Kim Newman
Born
7/31/1959
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.
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 For37 Movies
Dracula Unearthed
2022
★7.0
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
★6.0
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary
2025
★8.0
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021
★6.3
A Place Among the Dead
2020
★2.4
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
★9.3
Robsessed
2009
★3.1
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
★7.1
Scala!!!
2024
★7.8
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
★6.9
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
2019
★6.5
The Trail of Dracula
2013
★10.0
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008
★8.4
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008
★6.0
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
★7.0
Fear in the Dark
1991
★9.0
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
★6.0
Connie
2016
★5.0
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
★7.6
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010
★7.0
The Dalek Tapes
2006
★7.5
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012
★3.8
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
2010
★6.8
The Cult of Star Cops
2006
★9.0
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016
★6.6
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
2012
★5.7
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006
★7.6
The Cult of The Tripods
2006
★8.0
Video Nasties: Draconian Days
2014
★7.4
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010
★7.0
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006
★7.6
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
2007
★7.0
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33
2010
★10.0
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39
2010
★10.0
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
2022
★8.0
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
2014
★5.0
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
2010
★5.6