Kim Newman
Born: 1959-07-31
Place of Birth: London, England, USA
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
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
2014★ 5.0
All's Wells That Ends Wells
2011★ 0.0
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021★ 5.9
Into Lonely Water
2020★ 0.0
Scala!!!
2024★ 7.8
The Emmanuelle Effect
2020★ 0.0
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021★ 6.2
Dracula Unearthed
2022★ 7.0
Connie
2016★ 0.0
Shadows of Suspense
2006★ 0.0
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
2009★ 0.0
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
2012★ 0.0
The Dalek Tapes
2006★ 7.5
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008★ 6.0
Tales of the Uncanny
2020★ 7.0
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006★ 7.1
The Kneale Tapes
2003★ 0.0
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006★ 7.6
A Place Among the Dead
2020★ 2.5
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008★ 6.9
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
2007★ 7.0
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025★ 0.0
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012★ 5.5
Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
2023★ 0.0
Scala Interviews
2024★ 0.0
Fear in the Dark
1991★ 10.0
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005★ 9.5
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016★ 6.6
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006★ 7.6
The Trail of Dracula
2013★ 10.0
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
2011★ 0.0
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
2019★ 6.5
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010★ 7.0
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010★ 7.0
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
2010★ 6.8
Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
2018★ 0.0
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L
2014★ 0.0
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015★ 7.3
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
N/A★ 0.0
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
2022★ 0.0
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
2012★ 5.7
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012★ 3.8
Video Nasties: Draconian Days
2014★ 7.4
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33
2010★ 10.0
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
2010★ 5.6
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008★ 8.4
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
2022★ 8.0
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39
2010★ 10.0
Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back
2011★ 0.0
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z
2014★ 0.0
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
2020★ 0.0
One Hit Wonder
2011★ 0.0