Anne Billson
@annebillson.bsky.social
Auteur en filmcriticus, screenwriter, vertaler, fotograaf, evil feminist, wicked spinster, international cat-sitter. Likes frites, beer & chocolade. The Low Countries.
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" #Caturday!
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
"clever, creepy, wickedly funny"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916057845
"a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat" #Caturday!
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
"clever, creepy, wickedly funny"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916057845
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 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" #Caturday!
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
"clever, creepy, wickedly funny"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916057845
"a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat" #Caturday!
"as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen"
"clever, creepy, wickedly funny"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916057845
STIFF LIPS (kindle or paperback)
"an absolutely terrific ghost story"
"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" www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1502552485
"an absolutely terrific ghost story"
"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" www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1502552485
February 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
STIFF LIPS (kindle or paperback)
"an absolutely terrific ghost story"
"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" www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1502552485
"an absolutely terrific ghost story"
"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" www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1502552485
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)
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1502547503
"Dark, sharp, chic and very funny" (Christopher Fowler)
"A superb satirist" (Salman Rushdie)
"distinctive, original and refreshing" (Kim Newman)
"Absolute drivel" (The Spectator, IIRC)
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1502547503
February 14, 2026 at 12:42 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)
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1502547503
"Dark, sharp, chic and very funny" (Christopher Fowler)
"A superb satirist" (Salman Rushdie)
"distinctive, original and refreshing" (Kim Newman)
"Absolute drivel" (The Spectator, IIRC)
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1502547503
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback) #Caturday
"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"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1978038747
"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"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1978038747
February 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback) #Caturday
"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"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1978038747
"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"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1978038747
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Japanese minimalist guitarist Taku Sugimoto on on falling asleep during noh theatre:
“The moment when you wake up from a sleep and you realise the scene has only changed slightly is so exquisite. You just wonder how long you have fallen asleep, a second or half an hour.”
“The moment when you wake up from a sleep and you realise the scene has only changed slightly is so exquisite. You just wonder how long you have fallen asleep, a second or half an hour.”
February 14, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Japanese minimalist guitarist Taku Sugimoto on on falling asleep during noh theatre:
“The moment when you wake up from a sleep and you realise the scene has only changed slightly is so exquisite. You just wonder how long you have fallen asleep, a second or half an hour.”
“The moment when you wake up from a sleep and you realise the scene has only changed slightly is so exquisite. You just wonder how long you have fallen asleep, a second or half an hour.”
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Thing is though, I really want this t-shirt now!
February 14, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Thing is though, I really want this t-shirt now!
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Wish you were here because I still love you.
February 14, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Wish you were here because I still love you.
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Londoners are sick of viral videos telling lies about their city. Great investigative work by @jim.londoncentric.media at @londoncentric.media open.substack.com/pub/londonce...
Londoners are sick of viral videos telling lies about their city
Plus: Victoria Park battle over All Points East, the Hackney school war that wasn't, the AI-generated parking appeal mess, and wild swimming in the River Thames.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Londoners are sick of viral videos telling lies about their city. Great investigative work by @jim.londoncentric.media at @londoncentric.media open.substack.com/pub/londonce...
Coiffure (2026) photograph by Anne Billson
February 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Coiffure (2026) photograph by Anne Billson
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Feb 14th 1929 - Joe & Jerry witness the St Valentines Day Massacre.
📽️📅 Some Like It Hot (1959)
📽️📅 Some Like It Hot (1959)
February 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Feb 14th 1929 - Joe & Jerry witness the St Valentines Day Massacre.
📽️📅 Some Like It Hot (1959)
📽️📅 Some Like It Hot (1959)
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People of Cambridge, get your lovespook on!
Tonight, 8pm in Cambridge for the first time ever, and for one night only, "Not Truly Dead" - three gripping ghost stories by M R James.
what's stopping you picking up the last few tickets?
ntdcambridge.eventbrite.co.uk
what's stopping you picking up the last few tickets?
ntdcambridge.eventbrite.co.uk
Not Truly Dead - Three Ghost Stories by M R James
Three tales of the restless dead, by the master of the English ghost story.
ntdcambridge.eventbrite.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 12:17 PM
People of Cambridge, get your lovespook on!
Bonk! (2024) photograph by Anne Billson
February 14, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Bonk! (2024) photograph by Anne Billson
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Properly terrific issue of @mojomagazine.bsky.social Miles, Terry Hall, Punk & the Pistols, Courtney Barnett, Funkadelic, plus, ahem, me on Miles’ Agharta @shaneparish.bsky.social and a lost pop-folk mass in dire need of a proper reissue.
February 14, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Properly terrific issue of @mojomagazine.bsky.social Miles, Terry Hall, Punk & the Pistols, Courtney Barnett, Funkadelic, plus, ahem, me on Miles’ Agharta @shaneparish.bsky.social and a lost pop-folk mass in dire need of a proper reissue.
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Feb 14th 1900 - Several students of Appleyard College, a private girls school, disappear during an excursion to "Hanging Rock".
📽️📅 Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
📽️📅 Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Feb 14th 1900 - Several students of Appleyard College, a private girls school, disappear during an excursion to "Hanging Rock".
📽️📅 Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
📽️📅 Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
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Spotted in Belfast Airport - apparently Heverlee “premium” pilsner is brewed to the “original recipe” which dates back to 1129. Surprised by this, given that lager yeast didn’t emerge until the 15th century and pilsner didn’t exist until 1842. ABInBev really don’t give a shit about beer or drinkers.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Spotted in Belfast Airport - apparently Heverlee “premium” pilsner is brewed to the “original recipe” which dates back to 1129. Surprised by this, given that lager yeast didn’t emerge until the 15th century and pilsner didn’t exist until 1842. ABInBev really don’t give a shit about beer or drinkers.
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My son as he went to school today because it’s Friday 13th
February 14, 2026 at 2:53 AM
My son as he went to school today because it’s Friday 13th
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Ironiy, about to rouse her to go to bed.
February 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Ironiy, about to rouse her to go to bed.
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Now available as a Giant Charity Postcard and ltd edition art print!
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coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/pyra...
Pyramid
A special Cold War Steve giant pyramid postcard and limited edition print! It is a long running CWS tradition to release a new giant postcard...
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Now available as a Giant Charity Postcard and ltd edition art print!
👇👇👇👇
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/pyra...
👇👇👇👇
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/pyra...
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I watched 10 versions of Wuthering Heights, ranging from awesome to lousy. Find out where Emerald Fennell's reimagining falls... time.com/7378467/wuth...
I Watched 10 Wuthering Heights Adaptations. Here's What's Worth Your Time
Emerald Fennell's take on Emily Brontë's classic novel is already divisive, but the story has a rich on-screen history worth exploring.
time.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I watched 10 versions of Wuthering Heights, ranging from awesome to lousy. Find out where Emerald Fennell's reimagining falls... time.com/7378467/wuth...
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it's not the worst thing AI is doing but: i love cat videos so much and it's so annoying that people are posting ai cat videos now
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
it's not the worst thing AI is doing but: i love cat videos so much and it's so annoying that people are posting ai cat videos now
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AN BOI HAS BEEN DEMANDIN HOOMAN SIT ON SOFA ALL DAY
AN BOI SPY AN HOOMAN SIT
AN BOI SPY AN HOOMAN SIT
February 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
AN BOI HAS BEEN DEMANDIN HOOMAN SIT ON SOFA ALL DAY
AN BOI SPY AN HOOMAN SIT
AN BOI SPY AN HOOMAN SIT