Kim Newman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

74

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-07-31 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, USA

Kim Newman

Biography

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

  • Scala!!!

    Scala!!!

  • Connie

    Connie

  • The Kneale Tapes

    The Kneale Tapes

  • Prisoners of Gravity

    Prisoners of Gravity

  • The Dalek Tapes

    The Dalek Tapes

  • Dracula Unearthed

    Dracula Unearthed

  • Shadows of Suspense

    Shadows of Suspense

  • Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

    Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

  • Space Cadets

    Space Cadets

  • Karloff: The Gentle Monster

    Karloff: The Gentle Monster

  • Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times

    Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times

  • Eurotika!

    Eurotika!

  • Tales of the Uncanny

    Tales of the Uncanny

  • The Greatest Ever 3D Moments

    The Greatest Ever 3D Moments

  • One Hit Wonder

    One Hit Wonder

  • Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

  • Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

    Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

  • The Amazing Mr. Blunden

    The Amazing Mr. Blunden

  • A Place Among the Dead

    A Place Among the Dead

  • Last Man Standing

    Last Man Standing

  • Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

    Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

  • Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

    Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

  • Fear in the Dark

    Fear in the Dark

  • Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification

    Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification

  • Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33

    Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33

  • The Cult Of Doomwatch

    The Cult Of Doomwatch

  • He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce

    He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce

  • The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

    The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

  • A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

    A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

  • Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

    Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

  • Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts

    Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts

  • Lugosi: The Dark Prince

    Lugosi: The Dark Prince

  • The Emmanuelle Effect

    The Emmanuelle Effect

  • Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

    Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

  • Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

    Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

  • The Trail of Dracula

    The Trail of Dracula

  • Remembering 'Dead of Night'

    Remembering 'Dead of Night'

  • The Debra Hill Story

    The Debra Hill Story

  • VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People

    VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People

  • The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

    The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

  • Scala Interviews

    Scala Interviews

  • From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic

    From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic

  • Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

    Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

  • Release the Hound!

    Release the Hound!

  • Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret

    Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret

  • Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

    Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

  • Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic

    Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic

  • Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

    Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

  • A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

    A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

  • From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie

    From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie

  • Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm

    Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm

  • Video Nasties: Draconian Days

    Video Nasties: Draconian Days

  • The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story

    The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story

  • The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

    The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

  • Into Lonely Water

    Into Lonely Water

  • Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z

    Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z

  • The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil

    The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil

  • The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

    The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

  • Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39

    Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39

  • Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

    Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

  • Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back

    Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back

  • Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"

    Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"

  • Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

    Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

  • Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L

    Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L

  • A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren

    A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren

  • Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story

    Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story

  • Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King

    Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King

  • The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary

    The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary

  • Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy

    Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy

  • Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema

    Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema

  • Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci

    Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci

  • All's Wells That Ends Wells

    All's Wells That Ends Wells

  • Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle

    Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle