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 Amazing Mr. Blunden
(2021)
Mr. Merrin
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
(2021)
Self - Film Critic and Writer
Full Filmography
Acting
The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves
(1999)
himself
The Kneale Tapes
(2003)
Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
(2005)
Self
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
(2006)
Self
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
(2006)
Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
(2006)
Self
Shadows of Suspense
(2006)
Self
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
(2007)
Self
Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"
(2007)
Self
Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm
(2007)
Self
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
(2008)
Himself
Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu
(2008)
Self
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
(2008)
Self
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
(2008)
Self
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
(2008)
Self
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret
(2008)
Self
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
(2009)
Self
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Dropped 33
(2010)
Himself
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide - The Final 39
(2010)
Himself
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
(2010)
Himself
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
(2010)
Self
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
(2010)
Himself
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
(2010)
Self
Heavenly Creatures: Looking Back
(2011)
Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification
(2011)
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
(2012)
Self
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
(2012)
Himself
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
(2012)
Self
The Trail of Dracula
(2013)
Self
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
(2014)
Mark of the Times
(2014)
Himself
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List A-L
(2014)
Himself
Video Nasties - The Definitive Guide Part 2 - The Section 3 List M-Z
(2014)
Himself
VHS Forever? Psychotronic People
(2014)
Himself
Video Nasties: Draconian Days
(2014)
Self
Release the Hound!
(2015)
Self
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
(2016)
Himself
Last Man Standing
(2018)
Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle
(2018)
Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy
(2018)
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
(2019)
Self - Author / Critic
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic
(2020)
A Place Among the Dead
(2020)
KN
Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic
(2020)
A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
(2020)
Self
The Emmanuelle Effect
(2020)
Self
Into Lonely Water
(2020)
Self
Tales of the Uncanny
(2020)
Self (voice)
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
(2020)
self
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
(2021)
Self - Film Critic and Writer
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
(2021)
Mr. Merrin
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
(2022)
Self
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
(2022)
Self
Dracula Unearthed
(2022)
Self
Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts
(2023)
Himself
Scala!!!
(2024)
Self
Writing
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
(1999)
Writer
Übermensch
(2009)
Writer
Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets
(2018)
Writer
Production