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ⓘ About Brian Hodge
Author Brian Hodge has been praised by the likes of Peter Straub for his spectacularly unflinching gifts. He has won the International Horror Guild Award for best short fiction, and has also been nominated for other awards. Before he had even started school or knew the alphabet, he liked scribbling on scraps of wood, his dad did a lot of woodworking, and attach these impromptu signs to various trees. It was in an apparent effort to communicate anything to people who might have come along later. His grandmother is the best off-the-top-of-her-head storyteller that he ever expects to know. When he was little, he would spend a lot of weeks during the summer and weekends with her. Brian would also go with her on trips she would take to the senior center, where she played bumper pool and cards.
All Book Series by Brian Hodge
I'll Bring You the Birds From out of the Sky
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2018
Shadows Over Innsmouth
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1994 Anthology · Stephen Jones
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth
Book 2 of 3 · published 2005 Anthology · Hugh B. Cave,Stephen Jones
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013
All Hallows Horror
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2017 Anthology · Stephen Jones,John Llewellyn Probert
Rising
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2020 Anthology · Stephen Jones
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
Book 2 of 15 · published 2011
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
Book 3 of 15 · published 2012
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
Book 4 of 15 · published 2013
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Book 5 of 15 · published 2014
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition
Book 6 of 15 · published 2015
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition
Book 7 of 15 · published 2016
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition
Book 8 of 15 · published 2017
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition
Book 9 of 15 · published 2018
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition
Book 10 of 15 · published 2020
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3
Book 13 of 15 · published 2022
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2024
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 2009
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
Book 11 of 19 · published 2018
Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eighteen
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2026
The Lost Army
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 2001 Anthology · Christopher Golden,Mike Mignola
The Bones of Giants
Book 2 of 18 · published 2001 Anthology · Christopher Golden,Mike Mignola
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Book 10 of 18 · published 2008 Anthology · Robert Greenberger
Oddest Jobs
Book 11 of 18 · published 2008 Anthology · Christopher Golden,Mike Mignola
Lobster Johnson: The Satan Factory
Book 14 of 18 · published 2009 Anthology · Thomas E. Sniegoski
An Assortment of Horrors
Book 16 of 18 · published 2017 Anthology · Christopher Golden
Hellboy in Love
Book 17 of 18 · published 2023 Anthology · Christopher Golden,Mike Mignola
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1955-1957
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2024 Anthology · Chris Roberson,Mike Mignola
Outside the Box: The Best Short Fiction from Bookface.Com
Book 17 of 72 · published 2002
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
Book 20 of 72 · published 2003
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection
Book 22 of 72 · published 2004
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Book 41 of 72 · published 2014
Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders
Book 51 of 72 · published 2017
Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles
Book 56 of 72 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Brian Hodge?
Author Brian Hodge has been praised by the likes of Peter Straub for his spectacularly unflinching gifts. He has won the International Horror Guild Award for best short fiction, and has also been nominated for other awards. Before he had even started school or knew the alphabet, he liked scribbling on scraps of wood, his dad did a lot of woodworking, and attach these impromptu signs to various trees.
Which Brian Hodge series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Hellboy Graphic Novel series, the earliest of Brian Hodge's multi-book series: it opens with The Lost Army (2001) and runs to 18 books across 2001–2024, ending with Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1955-1957 (2024). Brian Hodge's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Brian Hodge written?
Brian Hodge has 155 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2026. 61 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Hellboy Graphic Novel series with 18 books — and 94 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Brian Hodge's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Brian Hodge's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hellboy Graphic Novel (2001–2024, 18 books), Worlds of Hurt (2006, 1 book) and The Lovecraft Squad (2017–2020, 4 books), plus 1 more.
How are Brian Hodge's books organised into series?
This guide splits Brian Hodge's 155 books into 7 named series and 94 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Hellboy Graphic Novel (18 books, 2001–2024); The Lovecraft Squad (4 books, 2017–2020); Worlds of Hurt (1 book, 2006); Chronicles of Darkness (1 book, 2017); Best Horror of the Year (19 books, 2009–2026), plus 2 further series.