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24 books recommended for fans of The Thing by Anne Billson, tied together by themes of Guides & Reviews, Film, History & Criticism, and Horror.

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A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of The Thing.

Necronomicon — Andy Black

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

The Peter Cushing Companion — David Miller

The Peter Cushing Companion

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Fright Favorites 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond — David J. Skal

Fright Favorites 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday The 13th — Peter M. Bracke

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday The 13th

Peter M. Bracke

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Dr. AC Presents Horror 101 The A-list of Horror Films and Monster Movies — Aaron Christensen

Dr. AC Presents Horror 101 The A-list of Horror Films and Monster Movies

Aaron Christensen

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Agee on Film Criticism and Comment on the Movies — James Agee

Agee on Film Criticism and Comment on the Movies

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Cinema Speculation — Quentin Tarantino

Cinema Speculation

Quentin Tarantino

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Cinematherapy The Girl’s Guide to Movies for Every Mood — Nancy K. Peske

Cinematherapy The Girl’s Guide to Movies for Every Mood

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Sex and the City Kiss and Tell — Amy Sohn

Sex and the City Kiss and Tell

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

From Russia With Love — Llewella Chapman

From Russia With Love

Llewella Chapman

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Why Did It Have to Be Snakes From Science to the Supernatural, the Many Mysteries of Indiana Jones — Lois H. Gresh

Why Did It Have to Be Snakes From Science to the Supernatural, the Many Mysteries of Indiana Jones

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

The Red Shoes — Pamela Hutchinson

Pamela Hutchinson

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

The Best Old Movies for Families A Guide to Watching Together — Ty Burr

The Best Old Movies for Families A Guide to Watching Together

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Let Me Tell You How I Really Feel The Uncensored Book Reviews of Classic Images’ Laura Wagner, 2001-2010 — Laura Wagner

Let Me Tell You How I Really Feel The Uncensored Book Reviews of Classic Images’ Laura Wagner, 2001-2010

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

The Film that Changed My Life 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark — Robert K. Elder

The Film that Changed My Life 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark

Robert K. Elder

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

This Was Hollywood Forgotten Stars and Stories — Carla Valderrama

This Was Hollywood Forgotten Stars and Stories

Carla Valderrama

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Hollywood Science Movies, Science, and the End of the World — Sidney Perkowitz

Hollywood Science Movies, Science, and the End of the World

Sidney Perkowitz

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Frightfest Guide to Grindhouse Movies — Alan Jones

Frightfest Guide to Grindhouse Movies

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Shane — Evonne Von Heussen-Countryman

Evonne Von Heussen-Countryman

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Alistair Cooke at the Movies — Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke at the Movies

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Dark City (rebuilt) The Lost World of Film Noir — Eddie Muller

Dark City (rebuilt) The Lost World of Film Noir

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Nobody’s Perfect Writings from The New Yorker — Anthony Lane

Nobody’s Perfect Writings from The New Yorker

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex What’s Wrong with Modern Movies? — Mark Kermode

The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex What’s Wrong with Modern Movies?

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

Sharon Stone The Complete Film Guide — Chris Wade

Sharon Stone The Complete Film Guide

Themes: Guides & Reviews • Film • History & Criticism

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with The Thing by Anne Billson. Connected by Guides & Reviews, Film, History & Criticism. Authors featured include Andy Black, David Miller, David J. Skal, Peter M. Bracke, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.

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