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Horowitz Horror books in order
Short, sharp traps in which ordinary objects and bad decisions become gloriously nasty cautionary tales.
Recommended starting point
Begin with Horowitz Horror for the original prose collection, or The Phone Goes Dead for the Edge graphic format.
Publication order vs chronology
The three prose collections can be read in publication order; the four Edge books are adaptations in a separate format.
Prequels, origins & interstitials
The Complete Horowitz Horror is a reprint omnibus and remains outside the unique-work shelf.
Series status
Three prose collections and four Edge adaptation volumes are listed.
Themes & recurring ideas
Poetic justice, temptation, vanity, technology gone wrong and the danger hidden inside everyday routines.
Locations & organisations
Homes, schools, roads and ordinary possessions repeatedly transformed into supernatural or technological traps.
The Phone Goes Dead
2010 · Graphic adaptationTwo short Horowitz horror tales are adapted into an illustrated volume by Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood.
Scared
2010 · Graphic adaptationA pair of compact supernatural stories receive the fast, high-contrast Edge graphic-horror treatment.
Killer Camera
2010 · Graphic adaptationA seemingly ordinary camera becomes the focus of a short illustrated horror adaptation.
The Hitchhiker
2010 · Graphic adaptationRoadside menace and another short shock story are paired in the fourth Edge graphic-horror volume.
Horowitz Horror
1999 · Story collectionA sharp, nasty and often funny collection of short horror stories for younger readers.
More Horowitz Horror
2001 · Story collectionA second set of macabre cautionary tales, everyday anxieties and supernatural twists.
More Bloody Horowitz
2009 · Story collectionThe bloodiest collection of the three, later reissued in the UK as Scared to Death.
Publication timeline
Spoiler-free FAQ
Where should I start?
Begin with Horowitz Horror for the original prose collection, or The Phone Goes Dead for the Edge graphic format.
Do I need to read in order?
The three prose collections can be read in publication order; the four Edge books are adaptations in a separate format.
Is the series complete?
Three prose collections and four Edge adaptation volumes are listed.
Continuity FAQ — reveal spoiler-marked guidance
What belongs to the main sequence?
The Complete Horowitz Horror is a reprint omnibus and remains outside the unique-work shelf.
Does story chronology differ from publication order?
The three prose collections can be read in publication order; the four Edge books are adaptations in a separate format.
Warning: follow the individual book pages' ending controls before reading solution-level discussion.
Sources
Order, format and publication year use the source links on each permanent book page.