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Richard T. Chizmar Books in Order

Richard T. Chizmar has written 17 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is Midnight Promises (1996) and the newest is Killing the Boogeyman (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1996–2026
Confirmed
9 of 17 titles
Pages on record
3,443 in 10 of 17 books
Reading time
57–86 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,443 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

See all 17 books in order Printable Richard T. Chizmar checklist

Richard T. Chizmar writes horror, ghost stories and short fiction. The catalogue holds 17 titles dated between 1996 and 2026, opening with Midnight Promises (1996) and reaching Killing the Boogeyman in 2026. Two series carry the Chizmar name, Boogeyman and Best of Cemetery Dance, the second of those an anthology run. Brian James Freeman, Frank Darabont and Stephen King each share a credit on 1 title. Recorded subjects include horror tales, fantasy fiction, detective and mystery stories, serial murderers, lighthouses and American short stories. Chizmar remains actively publishing.

How many Richard T. Chizmar books are there?

Richard T. Chizmar has 17 books, released between 1996 and 2026. They include 2 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Richard T. Chizmar Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Richard T. Chizmar 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. Cover of The Best of Cemetery Dance, Volume 1 by Richard T. Chizmar, book 1 of the Best of Cemetery Dance series (2000)
  2. Cover of The Best of Cemetery Dance Volume 2 by Richard T. Chizmar, book 2 of the Best of Cemetery Dance series (2001)
  3. Cover of Night Visions 10 by Richard T. Chizmar, book 9 of the Night Visions series (2001)
  4. Cover of A Long December by Richard T. Chizmar (2016)
  5. Cover of Gwendy's Magic Feather, book 2 of the Button Box series (2019)
  6. Cover of Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard T. Chizmar, book 1 of the Boogeyman series (2021)
  7. Cover of Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard T. Chizmar, book 2 of the Boogeyman series (2023)
  1. 1
    Midnight Promises1996 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    The Best of Cemetery Dance, Volume 1Best of Cemetery Dance #12000 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000400
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Best of Cemetery Dance Volume 2Best of Cemetery Dance #22001 · 786 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001786
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Night Visions 10Night Visions #92001 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001293
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Devil's Night: A Halloween Short Story2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Brothers2015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    A Long December2016 · 520 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016520
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Dark Screams: Volume EightDark Screams Anthology #82017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Long Way Home2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Widow's Point2018 · 156 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018156
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Gwendy's Magic FeatherButton Box #22019 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Girl on the Porch2019 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019152
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Chasing the BoogeymanBoogeyman #12021 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Becoming the BoogeymanBoogeyman #22023 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2023336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Memorials2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The Man Behind the Mask2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Killing the BoogeymanBoogeyman #32026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Richard T. Chizmar 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.

Boogeyman in order

3 books
  1. 1. Chasing the Boogeyman
  2. 2. Becoming the Boogeyman
  3. 3. Killing the Boogeyman

Best of Cemetery Dance in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Best of Cemetery Dance, Volume 1
  2. 2. The Best of Cemetery Dance Volume 2

Button Box in order

1 book
  1. 2. Gwendy's Magic Feather

Dark Screams Anthology

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Night Visions in order

1 book
  1. 9. Night Visions 10

Standalone books

9 books

9 Richard T. Chizmar titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Richard T. Chizmar books in order?

You only need to read Richard T. Chizmar books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Richard T. Chizmar

Start with Midnight Promises (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Richard T. Chizmar book?

Killing the Boogeyman (2026) is the newest Richard T. Chizmar book released so far.

Is there a new Richard T. Chizmar book coming?

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

Richard T. Chizmar at a glance

Still publishing
Richard T. Chizmar published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Richard T. Chizmar books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,443 pages across the 10 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 314 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard T. Chizmar books, 8 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
1 of the 17 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 9 in at least three.

What the Richard T. Chizmar books are about

5 of the 17 Richard T. Chizmar books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.