Anne Billson Books in Order

Anne Billson examines romantic partnerships on screen, from selfless devotion to consuming obsession. Photographs and commentary explore Hollywood couples and the different forms of love their performances have brought to audiences.

In contemporary London, businesswoman Dora faces Violet, a vampire whose ambitions belong as much to the city’s fashionable world as its darker streets. Their conflict turns social climbing and metropolitan success into a bloodthirsty struggle.

Clare envies her friend Sophie’s apparently perfect life and sets her sights on joining the comfortable world of Notting Hill. Her pursuit of prosperity takes a sinister turn as the good life becomes increasingly dangerous.

Anne Billson explores how Buffy the Vampire Slayer combined teenage life, comedy and supernatural adventure across seven seasons. Examining its influences, writing and mythology, she considers how emotional honesty helped the series reshape expectations of television storytelling.

Anne Billson collects film criticism from 1989 to 1995, drawing on her work for newspapers and magazines. Her personal judgments and attention to cinema’s details invite readers to reconsider familiar films and discover less celebrated ones.

This second selection gathers Anne Billson’s film reviews from 1995 to 2001. Her independent opinions, humour and knowledge of cinema offer a guide to the period’s films while inviting readers to argue with her assessments.

Anne Billson gathers more than four thousand film reviews into a personal cinema reference. Her judgments range across favourites and disappointments, music and memorable cats, offering readers a browsing companion shaped by decades of film criticism.

Anne Billson’s 1992 conversation with filmmaker Russ Meyer explores the career and sensibility behind his independent films. The interview offers a close look at a director whose blend of satire, exploitation and visual excess challenged mainstream taste.

Anne Billson examines the roles cats play in one hundred films, from popular blockbusters to cult and art cinema. Her study considers how feline characters shape stories, embody threats and become unexpected heroes across genres.

A bookshop assistant struggles with envy when her best friend becomes pregnant with the Antichrist. Between religious killers, reporters and an unwanted pregnancy, their friendship faces a crisis that could extend to the end of the world.

A secret school trip to Paris breaks a magical seal protecting teenage Millie Greenwood. Targeted by vampires operating through a fashion house, she discovers hidden powers, family secrets and a mysterious pearl that may hold the key to survival.

Private investigator John Croydon has a week to stop a wealthy client’s wedding being disrupted by her fiancé’s ex-wife. The problem is that the ex is dead, and the investigation forces him to confront his own past.

A London criminal is sent to retrieve a secret from a remote Norfolk inn, only to witness a guest’s decapitation. Surrounded by deceptive strangers, ancient rituals and dangerous magic, he must survive long enough to complete his assignment.

Anne Billson examines Michael Caine’s film career, from the breakthrough of Zulu to the roles that established his distinctive screen presence. The account traces performances including The Ipcress File, Alfie, Get Carter and Educating Rita.