Bitmap Books’ stellar celebration of the horror game genre is back in stock at Amazon. From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror quickly sold out when it was reprinted last fall, but Amazon has copies of the massive hardcover book for $40 right now. Bitmap Books often sell out fast, and prices tend to swing dramatically without warning. At the moment, the 600-plus page history of horror games is the cheapest title from Bitmap Books that Amazon has in stock.
$40.42 (was $42.49)
Clocking in at 664 pages, From Ants to Zombies discusses more than 130 horror games. It’s divided into 13 chapters based on genre, setting, and “shades of fear,” and you’ll find commentary from iconic developers throughout the volume. This includes input from Keiichiro Toyama (Silent Hill) and Ken Levine (System Shock 2).
Bitmap Books makes some of the best video game art and history books around. You’ll find gorgeous illustrations on each page along with an eye-catching hardcover design–ensuring it’s the centerpiece of your game room or book collection. From Ants to Zombies includes titles across more than 70 platforms released between 1970 through the 2020s.
As mentioned Bitmap Books titles receive small print runs–though titles are sometimes reprinted later on–so they often sell out. Prices tend to fluctuate dramatically, but Amazon has a bunch of other hardcover video game books from Bitmap in stock right now. The selection ranges from books focused on particular genres, such as the horror book above and Go Straight, a book about beat-’em-ups, to gorgeous overviews of retro hardware and classic game franchises.
