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Horror short story collections and anthologies
created by endless_tbr_list
last updated October, 2026
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Omg I'm road tripping. Somebody like this so I remember to come back with recs
Oh this looks like such a fun list, thanks for compiling! I adore The Bloody Chamber and I've heard really good things about Her Body and Other Parties, keen to dive in on this for sure :D
I stumbled upon Her Body and Other Parties when I was making this list and immediately added it to my TBR!
Fantastic list! Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories would go great I think!
Love it, thank you! Adding 😁
Yoink!
If you’re taking recommendations More Deadly than the Male: Masterpieces from the Queens of Horror is a collection of older horror short stories, all written by women. With Mary Shelley, and Louisa May Alcott, as some more prominent authors featured.
ETA- my brain was so focused on getting the link right on my phone I forgot to add that I adore this list 💕💕💕
Definitely adding this, thank you!
Issues With Authority by Nadia Bulkin might be a good addition to this list, it is a short story collection that was released last week.
Oh perfect, adding now!
This is perfect! Exactly what I was looking for, I love short scary stories.
Me too! I’m working on making my way through them all this spooky season
Infernal Delights edited by JE Feldman has a good mix of different horror subgenres and The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction edited by Ellen Datlow has horror stories from some big-time authors.
Adding, thank you!
YES i love this so much!!! thank you!!
horror short stories are one of my favorite things to read!
mine too!! also a rec i just found: all hallows eve by ellen datlow, i have it on hold at the library rn and i’m SOOO excited for it hehe
Oooh, going to look that one up!
We Mostly Come Out at Night by Rob Costello and The Gathering Dark by Tori Bovalino are both YA horror anthologies!
Added both, thank you!
Yessss just what I need for this season 😍 Thank youuuu!!
Glad to be of assistance!
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