🎯 Where Should I Start?
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Publication Order of The Cabin Books
Start with: The Cabin (2012)
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Publication Order of Club Books
Start with: Join Me in the Club (2023)
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Publication Order of The Farm Books
Start with: The Farm (2015)
ⓘ About Matt Shaw
Matt Shaw is an English author best known for writing extreme horror stories. He was born in a Winchester hospital and started to become interested in writing from a young age. He got his start writing short stories and screenplays for his own amusement. He kept at it and was finally published at the age of twenty-seven years old. In addition to his writing, he is also a published photographer and cartoonist. Shaw added to his resume in 2018 when he produced and directed his feature feature film, Monster. He then followed that up the next year when he produced and directed his second film, Next Door. When Shaw was in secondary school he started his journey to a writing career. He would sit home and write books during this time.
All Book Series by Matt Shaw
1
The Cabin
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2012
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2
The Cabin II: Asylum
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2012
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1
Join Me in the Club
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2023
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2
Back in the club
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2024
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1
The Farm
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015
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2
The Farm 2
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016
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1
BIRD
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015
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2
COW
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015
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1
Full Moon
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2019
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3
The Pack
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019
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1
The Game
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2017
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2
The Game's Season Break
Book 2 of 8 · published 2018
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6
Murder House: Who Will Survive?
Book 6 of 8 · published 2020
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8
To Face Your Fears
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2024
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1
GPK: The Go-Pro Killers
Single-title series · published 2023
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1
Happy Ever After
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2008
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2
G.S.O.H Essential
Book 2 of 3 · published 2011
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3
A Fresh Start
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2012
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1
Voyage to Hell
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2017
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2
Hell's Reveal
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2017
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1
In These Darkened Waters
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2023
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2
In These Darkened Woods
Book 2 of 4 · published 2023
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3
In These Darkened Shadows
Book 3 of 4 · published 2023
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4
In These Darkened Minds
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2023
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1
Infestation: Book 1 and Book 2
Single-title series · published 2017
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1
The Killer Confession
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2023
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2
The Killer Confession: Part 2
Book 2 of 7 · published 2023
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3
The Killer Confession: Part 3
Book 3 of 7 · published 2023
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4
The Killer Confession: Part 4
Book 4 of 7 · published 2023
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5
The Killer Confession: Part 5
Book 5 of 7 · published 2023
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6
The Killer Confession: Part 6
Book 6 of 7 · published 2023
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7
The Killer Confession: Part 7
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2023
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1
Monster
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015
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2
Richard & Mary
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018
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1
9 Months Trilogy
Single-title series · published 2012
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1
Octopus
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2019
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3
Octopus 3
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021
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1
Rotting Dead F*cks
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2014
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2
Rotting Living F*cks
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016
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1
Sexual Healing
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2016
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2
Sexual Tension
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016
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1
Sick B*stards
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2014
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3
sickEST B*stards
Book 3 of 4 · published 2015
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4
Sick B*stards: Everywhere
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024
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1
For Every 10 Pages You Read, Someone Will Die
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2024
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2
Cursed Book! Do Not Read!
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2024
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1
The White Room Runs Red
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025
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2
The White Room Runs Cold
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026
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1
Capricorn
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2027
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3
Pisces
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2027
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1
Consumed
Series opener · book 1 of 52 · published 2013
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3
Art
Book 3 of 52 · published 2014 Co-authored · Michael Bray
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7
Some Kind of Cu*t
Book 7 of 52 · published 2014
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8
Home-Video
Book 8 of 52 · published 2015 Co-authored · Michael Bray
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10
Extreme Horror
Book 10 of 52 · published 2016
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12
Hump The C*nt
Book 12 of 52 · published 2017
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13
State of Decay
Book 13 of 52 · published 2017 Co-authored · Matt Hickman
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18
Captive Hearts
Book 18 of 52 · published 2018
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20
The Girl in the Painting
Book 20 of 52 · published 2019 Co-authored · Sam West
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22
A Suburban Haunting
Book 22 of 52 · published 2019
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23
When The Devil Writes
Book 23 of 52 · published 2019
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24
Splattered Punk
Book 24 of 52 · published 2019
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27
The Tainted Souls
Book 27 of 52 · published 2020 Co-authored · Shaun Hutson
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28
Deep Rooted Fetish
Book 28 of 52 · published 2020
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30
From The Flames
Book 30 of 52 · published 2021
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34
F*cking Filth
Book 34 of 52 · published 2022
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36
Christmas Fear
Book 36 of 52 · published 2022
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37
The Ghosts of the Titanic
Book 37 of 52 · published 2024
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38
The Dreams They Weave
Book 38 of 52 · published 2024
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39
Down the Deep, Dark Hole
Book 39 of 52 · published 2024
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46
Sycamore Lane
Book 46 of 52 · published 2025
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47
The Bucket List
Book 47 of 52 · published 2026
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48
Where The Small Ones Play
Book 48 of 52 · published 2026
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49
The Gospel of Men
Book 49 of 52 · published 2026
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50
The Girl's Corpse
Book 50 of 52 · published 2026 Co-authored · Maria Kovac
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51
North Sentinel Island
Book 51 of 52 · published 2027
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52
The Gospel of Men: An Extreme Horror
Latest in the series · book 52 of 52 · published 2026
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1
The Obvious Child
Series opener · book 1 of 72 · published 2007
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6
A House in the Country
Book 6 of 72 · published 2014
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9
She Loves Me Not
Book 9 of 72 · published 2015
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12
Watching, Waiting
Book 12 of 72 · published 2015
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14
Evil Little Things
Book 14 of 72 · published 2015
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18
Despite the Roots
Book 18 of 72 · published 2016
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21
She'll Never Know
Book 21 of 72 · published 2016
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22
One Violent Motherf*cker
Book 22 of 72 · published 2016
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23
The Lonely Psychopath
Book 23 of 72 · published 2016
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24
Twisted Bitches
Book 24 of 72 · published 2016 Co-authored · Michael Bray
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26
For the Animals
Book 26 of 72 · published 2016
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29
Postal
Book 29 of 72 · published 2017 Co-authored · J.R. Park
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31
Boys' Night
Book 31 of 72 · published 2017 Co-authored · Wrath James White
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32
Beneath the Surface
Book 32 of 72 · published 2017
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33
Mr. Prick And The Dirty C*nt
Book 33 of 72 · published 2018
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34
F*cked To Death
Book 34 of 72 · published 2018
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35
A Sperm's Tail
Book 35 of 72 · published 2018
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39
The Haunting of The North Pole
Book 39 of 72 · published 2020
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40
The Suicide Club
Book 40 of 72 · published 2021
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41
The Mariana Trench
Book 41 of 72 · published 2021
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43
A Roll of the Dice
Book 43 of 72 · published 2021
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44
Her Name was Amber
Book 44 of 72 · published 2022
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46
Survivor's Guilt
Book 46 of 72 · published 2022 Co-authored · Aron Beauregard
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47
Polyembolokoilamania
Book 47 of 72 · published 2022
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48
The Holy F*cking Bible
Book 48 of 72 · published 2022
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50
The Things He Heard
Book 50 of 72 · published 2022
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51
The Hungry Clit-erpillar
Book 51 of 72 · published 2023
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52
My Wife, The Worm
Book 52 of 72 · published 2023
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56
And God Created
Book 56 of 72 · published 2023
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57
Quite the Collection
Book 57 of 72 · published 2023
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58
Here Comes Santa Claus
Book 58 of 72 · published 2023
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59
Bryan in the Basement
Book 59 of 72 · published 2024
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60
The Rot of Karma
Book 60 of 72 · published 2024
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61
Stoney Brook Farms
Book 61 of 72 · published 2024
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62
The Convention
Book 62 of 72 · published 2024
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67
Life, Death and the In-between
Book 67 of 72 · published 2025
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68
Between The Jaws of Death
Book 68 of 72 · published 2025
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69
Cancel Culture
Book 69 of 72 · published 2026
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71
Daughter Dearest
Book 71 of 72 · published 2026
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72
One Weird Fucking Book
Latest in the series · book 72 of 72 · published 2026
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1
Scribblings from a Dark Place
Series opener · book 1 of 30 · published 2008
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2
Ensicklopedia of Horror from Matt Shaw
Book 2 of 30 · published 2014
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3
EnSICKlopedia 2
Book 3 of 30 · published 2015
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4
F*cked-Up Shorts: Volume One
Book 4 of 30 · published 2015
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5
F*cked-Up Shorts: Volume Two
Book 5 of 30 · published 2016
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7
2016: A Year of Horror and Pain
Book 7 of 30 · published 2016 Co-authored · Michael Bray
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8
Horror's Back Catalogue
Book 8 of 30 · published 2017
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9
Deranged
Book 9 of 30 · published 2017 Co-authored · Michael Bray
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10
Sick. SickER. SickEST
Book 10 of 30 · published 2017
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11
2017: A Year of Horror and Pain, Part One
Book 11 of 30 · published 2017
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12
Horror's Back Catalogue: 2011-2012
Book 12 of 30 · published 2017
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13
Horror's Back Catalogue: 2013
Book 13 of 30 · published 2017
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14
His Name Was Peter
Book 14 of 30 · published 2017
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15
Sick Scribblings
Book 15 of 30 · published 2018
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16
2018: A Year Of Horror And Pain
Book 16 of 30 · published 2018
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17
Under The Safe House And Other Stories
Book 17 of 30 · published 2019
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18
These Whispered Stories
Book 18 of 30 · published 2020
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20
Our Demons Within
Book 20 of 30 · published 2020
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21
Valentine's Slay
Book 21 of 30 · published 2021
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22
Obscenely Bizarre
Book 22 of 30 · published 2021
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23
Sympathy For The Devil
Book 23 of 30 · published 2022
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25
Almost Anything of Twisted, Short Horror Stories Based on Almost Anything
Book 25 of 30 · published 2022
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26
100 Words of Horror of Horror Drabbles
Book 26 of 30 · published 2023
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27
Man's Best Friend
Book 27 of 30 · published 2023
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28
Day of the Woman
Book 28 of 30 · published 2024
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30
Letters
Latest in the series · book 30 of 30 · published 2026 Co-authored · Maria Kovac
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1
My Pug is an Asshole
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2017
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2
What Was I Thinking?
Book 2 of 6 · published 2017
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4
All the Ways I Think You're a C*nt
Book 4 of 6 · published 2018
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6
My Pug is STILL an asshole
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2022
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1
The Girl in the Cellar
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2022 Co-authored · Aron Beauregard
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2
Innocence
Book 2 of 3 · published 2023 Co-authored · Michael Bray
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3
A God for the Disavowed
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023 Co-authored · Daniel J. Volpe
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1
Killchain
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2015 Anthology · Adam Baker
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2
The Plague Winter
Book 2 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Rich Hawkins
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3
The Yacht
Book 3 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Iain Rob Wright
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4
Z-Hunt
Book 4 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Mark Tufo
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5
Geraint Wyn: Zombie Killer
Book 5 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Gary Slaymaker
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6
Little Monster
Book 6 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · James Plumb
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7
Ride the Serpentine
Book 7 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Andre Duza
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8
Scratch
Book 8 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · David Moody
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9
1975
Book 9 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Sean T. Page
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10
Nock
Book 10 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Scott McGlasson
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12
Last Christmas
Book 12 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · David Moody
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13
Year of the Zombie
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · David Moody
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1
Behind Closed Doors: Tales of murder, passion, suspense and horror!
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2015
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2
Easter Eggs & Bunny Boilers
Book 2 of 14 · published 2016
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3
The Black Room Manuscripts Volume Two
Book 3 of 14 · published 2016
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4
None More Black
Book 4 of 14 · published 2017
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5
The Devil's Guests
Book 5 of 14 · published 2017
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6
Masters of Horror
Book 6 of 14 · published 2017
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7
Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 3
Book 7 of 14 · published 2018
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8
Splatterpunk Fighting Back
Book 8 of 14 · published 2019
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10
Bludgeon Tools: Splatterpunk Anthology
Book 10 of 14 · published 2021
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11
The Horror Collection: Extreme Edition
Book 11 of 14 · published 2021
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12
Battered, Broken Bodies
Book 12 of 14 · published 2022
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13
BRADONOMICON II
Book 13 of 14 · published 2023
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14
When the Bell Tolls
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2025
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Matt Shaw?
Matt Shaw is an English author best known for writing extreme horror stories. He was born in a Winchester hospital and started to become interested in writing from a young age. He got his start writing short stories and screenplays for his own amusement.
Which Matt Shaw series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Happy Ever After/The Peter Chronicles series, the earliest of Matt Shaw's multi-book series: it opens with Happy Ever After (2008) and runs to 3 books across 2008–2012, ending with A Fresh Start (2012). Matt Shaw's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Matt Shaw written?
Matt Shaw has 248 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2027. 74 of them belong to 23 named series — the largest being the Year of the Zombie series with 13 books — and 174 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Matt Shaw's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Matt Shaw's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Happy Ever After/The Peter Chronicles (2008–2012, 3 books), The Cabin (2012, 2 books) and 9 Months Trilogy (2012, 1 book), plus 20 more.
How are Matt Shaw's books organised into series?
This guide splits Matt Shaw's 248 books into 23 named series and 174 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Year of the Zombie (13 books, 2015–2018); The Game (8 books, 2017–2024); The Killer Confession (7 books, 2023); In These Darkened... (4 books, 2023); Sick Bastards (4 books, 2014–2024), plus 18 further series.
