Anthology reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 135 Reddit reviews across 11 subreddits and 20 posts to rank the best Anthology brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/horrorlit, r/horror, r/suggestmeabook, r/horrormanga, r/stephenking. Top-rated brands include Ellen Datlow (5.0/5), Stephen King (4.1/5), Ted Chiang (4.8/5).
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Reviews135
Subreddits11
Posts20
Brands86
Products70
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#1
Ellen Datlow
5.0
(7)
"Datlow is the GOAT of horror anthologies"
"Ellen Datlow publishes Best Horror of the Year but anything she puts out is great."
"Any anthology edited by Ellen Datlow. From there, if a story really grabs you, you can look for other stories from the same author."
"Ellen Datlow’s THE BEST OF THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR (2018) introduced me to some of my all-time favorite horror authors."
"Anything edited by Ellen Datlow is a good choice!"
"Generally if it's an Ellen Datlow anthology, you're going to have a good time."
"Anything edited by Ellen Datlow is going to be worth your time."
#2
Stephen King
4.1
(8)
"Bazar of bad dreams by Stephen king"
"In addition to Skeleton Crew’s big 3 (The Jaunt, The Raft, Survivor Type), I quite liked I Am the Doorway and The Mangler from Night Shift"
"Night Shift: The Boogeyman, Quitters Inc, I Am The Doorway"
"Skeleton crew: The Jaunt, Survivor Type, The Raft"
"I distinctly remember liking Sometimes They Come Back.... Or go with the classic Children of the Corn"
"Skeleton Crew - The Jaunt, The Monkey, The Raft, and Gramma are my favorites"
"I really liked “last rung on the ladder”, “the ledge”, “graveyard shift” and “I know what you need”!"
"Start with Night Shift"
#3
Ted Chiang
4.8
(5)
"Exhalation by Ted Chiang, Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang. Sci fi."
"If you love science fiction and short stories, then you simply must read Ted Chiang. His two collections of short stories are absolutely mind-blowing."
"Exhalation by Ted Chiang"
"Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang"
"In terms of sci-fi/general speculative fiction , definitely give Philip K. Dick and Ted Chiang shots."
#4
Clive Barker
5.0
(4)
"The Books Of Blood are the greatest collection of all time"
"The Books of Blood by Clive Barker."
"Books of Blood by Clive Barker is an amazing short story anthology!"
"“Books of Blood” by Clive Barker He has a wonderful talent for literary gore combined with fantastic storytelling."
#5
Archive 81
4.8
(4)
"Archive 81 was so good. Should not have been cancelled"
"I loved Archive81"
"And they’re short seasons, ~6x45. Highly recommended"
"I’m really enjoying Archive81 right now"
#6
Brian Evenson
4.8
(4)
"You can’t go wrong with any collection by Brian Evenson"
"Song for the Unraveling of the World (Brian Evenson)"
"Brian Evenson - Song for the Unraveling of the World. Fantastic collection."
"I’d recommend A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson."
#7
Ken Liu
5.0
(3)
"Some stories in Paper Menagerie and Exhalation messed me up real good. Super recommended!"
"The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu"
"The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu"
#8
Joe Hill
4.7
(3)
"20th century ghosts and strange weather by Joe hill"
"+1 to *20th Century Ghosts*! There's such a nice variety of stories that fall into different horror subgenres."
"His kid has some good collections too : "twentieth century ghosts" and "full throttle " are a bit more sentimental, but check them up."
#9
Michael Wehunt
5.0
(2)
"You can’t go wrong with any collection by Michael Wehunt"
"I loved both of Michael Wehunt’s collections"
#10
Knifepoint Horror
5.0
(2)
"Knifepoint Horror is the king of anthologies. I strongly suggest these episodes"
"Can’t recommend KPH enough. The guy inspired Magus Archives and probably several others"
#11
Wizards of the Coast
5.0
(2)
"I've heard that Golden Vault is the best."
"I've heard the the Golden Vault adventures are actually some of the best they've published."
#12
Todd Keisling
5.0
(2)
"Cold, Black, and Infinite by Todd Keisling"
"Cold, Black, & Infinite by Todd Keisling"
#13
Neil Gaiman
5.0
(2)
"Anything Neil Gaiman wrote, he's got a tonne of Short Story collections (Trigger Warning, Smoke and Mirrors, Fragile Things). Neil Gaiman is great."
"*Trigger Warnings* is an excellent suggestion. If I may add *Smokes and Mirrors* and *Fragile Things* by Gaiman are also excellent."
#14
Carmen Maria Machado
5.0
(2)
"Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)"
"Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. Horror"
#15
Wrong Station
5.0
(2)
"I will never stop recommending Wrong Station for anthology horror"
"Wrong Station. A great Twilight Zone*-like anthology"
#16
Tananarive Due
5.0
(2)
"Ghost Summer (Tananarive Due)"
"The Wishing Pool and Other Stories, Tananarive Due."
#17
Adam Nevill
5.0
(2)
"You can’t go wrong with any collection by Adam Neville"
"Some will not sleep by Adam Nevil"
#18
NK Jemisin
5.0
(2)
"How Long til Black Future Month by NK Jemisin is a stellar collection of SF/F short stories by a Hugo winning writer, can't recommend enough"
"A science fiction short story that you may enjoy - Emergency Skin (NK Jemisin)"
#19
John Langan
5.0
(2)
"John Langan- Children of the Fang"
"John Langan"
#20
Jordan Peele
4.5
(2)
"Jordan Peele recently edited an anthology of short horror stories written by Black authors titled ‘Out There Screaming’ and it was amazinggg"
"Would recommend it."
#21
Creepshow
4.5
(2)
"If you haven't seen it then make that your next watch."
"Creepshow on Shudder the tv show."
#22
SOUTHBOUND
4.5
(2)
"Check out SOUTHBOUND (2015). I saw it years ago and one of the stories still haunts me at night."
"Southbound is an anthology movie, very enjoyable."
#23
H.P. Lovecraft
4.5
(2)
"Find a big book of HP Lovecraft's works."
"Try H.P.Lovecraft's books."
#24
V/H/S series
4.0
(2)
"V/H/S series"
"Like most anthologies, there are some hits and misses, but they're worth checking out."
#25
Cabinet of Curiosities
4.0
(2)
"Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities!"
"Guillermo Del Toro’s: Cabinet of Curiosities (streaming on Netflix)"
#26
Amicus
4.0
(2)
"Watch Amicus anthology horror movies."
"Did a ton of great anthologies."
#27
Blood Bound Books
4.0
(2)
"Often release fantastic anthologies."
"I preferred 2 and 3 to the first one."
#28
JY Yang
5.0
(1)
"Waiting on a Bright Moon by JY Yang"
#29
American Fantastic Tales
5.0
(1)
"American Fantastic Tales Volumes 1 and 2 will take you from Cotton Mather to Kelly Link."
#30
Mariana Enriquez
5.0
(1)
"Things We Lost In the Fire and The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez."
#31
Jorge Luis Borges
5.0
(1)
"The Library of Babel by Jorge Louis Borges"
#32
Kayleigh Dobbs
5.0
(1)
"The End by Kayleigh Dobbs"
#33
Bentley Little
5.0
(1)
"The Collection by Bentley Little"
#34
Angela Carter
5.0
(1)
"The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)"
#35
Nadia Bulkin
5.0
(1)
"She Said Destroy (Nadia Bulkin)"
#36
E.H. Regan
5.0
(1)
"Remnants by E.H. Regan"
#37
John Connolly
5.0
(1)
"Nocturnes by John Connolly is loaded either awesome tales"
#38
L.P. Hernandez
5.0
(1)
"L.P. Hernandez had a mean little collection called No Gods, Only Chaos that I read earlier this year and loved"
#39
Shane Hawk
5.0
(1)
"Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk"
#40
Martha Wells
5.0
(1)
"I have horrific adhd and the Murderbot series is the most fun I think I’ve ever had reading books, hands down"
#41
Alfred Hitchcock
5.0
(1)
"Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum is a collection of deep cuts from Weird Tales and other magazines, and it's just as essential as it sounds."
#42
Robert Bloch
5.0
(1)
"Robert Bloch- Midnight Pleasures"
#43
Gemma Files
5.0
(1)
"Gemma Files- Kissing Carrion"
#44
Ray Newman
5.0
(1)
"Intervals of Darkness by Ray Newman"
#45
Paul Tremblay
5.0
(1)
"Growing Things (Paul Tremblay)"
#46
Gabino Iglesias
5.0
(1)
"Coyote Songs (Gabino Iglesias)"
#47
KJ Parker
5.0
(1)
"Burning Books for Pleasure and Profit by KJ Parker"
#48
Octavia Butler
5.0
(1)
"Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia Butler"
#49
Matt Cardin
5.0
(1)
"Matt Cardin’s anthologies"
#50
Tim Curran
5.0
(1)
"Alien Horrors by Tim Curran"
#51
Stephen Graham Jones
5.0
(1)
"After the People Lights Have Gone Off (Stephen Graham Jones)"
#52
Max Booth III
5.0
(1)
"Abnormal Statistics by Max Booth III"
#53
Love, Death + Robots
5.0
(1)
"Waaaaait, I totally forgot Love, Death + Robots qualifies as the type of anthology you're looking for, so if you haven't seen that, put that ahead of Creeped Out on your list. It's animated, but it's not for kids. David Fincher is one of the creators."
#54
Inside No 9
5.0
(1)
"Inside No 9 is a British anthology series that incorporates horror, drama and comedy - sometimes all at once. There’s 9 series and it’s well worth your time."
#55
Damnable Tales
5.0
(1)
"Damnable Tales is a wonderful anthology of mostly British 19th century folk horror stories."
#56
Cemetery Gates Media
4.0
(1)
"Picnic in the Graveyard from Cemetery Gates Media"
#57
Crystal Lake Publishing
4.0
(1)
"Classic Monsters Unleashed from Crystal Lake Publishing"
#58
Run, FOOL!
4.0
(1)
"Run, FOOL! (Ballen Studios)"
#59
Down Below the Reservoir
4.0
(1)
"Down Below the Reservoir - horror anthology, though I listened to it a while ago and don't remember what style the narration was told in"
#60
Philip K. Dick
4.0
(1)
"In terms of sci-fi/general speculative fiction , definitely give Philip K. Dick and Ted Chiang shots."
#61
Scare You to Sleep
4.0
(1)
"The podcast Scare You to Sleep features an array of different authors. My favorite that I’ve found is James Boden"
#62
Broken Olive Branches
4.0
(1)
"May my personal suggestions of these 3 books have what you could be looking for. (technically 4 because there is 2 books of 1 series) Broken Olive Branches, edited by Stephanie Rabig."
#63
October Dreams
4.0
(1)
"For the Halloween season- October Dreams edited by Richard Chizmar"
#64
The Bad Book
4.0
(1)
"For modern Horror- The Bad Book edited by John F.D Taft"
#65
Silver Scream
4.0
(1)
"For a classic spkatterpunk horror- Silver Scream edited by David Schow"
#66
Whispers
4.0
(1)
"For quiet Horror- Whispers edited by Charles Grant"
#67
Kanako Inuki
4.0
(1)
"Kanako Inuki's Warau Nikumen"
#68
Black Library
4.0
(1)
"The Vorbis Conspiracy was one of the most even BL anthologies in recent years"
#69
Nori Michiru
4.0
(1)
"The Horrors of Nori Michiru"
#70
Kanjuten
4.0
(1)
"Kanjuten Sensitive Point"
#71
Dark Delicacies
4.0
(1)
"Gelb also co edited Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre, and its sequel, Dark Delicacies II: Fear."
#72
Kaoru Ohashi
4.0
(1)
"Kaoru Ohashi's Ningyo no Kubi and Constellations that Sing of Death"
#73
Kazuo Umezz
4.0
(1)
"Kazuo Umezz's NEGAI"
#74
Yoshimi Seki
4.0
(1)
"Yoshimi Seki Horror Collection"
#75
Magabanashi
4.0
(1)
"Magabanashi: Ghost Stories Spreading on Social Media"
#76
Brian Lumley
4.0
(1)
"A Coven of Vampires by Brian Lumley is cool. Anthology of various vampire stories, each with a different type of vampire, and the book ties in with a lot of Lovecraftian references."
#77
The Weird
4.0
(1)
"The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories Edited by The Vandermeers"
#78
V/H/S
4.0
(1)
"V/H/S is a good choice. Or at least the first ones were lol."
#79
Slasher
4.0
(1)
"Slasher. I discovered it when s3 was new, and I didn't realise I watched it in reverse order. It doesn't matter since it's an anthology series, but I thought s1 was the weaker of the seasons I saw."
#80
Channel Zero
4.0
(1)
"Channel Zero is very well made."
#81
Lore
4.0
(1)
"Lore. On Prime and is a short TV series about the history of folklore. Season 1 is narrative and more like the original podcast. Season 2 is dramatization of the dark historical tales."
#82
Stories of the Mask
4.0
(1)
"Heres some Anthology recommendations from my comment in a another post : Stories of the Mask"
#83
Fear: Reiwa Ghost Story
4.0
(1)
"Fear: Reiwa Ghost Story"
#84
Fear: Reiwa Kaidan
4.0
(1)
"Fear: Reiwa Kaidan"
#85
Insomnia
4.0
(1)
"Insomnia"
#86
Chie Watari
4.0
(1)
"If you like to dive into shoujo horrors, I'd reccomend anything by Chie Watari"
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