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Jeff Strand Reading Order

13 series Β· 154 books

Jeff Strand is a prolific American author celebrated for his unique blend of comedy and horror. With an impressive catalog of 154 books spanning 13 series, including notable titles like Andrew Mayhem and Wolf Hunt, he has entertained readers since 1979. Strand's engaging storytelling and distinctive style have made him a prominent figure in the genre, continuing his work until 2025.

Andrew Mayhem Series

Complete

6 books (2000–2020)

Start with Graverobbers Wanted, the first of 6 books in the Andrew Mayhem series.

#Title
1
Cover of Graverobbers Wanted
Graverobbers Wanted
2
Cover of Single White Psychopath Seeks Same
Single White Psychopath Seeks Same
3
Cover of Casket for Sale
Casket for Sale
4
Cover of Suckers(With: J.A. Konrath)
Suckers(With: J.A. Konrath)
5
Cemetery Closing
6
Cover of Lost Homicidal Maniac
Lost Homicidal Maniac

Andrew Mayhem/Harry McGlade Series

Complete

1 book (2011–2011)

#Title
1
Cover of Suckers(With: J.A. Konrath)
Suckers(With: J.A. Konrath)

Anthologies Series

Ongoing

44 books (2006–2025)

Start with DeathGrip: Exit Laughing, the first of 44 books in the Anthologies series.

#Title
1
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DeathGrip: Exit Laughing
2
Cover of Bits of the Dead
Bits of the Dead
3
Horror Library, Volume 3
4
Monstrous: 20 Tales of Giant Creature Terror
5
Cover of The Mad and the Macabre
The Mad and the Macabre
6
Help! Wanted: Tales of On-the-Job Terror
7
Cover of Waiting For October
Waiting For October
8
A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine
9
Attic Toys
10
Cover of Chiral Mad
Chiral Mad
11
Cover of Horror for Good
Horror for Good
12
Cover of Unnatural Tales of the Jackalope
Unnatural Tales of the Jackalope
13
Blood Rites
14
Fear the Reaper
15
High Stakes: A Vampire Anthology
16
Cover of Horror Library, Volume 5
Horror Library, Volume 5
17
Cover of Mister October, Volume II
Mister October, Volume II
18
Wicked Seasons: The Journal of New England Horror Writers, Volume II
19
Cover of Dead Harvest
Dead Harvest
20
Cover of Piercing the Darkness
Piercing the Darkness
21
Ten Times Ten Tales : Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror & Adventure Stories
22
Aghast Vol. 1: A Journal of the Darkly Fantastic
23
Anything but Zombies
24
Christmas Horror Volume 1
25
Splatterpunk's Not Dead
26
Cover of The Gruesome Tensome: A Short Story Tribute to the Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis
The Gruesome Tensome: A Short Story Tribute to the Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis
27
Collected Easter Horror Shorts
28
Cover of Dark Places, Evil Faces
Dark Places, Evil Faces
29
The Devil's Guests
30
Clickers Forever
31
Fantastic Tales of Terror
32
Cover of And Hell Followed
And Hell Followed
33
In Darkness, Delight: Creatures of the Night
34
Tales of the Lost, Volume 1
35
Brewtality: Extreme Horror Anthology
36
Cover of Laughing at Shadows
Laughing at Shadows
37
Leaders of the Pack
38
Cover of Night Frights Issue #1
Night Frights Issue #1
39
An Unholy Thirst
40
Baker's Dozen
41
Halloween Nights
42
Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West
43
To Hell and Back
44
The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition

Cemetery Dance Select Series

Complete

20 books (2015–2020)

Start with Cemetery Dance Select: Bev Vincent(By: Bev Vincent), the first of 20 books in the Cemetery Dance Select series.

#Title
1
Cemetery Dance Select: Bev Vincent(By: Bev Vincent)
2
Cemetery Dance Select: Jeff Strand
3
Cemetery Dance Select: John R. Little(By: John R. Little)
4
Cemetery Dance Select: Kaaron Warren(By: Kaaron Warren)
5
Cemetery Dance Select: Kealan Patrick Burke(By: Kealan Patrick Burke)
6
Cemetery Dance Select: Lee Thomas(By: Lee Thomas)
7
Cemetery Dance Select: Lisa Morton(By: Lisa Morton)
8
Cemetery Dance Select: Lisa Tuttle(By: Lisa Tuttle)
9
Cemetery Dance Select: Michael Marshall Smith(By: Michael Marshall Smith)
10
Cemetery Dance Select: Peter Atkins(By: Peter Atkins)
11
Cemetery Dance Select: Terry Dowling(By: Terry Dowling)
12
Cemetery Dance Select: Ed Gorman(By: Ed Gorman)
13
Cemetery Dance Select: Michael McBride(By: Michael McBride)
14
Cemetery Dance Select: Simon Clark(By: Simon Clark)
15
Cemetery Dance Select: Christopher Conlon(By: Christopher Conlon)
16
Cemetery Dance Select: Gene O'Neill(By: Gene O'Neill)
17
Cemetery Dance Select: Keith Minnion(By: Keith Minnion)
18
Cemetery Dance Select: Poppy Z. Brite(By: Poppy Brite)
19
Cemetery Dance Select: Tim Waggoner(By: Tim Waggoner)
20
Cemetery Dance Select: Rick Hautala(By: Rick Hautala)

Collections Series

Likely Complete

5 books (2008–2022)

Start with Gleefully Macabre Tales, the first of 5 books in the Collections series.

#Title
1
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Gleefully Macabre Tales
2
Cover of Dead Clown Barbecue
Dead Clown Barbecue
3
Dead Clown Barbecue: Expansion Pack
4
Candy Coated Madness
5
Freaky Briefs: 75 Short Absurdities

Eek! Series

Ongoing

2 books (2024–2024)

Start with It Watches in the Dark and read in order.

#Title
1
It Watches in the Dark
2
Nightmare in the Backyard

Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In Series

Ongoing

27 books (1979–2025)

Start with Hardcore(By: Leonard Schrader), the first of 27 books in the Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In series.

#Title
1
Hardcore(By: Leonard Schrader)
2
Re-Animator(By: Jeff Rovin)
3
Fright Night(By: Tom Holland)
4
Hellraiser: Bloodline - The Original Screenplay(By: Peter Atkins)
5
Titan Find(By: Christian Francis)
6
Wishmaster(By: Mark Alan Miller,Christian Francis)
7
Manborg(By: Bret Nelson)
8
Scared To Death(By: Matt Serafini)
9
Stephen King's The Langoliers: The Original Teleplay(By: Tom Holland)
10
Vamp(By: Christian Francis)
11
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
12
Commando Ninja(By: Brian G. Berry)
13
Forbidden Zone(By: Joshua Millican)
14
Hellraiser: The Toll(By: Mark Allan Miller)
15
Long Weekend(By: Brett McBean)
16
Stephen King's Thinner(By: Michael McDowell,Tom Holland)
17
Tamara(By: Jeffrey Reddick,Jon Doyle)
18
The Special(By: James Newman)
19
Blue Sunshine(By: Ken Johnson)
20
Chopping Mall(By: Brian G. Berry)
21
Circus of the Dead(By: Joshua Millican)
22
Cruel Jaws(By: Brad Carter)
23
Life Cycle(By: Christopher Morvant)
24
Plan 9 From Outer Space(By: BretNelson)
25
Splice(By: Claire Donner)
26
Squirm(By: Richard Curtis)
27
Virus: Hell of the Living Dead(By: Brad Carter,Rossella Drudi,Claudio Fragasso)

Non-Fiction Series

Complete

1 book (2020–2020)

#Title
1
The Writing Life

Pressure Series

Likely Complete

2 books (2005–2021)

Start with Pressure and read in order.

#Title
1
2

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Likely Complete

8 books (2011–2022)

Start with Specimen 313, the first of 8 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#Title
1
Specimen 313
2
Cover of Faint of Heart
Faint of Heart
3
4
Stalking You Now
5
6
An Apocalypse of Our Own
7
Cold Dead Hands
8
Twentieth Anniversary Screening

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

1 book (2024–2024)

#Title
1
Snuggling the Grotesque

Standalone Novels Series

Ongoing

34 books (2000–2025)

Start with How to Rescue a Dead Princess, the first of 34 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#Title
1
Cover of How to Rescue a Dead Princess
How to Rescue a Dead Princess
2
3
Cover of Out of Whack
Out of Whack
4
5
Cover of Elrod McBugle on the Loose
Elrod McBugle on the Loose
6
The Haunted Forest Tour(With: James A. Moore)
7
Cover of Benjamin's Parasite
Benjamin's Parasite
8
Cover of Draculas(With: Blake Crouch,F. Paul Wilson,J.A. Konrath)
Draculas(With: Blake Crouch,F. Paul Wilson,J.A. Konrath)
9
10
11
The Sinister Mr. Corpse
12
Cover of A Bad Day For Voodoo
A Bad Day For Voodoo
13
Cover of I Have a Bad Feeling about This
I Have a Bad Feeling about This
14
15
16
Cover of Cyclops Road
Cyclops Road
17
The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever
18
Cover of Everything Has Teeth
Everything Has Teeth
19
Cover of Stranger Things Have Happened
Stranger Things Have Happened
20
21
Cover of Bring Her Back
Bring Her Back
22
How You Ruined My Life
23
Cover of Sick House
Sick House
24
Clowns Vs. Spiders
25
26
My Pretties
27
28
Autumn Bleeds Into Winter
29
30
31
32
33
Bloodsucker County
34
Your Body Will Never Be Found

Wolf Hunt Series

Complete

3 books (1997–2020)

Start with Wolf Hunt and read in order.

#Title
1
2
Wolf Hunt 2
3
Wolf Hunt 3

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Jeff Strand written?
Jeff Strand has written 154 books across 13 series. Their published works span from 1979 to 2025.
What is the first book in each Jeff Strand series?
Here are the first books in Jeff Strand's series: Andrew Mayhem: Graverobbers Wanted; Anthologies: DeathGrip: Exit Laughing; Cemetery Dance Select: Cemetery Dance Select: Bev Vincent(By: Bev Vincent); Collections: Gleefully Macabre Tales; Eek!: It Watches in the Dark.
What order should I read Jeff Strand's books?
We recommend reading Jeff Strand's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Is Jeff Strand still writing new books?
Yes, Jeff Strand has 4 ongoing series: Anthologies, Eek!, Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In, Standalone Novels.

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