Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let the Right One In | 2010 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 2 | Witchfinder General | 2011 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 3 | SAW | 2011 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 4 | The Descent | 2013 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 5 | Carrie | 2013 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 6 | The Thing | 2013 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 7 | Black Sunday | 2015 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 8 | The Blair Witch Project | 2015 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 9 | The Curse of Frankenstein | 2015 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 10 | Dead of Night | 2015 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 11 | Suspiria | 2015 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 12 | Cannibal Holocaust | 2016 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 13 | Ju-On: The Grudge | 2017 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 14 | Macbeth | 2017 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 15 | The Shining | 2017 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 16 | Don’t Look Now | 2017 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 17 | Frenzy | 2018 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 18 | In the Mouth of Madness | 2018 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 19 | Candyman | 2018 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 20 | Daughters of Darkness | 2018 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 21 | It Follows | 2018 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 22 | The Fly | 2018 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 23 | Scream | 2019 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 24 | The Devils | 2019 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 25 | M | 2019 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 26 | Shivers | 2019 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 27 | Blood and Black Lace | 2020 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 28 | The Witch | 2020 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 29 | Peeping Tom | 2020 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 30 | Cruising | 2020 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 31 | Repulsion | 2021 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 32 | The Blood on Satan’s Claw | 2021 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 33 | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night | 2021 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 34 | The Conjuring | 2021 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 35 | The Evil Dead | 2021 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 36 | Re-Animator | 2021 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 37 | Prevenge | 2021 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 38 | Scrooge | 2021 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 39 | The Omen | 2022 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 40 | Snuff | 2023 | Anne Billson | Buy |
| 41 | [REC] | 2023 | Anne Billson | Buy |
Devils Advocates is a series of critical guides dedicated to horror cinema. Each book takes a single horror film and subjects it to detailed analysis, covering everything from production history and cultural context to thematic readings and lasting influence. The series began in 2010 and has grown to cover more than 40 films, making it one of the most comprehensive critical resources available for horror fans.
The films covered span the full history of the genre. Early entries like Let the Right One In and Witchfinder General sit alongside modern picks like It Follows and Prevenge. The series doesn’t limit itself to English-language horror either, with volumes on Suspiria, Ju-On: The Grudge, Cannibal Holocaust, and Blood and Black Lace among others. Each book is written by a critic or scholar with genuine knowledge of the genre, and the results are consistently informative without being dry or overly academic.
Anne Billson’s contribution on The Thing is one of the series’ best-known entries. The series is a strong choice for anyone who wants to go beyond surface-level appreciation of horror films and understand what makes these movies work, why they scared audiences, and how they fit into the larger history of the genre.