Jeff Strand Reading Order
13 series Β· 167 books
Jeff Strand is an American horror author who blends dark comedy throughout his prolific catalog of over 150 books. His Andrew Mayhem series, which expands to include the crossover character Harry McGlade, showcases his signature style of absurdist humor paired with genuine scares. Beyond his series work, Strand has contributed extensively to horror anthologies and curated multiple collections, establishing himself as a versatile voice in the genre since the late 1970s.
Andrew Mayhem Series
Complete6 books (2000β2020)
Start with Graverobbers Wanted, the first of 6 books in the Andrew Mayhem series.
Start this series with Graverobbers Wanted
Buy Book 1 πΊπΈπ§ Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Graverobbers Wanted |
| 2 | Single White Psychopath Seeks Same |
| 3 | Casket for Sale |
| 4 | Suckers(With: J.A. Konrath) |
| 5 | Cemetery Closing |
| 6 | Lost Homicidal Maniac |
Andrew Mayhem/Harry McGlade Series
Complete1 book (2011β2011)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Suckers(With: J.A. Konrath) |
Anthologies Series
Ongoing56 books (2006β2026)
Start with DeathGrip: Exit Laughing, the first of 44 books in the Anthologies series.
Start this series with DeathGrip: Exit Laughing
Buy Book 1 πΊπΈπ§ Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | DeathGrip: Exit Laughing |
| 2 | Bits of the Dead |
| 3 | Horror Library, Volume 3 |
| 4 | Monstrous: 20 Tales of Giant Creature Terror |
| 5 | The Mad and the Macabre |
| 6 | Help! Wanted: Tales of On-the-Job Terror |
| 7 | Waiting For October |
| 8 | A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine |
| 9 | Attic Toys |
| 10 | Chiral Mad |
| 11 | Horror for Good |
| 12 | Unnatural Tales of the Jackalope |
| 13 | Blood Rites |
| 14 | Fear the Reaper |
| 15 | High Stakes: A Vampire Anthology |
| 16 | Horror Library, Volume 5 |
| 17 | Mister October, Volume II |
| 18 | Wicked Seasons: The Journal of New England Horror Writers, Volume II |
| 19 | Dead Harvest |
| 20 | 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 | The Gruesome Tensome: A Short Story Tribute to the Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| 27 | Collected Easter Horror Shorts |
| 28 | Dark Places, Evil Faces |
| 29 | The Devil's Guests |
| 30 | Clickers Forever |
| 31 | Fantastic Tales of Terror |
| 32 | And Hell Followed |
| 33 | In Darkness, Delight: Creatures of the Night |
| 34 | Tales of the Lost, Volume 1 |
| 35 | Brewtality: Extreme Horror Anthology |
| 36 | Laughing at Shadows |
| 37 | Leaders of the Pack |
| 38 | Night Frights Issue #1 |
| 39 | An Unholy Thirst |
| 40 | Baker's Dozen |
| 41 | Halloween Nights |
| 42 | Monsters Monsters Monsters Monsters |
| 43 | Battered, Broken Bodies |
| 44 | Forbidden Futures 7 |
| 45 | Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West |
| 46 | Monstorm |
| 47 | Splatterpunk's Basement of Horrors |
| 48 | To Hell and Back |
| 49 | Splatterpunk's She Dotted Her Eyes |
| 50 | The Horror Collection: Amber Edition |
| 51 | The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition |
| 52 | The Horror Collection: Sinister Edition |
| 53 | The Joke is on Mankind |
| 54 | The Horror Collection Halloween Edition |
| 55 | The Horror Collection Jewel Edition |
| 56 | The Horror Collection Toxic Edition |
Cemetery Dance Select Series
Complete20 books (2015β2020)
Start with Cemetery Dance Select: Bev Vincent(By: Bev Vincent), the first of 20 books in the Cemetery Dance Select series.
Start this series with Cemetery Dance Select: Bev Vincent(By: Bev Vincent)
Buy Book 1 πΊπΈπ§ Listen free on Audible| # | 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 Complete5 books (2008β2022)
Start with Gleefully Macabre Tales, the first of 5 books in the Collections series.
Start this series with Gleefully Macabre Tales
Buy Book 1 πΊπΈπ§ Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gleefully Macabre Tales |
| 2 | Dead Clown Barbecue |
| 3 | Dead Clown Barbecue: Expansion Pack |
| 4 | Candy Coated Madness |
| 5 | Freaky Briefs: 75 Short Absurdities |
Eek! Series
Ongoing2 books (2024β2024)
Start with It Watches in the Dark and read in order.
Start this series with It Watches in the Dark
Buy Book 1 πΊπΈπ§ Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | It Watches in the Dark |
| 2 | Nightmare in the Backyard |
Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In Series
Ongoing28 books (1979β2025)
Start with Hardcore(By: Leonard Schrader), the first of 27 books in the Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In series.
Start this series with Hardcore(By: Leonard Schrader)
Buy Book 1 πΊπΈπ§ Listen free on Audible| # | 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) |
| 18 | Tamara(By: Jeffrey Reddick,Jon Doyle) |
| 19 | The Special(By: James Newman) |
| 20 | Blue Sunshine(By: Ken Johnson) |
| 21 | Chopping Mall(By: Brian G. Berry) |
| 22 | Circus of the Dead(By: Joshua Millican) |
| 23 | Cruel Jaws(By: Brad Carter) |
| 24 | Life Cycle(By: Christopher Morvant) |
| 25 | Plan 9 From Outer Space(By: BretNelson) |
| 26 | Splice(By: Claire Donner) |
| 27 | Squirm(By: Richard Curtis) |
| 28 | Virus: Hell of the Living Dead(By: Brad Carter,Rossella Drudi,Claudio Fragasso) |
Non-Fiction Series
Complete1 book (2020β2020)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Writing Life |
Pressure Series
Likely Complete2 books (2005β2021)
Start with Pressure and read in order.
Start this series with Pressure
Buy Book 1 πΊπΈπ§ Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pressure |
| 2 | Deathless |
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Likely Complete8 books (2011β2022)
Start with Specimen 313, the first of 8 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.
Start this series with Specimen 313
Buy Book 1 πΊπΈπ§ Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Specimen 313 |
| 2 | Faint of Heart |
| 3 | Kutter |
| 4 | Stalking You Now |
| 5 | Facial |
| 6 | An Apocalypse of Our Own |
| 7 | Cold Dead Hands |
| 8 | Twentieth Anniversary Screening |
Short Story Collections Series
Complete1 book (2024β2024)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Snuggling the Grotesque |
Standalone Novels Series
Ongoing34 books (2000β2025)
Start with How to Rescue a Dead Princess, the first of 34 books in the Standalone Novels series.
Start this series with How to Rescue a Dead Princess
Buy Book 1 πΊπΈπ§ Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | How to Rescue a Dead Princess |
| 2 | Mandibles |
| 3 | Out of Whack |
| 4 | Disposal |
| 5 | Elrod McBugle on the Loose |
| 6 | The Haunted Forest Tour(With: James A. Moore) |
| 7 | Benjamin's Parasite |
| 8 | Draculas(With: Blake Crouch,F. Paul Wilson,J.A. Konrath) |
| 9 | Dweller |
| 10 | Fangboy |
| 11 | The Sinister Mr. Corpse |
| 12 | A Bad Day For Voodoo |
| 13 | I Have a Bad Feeling about This |
| 14 | Kumquat |
| 15 | Blister |
| 16 | Cyclops Road |
| 17 | The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever |
| 18 | Everything Has Teeth |
| 19 | Stranger Things Have Happened |
| 20 | Bang Up |
| 21 | Bring Her Back |
| 22 | How You Ruined My Life |
| 23 | Sick House |
| 24 | Clowns Vs. Spiders |
| 25 | Ferocious |
| 26 | My Pretties |
| 27 | Allison |
| 28 | Autumn Bleeds Into Winter |
| 29 | The Odds |
| 30 | Demonic |
| 31 | Veiled |
| 32 | Creep Out |
| 33 | Bloodsucker County |
| 34 | Your Body Will Never Be Found |
Wolf Hunt Series
Complete3 books (1997β2020)
Start with Wolf Hunt and read in order.
Start this series with Wolf Hunt
Buy Book 1 πΊπΈπ§ Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wolf Hunt |
| 2 | Wolf Hunt 2 |
| 3 | Wolf Hunt 3 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Jeff Strand written?
- Jeff Strand has written 167 books across 13 series. Their published works span from 1979 to 2026.
- 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.

