2013)

Graham Masterton's Jim Rook series consists of eight complete mystery and thriller novels published between 1996 and 2013. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Rook and concluding with Garden of Evil. This closed series follows detective Jim Rook through cases involving horror and dark elements across titles including The Terror, Tooth and Claw, Snowman, Swimmer, Darkroom, Demon's Door, and Garden of Evil.

Start with Rook, the first of 8 books in the Jim Rook series.

#	Title
1	Rook 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Terror 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Tooth And Claw 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Snowman 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Swimmer 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Darkroom 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Demon's Door 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Garden of Evil 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (2003–2027)

The Katie Maguire series consists of 14 mystery and thriller novels written by Graham Masterton, beginning with A Terrible Beauty (also published as White Bones) in 2003 and continuing through 2024 with Pay Back The Devil. The series is ongoing and should be read in publication order, following detective Katie Maguire through cases spanning from the first book to the most recent installment.

Start with A Terrible Beauty / White Bones, the first of 14 books in the Katie Maguire series.

#	Title
1	A Terrible Beauty / White Bones 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Broken Angels 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Red Light 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Taken for Dead 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blood Sisters 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Buried 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Eye for an Eye 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dead Girls Dancing 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Living Death 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Drowned 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Dead Men Whistling 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Begging to Die 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Last Drop of Blood 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Pay Back The Devil 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Suffer In Silence 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1986–2011)

Graham Masterton's Night Warriors series comprises five horror thrillers published between 1986 and 2011. The complete series includes Night Warriors, Death Dream, Night Plague, Night Wars, and The Ninth Nightmare, and should be read in publication order. This finished series blends mystery and horror elements across its interconnected narratives.

Start with Night Warriors, the first of 5 books in the Night Warriors series.

#	Title
1	Night Warriors 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Dream 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Night Plague 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Night Wars 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Ninth Nightmare 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

28 books (1971–2013)

Graham Masterton's non-fiction series comprises 28 books published between 1971 and 2013, exploring themes of relationships, sexuality, and intimacy. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Acts of Love. Topics covered range from erotic fantasy interpretation to practical relationship advice, reflecting the author's work across multiple decades of writing on intimate subjects.

Start with Acts of Love, the first of 28 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	Acts of Love 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Girls Who Said Yes 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Your Erotic Fantasies 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	How a Woman Loves to Be Loved 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Confessions Of A Wanton Waitress, Or, Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	How a Woman Longs to Be Loved 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	How to Be a Perfect Lover 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Sex Is Everything 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	1,001 Erotic Dreams Interpreted 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Confessions of a Racy Receptionist 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	How to Be a Good Bad Girl 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	How to Drive Your Man Wild in Bed 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Women's Erotic Dreams 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	How to Drive Your Woman Wild in Bed 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	More Ways to Drive Your Man Wild in Bed 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	How to Drive Your Lover Wild in Bed 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Sex Secrets of the Other Woman 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Wild in Bed Together 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Drive Him Wild 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Single, Wild, Sexy and Safe 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	How to Drive Your Man Even Wilder in Bed 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	How to Make His Wildest Dreams Come True 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Secrets of the Sexually Irresistible Woman 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Secrets of Sexual Play 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Seven Secrets of Really Great Sex 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Wild Sex for New Lovers 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Up All Night 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	How To Make Love Six Nights A Week 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1988–2012)

Graham Masterton's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises six standalone collections published between 1988 and 2012, featuring works across mystery, thriller, and horror genres. The complete series includes Hurry Monster, The Secret Shih Tan, Underbed, Lolicia, Sepsis, and The Press, and should be read in publication order to experience the author's evolving storytelling approach across the quarter-century span. Each entry stands independently, making the series accessible to readers who wish to sample individual volumes or follow the full progression chronologically.

Start with Hurry Monster, the first of 6 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Hurry Monster 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Secret Shih Tan 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Underbed 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Lolicia 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Sepsis 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Press 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1978–2023)

Graham Masterton's Short Story Collections series spans a diverse range of horror and thriller tales across ten volumes published between 1978 and 2023. These collections, which should be read in publication order, showcase the prolific author's mastery of short fiction alongside occasional collaborative works and a retrospective about his career. The series appears to be complete, making it an ideal entry point for readers seeking varied horror and dark fiction from one of the genre's established voices. Begin with Charnel House and Other Stories and progress through the decade-spanning publications to experience Masterton's evolving approach to fear and suspense.

Start with Charnel House and Other Stories, the first of 10 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	Charnel House and Other Stories 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fortnight of Fear 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Thirteen More Tales of Horror 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Faces of Fear 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Flights of Fear 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Manitou Man: The World of Graham Masterton(With: Matt Williamson,Ray Clark) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Feelings of Fear 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Festival of Fear 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Grease Monkey and Other Tales of Erotic Horror 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Days of Utter Dread: The Red Butcher and Other Stories(With: Dawn Harris) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2005–2012)

The Sissy Sawyer series by Graham Masterton consists of three complete mystery and thriller novels featuring the titular character. Published between 2005 and 2012, the books should be read in publication order: Touchy And Feely, The Painted Man, and The Red Hotel. This closed series provides a full narrative arc when experienced from beginning to end.

Start with Touchy And Feely and read in order.

#	Title
1	Touchy And Feely 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Painted Man 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Red Hotel 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

71 books (1976–2022)

Graham Masterton's standalone novels span from 1976 to 2022, comprising 71 independent works that can be read in any order though publication sequence is recommended. This extensive collection showcases the prolific author's range across mystery, thriller, horror, and non-fiction genres, with titles including Inserts, Fireflash 5, Plague, Charnel House, The Sphinx, and Railroad among many others. The series appears complete as of 2022, making it ideal for readers seeking varied narratives unbound by overarching plots.

Start with Inserts(As:), the first of 71 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Inserts(As:) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fireflash 5 / A Mile Before Morning 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Plague 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Charnel House 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Heartbreaker(As:) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Sphinx 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rich 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Devils Of D-Day 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Death Trance 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Phobia(As:) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Hell Candidate(As:) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Sweetman Curve 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Man of Destiny 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Famine 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Railroad 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Heirloom(As:) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Wells Of Hell 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Solitaire 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Ikon 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Tengu 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Pariah 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Corroboree 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Lady of Fortune 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Maiden Voyage 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Picture of Evil / Family Portrait 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Sacrifice 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Headlines 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Feast / Ritual 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Mirror 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Lords of the Air 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Black Angel / Master of Lies 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Empress 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Hymn / The Burning 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Prey 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Sleepless 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The House That Jack Built 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Chosen Child 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Condor(As:) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Flesh And Blood 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	House of Bones 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Kingdom of the Blind(As:) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Plague of Angels(As:) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Bonnie Winter 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Hair Raiser 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Trauma 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Hidden World 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Genius 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Holy Terror 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Innocent Blood 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	The Devil in Gray 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Unspeakable 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Descendant 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Edgewise 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Chaos Theory 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	The 5th Witch 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Basilisk 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Death Mask 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Ghost Music 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Fire Spirit 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Rules of Duel(With: William S. Burroughs) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Spirit 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	Petrified 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	The Doorkeepers 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Walkers 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Community 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	Drought 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	Forest Ghost 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Silver 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	The House of a Hundred Whispers 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	The House at Phantom Park 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	The Soul Stealer 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible