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Kim Newman

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
82

Gender
Male

Birthday
July 31, 1959 (66 years old)

Place of Birth
London, England, USA

Kim Newman

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

Acting

2026Cellar Club Liveas Self - Host
2025The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentaryas Himself
2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'as Self
2024Scala Interviewsas Self
2024Scala!!!as Self
2023Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stuntsas Himself
2022Dracula Unearthedas Self
2022Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Filmas Self
2022The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reevesas Self
2021The Amazing Mr. Blundenas Mr. Merrin
2021Hiding in Plain Sightas Himself
2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!as Self - Film Critic and Writer
2020A Place Among the Deadas KN
2020Tales of the Uncannyas Self (voice)
2020Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film Kingas self
2020The Emmanuelle Effectas Self
2020From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classicas Self
2020A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warrenas Self
2020Into Lonely Wateras Self
2020Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classicas
2019Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinemaas Self - Author / Critic
2018Last Man Standingas
2018Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycleas
2018Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogyas
2018Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulcias Himself
2016Connieas Self
2016Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Gialloas Self
2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Filmas
2015Release the Hound!as Self
2014Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Timesas Himself
2014VHS Forever? | Psychotronic Peopleas Self
2014Video Nasties: Draconian Daysas Self
2014Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-Las Himself
2014Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Zas Himself
2014Remembering 'Dead of Night'as
2013The Trail of Draculaas Self
2012From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movieas Himself
2012Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtainsas Self
2012The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evilas
2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Kruegeras Self
2011Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classificationas
2011The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaustas Self
2011Heavenly Creatures: Looking Backas
2011All's Wells That Ends Wellsas Self
2011One Hit Wonderas Self
2010Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39as Himself
2010Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33as Himself
2010Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotapeas Self
2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Mythas Self
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.as Self
2010Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinemaas Himself
2009The Greatest Ever 3D Momentsas Self
2009Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Storyas Himself
2009Robsessedas Self
2008Masters of Magic: The World of Chanduas Self
2008Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voicesas Himself
2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Filmas Self
2008Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secretas Self
2008A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'as Self
2008He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierceas Self
2007Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahmas Self
2007The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Storyas Self
2007Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"as Self
2007British Film Foreveras
2006The Cult of The Tripodsas
2006The Cult of Star Copsas
2006The Cult of Doomwatchas
2006Lugosi: The Dark Princeas Self
2006Shadows of Suspenseas Self
2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Lightas Self
2006Karloff: The Gentle Monsteras Self
2006The Dalek Tapesas Self
2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacyas Self
2004Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitationas
2003The Kneale Tapesas Self
1999The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reevesas himself
1999Eurotika!as Self
1997Space Cadetsas Self
1993Eurotrashas
1991Fear in the Darkas Self
1989Prisoners of Gravityas Self
The Debra Hill Storyas Self

Production

2021Censor...Executive Producer
2018Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets...Writer
2018Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema...Writer
2009Übermensch...Writer
1999The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen...Writer
1997The Hunger...Story