British Library Tales of the Weird
The British Library Tales of the Weird series revives and unearths classic strange fiction from the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the form of novels, single-author collections and thematic anthologies, complete with new introductions and fascinating notes by expert editors.
British Library Tales of the Weird consists of seventy-six books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of two more books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
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Doorway to Dilemma: Bewildering Tales of Dark Fantasy (British Library Tales of the Weird #9 / 78)
2019 | horror, psychological horror, short stories, weird fiction, dark fiction
Roarings from Further Out (British Library Tales of the Weird #12 / 78)
2019 | horror, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Into the London Fog (British Library Tales of the Weird #16 / 78)
2020 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, weird fiction
Sunless Solstice (British Library Tales of the Weird #27 / 78)
2021 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, collection, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts, holiday/seasonal, christmas fiction, winter fiction, adventure
Polar Horrors (British Library Tales of the Weird #35 / 78)
2022 | horror, psychological horror, collection, short stories, weird fiction, winter fiction, adventure, mystery
The House on the Borderland (British Library Tales of the Weird #42 / 78)
1908 | horror, gothic horror, weird fiction
Doomed Romances (British Library Tales of the Weird #45 / 78)
2024 | horror, gothic horror, weird fiction, romance, dark fiction
The Undying Monster (British Library Tales of the Weird #46 / 78)
1922 | horror, werewolves, weird fiction, norse mythology, witches, mystery, occult detective
The Human Chord (British Library Tales of the Weird #51 / 78)
1910 | fantasy, horror, psychological horror, weird fiction
The Haunted Vintage (British Library Tales of the Weird #55 / 78)
1921 | horror, weird fiction, ancient mythology
Julia Roseingrave (British Library Tales of the Weird #58 / 78)
2025 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Medusa (British Library Tales of the Weird #60 / 78)
2025 | horror, psychological horror, weird fiction, mythology
The Lost Stradivarius (British Library Tales of the Weird #63 / 78)
2018 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, weird fiction, ghosts, historical fiction, 19th century
The Tiger-Skin (British Library Tales of the Weird #65 / 78)
2025 | horror, psychological horror, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Bird of Ill Omen (British Library Tales of the Weird #69 / 78)
2026 | horror, collection, short stories, historical fiction, 19th century
The Black Fox (British Library Tales of the Weird #70 / 78)
1950 | horror, psychological horror, ghosts, historical fiction, 19th century
The New Flesh (British Library Tales of the Weird #71 / 78)
2026 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, werewolves, weird fiction, shapeshifters, mythology
The Luck of the Town (British Library Tales of the Weird #72 / 78)
1922 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, weird fiction, ghosts, historical fiction
The Black Mirror (British Library Tales of the Weird #76 / 78)
1948 | horror, gothic horror, historical fiction, thriller, crime fiction
Comics and Anthology
From the Depths (British Library Tales of the Weird #1 / 78)
2018 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
Haunted Houses (British Library Tales of the Weird #2 / 78)
2018 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, ghosts
Glimpses of the Unknown (British Library Tales of the Weird #3 / 78)
2018 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts
Mortal Echoes (British Library Tales of the Weird #4 / 78)
2018 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Spirits of the Season (British Library Tales of the Weird #5 / 78)
2018 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, weird fiction, christmas fiction
The Platform Edge (British Library Tales of the Weird #6 / 78)
2019 | horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
The Face in the Glass (British Library Tales of the Weird #7 / 78)
2019 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson (British Library Tales of the Weird #8 / 78)
2019 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Evil Roots (British Library Tales of the Weird #10 / 78)
2019 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
Promethean Horrors (British Library Tales of the Weird #11 / 78)
2019 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
Tales of the Tattooed (British Library Tales of the Weird #13 / 78)
2019 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, splatterpunk, anthology, collection, weird fiction
The Outcast: and Other Dark Tales by E F Benson (British Library Tales of the Weird #14 / 78)
2020 | horror, anthology, weird fiction
A Phantom Lover (British Library Tales of the Weird #15 / 78)
2020 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Weird Woods (British Library Tales of the Weird #17 / 78)
2020 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
Queens of the Abyss (British Library Tales of the Weird #18 / 78)
2020 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts
Chill Tidings (British Library Tales of the Weird #19 / 78)
2020 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, holiday/seasonal, christmas fiction
Dangerous Dimensions (British Library Tales of the Weird #20 / 78)
2021 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Heavy Weather (British Library Tales of the Weird #21 / 78)
2021 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Minor Hauntings (British Library Tales of the Weird #22 / 78)
2021 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories
Crawling Horror (British Library Tales of the Weird #23 / 78)
2021 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Cornish Horrors (British Library Tales of the Weird #24 / 78)
2021 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
I Am Stone (British Library Tales of the Weird #25 / 78)
2021 | horror, gothic horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts, witches, historical fiction, 19th century
Randalls Round (British Library Tales of the Weird #26 / 78)
2021 | horror, gothic horror, anthology, collection, short stories, ghosts
Shadows on the Wall (British Library Tales of the Weird #28 / 78)
2022 | horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, weird fiction, ghosts, witches, dark fiction
The Ghost Slayers (British Library Tales of the Weird #29 / 78)
2022 | horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts, mystery, occult detective
The Night Wire: and Other Tales of Weird Media (British Library Tales of the Weird #30 / 78)
2022 | horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts
Our Haunted Shores (British Library Tales of the Weird #31 / 78)
2022 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
The Horned God (British Library Tales of the Weird #32 / 78)
2022 | anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, psychological horror, gothic horror
Spectral Sounds (British Library Tales of the Weird #33 / 78)
2022 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts
Haunters at the Hearth (British Library Tales of the Weird #34 / 78)
2022 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts, holiday/seasonal, christmas fiction, winter fiction
The Flaw in the Crystal: And Other Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair (British Library Tales of the Weird #36 / 78)
2023 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
The Ways of Ghosts (British Library Tales of the Weird #37 / 78)
2023 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts, dark fiction
Holy Ghosts (British Library Tales of the Weird #38 / 78)
2023 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts, dark fiction
The Uncanny Gastronomic (British Library Tales of the Weird #39 / 78)
2023 | horror, anthology, collection, short stories, werewolves, weird fiction, fairies, poetry
The Lure of Atlantis (British Library Tales of the Weird #40 / 78)
2023 | science fiction, horror, anthology, adventure
Dead Drunk (British Library Tales of the Weird #41 / 78)
2023 | horror, gothic horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Roads of Destiny (British Library Tales of the Weird #43 / 78)
2023 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Circles of Stone (British Library Tales of the Weird #44 / 78)
2023 | fantasy, horror, gothic horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, mythology, ancient mythology, celtic mythology
Fear in the Blood (British Library Tales of the Weird #47 / 78)
2024 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Out of the Past (British Library Tales of the Weird #48 / 78)
2024 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, historical fiction
Deadly Dolls (British Library Tales of the Weird #50 / 78)
2024 | horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
Eerie East Anglia (British Library Tales of the Weird #52 / 78)
2024 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts
The Haunted Trail (British Library Tales of the Weird #53 / 78)
2024 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction
The Weird Tales of Dorothy K. Haynes (British Library Tales of the Weird #54 / 78)
2024 | anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, psychological horror, gothic horror
Summoned to the Séance (British Library Tales of the Weird #56 / 78)
2024 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection, short stories, weird fiction, ghosts, demon, dark fiction
Weird Sisters (British Library Tales of the Weird #57 / 78)
2025 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
Spores of Doom (British Library Tales of the Weird #59 / 78)
2025 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
Return of the Ancients (British Library Tales of the Weird #61 / 78)
2025 | fantasy, horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction, mythology, ancient mythology, celtic mythology, roman mythology
Phantoms of Kernow (British Library Tales of the Weird #62 / 78)
2025 | horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
The Wayfarer's Weird (British Library Tales of the Weird #64 / 78)
2025 | horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
All the Fear of the Fair (British Library Tales of the Weird #66 / 78)
2025 | horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction
The Haunted Library (British Library Tales of the Weird #67 / 78)
2025 | horror, anthology, short stories
Beasts with Five Fingers (British Library Tales of the Weird #73 / 78)
2026 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories
Haunted Yorkshire (British Library Tales of the Weird #74 / 78)
2026 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, collection
Danse Macabre (British Library Tales of the Weird #75 / 78)
2026 | horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction, historical fiction, 19th century, regency
Fiendish Felines (British Library Tales of the Weird #77 / 78)
2026 | horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, cats | Release date September 2026
Terror Australis (British Library Tales of the Weird #78 / 78)
2026 | horror, psychological horror, anthology, short stories, weird fiction, mythology, ancient mythology | Release date October 2026