Jeff Strand Reading Order
13 series · 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
Complete6 books (2000–2020)
Start with Graverobbers Wanted, the first of 6 books in the Andrew Mayhem series.
Andrew Mayhem/Harry McGlade Series
Complete1 book (2011–2011)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Suckers(With: J.A. Konrath) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
Anthologies Series
Ongoing44 books (2006–2025)
Start with DeathGrip: Exit Laughing, the first of 44 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  DeathGrip: Exit Laughing 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Bits of the Dead 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Horror Library, Volume 3 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Monstrous: 20 Tales of Giant Creature Terror 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Mad and the Macabre 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Help! Wanted: Tales of On-the-Job Terror 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Waiting For October 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Attic Toys 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Chiral Mad 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Horror for Good 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Unnatural Tales of the Jackalope 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Blood Rites 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Fear the Reaper 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | High Stakes: A Vampire Anthology 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Horror Library, Volume 5 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Mister October, Volume II 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Wicked Seasons: The Journal of New England Horror Writers, Volume II 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Dead Harvest 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Piercing the Darkness 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Ten Times Ten Tales : Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror & Adventure Stories 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Aghast Vol. 1: A Journal of the Darkly Fantastic 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Anything but Zombies 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Christmas Horror Volume 1 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Splatterpunk's Not Dead 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  The Gruesome Tensome: A Short Story Tribute to the Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Collected Easter Horror Shorts 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  Dark Places, Evil Faces 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | The Devil's Guests 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | Clickers Forever 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 | Fantastic Tales of Terror 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  And Hell Followed 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | In Darkness, Delight: Creatures of the Night 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 | Tales of the Lost, Volume 1 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 | Brewtality: Extreme Horror Anthology 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 |  Laughing at Shadows 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 | Leaders of the Pack 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  Night Frights Issue #1 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 | An Unholy Thirst 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 | Baker's Dozen 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 | Halloween Nights 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 42 | Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 43 | To Hell and Back 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 44 | The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Cemetery Dance Select Series
Complete20 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) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Cemetery Dance Select: Jeff Strand 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Cemetery Dance Select: John R. Little(By: John R. Little) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Cemetery Dance Select: Kaaron Warren(By: Kaaron Warren) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Cemetery Dance Select: Kealan Patrick Burke(By: Kealan Patrick Burke) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Cemetery Dance Select: Lee Thomas(By: Lee Thomas) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Cemetery Dance Select: Lisa Morton(By: Lisa Morton) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Cemetery Dance Select: Lisa Tuttle(By: Lisa Tuttle) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Cemetery Dance Select: Michael Marshall Smith(By: Michael Marshall Smith) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Cemetery Dance Select: Peter Atkins(By: Peter Atkins) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Cemetery Dance Select: Terry Dowling(By: Terry Dowling) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Cemetery Dance Select: Ed Gorman(By: Ed Gorman) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Cemetery Dance Select: Michael McBride(By: Michael McBride) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Cemetery Dance Select: Simon Clark(By: Simon Clark) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Cemetery Dance Select: Christopher Conlon(By: Christopher Conlon) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Cemetery Dance Select: Gene O'Neill(By: Gene O'Neill) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Cemetery Dance Select: Keith Minnion(By: Keith Minnion) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Cemetery Dance Select: Poppy Z. Brite(By: Poppy Brite) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Cemetery Dance Select: Tim Waggoner(By: Tim Waggoner) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Cemetery Dance Select: Rick Hautala(By: Rick Hautala) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
Collections Series
Likely Complete5 books (2008–2022)
Start with Gleefully Macabre Tales, the first of 5 books in the Collections series.
Eek! Series
Ongoing2 books (2024–2024)
Start with It Watches in the Dark and read in order.
Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In Series
Ongoing27 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) 1979Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Re-Animator(By: Jeff Rovin) 1987Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Fright Night(By: Tom Holland) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Hellraiser: Bloodline - The Original Screenplay(By: Peter Atkins) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Titan Find(By: Christian Francis) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Wishmaster(By: Mark Alan Miller,Christian Francis) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Manborg(By: Bret Nelson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Scared To Death(By: Matt Serafini) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Stephen King's The Langoliers: The Original Teleplay(By: Tom Holland) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Vamp(By: Christian Francis) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Commando Ninja(By: Brian G. Berry) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Forbidden Zone(By: Joshua Millican) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Hellraiser: The Toll(By: Mark Allan Miller) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Long Weekend(By: Brett McBean) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Stephen King's Thinner(By: Michael McDowell,Tom Holland) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Tamara(By: Jeffrey Reddick,Jon Doyle) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | The Special(By: James Newman) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Blue Sunshine(By: Ken Johnson) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Chopping Mall(By: Brian G. Berry) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Circus of the Dead(By: Joshua Millican) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Cruel Jaws(By: Brad Carter) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Life Cycle(By: Christopher Morvant) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Plan 9 From Outer Space(By: BretNelson) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Splice(By: Claire Donner) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Squirm(By: Richard Curtis) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Virus: Hell of the Living Dead(By: Brad Carter,Rossella Drudi,Claudio Fragasso) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Non-Fiction Series
Complete1 book (2020–2020)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Writing Life 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
Pressure Series
Likely Complete2 books (2005–2021)
Start with Pressure and read in order.
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Likely Complete8 books (2011–2022)
Start with Specimen 313, the first of 8 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.
Short Story Collections Series
Complete1 book (2024–2024)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Snuggling the Grotesque 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Novels Series
Ongoing34 books (2000–2025)
Start with How to Rescue a Dead Princess, the first of 34 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  How to Rescue a Dead Princess 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Mandibles 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Out of Whack 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Disposal 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Elrod McBugle on the Loose 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | The Haunted Forest Tour(With: James A. Moore) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Benjamin's Parasite 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Draculas(With: Blake Crouch,F. Paul Wilson,J.A. Konrath) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Dweller 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Fangboy 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Sinister Mr. Corpse 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  A Bad Day For Voodoo 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  I Have a Bad Feeling about This 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Kumquat 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Blister 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Cyclops Road 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Everything Has Teeth 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Stranger Things Have Happened 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Bang Up 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  Bring Her Back 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | How You Ruined My Life 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Sick House 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Clowns Vs. Spiders 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Ferocious 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | My Pretties 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Allison 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Autumn Bleeds Into Winter 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | The Odds 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | Demonic 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 | Veiled 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 | Creep Out 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | Bloodsucker County 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 | Your Body Will Never Be Found 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Wolf Hunt Series
Complete3 books (1997–2020)
Start with Wolf Hunt and read in order.
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.