MJ Simpson Bibliography Books by MJ Simpson  Urban Terrors: New British Horror Cinema 1997-2008
by MJ Simpson; with a foreword by Sean Pertwee
Hemlock Books, UK; softback; December 2012
A guide to 114 British horror films, from Darklands to Mum and Dad. The first ever book on the 21st century British Horror Revival.  The Pocket Essential Hitchhiker’s Guide
by MJ Simpson; with a foreword by Simon Jones
Pocket Essentials, UK; paperback; April 2001
* The title on the front cover is A Completely and Utterly Unauthorised Guide to Hitchhiker’s Guide
* 75 signed, numbered ‘liff’ copies were available through the Hitchhiker‘s Guide Appreciation Society, bearing a large silver sticker which reads ‘This book could change your life’
The Pocket Essential Hitchhiker’s Guide
by MJ Simpson; with a foreword by Simon Jones
Pocket Essentials, UK; paperback; October 2001
* This second edition includes an additional final chapter and a revision of the dedication from ‘In memory of Peter Jones’ to ‘In memory of Peter Jones and Douglas Adams’. It is otherwise identical to the first edition.
 The Pocket Essential Hitchhiker’s Guide
by MJ Simpson; with a foreword by Simon Jones
Pocket Essentials, UK; paperback; April 2005
* Revised and expanded third edition.
 Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams
by MJ Simpson; with a foreword by John Lloyd
Hodder & Stoughton, UK; hardback; March 2003
* Winner of the SFX Reader Award for Best Non-Fiction
* Shortlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Non-Fiction
* 30 signed, numbered copies were available through the Hitchhiker‘s Guide Appreciation Society, each including one page from the author’s notebook used during the research of this book
Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams
by MJ Simpson; with a foreword by John Lloyd
Hodder & Stoughton, UK; trade paperback; March 2003 Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams
by MJ Simpson; with a foreword by John Lloyd
Coronet, UK; paperback; February 2004
* Revised and updated
 Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams
by MJ Simpson; with a foreword by Neil Gaiman
Justin, Charles & Co, USA; hardback; November 2003
* Includes a new introduction and appendices explaining British personalities and television series referred to in the text
Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams
by MJ Simpson; with a foreword by Neil Gaiman
Justin, Charles & Co, USA; paperback; April 2005
* Revised and updated with a new final chapter about the movie Douglas Adams: Une Biographie
by MJ Simpson, with a foreword by Neil Gaiman
Editions Bragelonne, France, paperback; August 2005 Forthcoming: Elsa Lanchester: Bride of the Hunchback
by MJ Simpson
Tomahawk Press, UK; 2008 - see separate page Books with contributions by MJ Simpson  Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Neil Gaiman; additional material by David K Dickson and MJ Simpson
Titan Books, UK; paperback; June 2002
* Originally published in 1987 (as Don’t Panic: the Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion); retitled edition in 1993 included four additional chapters by David K Dickson; this edition includes a further four additional chapters, plus revisions to existing text, by MJS. For contractual reasons Dickson and MJS are credited on the title page but not on the cover.
Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Neil Gaiman; additional material by David K Dickson and MJ Simpson
Titan Books, USA; hardback; October 2003
* Includes a new introduction by Neil Gaiman
Keine Panik!: mit Douglas Adams per Anhalter durch die Galaxis
by Neil Gaiman; additional material by David K Dickson and MJ Simpson
Heyne, Germany; paperback; October 2003 Nepropadejte panice: Douglas Adams a Stoparuv pruvodce galaxii
by Neil Gaiman; additional material by David K Dickson and MJ Simpson
Argo, Czeck Republic; paperback; November 2003
* Due to a publisher’s error, David K Dickson and MJS are not credited Pas de Panique!: Douglas Adams et le Guide Galactique
by Neil Gaiman; additional material by David K Dickson and MJ Simpson
Folio SF, France; paperback; April 2004
* Due to a publisher’s error, David K Dickson and MJS are not credited    
 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts (25th Anniversary Edition)
by Douglas Adams; with a foreword by Geoffrey Perkins
Pan Macmillan, UK; softback; 2003
* Republished at the instigation of MJS, including a previously unseen script discovered by MJS, and with additional notes by MJS
 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 25th Anniversary Illustrated Edition
by Douglas Adams; with a foreword by Terry Jones
Harmony Books, USA; October 2004
* Includes an essay by MJS on the history of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and a photographic section including material from MJS's collection.
Popular Contemporary Writers Vol.1
edited by Michael D Sharp
Marshall Cavendish, USA; 2005
* Includes essays by MJS on Douglas Adams and Isaac Asimov British Science Fiction Television: A Hitchhiker's Guide
edited by John Cook and Peter Wright
IB Tauris, UK; 2004
* Includes an essay by MJS on the TV series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy The Encyclopedia of Themes in Science Fiction and Fantasy
edited by Gary Westfahl
Greenwood Press, UK; 2005
* Includes essays by MJS on The Quatermass Experiment, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Incredible Shrinking Man Other work by MJ Simpson Apart from my three years on the SFX editorial team, I have written for Book & Magazine Collector, Computer Arts, Cult TV, Doctor Who Magazine, Elle, Fangoria, Hammer Horror, MonsterScene, Movie Collector, Neo, New Scientist, Psychotronic Video, Record Collector, Scriptwriter, Shivers, Starburst, Total Film, TV Zone, Video Watchdog and The Sunday Times. My TV work includes The Big Breakfast, The Big Read: Battle of the Books, Central Weekend Live, Loose Lips, Reading the Decades, SF Scene, 3001: A Sex Oddity, Top Ten TV and Ultimate Sci-Fi Top Ten, as well as radio interviews on the Today programme, American National Public Radio and many local stations. As a sideline I have written jokes for both Russ Abbott and Richard Blackwood, as well as working on several film and TV projects. I played a policeman in the first British independent martial arts film, Insiders (directed by Steve Lawson) and a journalist in the low budget werewolf movie Full Moon Massacre, and I starred as myself in the video for 'Phasers on Stun' by the Scottish indie band Urusei Yatsura (directed by Tony Luke). In 2006 I acted in two more films, as yet unreleased: Mr Blades and Statica. I have also been a contestant on Style Challenge and The Weakest Link... | 
