Kim Newman
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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
Credits
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! (2021)
as Self - Film Critic and Writer
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006)
as Self
A Place Among the Dead (2020)
as KN
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices (2008)
as Himself
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary (2025)
as Himself
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)
as Self
Dracula Unearthed (2022)
as Self
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021)
as Mr. Merrin
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)
as Self
Tales of the Uncanny (2020)
as Self (voice)
The Debra Hill Story (—)
as Self
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2025)
as Self
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (2015)
Actor
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation (2004)
Actor
Karloff: The Gentle Monster (2006)
as Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)
as Self
Scala!!! (2024)
as Self
Fear in the Dark (1991)
as Self
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
as Self
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments (2009)
as Self
The Cult of Doomwatch (2006)
Actor
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008)
as Self
The Cult of Star Cops (2006)
Actor
Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm (2007)
as Self
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. (2010)
as Self
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret (2008)
as Self
The Trail of Dracula (2013)
as Self
Lugosi: The Dark Prince (2006)
as Self
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth (2010)
as Self
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains (2012)
as Self
Robsessed (2009)
as Self
The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves (1999)
as himself
Shadows of Suspense (2006)
as Self
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story (2009)
as Himself
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic (2020)
as Self
Remembering 'Dead of Night' (2014)
Actor
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People (2014)
as Self
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck' (2008)
as Self
The Cult of The Tripods (2006)
Actor
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema (2019)
as Self - Author / Critic
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo (2016)
as Self
Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014)
as Self
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story (2007)
as Self
Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu (2008)
as Self
Hiding in Plain Sight (2021)
as Himself
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust (2011)
as Self
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film (2022)
as Self
Connie (2016)
as Self
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil (2012)
as Self - Critic / British Film Historian
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z (2014)
as Himself
From Quatermass to Caltiki (2017)
as self
Cellar Club Live (2026)
as Self - Host
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie (2012)
as Himself
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33 (2010)
as Himself
The Dalek Tapes (2006)
as Self
Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times (2014)
as Himself
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves (2022)
as Self
The Kneale Tapes (2003)
as Self
A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren (2020)
as Self
Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger" (2007)
as Self
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King (2020)
as self
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39 (2010)
as Himself
Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification (2011)
Actor
Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic (2020)
Actor
One Hit Wonder (2011)
as Self
The Emmanuelle Effect (2020)
as Self
Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back (2011)
Actor
All's Wells That Ends Wells (2011)
as Self
Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts (2023)
as Himself
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L (2014)
as Himself
Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci (2018)
as Himself
Scala Interviews (2024)
as Self
Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle (2018)
Actor
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema (2010)
as Himself
Into Lonely Water (2020)
as Self
Release the Hound! (2015)
as Self
Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy (2018)
Actor
Last Man Standing (2018)
Actor