Kim Newman
ActingBorn Jul 31, 1959
London, England, USA
English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's Dracula at the age of eleven—and alternate fictional versions of history. He has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, and the BSFA award.
Known For
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39
movie2010
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33
movie2010
The Trail of Dracula
movie2013
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
movie2005
Fear in the Dark
movie1991
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
movie2008
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
movie2022
Eurotika!
tv1999
Scala!!!
movie2024
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
movie2006
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
movie2006
The Dalek Tapes
movie2006
Filmography
2026Cellar Club Liveas Self - Hostmovie2025The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentaryas Himselfmovie2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'as Selfmovie2024Scala!!!as Selfmovie2024Scala Interviewsas Selfmovie2023Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stuntsas Himselfmovie2022Dracula Unearthedas Selfmovie2022Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Filmas Selfmovie2022The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reevesas Selfmovie2021The Amazing Mr. Blundenas Mr. Merrinmovie2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!as Self - Film Critic and Writermovie2021Censoras Executive Producermovie2020A Place Among the Deadas KNmovie2020Tales of the Uncannyas Self (voice)movie2020Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film Kingas selfmovie2020The Emmanuelle Effectas Selfmovie2020From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classicas Selfmovie2020A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warrenas Selfmovie2020Into Lonely Wateras Selfmovie2020Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classicmovie2019Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinemaas Self - Author / Criticmovie2018Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secretsas Writermovie2018Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinemaas Writertv2018Last Man Standingmovie2018Kim Newman on the Ranown Cyclemovie2018Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogymovie2018Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulcias Himselfmovie2016Connieas Selfmovie2016Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Gialloas Selfmovie2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Filmmovie2015Release the Hound!as Selfmovie2014Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Timesas Himselfmovie2014VHS Forever? | Psychotronic Peopleas Selfmovie2014Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-Las Himselfmovie2014Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Zas Himselfmovie2014Video Nasties: Draconian Daysas Selfmovie2014Remembering 'Dead of Night'movie2013The Trail of Draculaas Selfmovie2012From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movieas Himselfmovie2012Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtainsas Selfmovie2012The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evilmovie2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Kruegeras Selfmovie2011Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classificationmovie2011The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaustas Selfmovie2011Heavenly Creatures: Looking Backmovie2011All's Wells That Ends Wellsas Selfmovie2011One Hit Wonderas Selfmovie2010Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39as Himselfmovie2010Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33as Himselfmovie2010Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotapeas Selfmovie2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Mythas Selfmovie2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.as Selfmovie2010Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinemaas Himselfmovie2009The Greatest Ever 3D Momentsas Selfmovie2009Übermenschas Writermovie2008Masters of Magic: The World of Chanduas Selfmovie2008Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voicesas Himselfmovie2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Filmas Selfmovie2008A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'as Selfmovie2008Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secretas Selfmovie2008He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierceas Selfmovie2007Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"as Selfmovie2007Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahmas Selfmovie2007The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Storyas Selfmovie2006The Cult of The Tripodsmovie2006The Cult of Star Copsmovie2006The Cult of Doomwatchmovie2006Lugosi: The Dark Princeas Selfmovie2006Shadows of Suspenseas Selfmovie2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Lightas Selfmovie2006Karloff: The Gentle Monsteras Selfmovie2006The Dalek Tapesas Selfmovie2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacyas Selfmovie2004Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitationmovie2003The Kneale Tapesas Selfmovie1999The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reevesas himselfmovie1999Eurotika!as Selftv1999The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screenas Writermovie1997The Hungeras Storytv1997Space Cadetsas Selftv