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Kim Newman

Kim Newman

Known for: Acting

Born 31/07/1959
Place of birth London, England, USA

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.

Filmography

Prisoners of Gravity Series ★ 5,9

Prisoners of Gravity

Self

1989

Eurotrash Series ★ 6,5

Eurotrash

1993

British Film Forever Series ★ 5,5

British Film Forever

2007

Series ★ 8,3

Space Cadets

Self

1997

Eurotika! Series ★ 8,0

Eurotika!

Self

1999

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! Film ★ 6,0

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

Self - Film Critic and Writer

2021

The Dalek Tapes Film ★ 7,5

The Dalek Tapes

Self

2006

A Place Among the Dead Film ★ 2,5

A Place Among the Dead

KN

2020

The Amazing Mr. Blunden Film ★ 6,3

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

Mr. Merrin

2021

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film Film ★ 6,9

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Self

2008

The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary Film ★ 8,0

The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary

Himself

2025

Tales of the Uncanny Film ★ 7,0

Tales of the Uncanny

Self (voice)

2020

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

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

Self

2025

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light Film ★ 7,1

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Self

2006

Scala!!! Film ★ 7,8

Scala!!!

Self

2024

From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie Film ★ 5,7

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

Himself

2012

Film ★ 7,0

Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm

Self

2007

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices Film ★ 6,0

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

Himself

2008

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy Film ★ 9,4

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Self

2005

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape Film ★ 6,8

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

Self

2010

Film ★ 7,0

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

Self

2007

The Greatest Ever 3D Moments Film

The Greatest Ever 3D Moments

Self

2009

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger Film ★ 5,5

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

Self

2012

The Trail of Dracula Film ★ 10,0

The Trail of Dracula

Self

2013

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves Film ★ 8,0

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

Self

2022

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation Film

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

2004

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. Film ★ 7,0

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

Self

2010

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33 Film ★ 10,0

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33

Himself

2010

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

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

Himself

2009

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film Film ★ 7,3

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

2015

Film ★ 7,7

A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

Self

2008

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce Film ★ 8,4

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

Self

2008

Video Nasties: Draconian Days Film ★ 7,4

Video Nasties: Draconian Days

Self

2014

Karloff: The Gentle Monster Film ★ 7,6

Karloff: The Gentle Monster

Self

2006

Film

The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

himself

1999

Fear in the Dark Film ★ 9,0

Fear in the Dark

Self

1991

Lugosi: The Dark Prince Film ★ 7,6

Lugosi: The Dark Prince

Self

2006

Shadows of Suspense Film

Shadows of Suspense

Self

2006

Film ★ 7,0

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

2011

Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains Film

Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

Self

2012

Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema Film ★ 6,5

Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

Self - Author / Critic

2019

Film ★ 6,5

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

2014

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth Film ★ 7,0

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

Self

2010

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

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

Self

2022

The Emmanuelle Effect Film

The Emmanuelle Effect

Self

2020

Dracula Unearthed Film ★ 7,0

Dracula Unearthed

Self

2022

The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust Film

The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

Self

2011

The Kneale Tapes Film

The Kneale Tapes

Self

2003

Film

The Debra Hill Story

Self

Film

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

Self

2020

The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story Film ★ 7,0

The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story

Self

2007

The Cult of Star Cops Film

The Cult of Star Cops

2006

Connie Film

Connie

Self

2016

VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People Film ★ 5,0

VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People

Self

2014

Film

Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

Self

2008

Film

Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times

Himself

2014

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo Film ★ 6,6

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

Self

2016

Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King Film

Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King

self

2020

The Cult of Doomwatch Film

The Cult of Doomwatch

2006

Scala Interviews Film

Scala Interviews

Self

2024

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39 Film ★ 10,0

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39

Himself

2010

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

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

Himself

2023

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

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

Himself

2014

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

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

Himself

2014

Film

Release the Hound!

Self

2015

The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil Film ★ 3,8

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

2012

Film

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

Self

2008

All's Wells That Ends Wells Film

All's Wells That Ends Wells

Self

2011

Film ★ 7,0

Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci

Himself

2018

Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema Film ★ 5,6

Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema

Himself

2010

Cellar Club Live Film

Cellar Club Live

Self - Host

2026

Film

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

Self

2020

Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy Film

Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy

2018

Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back Film

Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back

2011

One Hit Wonder Film

One Hit Wonder

Self

2011

Into Lonely Water Film

Into Lonely Water

Self

2020

Film

Last Man Standing

2018

Film

Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic

2020

Film

Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle

2018

The Cult of The Tripods Film

The Cult of The Tripods

2006