Anthology of the Killer

Anthology of the Killer is a series and collection of nine horror comedy games that were developed by Irish independent game developer Stephen Gillmurphy under the pseudonyms "garmentdistrict" and "thecatamites". The nine horror games in the series were released for free on Game Jolt between 2020 and 2024, the first game being Voice of the Killer in December of 2020, before a paid collection of all nine games with bonus content was published in May 2024 for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The series stars a young woman named BB, a college student and resident of a city filled with serial killers who explores her surroundings to find "spooky" content to write about for her zine. In the nine games, she ends up in bizarre and dangerous situations from her encounters with various serial killers and other creatures.

Stephen Gillmurphy created the game series due to his interest in combining humour, horror, surrealism, and mystery to tell bizarre stories about BB as a "recurring heroine". He put particular balance between the humour and horror elements, in part to create a never-ending cycle of the two. The collection's bizarre elements were further enhanced by his game design patterns, in which he combined content like the drawings' features and improvised the game's levels. The Anthology of the Killer series has been praised by critics for its comedy-horror balance and general surrealism, especially from the visuals and humorous dialogue. At the 2024 Independent Games Festival (IGF), it won the Nuovo Award and was also nominated for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and another award for Excellence in Visual Arts.