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

  • Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

    Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

  • 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'

  • 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

  • A Place Among the Dead

    A Place Among the Dead

  • The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

    The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

  • Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

    Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

  • Prisoners of Gravity

    Prisoners of Gravity

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

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

  • Scala!!!

    Scala!!!

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

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

  • Connie

    Connie

  • Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

    Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

  • The Amazing Mr. Blunden

    The Amazing Mr. Blunden

  • 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

  • Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

    Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

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

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

  • Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39

    Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39

  • Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33

    Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33

  • Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King

    Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King

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

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

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

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

  • Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

  • Karloff: The Gentle Monster

    Karloff: The Gentle Monster

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

    Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

  • Lugosi: The Dark Prince

    Lugosi: The Dark Prince

  • Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

    Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

  • Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

    Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

  • Tales of the Uncanny

    Tales of the Uncanny

  • Video Nasties: Draconian Days

    Video Nasties: Draconian Days

  • The Trail of Dracula

    The Trail of Dracula

  • The Emmanuelle Effect

    The Emmanuelle Effect

  • The Debra Hill Story

    The Debra Hill Story

  • 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

  • The Kneale Tapes

    The Kneale Tapes

  • 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

  • Space Cadets

    Space Cadets

  • Eurotika!

    Eurotika!

  • Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

    Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

  • Servants and Masters the Making of 'The Power of the Daleks'

    Servants and Masters the Making of 'The Power of the Daleks'

  • Release the Hound!

    Release the Hound!

  • The Cult Of Doomwatch

    The Cult Of Doomwatch

  • Shadows of Suspense

    Shadows of Suspense

  • The Dalek Tapes

    The Dalek Tapes

  • VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People

    VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People

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

    Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema

  • A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

    A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

  • The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story

    The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story

  • The Greatest Ever 3D Moments

    The Greatest Ever 3D Moments

  • Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm

    Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm

  • Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

    Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

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

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

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

  • 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

  • Dracula Unearthed

    Dracula Unearthed

  • Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times

    Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times

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

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

  • Remembering 'Dead of Night'

    Remembering 'Dead of Night'

  • The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

    The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

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

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

  • The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

    The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

  • One Hit Wonder

    One Hit Wonder

  • Last Man Standing

    Last Man Standing

  • All's Wells That Ends Wells

    All's Wells That Ends Wells

  • Scala Interviews

    Scala Interviews

  • Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic

    Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic

  • The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

    The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

  • Into Lonely Water

    Into Lonely Water

  • Leaves of Blood: Literary Vampires

    Leaves of Blood: Literary Vampires

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

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

  • Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci

    Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci

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

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

  • Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy

    Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy

  • Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle

    Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle

  • Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back

    Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back