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