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ⓘ About Nathan Ballingrud
The Visible Filth The Visible Filth is a story set in New Orleans, a small town with bars, college students and some crumbling relationships. Will is a bartender in a bar in New Orleans, and he lives with a woman he does not love in his house. Despite his active social life, he appears to be isolated. He only finds joy from his intense affection for a lady named Alicia his old friend and a patron of the bar. However, Alicia is already in another relationship leaving Will with a burden in his heart since his love for her can only exist as one-sided. One day there is a fight in the bar between two patrons, and as Will watches the battle, he sees many cockroaches on one side of the bar which leads him to find a cell phone.
All Book Series by Nathan Ballingrud
Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2027
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
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection
Book 2 of 28 · published 2004
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Book 8 of 28 · published 2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Book 14 of 28 · published 2014
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales
Book 15 of 28 · published 2014
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
Book 18 of 28 · published 2015
Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles
Book 23 of 28 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Nathan Ballingrud?
The Visible Filth The Visible Filth is a story set in New Orleans, a small town with bars, college students and some crumbling relationships. Will is a bartender in a bar in New Orleans, and he lives with a woman he does not love in his house. Despite his active social life, he appears to be isolated.
Which Nathan Ballingrud series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Lunar Gothic Trilogy series, the earliest of Nathan Ballingrud's multi-book series: it opens with Crypt of the Moon Spider (2024) and runs to 3 books across 2024–2027, ending with Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm (2027).
How many books has Nathan Ballingrud written?
Nathan Ballingrud has 72 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2003 and 2027. 37 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Lunar Gothic Trilogy series with 3 books — and 35 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Nathan Ballingrud's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Nathan Ballingrud's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Lunar Gothic Trilogy (2024–2027, 3 books).
How are Nathan Ballingrud's books organised into series?
This guide splits Nathan Ballingrud's 72 books into 3 named series and 35 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Lunar Gothic Trilogy (3 books, 2024–2027); Best Horror of the Year (19 books, 2009–2026); The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror (15 books, 2010–2024).