Kim Newman

Acting

Kim Newman

Born July 31, 1959London, England, USA84 credits

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

Cellar Club Live

Cellar Club Live

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2026

The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary

Movie

2025

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

Movie

2025

Scala!!!
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Scala!!!

Movie

2024

Scala Interviews

Scala Interviews

Movie

2024

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

Movie

2023

Filmography

Cellar Club Live
2026Cellar Club Liveas Self - HostMovie
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2025The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentaryas HimselfMovie
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'as SelfMovie
Scala!!!
2024Scala!!!as SelfMovie
Scala Interviews
2024Scala Interviewsas SelfMovie
Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
2023Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stuntsas HimselfMovie
Dracula Unearthed
2022Dracula Unearthedas SelfMovie
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
2022Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Filmas SelfMovie
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
2022The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reevesas SelfMovie
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021The Amazing Mr. Blundenas Mr. MerrinMovie
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!as Self - Film Critic and WriterMovie
Censor
2021CensorExecutive ProducerMovie
A Place Among the Dead
2020A Place Among the Deadas KNMovie
Tales of the Uncanny
2020Tales of the Uncannyas Self (voice)Movie
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
2020Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film Kingas selfMovie
The Emmanuelle Effect
2020The Emmanuelle Effectas SelfMovie
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2020From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classicas SelfMovie
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2020A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warrenas SelfMovie
Into Lonely Water
2020Into Lonely Wateras SelfMovie
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2020Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror ClassicMovie
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
2019Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinemaas Self - Author / CriticMovie
Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets
2018Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema SecretsWriterMovie
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
2018Mark Kermode's Secrets of CinemaWriterTV
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2018Last Man StandingMovie
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2018Kim Newman on the Ranown CycleMovie
Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
2018Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty TrilogyMovie
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2018Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulcias HimselfMovie
Connie
2016Connieas SelfMovie
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Gialloas SelfMovie
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal FilmMovie
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2015Release the Hound!as SelfMovie
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2014Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Timesas HimselfMovie
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
2014VHS Forever? | Psychotronic Peopleas SelfMovie
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L
2014Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-Las HimselfMovie
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z
2014Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Zas HimselfMovie
Video Nasties: Draconian Days
2014Video Nasties: Draconian Daysas SelfMovie
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2014Remembering 'Dead of Night'Movie
The Trail of Dracula
2013The Trail of Draculaas SelfMovie
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
2012From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movieas HimselfMovie
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
2012Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtainsas SelfMovie
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of EvilMovie
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Kruegeras SelfMovie
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2011Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film ClassificationMovie
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
2011The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaustas SelfMovie
Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back
2011Heavenly Creatures: Looking BackMovie
All's Wells That Ends Wells
2011All's Wells That Ends Wellsas SelfMovie
One Hit Wonder
2011One Hit Wonderas SelfMovie
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39
2010Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39as HimselfMovie
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33
2010Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33as HimselfMovie
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
2010Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotapeas SelfMovie
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Mythas SelfMovie
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.as SelfMovie
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
2010Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinemaas HimselfMovie
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
2009The Greatest Ever 3D Momentsas SelfMovie
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2009ÜbermenschWriterMovie
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2008Masters of Magic: The World of Chanduas SelfMovie
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voicesas HimselfMovie
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Filmas SelfMovie
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2008A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'as SelfMovie
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2008Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secretas SelfMovie
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierceas SelfMovie
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2007Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"as SelfMovie
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2007Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahmas SelfMovie
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
2007The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Storyas SelfMovie
The Cult of The Tripods
2006The Cult of The TripodsMovie
The Cult of Star Cops
2006The Cult of Star CopsMovie
The Cult of Doomwatch
2006The Cult of DoomwatchMovie
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006Lugosi: The Dark Princeas SelfMovie
Shadows of Suspense
2006Shadows of Suspenseas SelfMovie
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Lightas SelfMovie
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006Karloff: The Gentle Monsteras SelfMovie
The Dalek Tapes
2006The Dalek Tapesas SelfMovie
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacyas SelfMovie
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
2004Russ Meyer: King of SexploitationMovie
The Kneale Tapes
2003The Kneale Tapesas SelfMovie
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1999The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reevesas himselfMovie
Eurotika!
1999Eurotika!as SelfTV
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to ScreenWriterMovie
The Hunger
1997The HungerStoryTV
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1997Space Cadetsas SelfTV
Fear in the Dark
1991Fear in the Darkas SelfMovie
Prisoners of Gravity
1989Prisoners of Gravityas SelfTV
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—The Debra Hill Storyas SelfMovie
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
—Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Storyas HimselfMovie