Josh Malerman Reading Order

38 books (2016–2026)

Josh Malerman's Anthologies series spans 37 books of mystery, thriller, and horror short fiction published between 2016 and 2026, with new entries still being released. These standalone anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with Chiral Mad 3 and continuing through collections like Gutted, Lost Signals, Scary Out There, and Doorbells at Dusk. Each volume features curated stories that explore unsettling and darkly imaginative themes across the horror and thriller genres. Readers can enjoy the anthologies individually or progressively discover Malerman's editorial vision across the complete ongoing series.

Start with Chiral Mad 3, the first of 37 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Chiral Mad 3 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Gutted 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	I Can Taste the Blood 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Lost Signals 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Scary Out There 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Doorbells at Dusk 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Hark! the Herald Angels Scream 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Lost Highways 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Phantoms 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Unnerving Magazine Issue #6 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	You, Human 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	In Darkness, Delight: Creatures of the Night 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Shock Totem 11 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Weird Tales #363: The Return of The Magazine That Never Dies 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Don’t Turn Out the Lights 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Miscreations 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Beyond the Veil 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	When Things Get Dark 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Chiral Mad 5 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Orphans of Bliss 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Revelations 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Christmas and Other Horrors 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	House of Haunts 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Qualia Nous: Vol. 2 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Good, The Bad, & The Uncanny 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Human Monsters 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Screams From Beyond the Veil 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Darkest Night 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Drive-In: Multiplex 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Why I Love Horror 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	All Hallows Eve 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Unearthed 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2014–2019)

Josh Malerman's Bird Box series is a two-book horror thriller spanning from 2014 to 2019. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Bird Box followed by Malorie. Both novels fall within the mystery, thriller, and horror genres, offering readers a contained yet expansive narrative experience across the duology.

Start with Bird Box and read in order.

#	Title
1	Bird Box 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Malorie 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2023–2023)

The Creature Feature Collection is a five-book horror anthology series published in 2023, featuring standalone stories by different authors including Grady Hendrix, Jason Mott, Chandler Baker, Joe Hill, and Josh Malerman. Each book in the series presents its own creature-centered narrative, allowing readers to enjoy them in any order, though publication order is recommended for the complete experience. The series appears to be complete with all five entries released in 2023.

Start with Ankle Snatcher(By: Grady Hendrix), the first of 5 books in the Creature Feature Collection series.

1 book (2026–2026)

5 books (2014–2023)

Josh Malerman's Short Stories/Novellas series contains five books of mystery, thriller, and horror fiction published between 2014 and 2023. The collection includes Ghastle and Yule, A House at the Bottom of a Lake, The Jupiter Drop, One Last Transformation, and Half the House Is Haunted. These works should be read in publication order and appear to form a complete series.

Start with Ghastle and Yule, the first of 5 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Ghastle and Yule 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A House at the Bottom of a Lake 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Jupiter Drop 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	One Last Transformation 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Half the House Is Haunted 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2017–2023)

Josh Malerman has published two short story collections that blend mystery, thriller, and horror elements. Goblin in Six Novellas arrived in 2017, followed by A Little Red Book of Requests in 2023. These collections should be read in publication order to experience Malerman's standalone tales as he intended. The series appears to be complete.

Start with Goblin in Six Novellas and read in order.

#	Title
1	Goblin in Six Novellas 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Little Red Book of Requests 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Spin a Black Yarn 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2017–2026)

Josh Malerman has published eight standalone novels since 2017, with the most recent arriving in 2026, and the series remains ongoing. Each book functions as a complete story independent of the others, so readers can begin with any title, though publication order starting with Black Mad Wheel provides a chronological perspective on the author's evolving work in mystery, thriller, and horror. The series currently includes Black Mad Wheel, Unbury Carol, Inspection, Pearl / On This, the Day of the Pig, Daphne, Incidents Around the House, Watching Evil Dead, and Pictures of You.

Start with Black Mad Wheel, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Black Mad Wheel 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Unbury Carol 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Inspection 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Pearl / On This, the Day of the Pig 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Daphne 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Incidents Around the House 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Watching Evil Dead 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Pictures of You 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible