Ramsey Campbell books in order
English author
- Born
- 1946
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 67
Ramsey Campbell has published 53 novels, 1 novella, 9 short story collections and 4 other books, beginning with The Doll Who Ate His Mother (1976). The best-known is Scared Stiff (1987). The latest is Fellstones (2022).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Ramsey Campbell
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Scared Stiff
Ramsey Campbell's most-read book.
Newest
Fellstones
Published 2022.
Standalone novels in order
The Inhabitant of the Lake & Other Unwelcome Tenants (1964)
Demons by Daylight (1973)
Superhorror (1976)
The Doll Who Ate His Mother (1976)
New Terrors (1980)
The Parasite (1980)
To Wakethe Dead (1980)
The Nameless (1981)
Dark Companions (1982)
Incarnate (1983)
Night of the Claw (1983)
The Claw (1983)
The Face That Must Die (1984)
Obsession (1985)
The Hungry Moon (1986)
Fine Frights (1988)
The Influence (1988)
Ancient Images (1989)
Midnight Sun (1990)
Best New Horror 2 (1991)
The Count of Eleven (1991)
Waking Nightmares (1991)
Horror Writers of America Present Deathport (1993)
Strange Things and Stranger Places (1993)
The Long Lost (1993)
The One Safe Place (1995)
Nazareth Hill (1996)
The Last Voice They Hear (1998)
The Wishmaster (1999)
Silent Children (2000)
Pact of the Fathers (2001)
The Darkest Part of the Woods (2002)
The Overnight (2005)
Secret Story (2006)
The Grin of the Dark (2007)
Thieving Fear (2008)
Creatures of the Pool (2009)
Spook City (2009)
Ghosts Know (2011)
A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine (2012)
Kind Folk (2012)
Best New Horror 3 (2013)
Think Yourself Lucky (Fiction Without Frontiers) (2014)
Thirteen Days by Sunset Beach (2015)
Visions from Brichester (2015)
Searching Dead (2016)
Born to the Dark (2017)
Told by the Dead (2017)
By the Light of My Skull (2018)
Chthonic: Weird Tales of Inner Earth (2018)
Way of the Worm (2018)
The Wise Friend (2020)
Fellstones (2022)
Novellas in order
Needing Ghosts (1990)
Short story collections in order
The Height of the Scream (1976)
Cold Print (1985)
Dark Feasts (1987)
Scared Stiff (1987)
Alone with the Horrors (1993)
Ghosts and Grisly Things (1997)
Meddling with Ghosts (2001)
Inconsequential Tales (2008)
Just Behind You (2017)
Other books in order
The Giant Book of Best New Horror (1993)
The Giant Book of Terror (1994)
Far Away & Never (1996)
The Mammoth Book Of Best New Horror (2008)
About Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for over sixty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awards. Three of his novels have been adapted into films.
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Ramsey Campbell FAQ
- How many books has Ramsey Campbell written?
- Ramsey Campbell has published 53 novels, 1 novella, 9 short story collections and 4 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Ramsey Campbell's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Scared Stiff.
- What is Ramsey Campbell's latest book?
- Fellstones (2022).
- What is Ramsey Campbell's most famous book?
- Scared Stiff (1987) is Ramsey Campbell's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.