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Kim Newman

Acting • 1959-07-31 • 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.

Known For

The Cult of Star Cops

The Cult of Star Cops

2006

The Cult of The Tripods

The Cult of The Tripods

2006

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

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

2015

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

2021

A Place Among the Dead

A Place Among the Dead

2020

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

2004

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Filmography

2026
Cellar Club LiveFilm
Self - Host
2026
Cellar Club: Live at The Water RatsFilm
Self - Host
2025
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo DocumentaryFilm
Himself
★ 8.0
2025
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'Film
Self
2024
Scala!!!Film
Self
★ 7.8
2024
Scala InterviewsFilm
Self
2023
Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering StuntsFilm
Himself
2022
The Young General: Reflections on Michael ReevesFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2022
Dracula UnearthedFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2022
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie FilmFilm
Self
2021
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!Film
Self - Film Critic and Writer
★ 6.0
2021
The Amazing Mr. BlundenFilm
Mr. Merrin
★ 6.3
2021
Hiding in Plain SightFilm
Himself
2020
Tales of the UncannyFilm
Self (voice)
★ 7.0
2020
A Place Among the DeadFilm
KN
★ 2.4
2020
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi ClassicFilm
Self
2020
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film KingFilm
self
2020
Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror ClassicFilm
2020
A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. WarrenFilm
Self
2020
The Emmanuelle EffectFilm
Self
2020
Into Lonely WaterFilm
Self
2019
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation CinemaFilm
Self - Author / Critic
★ 6.5
2018
Brain Food: Analysing Late Day FulciFilm
Himself
★ 7.0
2018
Kim Newman on the Ranown CycleFilm
2018
Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty TrilogyFilm
2018
Last Man StandingFilm
2017
From Quatermass to CaltikiFilm
self
★ 8.0
2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the GialloFilm
Self
★ 6.6
2016
ConnieFilm
Self
★ 5.0
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal FilmFilm
★ 7.6
2015
Release the Hound!Film
Self
2014
Video Nasties: Draconian DaysFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2014
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic PeopleFilm
Self
★ 5.0
2014
Remembering 'Dead of Night'Film
★ 6.5
2014
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-ZFilm
Himself
2014
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-LFilm
Himself
2014
Mark of the Devil: Mark of the TimesFilm
Himself
2013
The Trail of DraculaFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2012
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie MovieFilm
Himself
★ 5.9
2012
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy KruegerFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2012
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of EvilFilm
Self - Critic / British Film Historian
★ 3.8
2012
Ghostwatch: Behind the CurtainsFilm
Self
2011
Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film ClassificationFilm
★ 7.0
2011
One Hit WonderFilm
Self
2011
All's Wells That Ends WellsFilm
Self
2011
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal HolocaustFilm
Self
2011
Heavenly Creatures: Looking BackFilm
2010
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & VideotapeFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2010
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British CinemaFilm
Himself
★ 5.6
2010
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39Film
Himself
★ 10.0
2010
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33Film
Himself
★ 10.0
2010
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern MythFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2010
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.Film
Self
★ 7.0
2009
RobsessedFilm
Self
★ 3.1
2009
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost StoryFilm
Himself
2009
The Greatest Ever 3D MomentsFilm
Self
2008
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand VoicesFilm
Himself
★ 6.0
2008
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster FilmFilm
Self
★ 6.9
2008
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack PierceFilm
Self
★ 8.4
2008
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'Film
Self
★ 7.7
2008
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s SecretFilm
Self
2008
Masters of Magic: The World of ChanduFilm
Self
2007
British Film ForeverTV
★ 5.5
2007
Concerto Macabre: The Films of John BrahmFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2007
Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"Film
Self
★ 7.0
2007
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar StoryFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2006
Karloff: The Gentle MonsterFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2006
Lugosi: The Dark PrinceFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2006
The Cult of Star CopsFilm
★ 9.0
2006
The Cult of The TripodsFilm
★ 8.0
2006
The Dalek TapesFilm
Self
★ 7.5
2006
The Cult of DoomwatchFilm
2006
Shadows of SuspenseFilm
Self
2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton LegacyFilm
Self
★ 9.3
2004
Russ Meyer: King of SexploitationFilm
★ 6.0
2003
100 Greatest Scary MomentsTV
★ 7.7
2003
The Kneale TapesFilm
Self
1999
Eurotika!TV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
1999
The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael ReevesFilm
himself
1997
Space CadetsTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 8.3
1993
EurotrashTV
★ 6.5
1991
Fear in the DarkFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1989
Prisoners of GravityTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 5.9