Anima Animus is the third studio album by British duo the Creatures, consisting of Siouxsie Sioux and musician Budgie, released in 1999.

Anima Animus was later hailed by peer PJ Harvey, who selected it in her Top 10 Albums of 1999.

The original title of the album was Gifthorse, then Mount Venus, before the duo changed their minds to finally opt for Anima Animus, which was a reference to Jung's theory of "The Man Inside The Woman and The Woman Inside The Man".

While staying in London, they met Doug Hart, who owned an independent label, Hydrogen Records.

The portraits of Siouxsie and Budgie for the sleeves were designed and conceived by French artists Pierre et Gilles in Paris in 1997.

Lucy O'Brien described "2nd Floor" as "a driving, thumping dancefloor thing that exudes a brooding glamour".

The opening track, "2nd Floor" is a fantastically knowing melodrama, riding a techno pulse, while the ominous, epic "Exterminating Angel" pursues its prey in lamplit streets.

[6] The Sunday Times praised it in glowing terms: "Siouxsie's voice has lost none of its ability to seduce and unsettle.

"[7] Uncut reviewer Chris Roberts rated the album 4 out of 5, saying: "Sioux's always been at her best as a harsh declaimer [...] but there are phases where she whispers, breathes, reaches for vulnerability", before concluding "The Creatures have jettisoned comfort and are phoning home from a new end zone.