Most Popular Anthology Books of the 2020s

Beasts of England

Nathan Connolly

Fantasy · Horror · Anthology · Short Stories · Mythology

2026

Cthulhu Cymraeg: The Night Country

Mark Howard Jones

Horror · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction · Anthology

February 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #75

Danse Macabre

Mike Ashley

Horror · 19th century · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Regency

July 16, 2026

Arkham Horror

Grim Investigations

Steve Lockley, Jennifer Brozek

Horror · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Novella

March 30, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #74

Haunted Yorkshire

Elizabeth Dearnley

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Collection

June 18, 2026

British Library Tales of the Weird #73

Beasts with Five Fingers

Brian J. Showers

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

May 21, 2026

Monster Hunter Files #2

The Monster Hunter Files Vol 2

Larry Correia

Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Anthology

March 3, 2026

Plausibly Deniable

Jamie Ibson

Science Fiction · Cyberpunk · Hard Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera

March 3, 2026

Beyond and Within

Sauúti Terrors Short Stories

Eugen Bacon, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Stephen Embleton

Horror · Science Fiction · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

February 17, 2026

Beyond and Within

No Laughing Matter

Peter Coleborn, Mike Chinn

Fantasy · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Psychological Horror · Anthology

November 24, 2026

Beyond and Within

Black Horror

Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

November 24, 2026

Beyond and Within

Black Dingo Short Stories

Eugen Bacon

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories · Dark Fiction

November 24, 2026

Beyond and Within

Best Served Cold

Paul Kane, Marie O'Regan

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Anthology · Short Stories

August 25, 2026

Gothic Fantasy

Wars in the Stars Short Stories

Lisa Yaszek

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera · Anthology

October 20, 2026

Gothic Fantasy

Folklore Horror Short Stories

Maria J. Pérez Cuervo

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

October 20, 2026

Year's Best Horror Stories (US) #19

The Year's Best Horror XIX

Karl Edward Wagner

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

February 23, 2026

Paranormal Payback

Jim Butcher, Kerrie L. Hughes

Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Anthology

April 14, 2026

Creepin' Clues

Arbogast

Fantasy · Horror · Ghosts · Occult Detective · Anthology

November 25, 2025

Arkham Horror

Dark Origins

Dave Gross, Steve Lockley

Horror · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Novella

April 17, 2025

New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural

New Writings in Horror & Supernatural Omnibus

David Sutton

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

October 1, 2025

Beyond and Within

Black Friday

Cheryl S. Ntumy

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Social Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

April 15, 2025

Beyond and Within

Creative Futures

Allen Stroud

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

November 11, 2025

Beyond and Within

This Way Lies Madness

Lee Murray

Horror · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

October 14, 2025

Warhammer 40,000: Astra Militarum

Death and Duty

Uncredited

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Warhammer

November 18, 2025

Final Curtain

Steve Berman

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

November 18, 2025

The Top 10 Short Stories - Weird Women

Violet Hunt, Elinor Mordaunt, Lady Eleanor Smith

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

July 18, 2025

Taaqtumi #2

Taaqtumi 2

Neil Christopher

Fantasy · Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

September 2, 2025

Something Peculiar #10

Something Peculiar

Steve J Shaw

Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

October 30, 2025

New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural #3

New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural

Stephen Jones

Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

October 1, 2025

PETS IN SPACE 10

Honey Phillips, Skye MacKinnon, S. J. Pajonas, S.E. Smith

Science Fiction · Adult · Anthology · Romance

October 7, 2025

Monsters in Love #8

Monsters in Love: Lost in the Swamp

SJ Sanders, Evangeline Priest, Vivienne Hart

Fantasy · Monster Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Adult

September 25, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #67

The Haunted Library

Tanya Kirk

Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

November 13, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #66

All the Fear of the Fair

Edward Parnell

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

October 16, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #64

The Wayfarer's Weird

Weird Walk

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

August 21, 2025

Winter's Heart

Matti Järvinen

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Anthology

June 26, 2025

Finnish Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories #2

The Lion and the Lynx

Saara Henriksson

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Translation

June 26, 2025