The BFI Companion to Horror
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The BFI Companion to Horror is a 1996 book written by Kim Newman.
The BFI Companion to Horror is a book in which a personalized reference guide explores the horror genre primarily through its filmic lens. Though its emphasis is on cinema, it also acknowledges literary influences, cross-referencing recurrent themes, sub-genres, and key individuals—covering about 500 figures involved in horror's creative and cultural evolution. The book does not catalogue individual films, opting instead to treat frequently adapted stories as sub-genres in their own right. Notably, it includes a section on horror roleplaying games, referencing Call of Cthulhu, Vampire: The Masquerade, Kult, and Nightlife, and framing them as reflective of their political eras and cultural resonance.[1]