Kim Newman

Kim Newman

64 · Born: Jul 31, 1959

Known For

A Place Among the Dead A Place Among the Dead
The Hunger The Hunger
Censor Censor
Attack of the Hollywood Cliches! Attack of the Hollywood Cliches!
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

Personal Details

Born Jul 31, 1959 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.

Career

2024
Scala!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits
Scala!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits
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2023
Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
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2022
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
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2020
A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
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The Emmanuelle Effect
The Emmanuelle Effect
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2019
Fascism on a Thread- The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
Fascism on a Thread- The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
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2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
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2014
VHS Forever? Psychotronic People
VHS Forever? Psychotronic People
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2013
The Trail of Dracula
The Trail of Dracula
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2012
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
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The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
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2011
Outliving Dracula: Le Fanu's Carmilla
Outliving Dracula: Le Fanu's Carmilla
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2010
Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
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Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
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Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr.
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr.
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2009
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
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Rogue Male: The Making of 'Man Hunt'
Rogue Male: The Making of 'Man Hunt'
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2008
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
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Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
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2007
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
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2006
Lugosi, the Dark Prince
Lugosi, the Dark Prince
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Karloff, the Gentle Monster
Karloff, the Gentle Monster
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2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
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2000
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
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