Sixteen years since I last wrote about werewolves, to tie in with Joe Johnston's THE WOLFMAN (2010), which was a critical and box-office flop.
The werewolf howls again
Forget vampires and zombies – they're just corpses. Werewolves are alive and howling, says Anne Billson
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Sixteen years since I last wrote about werewolves, to tie in with Joe Johnston's THE WOLFMAN (2010), which was a critical and box-office flop.
THE EX: A Ghost Story (kindle or paperback)
"a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat"
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
"any book that references Robert Aickman and Ronnie James Dio is a must buy"
"a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat"
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
"any book that references Robert Aickman and Ronnie James Dio is a must buy"
The Ex: A Ghost Story
The Ex: A Ghost Story eBook : Billson, Anne: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
September 22, 2026 at 10:11 AM
THE EX: A Ghost Story (kindle or paperback)
"a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat"
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
"any book that references Robert Aickman and Ronnie James Dio is a must buy"
"a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat"
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
"any book that references Robert Aickman and Ronnie James Dio is a must buy"
Half moon (2026) photograph by Anne Billson
September 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Half moon (2026) photograph by Anne Billson
Dambruggestraat (2026) photography by Anne Billson
September 21, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Dambruggestraat (2026) photography by Anne Billson
My magnum o'puss? CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback), includes short story "MY DAY BY JONES" - ALIEN from the POV of the cat
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, & multi-cultural"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, & multi-cultural"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
Cats on Film: in black & white
Cats on Film: in black & white [Billson, Anne] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Cats on Film: in black & white
www.amazon.com
September 21, 2026 at 10:13 AM
My magnum o'puss? CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback), includes short story "MY DAY BY JONES" - ALIEN from the POV of the cat
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, & multi-cultural"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, & multi-cultural"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
Antwerp Law Courts (2021) photograph by Anne Billson
September 19, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Antwerp Law Courts (2021) photograph by Anne Billson
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (2025) photograph by Anne Billson
September 19, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (2025) photograph by Anne Billson
STIFF LIPS (kindle or paperback)
"an absolutely terrific ghost story"
"An engagingly creepy story of status anxiety in Notting Hill, where one flat appears to be stuck in a macabre capsule of its own sordid past amid the surrounding gentrification"
"Funny and spooky"
"an absolutely terrific ghost story"
"An engagingly creepy story of status anxiety in Notting Hill, where one flat appears to be stuck in a macabre capsule of its own sordid past amid the surrounding gentrification"
"Funny and spooky"
Stiff Lips
Buy Stiff Lips by Billson, Anne (ISBN: 9781502552488) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
September 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
STIFF LIPS (kindle or paperback)
"an absolutely terrific ghost story"
"An engagingly creepy story of status anxiety in Notting Hill, where one flat appears to be stuck in a macabre capsule of its own sordid past amid the surrounding gentrification"
"Funny and spooky"
"an absolutely terrific ghost story"
"An engagingly creepy story of status anxiety in Notting Hill, where one flat appears to be stuck in a macabre capsule of its own sordid past amid the surrounding gentrification"
"Funny and spooky"
SUCKERS (kindle or paperback)
"Dark, sharp, chic and very funny" (Christopher Fowler)
"A superb satirist" (Salman Rushdie)
"distinctive, original and refreshing" (Kim Newman)
"Absolute drivel" (The Spectator, IIRC)
"Dark, sharp, chic and very funny" (Christopher Fowler)
"A superb satirist" (Salman Rushdie)
"distinctive, original and refreshing" (Kim Newman)
"Absolute drivel" (The Spectator, IIRC)
Suckers
Buy Suckers by Billson, Anne (ISBN: 9781502547507) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
September 16, 2026 at 12:41 PM
SUCKERS (kindle or paperback)
"Dark, sharp, chic and very funny" (Christopher Fowler)
"A superb satirist" (Salman Rushdie)
"distinctive, original and refreshing" (Kim Newman)
"Absolute drivel" (The Spectator, IIRC)
"Dark, sharp, chic and very funny" (Christopher Fowler)
"A superb satirist" (Salman Rushdie)
"distinctive, original and refreshing" (Kim Newman)
"Absolute drivel" (The Spectator, IIRC)
I wrote this, oh, AGES ago. (Alas, The Expendables turned out to be not very good.)
Hollywood has lost the art of filming good fight scenes
Anne Billson: Serious film critics scoff at lunkhead action movies, but fight scenes offer nuggets of cinema in its purest form
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I wrote this, oh, AGES ago. (Alas, The Expendables turned out to be not very good.)
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback)
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, & multi-cultural"
"a smart, shrewd & at times laugh-out-loud study of cats in film"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, & multi-cultural"
"a smart, shrewd & at times laugh-out-loud study of cats in film"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
Cats on Film: in black & white
Cats on Film: in black & white [Billson, Anne] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Cats on Film: in black & white
www.amazon.com
September 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback)
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, & multi-cultural"
"a smart, shrewd & at times laugh-out-loud study of cats in film"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, & multi-cultural"
"a smart, shrewd & at times laugh-out-loud study of cats in film"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
Gin & Tonic (2023) photograph by Anne Billson
September 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Gin & Tonic (2023) photograph by Anne Billson
THE HALF MAN (kindle or paperback)
"a witty, baudy, surreal, head trip of a book that mixes occultism & East End gangsters"
"like a collaboration between ‘Evil Dead 2’ era Sam Raimi & surrealist Luis Bunuel"
"Hateful Eight on acid"
"What they said. It's a riot."
"a witty, baudy, surreal, head trip of a book that mixes occultism & East End gangsters"
"like a collaboration between ‘Evil Dead 2’ era Sam Raimi & surrealist Luis Bunuel"
"Hateful Eight on acid"
"What they said. It's a riot."
The Half Man
Buy The Half Man by Billson, Anne (ISBN: 9781718632936) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
September 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM
THE HALF MAN (kindle or paperback)
"a witty, baudy, surreal, head trip of a book that mixes occultism & East End gangsters"
"like a collaboration between ‘Evil Dead 2’ era Sam Raimi & surrealist Luis Bunuel"
"Hateful Eight on acid"
"What they said. It's a riot."
"a witty, baudy, surreal, head trip of a book that mixes occultism & East End gangsters"
"like a collaboration between ‘Evil Dead 2’ era Sam Raimi & surrealist Luis Bunuel"
"Hateful Eight on acid"
"What they said. It's a riot."
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback)
"the perfect book for cat lovers"
"Bonus: includes My Day by Jones, AKA Alien from the cat's PoV"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"the perfect book for cat lovers"
"Bonus: includes My Day by Jones, AKA Alien from the cat's PoV"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
Cats on Film: in black & white
Cats on Film: in black & white : Billson, Anne: Amazon.co.uk: Books
www.amazon.co.uk
September 7, 2026 at 10:41 AM
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback)
"the perfect book for cat lovers"
"Bonus: includes My Day by Jones, AKA Alien from the cat's PoV"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"the perfect book for cat lovers"
"Bonus: includes My Day by Jones, AKA Alien from the cat's PoV"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
Happy 86th birthday Dario Argento!
Photograph (1989) by Anne Billson
Photograph (1989) by Anne Billson
September 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Happy 86th birthday Dario Argento!
Photograph (1989) by Anne Billson
Photograph (1989) by Anne Billson
BILLSON FILM DATABASE (kindle or pbk)
"the best film guide ever"
"The wittiest & funniest film reviews I've ever read"
or, as one reader complained, "contains no reviews of any films since 2013, so useless if you want reviews for any films of the last decade"
"the best film guide ever"
"The wittiest & funniest film reviews I've ever read"
or, as one reader complained, "contains no reviews of any films since 2013, so useless if you want reviews for any films of the last decade"
Billson Film Database: reviews of over 4000 films
Billson Film Database: reviews of over 4000 films : Billson, Anne: Amazon.co.uk: Books
www.amazon.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
BILLSON FILM DATABASE (kindle or pbk)
"the best film guide ever"
"The wittiest & funniest film reviews I've ever read"
or, as one reader complained, "contains no reviews of any films since 2013, so useless if you want reviews for any films of the last decade"
"the best film guide ever"
"The wittiest & funniest film reviews I've ever read"
or, as one reader complained, "contains no reviews of any films since 2013, so useless if you want reviews for any films of the last decade"
In 2022 Richard V Hirst edited a collection of short stories inspired by David Bowie's Low with a great contributor list inc Dima Alzayat, Anne Billson, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Jen Calleja, Wendy Erskine & Preti Taneja. My story was Breaking Glass. www.confingopublishing.uk/product-page...
September 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
In 2022 Richard V Hirst edited a collection of short stories inspired by David Bowie's Low with a great contributor list inc Dima Alzayat, Anne Billson, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Jen Calleja, Wendy Erskine & Preti Taneja. My story was Breaking Glass. www.confingopublishing.uk/product-page...
THE HALF MAN (kindle or paperback)
"a witty, baudy, surreal, head trip of a book that mixes occultism & East End gangsters"
"like a collaboration between ‘Evil Dead 2’ era Sam Raimi & surrealist Luis Bunuel"
"Hateful Eight on acid"
"What they said. It's a riot."
"a witty, baudy, surreal, head trip of a book that mixes occultism & East End gangsters"
"like a collaboration between ‘Evil Dead 2’ era Sam Raimi & surrealist Luis Bunuel"
"Hateful Eight on acid"
"What they said. It's a riot."
The Half Man
Buy The Half Man by Billson, Anne (ISBN: 9781718632936) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM
THE HALF MAN (kindle or paperback)
"a witty, baudy, surreal, head trip of a book that mixes occultism & East End gangsters"
"like a collaboration between ‘Evil Dead 2’ era Sam Raimi & surrealist Luis Bunuel"
"Hateful Eight on acid"
"What they said. It's a riot."
"a witty, baudy, surreal, head trip of a book that mixes occultism & East End gangsters"
"like a collaboration between ‘Evil Dead 2’ era Sam Raimi & surrealist Luis Bunuel"
"Hateful Eight on acid"
"What they said. It's a riot."
Gosh. Just discovered that Anne Billson is blocking me. That’s a sad surprise
September 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Gosh. Just discovered that Anne Billson is blocking me. That’s a sad surprise
Tall tales: the 20 best giants in film – ranked!
On the 300th anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels, we celebrate the biggest film stars of them all – from a stone colossus to a metal-munching alien and a 50ft woman on the rampage
Anne Billson
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
On the 300th anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels, we celebrate the biggest film stars of them all – from a stone colossus to a metal-munching alien and a 50ft woman on the rampage
Anne Billson
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
Tall tales: the 20 best giants in film – ranked!
On the 300th anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels, we celebrate the biggest film stars of them all – from a stone colossus to a metal-munching alien and a 50ft woman on the rampage
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Tall tales: the 20 best giants in film – ranked!
On the 300th anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels, we celebrate the biggest film stars of them all – from a stone colossus to a metal-munching alien and a 50ft woman on the rampage
Anne Billson
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
On the 300th anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels, we celebrate the biggest film stars of them all – from a stone colossus to a metal-munching alien and a 50ft woman on the rampage
Anne Billson
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
Antwerpen Centraal (2026) photograph by Anne Billson
September 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Antwerpen Centraal (2026) photograph by Anne Billson
Lange Kievitstraat (2026) photograph by Anne Billson
September 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Lange Kievitstraat (2026) photograph by Anne Billson
THE EX: A Ghost Story (kindle or paperback)
"a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat" "what can I tell you, it's brilliant"
"Like reading a '70s Hammer film"
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
"a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat" "what can I tell you, it's brilliant"
"Like reading a '70s Hammer film"
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
The Ex: A Ghost Story
Buy The Ex: A Ghost Story by Billson, Anne (ISBN: 9781916057845) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
September 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
THE EX: A Ghost Story (kindle or paperback)
"a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat" "what can I tell you, it's brilliant"
"Like reading a '70s Hammer film"
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
"a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat" "what can I tell you, it's brilliant"
"Like reading a '70s Hammer film"
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
Hobbs sent me a sweet handwritten letter to thank me for mentioning his name in this piece I wrote ages ago for the Guardian. He died a few years later, but I was glad I'd let him know he hadn't been forgotten, and that some of his classic fights were still appreciated.
Swords on screen: loving a swash well buckled
I'd like to see action films regress to an epoch when swords were as prevalent as guns, or hop forward to a time when firearms don't work, writes Anne Billson
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Hobbs sent me a sweet handwritten letter to thank me for mentioning his name in this piece I wrote ages ago for the Guardian. He died a few years later, but I was glad I'd let him know he hadn't been forgotten, and that some of his classic fights were still appreciated.
My magnum o'puss?
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback)
includes the short story "MY DAY BY JONES" aka ALIEN from the POV of Jones the cat.
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, and multi-cultural"
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback)
includes the short story "MY DAY BY JONES" aka ALIEN from the POV of Jones the cat.
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, and multi-cultural"
Cats on Film: in black & white
Cats on Film: in black & white [Billson, Anne] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Cats on Film: in black & white
www.amazon.com
August 31, 2026 at 2:44 PM
My magnum o'puss?
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback)
includes the short story "MY DAY BY JONES" aka ALIEN from the POV of Jones the cat.
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, and multi-cultural"
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback)
includes the short story "MY DAY BY JONES" aka ALIEN from the POV of Jones the cat.
"possibly the greatest book ever"
"original, diverse, intelligent, and multi-cultural"