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ⓘ About Sarah Langan
Sarah Langan Sarah Langan was born in 1974 in Mineola, New York, and grew up on Long Island. She graduated from high school in the year 1992 from Garden City High School. She attended college in Waterville, Maine, where she published “Sick People”, her first story. She received her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. Sarah’s influences include Shirley Jackson, Russell Banks, Philip K Dick, Stephen King, W Somerset Maugham, Ray Bradbury, Eudora Welty, Kelly Link, Joyce Carol Oates, and Peter Straub. She also loves “The Jerk”, all media that relates to Rodney Dangerfield, the band The Eels, Will Farrell movies, and Ingmar Berman films. Sarah’s work has often been featured in best-of-the-year anthologies and lists.
All Book Series by Sarah Langan
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
Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2008
Darkness on the Edge: Tales Inspired by the Songs of Bruce Springsteen
Book 3 of 14 · published 2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
Book 4 of 14 · published 2011
The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares: The Haunted City
Book 10 of 14 · published 2015
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sarah Langan?
Sarah Langan Sarah Langan was born in 1974 in Mineola, New York, and grew up on Long Island. She graduated from high school in the year 1992 from Garden City High School. She attended college in Waterville, Maine, where she published “Sick People”, her first story.
Which Sarah Langan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Keeper series, the earliest of Sarah Langan's multi-book series: it opens with The Keeper (2006) and runs to 2 books across 2006–2007, ending with The Missing / Virus (2007).
How many books has Sarah Langan written?
Sarah Langan has 57 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2006 and 2026. 36 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Keeper series with 2 books — and 21 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sarah Langan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sarah Langan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Keeper (2006–2007, 2 books).
How are Sarah Langan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sarah Langan's 57 books into 3 named series and 21 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Keeper (2 books, 2006–2007); Best Horror of the Year (19 books, 2009–2026); The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror (15 books, 2010–2024).