Jeremy Bates Books in Order

Jeremy Bates has written 30 books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is The Taste of Fear (2012) and the newest is Denisovans (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
2012–2025
Pages on record
3,313 in 10 of 30 books

Jeremy Bates writes horror and suspense. Born in 1978 and holding Canadian and Australian citizenship, Bates sets the World's Scariest Places novels in places that exist: Helltown in Ohio, the Island of the Dolls in Mexico, the Paris catacombs, Aokigahara in Japan. 30 catalogued books run from The Taste of Fear (2012) to Denisovans (2025), with the Midnight Book Club and World's Scariest Legends series alongside. Translations exist in Russian, Czech and German.

How many Jeremy Bates books are there?

Jeremy Bates has 30 books, released between 2012 and 2025. They include 3 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Jeremy Bates Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Jeremy Bates books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    The Taste of FearWorld's Scariest Places #12012 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012291
  2. 2
    White Lies2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  3. 3
    Suicide ForestWorld's Scariest Places #22014 · 426 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014426
  4. 4
    Black CanyonMidnight Book Club #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  5. 5
    Dark Hearts2015 · 289 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015289
  6. 6
    New America: Utopia Calling2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  7. 7
    RunMidnight Book Club #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  8. 8
    RewindMidnight Book Club #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  9. 9
    The CatacombsWorld's Scariest Places #32015 · 361 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015361
  10. 10
    HelltownWorld's Scariest Places #42015 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015279
  11. 11
    NeighborsMidnight Book Club #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  12. 12
    Island of the DollsWorld's Scariest Places #52016 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016325
  13. 13
    Six BulletsMidnight Book Club #52016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  14. 14
    Box of BonesMidnight Book Club #62016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  15. 15
    The MailmanMidnight Book Club #72017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  16. 16
    Bad People2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  17. 17
    Mountain of the DeadWorld's Scariest Places #62018 · 429 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018429
  18. 18
    Re-rollMidnight Book Club #82018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  19. 19
    Mosquito ManWorld's Scariest Legends #12019 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019284
  20. 20
    The Sleep ExperimentWorld's Scariest Legends #22019 · 257 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019257
  21. 21
    The Man From TauredWorld's Scariest Legends #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  22. 22
    Hotel ChelseaWorld's Scariest Places #72020 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020372
  23. 23
    MerfolkWorld's Scariest Legends #42021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  24. 24
    The Dancing PlagueWorld's Scariest Legends #52022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  25. 25
    The Dancing Plague 2World's Scariest Legends #62022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  26. 26
    CongoWorld's Scariest Places #82022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  27. 27
    Unpremeditated2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  28. 28
    New World2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025
  29. 29
    The No-End House2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025
  30. 30
    DenisovansWorld's Scariest Legends #72025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Jeremy Bates books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

World's Scariest Places in order

8 books
  1. 1. The Taste of Fear
  2. 2. Suicide Forest
  3. 3. The Catacombs
  4. 4. Helltown
  5. 5. Island of the Dolls
  6. 6. Mountain of the Dead
  7. 7. Hotel Chelsea
  8. 8. Congo

Midnight Book Club in order

8 books
  1. 1. Black Canyon
  2. 2. Run
  3. 3. Rewind
  4. 4. Neighbors
  5. 5. Six Bullets
  6. 6. Box of Bones
  7. 7. The Mailman
  8. 8. Re-roll

World's Scariest Legends in order

7 books
  1. 1. Mosquito Man
  2. 2. The Sleep Experiment
  3. 3. The Man From Taured
  4. 4. Merfolk
  5. 5. The Dancing Plague
  6. 6. The Dancing Plague 2
  7. 7. Denisovans

Standalone books

7 books

7 Jeremy Bates titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jeremy Bates books in order?

You only need to read Jeremy Bates books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jeremy Bates

Start with The Taste of Fear (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jeremy Bates book?

Denisovans (2025) is the newest Jeremy Bates book released so far.

Is there a new Jeremy Bates book coming?

No next Jeremy Bates book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jeremy Bates at a glance

Still publishing
Jeremy Bates published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Jeremy Bates books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,313 pages across the 10 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jeremy Bates books, 20 of 30, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jeremy Bates books are about

2 of the 30 Jeremy Bates books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.