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