The Conjuring Universe Viewing Order

The most successful horror movie universe of the last decade

1952

The Nun
The 2018 film on Blu-ray.

1955

Annabelle: Creation
The 2017 film on Blu-ray. This film begins with a prologue set in 1943, but the main body of it takes place in this year.

1960

The Nun II
The 202 film on Blu-ray. This film begins with a prologue set in 1956, but the main body of it takes place in this year.

1967

Annabelle
The 2014 film on Blu-ray.

1969

Wolves at the Door
The 2017 film on Blu-ray.

1971

The Conjuring
The 2013 film on Blu-ray.

1972

Annabelle Comes Home
The 2019 film on Blu-ray.

1973

The Curse of La Llorona
The 2019 film on Blu-ray.

1977

The Conjuring 2
The 2016 film on Blu-ray.

1981

The Conjuring: The Lover
The 2022 graphic novel.
The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It
The 2021 film on Blu-ray.

The American Horror Story Viewing Order


The great anthology horror series, occurring across one (mostly) consistent world.

18th Century

Milkmaids
Episode 4, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.

1952

Freak Show (season four)
The 2014-15 season on Blu-ray.

1964

Asylum (season two)
The 2012-13 season on Blu-ray.

1981

NYC (season eleven)
The 2022 season in digital format.

1984

1984 (season nine)
The 2019 season in digital format.

1990s

Drive In
Episode 3, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.

2011

Murder House (season one)
The 2011 season on Blu-ray.
Rubber(wo)man, Parts One & Two
Episodes 1-2, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.

2013

Coven (season three)
The 2013-14 season on Blu-ray.

2015

Hotel (season five)
The 2015-16 season on Blu-ray.

2016

Roanoke (season six)
The 2016 season on Blu-ray.

2017

Cult (season seven)
The 2017 season on Blu-ray.

2020

Apocalypse (season eight)
The 2018 season on Blu-ray.

2021

Ba’al
Episode 5, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.
The Naughty List
Episode 4, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.
Feral
Episode 6, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.
Game Over
Episode 7, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.
Double Feature (season ten)
The 2021 season in digital format.

2022

Dollhouse
Episode 1, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Aura
Episode 2, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Drive
Episode 1, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Bloody Mary
Episode 5, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Facelift
Episode 6, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Necro
Episode 7, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Lake
Episode 7, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.

2023

Bestie
Episode 1, Season 3 (2023) of American Horror Stories.
Tapeworm
Episode 3, Season 3 (2023) of American Horror Stories.
Organ
Episode 4, Season 3 (2023) of American Horror Stories.
Delicate (season twelve)
The 2023 season in digital format.

The Future

Daphne
Episode 2, Season 3 (2023) of American Horror Stories.

The Laundry Files Reading Order

Charles Stross’ brilliant combination of the Cthulhu Mythos and Le Carre style espionage

2002

The Atrocity Archive
Short story published in 2003 in The Atrocity Archives.

2003

The Concrete Jungle
Short story published in 2003 in The Atrocity Archives.

2005

The Jennifer Morgue
Novel published in 2007.

2006

Pimpf
Short story published in The Jennifer Morgue.

2007

Down on the Farm
Short story published in 2013.
Equoid
Short story published in 2013.

2008

The Fuller Memorandum
Novel published in 2010.

2009

Overtime
Short story published in 2009; set at Christmas.

2010

The Apocalypse Codex
Novel published in 2012.

2011

A Conventional Boy
Novel published in 2025.

2013

The Rhesus Chart
Novel published in 2014; set in Spring.
The Annihilation Score
Novel published in 2015; set in Summer and Autumn.

2014

Escape from Yokai Land
Novella published in 2022; set in March – April.
The Nightmare Stacks
Novel published in 2016; set in March – April. These two stories occur in parallel.
The Delirium Brief
Novel published in 2017; set in May – June.

2015

The Labyrinth Index
Novel published in 2018; set in January – February.

2016

Dead Lies Dreaming
Novel published in 2020; set in December.
Quantum of Nightmares
Novel published in 2022; set in December.

2017

Season of Skulls
Novel published in 2022; set in March.

The Mummy Chronology

Adventure! Excitement! Sand!

Thousands of Years Ago

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
The 2008 direct-to-video release prequel to The Scorpion King on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian
The 2002 prequel game to the film on PS2.
The Scorpion King
The 2002 film on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris
The 2002 sequel game to the film on Gameboy Advance.
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
The 2012 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
The 2015 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King 5: Book of Souls
The 2018 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.

The Twentieth Century

The Mummy
The 1999 film on Blu-ray.
The Mummy Returns
The 2001 film on Blu-ray.
The Mummy – The Animated Series
The 2001-2003 animated series on DVD.
The Mummy Movie Prequel: The Rise & Fall of Xango’s Ax
The 2008 comics prequel to The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The 2008 film on Blu-ray.

The Marvel Universe 05: The Atlas Age

The Cold War Era

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Venus, vol.1
Reprints Venus #1-9 (August 1948 – May 1950), Lana Comics #4 (February 1949) & Marvel Mystery Comics #91 (April 1949).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Heroes, vol.1
Reprints Marvel Boy #1-2 (December 1950 – February 1951), Astonishing #3-6 (April 1951 – October 1951) & Young Men #24-28 (December 1953 – June 1954).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Strange Tales, vol.1
Reprints Strange Tales #1-10 (June 1951 – September 1952).
–> Operation: S.I.N.: Agent Carter
Reprints Operation S.I.N. #1-5 (March 2015 – July 2015).
Takes place in 1951-2.
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Battlefield, vol.1
Reprints Battlefield #1-11 (April 1952 – May 1953).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Journey Into Mystery, vol.1
Reprints Journey Into Mystery #1-10 (June 1952 – July 1953).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Strange Tales, vol.2
Reprints Strange Tales #11-20 (October 1952 – July 1953).
–> Sub-Mariner: The Depths
Reprints Sub-Mariner: The Depths #1-5 (November 2008 – May 2009).
Takes place at some point after 1952 but during the Red Scare. It should be noted that the canonicity of this volume is uncertain.
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Menace, vol.1
Reprints Menace #1-11 (March 1953 – May 1954).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Strange Tales, vol.3
Reprints Strange Tales #21-30 (August 1953 – July 1954).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Jungle Adventure, vol.1
Reprints Lorna, the Jungle Queen #1-5 (July 1953 – February 1954) & Lorna, the Jungle Girl #6-9 (March 1954 – September 1954).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Journey Into Mystery, vol.2
Reprints Journey Into Mystery #11-20 (August 1953 – December 1954).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Heroes, vol.2
Reprints Men’s Adventures #27-28 (May 1954 – July 1954), Captain America #76-78 (May 1954 – September 1954) & Human Torch #36-38 (April 1954 – August 1954).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Heroes, vol.3
Reprints Sub-Mariner Comics #33-42 (April 1954 – October 1955).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Strange Tales, vol.4
Reprints Strange Tales #31-39 (August 1954 – October 1955).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Jungle Adventure, vol.2
Reprints Jungle Tales #1-4 (September 1954 – March 1955), Jungle Action #1-3 (October 1954 – February 1955) & Lorna, the Jungle Girl #10-12 (November 1954 – March 1955).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Journey Into Mystery, vol.3
Reprints Journey Into Mystery #21-30 (January 1955 – January 1956).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Jungle Adventures, vol.3
Reprints Lorna the Jungle Girl #13-16 (May 1955 – November 1955); Jungle Tales #5-7 (May 1955 – September 1955); & Jungle Action #4-6 (April 1955 – August 1955).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Black Knight/Yellow Claw, vol.1
Reprints Black Knight # 1-5 (May 1955 – December 1955) & Yellow Claw #1-4 (October 1956 – April 1957).
The Black Knight portions of this volume occur centuries prior to this era, so it is listed in both points on this timeline.
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales, vol.5
Reprints Strange Tales #40-48 (November 1955 – July 1956).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Journey Into Mystery, vol.4
Reprints Journey Into Mystery #31-40 (February 1956 – November 1956).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Tales to Astonish, vol.1
Reprints Tales to Astonish #1-10 (January 1959 – July 1960).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Strange Tales, vol.6
Reprints Strange Tales #49-57 (August 1956 – April 1957).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Tales of Suspense, vol.1
Reprints Tales of Suspense #1-10 (January 1959 – July 1960).
–> Avengers 1959
Reprints Avengers 1959 #1-5 (December 2011 – March 2012).
This series may well turn out to be a part of the Sliding Timeline, but so as can be determined at this time, it is set precisely when it says it is.
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Tales to Astonish, vol.2
Reprints Tales to Astonish #11-20 (September 1960 – June 1961).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Tales of Suspense, vol.2
Reprints Tales of Suspense #11-20 (September 1960 – August 1961).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Tales to Astonish, vol.3
Reprints Tales to Astonish #21-30 (June 1961 – April 1962).
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Tales of Suspense, vol.3
Reprints Tales of Suspense #21-31 (September 1961 – June 1962).
Amazing Fantasy Omnibus
Reprints Amazing Adventures #1-6 (June 1961 – November 1961); Amazing Adult Fantasy #7-14 (December 1961 – July 1962); & Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962).
Except for the last issue, these stories all occur prior to the beginning of the Marvel Universe era – the exception is the first appearance of Spider-Man.

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The Marvel Universe 03: Historical Times

The Thirtieth Century BCE:

The Rise of Apocalypse
Reprints The Rise of Apocalypse #1-4 (October 1996 – January 1997) & X-Factor #5-6 (June 1986 – July 1986).

The First Century CE:

Marada the She-Wolf
Reprints Marada stories from Epic Illustrated #10-12 (February 1982 – June 1982).
Set around 7 CE.

The Sixth Century CE:

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era – Black Knight / Yellow Claw, vol.1
Reprints Black Knight #1-5 (May 1955 – December 1955) & Yellow Claw #1-4 (October 1956 – April 1957), originally published by Atlas Comics.
The Yellow Claw portions of this volume occur centuries after this era, so it is listed in both points on this timeline.

The Tenth Century:

Thor: Godstorm
Reprints Thor: Godstorm #1-3 (November 2001 – January 2002); & Thor #408-409 (October 1989 – November 1989, Tales of Asgard story only).
The framing story of this series is set in 912 CE.

The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries:

Although printed by Dark Horse Comics, these Solomon Kane volume reprints of Marvel Comics stories that take place in the Marvel Universe. They are a mixture of original stories featuring Kane and adaptations of the original prose stories by Robert E. Howard.
The Saga Of Solomon Kane
Reprints Solomon Kane stories from Monsters Unleashed #1 (October 1973), Dracula Lives #3 (October 1973), The Conan Saga #50 (May 1991), Kull and the Barbarians #2-3 (July 1975 – September 1975), Marvel Preview #19 (Summer 1979); & Savage Sword of Conan #13-14, 18-20, 22, 25, 26, 33, 34, 37, 39, 41, 53, 54, 62, 83, 162, 171, 219 & 220 (assorted dates).
The Chronicles of Solomon Kane
Reprints Marvel Premiere #33-34 (December 1976 – February 1977) & The Sword of Solomon Kane #1-6 (September 1985 – July 1986).

The Nineteenth Century:

Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid, vol.1
Reprints Rawhide Kid #17-25 (August 1960 – December 1961), originally published by Atlas Comics.
Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid, vol.2
Reprints Rawhide Kid #26-35 (February 1962 – August 1963), originally published by Atlas Comics.
Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears
Reprints Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears #1-6 (April 2007 – September 2007).
This story begins during the Civil War and continues through the 1860s.
Marvel Westerns
Reprints Marvel Westerns: Kid Colt and the Arizona Girl #1 (September 2006); Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files #1 (2006); Marvel Westerns: Strange Westerns Starring the Black Rider #1 (October 2006); Marvel Westerns: The Two-Gun Kid #1 (August 2006); & Marvel Westerns: Western Legends #1 (September 2006).
Rawhide Kid: Slap Leather
Reprints Rawhide Kid #1-5 (April 2003 – June 2003).
Rawhide Kid: Slap Leather is a Marvel Max title, and is of – at best – dubious canonicity.
The Rawhide Kid: The Sensational Seven
Reprints Rawhide Kid: The Sensational Seven #1-4 (August 2010 – November 2010).
Rawhide Kid: The Sensational Seven is a Marvel Max title, and is of – at best – dubious canonicity.
Blaze Of Glory: The Last Ride of the Western Heroes
Reprints Blaze of Glory #1-4 (February 2000 – March 2000).
Apache Skies
Reprints Apache Skies #1-4 (September 2002 – December 2002).
Stoker’s Dracula
Reprints Stoker’s Dracula #1-4 (December 2004 – May 2005).
Dating based on internal dates in the original novel, and its publication date of 1897. Its presence in this timeline is based on strong implications in other Marvel works that Bram Stoker’s original novel is canonical in the Marvel Universe.
X-Men: Apocalypse / Dracula
Reprints X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula #1-4 (April 2006 – July 2006).
This book interweaves with the events of Stoker’s Dracula.

The Early Twentieth Century:

Wolverine: Origin
Reprints Wolverine: The Origin #1-6 (November 2001 – July 2002).
Occurs in turn of the century Canada.
Wolverine: Origin II
Reprints Wolverine: Origin II #1-5 (February 2014 – June 2014).
Occurs in 1907.
War Is Hell: The First Flight Of The Phantom Eagle
Reprints War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #1-5 (May 2008 – September 2008).
Takes place during World War One. War Is Hell: The First Flight Of The Phantom Eagle is a Marvel Max title, and as such may not be canonical.
Red Skull: Incarnate
Reprints Red Skull: Incarnate #1-5 (September 2011 – January 2012).
Takes place from 1923 to 1934.
Mystery Men
Reprints Mystery Men #1-5 (August 2011 – November 2011).
This story is set in 1932.
Savage Wolverine, vol.3: Wrath
Reprints Savage Wolverine #12-17 (January 2014 – June 2014).
Contains two stories, one set in the modern day, the other in 1933.
Dominic Fortune: It Can Happen Here and Now
Reprints Dominic Fortune #1-4 (October 2009 – January 2010), Marvel Digital Comic Astonishing Tales: Dominic Fortune #1-6 (2009), Marvel Preview #2 (1975) and Marvel Premiere #56 (October 1980).
This story takes place from 1934 to 1936. Dominic Fortune: It Can Happen Here and Now is a Marvel Max title, and as such may not be canonical.

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Earth 616. The main Marvel Universe. The most popular comics universe of all time, home of Spider-Man, the Hulk, Wolverine and the X-Men, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and Stan Lee.

A partial list of alternate timelines to the Marvel Universe can be found here.

The Penny Dreadful Chronology

In Victorian London, a small group of people will face the most unspeakable horrors, and risk becoming them…

Penny Dreadful, Volume 1
Reprints Penny Dreadful #1-5 (May 2016 – November 2016).
Penny Dreadful, Season One
All eight episodes of the first season on Blu-ray.
Penny Dreadful, Season Two
All ten episodes of the second season on Blu-ray.
Penny Dreadful, Season Three
All nine episodes of the third season on Blu-ray.
Penny Dreadful – The Ongoing Series, Volume 1: The Awaking
Reprints Penny Dreadful #2.1-2.4 (May 2017 – August 2017).
Penny Dreadful – The Ongoing Series, Volume 2: The Beauteous Evil
Reprints Penny Dreadful #2.5-2.8 (September 2017 – January 2018).
Penny Dreadful – The Ongoing Series, Volume 3: The Victory of Death
Reprints Penny Dreadful #2.9-2.12 (April 2018 – December 2018).
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Season One
All ten episodes of the first season on Blu-ray.