🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Camillography Books
Start with: Blood Pearl (2019)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Dream Demon (1989)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Screen Lovers (1988)
ⓘ About Anne Billson
She was a film critic for The Sunday Telegraph (1992-2001), The Sunday Correspondent (1989-1990), and Today (1986). Anne has written film reviews for the New Statesman & Society (1991-92) and Time Out, Tatler (1989-90). Anne has written several volumes of nonfiction, including monographs on films like Tomas Alfredson’s “Let the Right One In” and John Carpenter’s “The Thing”. In 1993, she was named one of the “Best Young British Novelists” by Granta. The British Film Institute named her as one of “25 Female Film Critics Worth Celebrating” in 2015. Anne has lived in Brussels, London, Antwerp, Paris, Tokyo, and Croydon. She’s a presenter and programmer at Offscreen Film Festival in Brussels. “Suckers” is a stand alone novel that was released in 1993.
All Book Series by Anne Billson
1
Blood Pearl
Single-title series · published 2019
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1
Dream Demon
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1989
Buy on Amazon1989
4
The Coming Thing
Book 4 of 6 · published 2017
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6
The Ex
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2019
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1
Screen Lovers
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1988
Buy on Amazon1988
2
My Name Is Michael Caine: A Life in Film
Book 2 of 6 · published 1992
Buy on Amazon1992
3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Book 3 of 6 · published 2005
Buy on Amazon2005
4
Billson Film Database
Book 4 of 6 · published 2014
Buy on Amazon2014
6
Cats on Film
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2017
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Spoilers Part 1
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2012
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2
Spoilers Part 2
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2012
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1
Napoleon: Abel Gance's Classic Film
Series opener · book 1 of 103 · published 1982 Anthology · Kevin Brownlow
Buy on Amazon1982
2
The Seventh Seal
Book 2 of 103 · published 1993 Anthology · Melvyn Bragg
Buy on Amazon1993
3
42nd Street
Book 3 of 103 · published 1993 Anthology · J. Hoberman
Buy on Amazon1993
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L'atalante
Book 4 of 103 · published 1993 Anthology · Marina Warner
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It's A Gift
Book 5 of 103 · published 1994 Anthology · Simon Louvish
Buy on Amazon1994
6
Things To Come
Book 6 of 103 · published 1995 Anthology · Christopher Frayling
Buy on Amazon1995
7
The Big Sleep
Book 7 of 103 · published 1997 Anthology · David Thomson
Buy on Amazon1997
8
Bride of Frankenstein
Book 8 of 103 · published 1997 Anthology · Alberto Manguel
Buy on Amazon1997
10
The Birds
Book 10 of 103 · published 1998 Anthology · Camille Paglia
Buy on Amazon1998
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Crash
Book 11 of 103 · published 1999 Anthology · Iain Sinclair
Buy on Amazon1999
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Sanshô Dayû
Book 12 of 103 · published 1999 Anthology · Dudley Andrew
Buy on Amazon1999
13
Titanic
Book 13 of 103 · published 2000 Anthology · David M. Lubin
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Thelma And Louise
Book 14 of 103 · published 2000 Anthology · Marita Sturken
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15
Belle De Jour
Book 15 of 103 · published 2001 Anthology · Michael Wood
Buy on Amazon2001
16
The Manchurian Candidate
Book 16 of 103 · published 2002 Anthology · Greil Marcus
Buy on Amazon2002
17
The Exorcist
Book 17 of 103 · published 2003 Anthology · Mark Kermode
Buy on Amazon2003
18
Kind Hearts And Coronets
Book 18 of 103 · published 2003 Anthology · Michael Newton
Buy on Amazon2003
19
The Matrix
Book 19 of 103 · published 2004 Anthology · Joshua Clover
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City Lights
Book 20 of 103 · published 2007 Anthology · Charles J. Maland
Buy on Amazon2007
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Ratcatcher
Book 21 of 103 · published 2008 Anthology · Annette Kuhn
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22
2001: A Space Odyssey
Book 22 of 103 · published 2010 Anthology · Peter Krämer
Buy on Amazon2010
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The Best Years Of Our Lives
Book 23 of 103 · published 2011 Anthology · Sarah Kozloff
Buy on Amazon2011
24
Grey Gardens
Book 24 of 103 · published 2011 Anthology · Matthew Tinkcom
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25
Meshes Of The Afternoon
Book 25 of 103 · published 2011 Anthology · John David Rhodes
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26
Caché
Book 26 of 103 · published 2012 Anthology · Catherine Wheatley
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Taxi Driver
Book 27 of 103 · published 2012 Anthology · Amy Taubin
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Metropolis
Book 28 of 103 · published 2012 Anthology · Thomas Elsaesser
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Singin' In The Rain
Book 29 of 103 · published 2012 Anthology · Peter Wollen
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30
Don't Look Now
Book 30 of 103 · published 2012 Anthology · Mark Sanderson
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31
The Innocents
Book 31 of 103 · published 2013 Anthology · Christopher Frayling
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Performance
Book 32 of 103 · published 2014 Anthology · Colin MacCabe
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Spirited Away
Book 33 of 103 · published 2014 Anthology · AndrewOsmond
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Brazil
Book 34 of 103 · published 2014 Anthology · Paul J. McAuley
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35
The Shawshank Redemption
Book 35 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Mark Kermode
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36
The Silence Of The Lambs
Book 36 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Yvonne Tasker
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Les Enfants Du Paradis
Book 37 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Jill Forbes
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
Book 38 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Murray Pomerance
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Sweet Smell Of Success
Book 39 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · James Naremore
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40
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
Book 40 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Peter Krämer
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Los Olvidados
Book 41 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Mark Polizzotti
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The General
Book 42 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Peter Kramer
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43
The Tales Of Hoffmann
Book 43 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · William P. Germano
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Ivan The Terrible
Book 44 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Yuri Tsivian
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Shoah
Book 45 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Sue Vice
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Bombay
Book 46 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Lalitha Gopalan
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Chinatown
Book 47 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Michael Eaton
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48
Groundhog Day
Book 48 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Ryan Gilbey
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The Third Man
Book 49 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Rob White
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Toy Story: A Critical Reading
Book 50 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Tom Kemper
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The Gold Rush
Book 51 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Matthew Solomon
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The Searchers
Book 52 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Edward Buscombe
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Meet Me In St. Louis
Book 53 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Gerald Kaufman
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Pan's Labyrinth
Book 54 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Mar Diestro-Dopido
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Once Upon A Time In America
Book 55 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Adrian Martin
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Shadows
Book 56 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Ray Carney
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Bringing Up Baby
Book 57 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Peter Swaab
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Rome Open City
Book 58 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · David Forgacs
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Pulp Fiction
Book 59 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Dana Polan
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The Birth Of A Nation
Book 60 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Paul McEwan
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The Bigamist
Book 61 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Amelie Hastie
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Head-on
Book 62 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Daniela Berghahn
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An American In Paris
Book 63 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Sue Harris
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Vampyr
Book 64 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · David Rudkin
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Greed
Book 65 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Jonathan Rosenbaum
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Nosferatu : Eine Symphonie Des Grauens
Book 66 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Kevin Jackson
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High Noon
Book 67 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Phillip Drummond
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Night And The City
Book 68 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Andrew Pulver
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La Grande Illusion
Book 69 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Julian T. Jackson
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Vertigo
Book 70 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Charles Barr
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Distant Voices, Still Lives
Book 71 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Paul Farley
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Akira
Book 72 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Michelle Le Blanc,Colin Odell
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La Jetée
Book 73 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Chris Darke
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Solaris
Book 74 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Mark Bould
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La Regle Du Jeu
Book 75 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · V.F. Perkins
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To Be Or Not To Be
Book 76 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Peter Barnes
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Bonnie And Clyde
Book 77 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Lester D. Friedman
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A City Of Sadness
Book 78 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Bérénice Reynaud
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The Sound Of Music
Book 79 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Caryl Flinn
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Blade Runner
Book 80 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Scott Bukatman
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81
Bicycle Thieves
Book 81 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Robert S.C. Gordon
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82
Citizen Kane
Book 82 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Laura Mulvey
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83
Dead Man
Book 83 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Jonathan Rosenbaum
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84
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Book 84 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Eric Smoodin
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85
Quatermass And The Pit
Book 85 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Kim Newman
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Blackmail
Book 86 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Tom Ryall
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87
Heat
Book 87 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Nick James
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Amores Perros
Book 88 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Paul Julian Smith
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89
When Harry Met Sally ...
Book 89 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Tamar Jeffers Mcdonald
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90
Unforgiven
Book 90 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Edward Buscombe
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91
Eyes Wide Shut
Book 91 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Michel Chion
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92
L'année Dernière à Marienbad
Book 92 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Paul Hammond,Jean-Louis Leutrat
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93
Written On The Wind
Book 93 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Peter William Evans
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Andrei Rublev
Book 94 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Robert Bird
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95
L.a. Confidential
Book 95 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Manohla Dargis
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Victim
Book 96 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · John Coldstream
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97
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge:
Book 97 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Anupama Chopra
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Far From Heaven
Book 98 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · John Gill
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Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari
Book 99 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · David Robinson
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100
Silent Running
Book 100 of 103 · published 2019 Anthology · Mark Kermode
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The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp
Book 101 of 103 · published 2020 Anthology · A.L. Kennedy
Buy on Amazon2020
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The Big Lebowski
Book 102 of 103 · published 2020 Anthology · J.M. Tyree
Buy on Amazon2020
103
Fear Eats The Soul
Latest in the series · book 103 of 103 · published 2020 Anthology · Laura Cottingham
Buy on Amazon2020
1
Let the Right One In
Series opener · book 1 of 41 · published 2010
Buy on Amazon2010
2
Witchfinder General
Book 2 of 41 · published 2011 Anthology · Ian Cooper
Buy on Amazon2011
3
SAW
Book 3 of 41 · published 2011 Anthology · Ben Poole
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4
The Descent
Book 4 of 41 · published 2013 Anthology · James Marriott
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5
Carrie
Book 5 of 41 · published 2013 Anthology · Neil Mitchell
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6
The Thing
Book 6 of 41 · published 2013 Anthology · Jez Conolly
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Black Sunday
Book 7 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Martyn Conterio
Buy on Amazon2015
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The Blair Witch Project
Book 8 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Peter Turner
Buy on Amazon2015
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The Curse of Frankenstein
Book 9 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Marcus K. Harmes
Buy on Amazon2015
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Dead of Night
Book 10 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Jez Conolly,David O. Bates
Buy on Amazon2015
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Suspiria
Book 11 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Buy on Amazon2015
12
Cannibal Holocaust
Book 12 of 41 · published 2016 Anthology · Calum Waddell
Buy on Amazon2016
13
Ju-On: The Grudge
Book 13 of 41 · published 2017 Anthology · Marisa Hayes
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Macbeth
Book 14 of 41 · published 2017 Anthology · Rebekah Owens
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15
The Shining
Book 15 of 41 · published 2017 Anthology · Laura Mee
Buy on Amazon2017
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Don't Look Now
Book 16 of 41 · published 2017 Anthology · Jessica Gildersleeve
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17
Frenzy
Book 17 of 41 · published 2018 Anthology · Ian Cooper
Buy on Amazon2018
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In the Mouth of Madness
Book 18 of 41 · published 2018 Anthology · Michael Blyth
Buy on Amazon2018
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Candyman
Book 19 of 41 · published 2018 Anthology · Jon Towlson
Buy on Amazon2018
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Daughters of Darkness
Book 20 of 41 · published 2018 Anthology · Kat Ellinger
Buy on Amazon2018
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It Follows
Book 21 of 41 · published 2018 Anthology · Josh Grimm
Buy on Amazon2018
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The Fly
Book 22 of 41 · published 2018 Anthology · Emma Westwood
Buy on Amazon2018
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Scream
Book 23 of 41 · published 2019 Anthology · Steven West
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The Devils
Book 24 of 41 · published 2019 Anthology · Darren Arnold
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M
Book 25 of 41 · published 2019 Anthology · Samm Deighan
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Shivers
Book 26 of 41 · published 2019 Anthology · Luke Aspell
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Blood and Black Lace
Book 27 of 41 · published 2020 Anthology · Roberto Curti
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The Witch
Book 28 of 41 · published 2020 Anthology · Brandon Grafius
Buy on Amazon2020
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Peeping Tom
Book 29 of 41 · published 2020 Anthology · Kiri Bloom Walden
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Cruising
Book 30 of 41 · published 2020 Anthology · Marcus Stiglegger,Eugenio Ercolani
Buy on Amazon2020
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Repulsion
Book 31 of 41 · published 2021 Anthology · Jeremy Carr
Buy on Amazon2021
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The Blood on Satan's Claw
Book 32 of 41 · published 2021 Anthology · David Evans-Powell
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Book 33 of 41 · published 2021 Anthology · Farshid Kazemi
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The Conjuring
Book 34 of 41 · published 2021 Anthology · Kevin J. Wetmore
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The Evil Dead
Book 35 of 41 · published 2021 Anthology · Lloyd Haynes
Buy on Amazon2021
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Re-Animator
Book 36 of 41 · published 2021 Anthology · Eddie Falvey
Buy on Amazon2021
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Prevenge
Book 37 of 41 · published 2021 Anthology · Andrew Graves
Buy on Amazon2021
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Scrooge
Book 38 of 41 · published 2021 Anthology · Colin Fleming
Buy on Amazon2021
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The Omen
Book 39 of 41 · published 2022 Anthology · Adrian Schober
Buy on Amazon2022
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Snuff
Book 40 of 41 · published 2023 Anthology · Mark McKenna
Buy on Amazon2023
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Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2023 Anthology · Jim Harper
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1
Let the Right One In
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2010
Buy on Amazon2010
2
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Book 2 of 4 · published 2012 Anthology · James Rose
Buy on Amazon2012
3
The Silence of the Lambs
Book 3 of 4 · published 2013 Anthology · Barry Forshaw
Buy on Amazon2013
4
Halloween
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2014 Anthology · Murray J.D. Leeder
Buy on Amazon2014
1
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 2009
Buy on Amazon2009
2
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
Book 2 of 19 · published 2010
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3
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
Book 3 of 19 · published 2011
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4
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
Book 4 of 19 · published 2012
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5
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
Book 5 of 19 · published 2013
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
Book 6 of 19 · published 2014
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
Book 7 of 19 · published 2015
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
Book 8 of 19 · published 2016
Buy on Amazon2016
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
Book 9 of 19 · published 2017
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
Book 10 of 19 · published 2018
Buy on Amazon2018
11
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
Book 11 of 19 · published 2018
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12
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
Book 12 of 19 · published 2019
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13
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
Book 13 of 19 · published 2020
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14
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
Book 14 of 19 · published 2021
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15
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
Book 15 of 19 · published 2022
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16
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
Book 16 of 19 · published 2024
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17
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
Book 17 of 19 · published 2024
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18
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
Book 18 of 19 · published 2025
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19
Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eighteen
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2026
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1
Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2012
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2
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
Book 2 of 4 · published 2019
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3
Birds, Strangers and Psychos
Book 3 of 4 · published 2025
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Birds, Strangers and Psychos
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2027
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Anne Billson?
She was a film critic for The Sunday Telegraph (1992-2001), The Sunday Correspondent (1989-1990), and Today (1986). Anne has written film reviews for the New Statesman & Society (1991-92) and Time Out, Tatler (1989-90). Anne has written several volumes of nonfiction, including monographs on films like Tomas Alfredson’s “Let the Right One In” and John Carpenter’s “The Thing”.
Which Anne Billson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the BFI Film Classics series, the earliest of Anne Billson's multi-book series: it opens with Napoleon: Abel Gance's Classic Film (1982) and runs to 103 books across 1982–2020, ending with Fear Eats The Soul (2020). Anne Billson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Anne Billson written?
Anne Billson has 186 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2027. 168 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the BFI Film Classics series with 103 books — and 18 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Anne Billson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Anne Billson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are BFI Film Classics (1982–2020, 103 books), Devils Advocates (2010–2023, 41 books) and Devil's Advocates (2010–2014, 4 books), plus 1 more.
How are Anne Billson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Anne Billson's 186 books into 5 named series and 18 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: BFI Film Classics (103 books, 1982–2020); Devils Advocates (41 books, 2010–2023); Devil's Advocates (4 books, 2010–2014); Camillography (1 book, 2019); Best Horror of the Year (19 books, 2009–2026).
