The Definitive Guide to Horror Movies

Add to my list

by Kim Newman and James Marriott

Type

Film Reviews

Subject

Genre > Horror

Keywords

horror, guide

Publishing date

2025 (July 15, 2025)

Publisher

Thunder Bay Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 400 pages
7 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches (18.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-6672-0949-4

User Ratings

(0 vote)

X

Average rating:

0	rating	= We can do without
0	rating	= Good book
0	rating	= Excellent book
0	rating	= Unique / a reference

Your rating: -

Book Presentation:
More than a hundred years of horror movies are covered in this comprehensive book that explores spine-tinglers from every corner of the globe.

Revisit the most terrifying scenes in cinema history in this fully updated volume with reviews of movies released up to 2024. The Definitive Guide to Horror Movies traces the genre over the decades, providing a witty and informative critique of more than 300 movies and television series from around the world. A wide range of movies are highlighted, from neglected gems to big-budget duds, as well as productions from countries as far afield as Japan and Brazil. Horror movie fans will enjoy this insightful, informative look at their favorite genre.

About the authors:
Kim Newman is a London-based author and movie critic. With more than 25 years of experience, he writes regularly for Empire magazine and contributes to the Guardian, the Times, Sight & Sound, and others. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV and has popular lines in horror. He has won the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy, and British Science Fiction Awards, and been nominated for the Hugo and World Fantasy Award.James Marriott was an author and film critic, with a particular passion for horror cinema. His work was published by Virgin Books, Scarecrow Press, Centipede Press, and in SFX magazine. He passed away in 2012.

See the publisher website: Thunder Bay Press