Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven |
2019 |
Buy |
| Birds, Strangers and Psychos |
2025 |
Buy |
BFI Film Classics Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Napoleon: Abel Gance’s Classic Film |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Seventh Seal |
1993 |
Buy |
| L’Atalante |
1993 |
Buy |
| It’s a Gift |
1994 |
Buy |
| Things to Come |
1995 |
N/A |
| The Big Sleep |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Thing |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Birds |
1998 |
Buy |
| Crash |
1999 |
Buy |
| Sanshô Dayû |
1999 |
Buy |
| Titanic |
2000 |
Buy |
| Belle de Jour |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Manchurian Candidate |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Exorcist |
2003 |
Buy |
| Kind Hearts and Coronets |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Matrix |
2004 |
Buy |
| City Lights |
2007 |
N/A |
| Ratcatcher |
2008 |
Buy |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Best Years of Our Lives |
2011 |
Buy |
| Meshes of the Afternoon |
2011 |
Buy |
| Caché |
2012 |
Buy |
| Spirited Away |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Shawshank Redemption |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Silence of the Lambs |
2019 |
Buy |
| Silent Running |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Big Lebowski |
2020 |
Buy |
| Fear Eats the Soul |
2020 |
Buy |
Best Horror of the Year Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen |
2025 |
Buy |
Camillography#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Pearl |
2019 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Spoilers Part 1 |
2012 |
Buy |
| Spoilers Part 2 |
2012 |
Buy |
Devil’s Advocates Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Let the Right One In |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Silence of the Lambs |
2013 |
Buy |
| Halloween |
2014 |
Buy |
Devils Advocates Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Let the Right One In |
2010 |
Buy |
| Witchfinder General |
2011 |
Buy |
| SAW |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Descent |
2013 |
Buy |
| Carrie |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Thing |
2013 |
Buy |
| Black Sunday |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Blair Witch Project |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Curse of Frankenstein |
2015 |
Buy |
| Dead of Night |
2015 |
Buy |
| Suspiria |
2015 |
Buy |
| Cannibal Holocaust |
2016 |
Buy |
| Ju-On: The Grudge |
2017 |
Buy |
| Macbeth |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Shining |
2017 |
Buy |
| Don’t Look Now |
2017 |
Buy |
| Frenzy |
2018 |
Buy |
| In the Mouth of Madness |
2018 |
Buy |
| Candyman |
2018 |
Buy |
| Daughters of Darkness |
2018 |
Buy |
| It Follows |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Fly |
2018 |
Buy |
| Scream |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Devils |
2019 |
Buy |
| M |
2019 |
Buy |
| Shivers |
2019 |
Buy |
| Blood and Black Lace |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Witch |
2020 |
Buy |
| Peeping Tom |
2020 |
Buy |
| Cruising |
2020 |
Buy |
| Repulsion |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Blood on Satan’s Claw |
2021 |
Buy |
| A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Conjuring |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Evil Dead |
2021 |
Buy |
| Re-Animator |
2021 |
Buy |
| Prevenge |
2021 |
Buy |
| Scrooge |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Omen |
2022 |
Buy |
| Snuff |
2023 |
Buy |
| [REC] |
2023 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Screen Lovers |
1988 |
Buy |
| My Name Is Michael Caine: A Life in Film |
1992 |
Buy |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
2005 |
Buy |
| Billson Film Database |
2014 |
Buy |
| Breast Man |
2016 |
Buy |
| Cats on Film |
2017 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dream Demon |
1989 |
Buy |
| Suckers |
1993 |
Buy |
| Stiff Lips |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Coming Thing |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Half Man |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Ex |
2019 |
Buy |
Anne Billson is a British author and film critic whose work spans horror fiction, film criticism, and cultural commentary. She started publishing in the early 1980s and has built a reputation as one of the sharpest voices writing about horror cinema. Her novels, including Suckers and Stiff Lips, blend dark humor with genuine scares, and her non-fiction writing on film is widely respected among genre fans and critics alike.
Billson has contributed to two of the most prominent horror film guide series in print. Her entry on The Thing for the BFI Film Classics line is considered a definitive study of John Carpenter’s film, and she has written multiple volumes for the Devils Advocates series, which provides in-depth critical analysis of landmark horror movies. Beyond film criticism, she has written about subjects ranging from cats in cinema to the career of Michael Caine.
Her fiction output includes standalone novels, short story collections, and contributions to horror anthologies. She has also been a regular presence in Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year anthologies. Whether writing about vampires in London or dissecting a classic horror film frame by frame, Billson brings a dry wit and deep knowledge of the genre to everything she publishes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Anne Billson written?
Anne Billson has written 110 books across nine series.
What was Anne Billson's first book?
Anne Billson’s first book is Napoleon: Abel Gance’s Classic Film, published in 1982.
What types of books has Anne Billson written?
Anne Billson has written across several formats. Her fiction includes horror novels like Suckers and The Ex, while her non-fiction covers film criticism for the BFI Film Classics series, the Devils Advocates horror film guides, and books about screen culture. She has also contributed short fiction to anthologies and the Best Horror of the Year collections.