Tom Deady Reading Order

14 books (2017–2026)

Tom Deady's Anthologies series comprises seven horror and thriller collections published between 2017 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. These interconnected anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with Hardened Hearts and progressing through various themed collections including The Horror Collection editions in Ruby, Nightmare, Sapphire, and Turquoise variants, along with The Rack installments and Hotel Macabre Vol. 2. The series brings together dark fiction across multiple volumes that build upon each other when experienced sequentially.

Start with Hardened Hearts, the first of 7 books in the Anthologies series.

2 books (2020–2022)

Tom Deady's Campfire Macabre series consists of two horror volumes published between 2020 and 2022, with the series appearing to be complete. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Campfire Macabre followed by Campfire Macabre: Volume 2. The series blends elements of fantasy, mystery, and thriller genres within a horror framework.

Start with Campfire Macabre and read in order.

3 books (2023–2026)

17 books (2022–2025)

Tom Deady's Dark Tide Horror Novellas is an ongoing series of 17 horror books published between 2022 and 2025. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Halloween Beyond and continuing through titles like Monsters, October's End, and West of Hell. Each novella stands as its own entry while contributing to the broader collection, making this series ideal for readers seeking bite-sized horror stories with variety in tone and theme.

Start with Halloween Beyond, the first of 17 books in the Dark Tide Horror Novellas series.

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1	Halloween Beyond 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Monsters 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	October's End 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	West of Hell 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Wounds to Wishes 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Against the Clock 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	An Unholy Triquetra 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Little Mutilations 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Sherlock Holmes and The Arcana of Madness 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Dead Shall Rise 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Vandal 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Graveyard of Stars 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	F.U.B.B. 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Hunted Highways 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Devil's Backbone 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	24 Frames Per Second: Three Hollywood Horror Novellas 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Urban Legends 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2025–2025)

Tom Deady's Hopedale Mystery series blends fantasy, mystery, and horror across two books published in 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. Begin with The Ghost of Black Hill Road before moving to The Witch of Hopedale, reading in the order they were released to follow the story's intended progression.

Start with The Ghost of Black Hill Road and read in order.

4 books (2017–2024)

Tom Deady's Short Stories/Novellas series consists of four books of fantasy, mystery, thriller, and horror material published between 2017 and 2024. The series is currently ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with Weekend Getaway and continuing through Coleridge, Of Men and Monsters, and A Blade to Silence the Screams. Each entry can be approached as a standalone collection while contributing to the broader body of work.

Start with Weekend Getaway, the first of 4 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Weekend Getaway 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Coleridge 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Of Men and Monsters 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Blade to Silence the Screams 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2017–2024)

Tom Deady has written five standalone novels blending fantasy, mystery, thriller, and horror elements, published between 2017 and 2024. The series remains ongoing, and readers should approach each book in publication order, beginning with Eternal Darkness. The subsequent titles are Haven, Backwater, The Clearing, and Those Left Behind.

Start with Eternal Darkness, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Eternal Darkness 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Haven 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Backwater 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Clearing 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Those Left Behind 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible