Kim Newman
Acting · Born 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
Films
Cellar Club Live
2026
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary
20258.0
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025
Scala!!!
20247.8
Scala Interviews
2024
Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
2023
Dracula Unearthed
20227.0
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
2022
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
20228.0
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
20216.3
Hiding in Plain Sight
2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
20216.0
A Place Among the Dead
20202.4
Tales of the Uncanny
20207.0
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
2020
The Emmanuelle Effect
2020
Into Lonely Water
2020
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
20196.5
Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
2018
Connie
20165.0
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
20166.6
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
20157.6
Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times
2014
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
20145.0
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L
2014
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z
2014
Video Nasties: Draconian Days
20147.4
The Trail of Dracula
201310.0
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
20125.9
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
2012
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
20123.8
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
20126.0
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
2011
Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back
2011
All's Wells That Ends Wells
2011
One Hit Wonder
2011
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39
201010.0
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33
201010.0
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
20106.7
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
20107.0
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
20107.0
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
20105.6
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
2009
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
2009
Robsessed
20093.1
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
20086.0
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
20086.9
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
20088.4
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
20077.0
The Cult of The Tripods
20068.0
The Cult of Star Cops
20069.0
The Cult of Doomwatch
2006
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
20067.6
Shadows of Suspense
2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
20067.1
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
20067.6
The Dalek Tapes
20067.5
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
20059.3
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
20046.0
The Kneale Tapes
2003
The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves
1999
Fear in the Dark
19919.0
