Most Popular Anthology Books of the 1980s

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Heroes in Hell #5

Crusaders in Hell

Janet Morris

Fantasy · Anthology

1987

The Mammoth Book of ...

The Mammoth Book of Classic Chillers

Tim Haydock

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

November 28, 1986

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #14

The Year's Best Horror Stories XIV

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

October 1986

Pan Book of Horror Stories #27

The 27th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Clarence Paget

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

October 10, 1986

Tales from the Planet Earth

Frederik Pohl, Elizabeth Anne Hull

Science Fiction · Anthology

1986

Tales from the Spaceport Bar #1

Tales from the Spaceport Bar

Darrell Schweitzer, George H. Scithers

Science Fiction · Anthology

1986

Thieves' World (original novels) #9

Blood Ties

Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey

Fantasy · Anthology

1986

Thieves' World (original novels) #8

Soul of the City

Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey

Fantasy · Anthology

1986

Blue Champagne

John Varley

Science Fiction · Anthology · Locus Award

1986

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #13

The Year's Best Horror Stories XIII

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

October 1, 1985

Pan Book of Horror Stories #26

The 26th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Clarence Paget

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

December 9, 1985

Thieves' World (original novels) #7

The Dead of Winter

Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey

Fantasy · Anthology

1985

Barbarians #1

Barbarians

Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Adams, Charles G. Waugh

Fantasy · Anthology

1985

Strange Attractors

Damien Broderick

Science Fiction · Anthology

1985

Erotic Science Fiction Anthology

Steeves Volmar

Science Fiction · Anthology

1985

Interzone: The First Anthology

Colin Greenland, John Clute, David Pringle

Science Fiction · Anthology

1985

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #12

The Year's Best Horror Stories Series XII

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

1984

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #20

The Twentieth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1984

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #17

The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Mary Danby

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1984

Pan Book of Horror Stories #25

The 25th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1984

Thieves' World (omnibus editions) #2

Cross-Currents

Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey

Fantasy · Anthology

1984

Machines That Kill

Fred Saberhagen, Martin H. Greenberg

Science Fiction · Anthology

1984

Magic Goes Away

More Magic

Larry Niven

Fantasy · Anthology

1984

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #11

The Year's Best Horror Stories XI

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

February 24, 1983

Armada Ghost Book #15

The Fifteenth Armada Ghost Book

Mary Danby

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Anthology · Short Stories

1983

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #19

The Nineteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1983

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #16

The Sixteenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Mary Danby

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1983

Pan Book of Horror Stories #24

The 24th Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert van Thal

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

October 7, 1983

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #10

The Year's Best Horror Stories X

Karl Edward Wagner

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

January 1, 1982

Armada Ghost Book #14

The Fourteenth Armada Ghost Book

Mary Danby

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Anthology · Short Stories

1982

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #18

The Eighteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1982

The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories #15

The Fifteenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

Mary Danby

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

1982

Pan Book of Horror Stories #23

The 23rd Pan Book of Horror Stories

Herbert Van Thal

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Splatterpunk · Weird Fiction

December 9, 1982

Thieves' World (original novels) #5

The Face of Chaos

Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey

Fantasy · Anthology

1982

Pawn to Infinity

Fred Saberhagen, Joan Saberhagen

Science Fiction · Anthology

1982

Amazons II

Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Fantasy · Anthology

1982