KIM NEWMAN

Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 31, 1959
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.

Filmography

Starring

2025·
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary
Himself
2024·
Scala Interviews
Self
2020·
A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren
Self
2020·
Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic
2020·
A Place Among the Dead
KN
2020·
The Emmanuelle Effect
Self
2020·
Tales of the Uncanny
Self (voice)
2019·
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
Self - Author / Critic
2018·
Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
2018·
Last Man Standing
2018·
Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle
2016·
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Himself
2015·
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015·
Release the Hound!
Self
2014·
Video Nasties: Draconian Days
Self
2014·
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2012·
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Self
2011·
One Hit Wonder
Self
2011·
All's Wells That Ends Wells
Self
2011·
Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back
2010·
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
Self
2007·
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
Self
2007·
Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"
Self
2007·
Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm
Self
2006·
The Cult of The Tripods
2006·
The Cult of Star Cops
2006·
The Cult of Doomwatch
2006·
The Dalek Tapes
Self
2006·
Shadows of Suspense
Self
2006·
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self
2006·
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
1999·
Eurotika!
Self
1999·
The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves
himself
1997·
Space Cadets
Self
1991·
Fear in the Dark
Self
1989·
Prisoners of Gravity
Self
TBA·
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
Himself
2024·
Scala!!!
Self
TBA·
The Debra Hill Story
2025·
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
Himself
2023·
Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
Himself
2022·
Dracula Unearthed
Self
2022·
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
Self
2022·
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
Self
2021·
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Mr. Merrin
2021·
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Self - Film Critic and Writer
2020·
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
self
2020·
Into Lonely Water
Self
2020·
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic
Self
2018·
Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci
Himself
2016·
Connie
Self
2014·
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z
Himself
2014·
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L
Himself
2014·
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
Self
2014·
Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times
Himself
2013·
The Trail of Dracula
Self
2012·
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012·
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
Himself
2012·
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
Self
2011·
Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification
2011·
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
Self
2010·
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33
Himself
2010·
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39
Himself
2010·
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
Himself
2010·
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Self
2010·
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Self
2009·
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
Self
2008·
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self
2008·
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Himself
2008·
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
Self
2008·
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret
Self
2008·
Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu
Self
2008·
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Self
2006·
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self
2005·
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Self
2003·
The Kneale Tapes
Self

Production

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