Kim Newman

Kim Newman

Acting

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

Filmography

Cellar Club: Live at The Water Rats

Cellar Club: Live at The Water Rats

2026Self - Host
Movie
Cellar Club Live

Cellar Club Live

2026Self - Host
Movie
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary

The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary

8.02025Himself
Movie
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'

2025Self
Movie
Scala!!!

Scala!!!

7.82024Self
Movie
Scala Interviews

Scala Interviews

2024Self
Movie
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

2023Himself
Movie
Dracula Unearthed

Dracula Unearthed

7.02022Self
Movie
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

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

2022Self
Movie
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves

8.02022Self
Movie
The Amazing Mr. Blunden

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

6.32021Mr. Merrin
Movie
Hiding in Plain Sight

Hiding in Plain Sight

2021Himself
Movie
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

6.02021Self - Film Critic and Writer
Movie
Censor

Censor

5.82021Executive Producer
Movie
A Place Among the Dead

A Place Among the Dead

2.42020KN
Movie
Tales of the Uncanny

Tales of the Uncanny

7.02020Self (voice)
Movie
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King

Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King

2020self
Movie
The Emmanuelle Effect

The Emmanuelle Effect

2020Self
Movie
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic

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

2020Self
Movie
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

2020Self
Movie
Into Lonely Water

Into Lonely Water

2020Self
Movie
Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic

Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic

2020
Movie
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

6.52019Self - Author / Critic
Movie
Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets

Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets

6.02018Writer
Movie
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

7.12018Writer
TV
Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

2018
Movie
Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle

Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle

2018
Movie
Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy

Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy

2018
Movie
Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci

Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci

7.02018Himself
Movie
From Quatermass to Caltiki

From Quatermass to Caltiki

8.02017self
Movie
Connie

Connie

5.02016Self
Movie
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

6.62016Self
Movie
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

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

7.62015
Movie
Release the Hound!

Release the Hound!

2015Self
Movie
Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times

Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times

2014Himself
Movie
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People

VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People

5.02014Self
Movie
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

2014Himself
Movie
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

2014Himself
Movie
Video Nasties: Draconian Days

Video Nasties: Draconian Days

7.42014Self
Movie
Remembering 'Dead of Night'

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

6.52014
Movie
The Trail of Dracula

The Trail of Dracula

10.02013Self
Movie
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

5.92012Himself
Movie
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

2012Self
Movie
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil

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

3.82012Self - Critic / British Film Historian
Movie
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

6.02012Self
Movie
Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification

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

7.02011
Movie
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

2011Self
Movie
Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back

Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back

2011
Movie
All's Wells That Ends Wells

All's Wells That Ends Wells

2011Self
Movie
One Hit Wonder

One Hit Wonder

2011Self
Movie
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39

10.02010Himself
Movie
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33

Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33

10.02010Himself
Movie
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

6.82010Self
Movie
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

7.02010Self
Movie
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

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

7.02010Self
Movie
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema

Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema

5.62010Himself
Movie
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments

The Greatest Ever 3D Moments

2009Self
Movie
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story

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

2009Himself
Movie
Robsessed

Robsessed

3.12009Self
Movie
Übermensch

Übermensch

2009Writer
Movie