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Here are a selection of reviews of my latest novel, The Secrets of Drearcliff Grange School.
Dream noir visions in April, with the re-release of The Night Mayor. Continue reading
The reprint of Kim’s 1990 horror novel, Bad Dreams, is out from Titan Books. Continue reading
Kim’s new novel, An English Ghost Story, is available to buy now. Continue reading
Kim’s choose-your-own adventure novel, Life’s Lottery, has been re-issued by Titan Books. Continue reading
My 1994 deal-with-the-Devil novel The Quorum has been re-issued by Titan Books. Continue reading
Hurray! It’s the Johnny Alucard publication day. Get your copy now. Continue reading
The new Titan Books edition of Dracula Cha Cha Cha has been published. Continue reading
The new Titan edition of the Bloody Red Baron has been released. Continue reading
Here’s my round-up (not yet quite complete) of the 2019 FrightFest. Now includes the Hallowe’en event. Abgeschnitten (Cut-Off) Are We Dead Yet The Banana Splits The Barge People The Black String Bliss Blood & Flesh The Reel Life and Ghastly Death of Al Adamson Bloodline Bullets of Justice Candy Corn Come to Daddy Crawl Crímenes … Continue reading
Here are all my FrightFest 2018 reviews.
All episodes of Secrets of Cinema will be on the BBC i-Player for an extended period. Episode One The Rom-Com Episode Two The Heist Episode Three Coming of Age Episode Four Science Fiction Episode Five Horror Here’s a Kermode Uncut vlog where Mark Kermode and I talk about Secrets of Cinema, the BBC4 documentary series … Continue reading
… on Letterboxd. Start ticking off all the films in the Kim Newman’s Video Dungeon book as you see them. And marvel at the poster images. There’s a similar listing for Nightmare Movies.
I managed to review or post notes on all the new feature film screened at last year’s FrightFest. Here are links.
I’ve posted a lot of old photos from the theatre and music stuff I did with Sheep Worrying Enterprises in and around Bridgwater in the ’70s and early ’80s. Useful comments/explanations on the a Facebook album version.
On the web
- My notes on The Beach House - now on Shudder. (more…)
- My notes on The Vigil (2019), which opens in the UK July 17. (more…)
- My notes on Psycho A Go Go/The Fiend with the Electronic Brain/The Man With the Synthetic Brain/Blood of Ghastly Horror. (more…)
- My notes on Santo en el Tesoro de Dracula (1969) (more…)
- My notes on We Are Little Zombies (Wî â Ritoru Zonbîzu), which is out in US cinemas and on digital platforms July 10. (more…)
- My notes on Deliler (The Hunt for Vlad the Impaler) (2018) (more…)
- My notes on Two Heads Creek (2020), which is on US digital platforms June 23. (more…)
- My notes on Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries: The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula (1979) (more…)
- My notes on Ouija Blood Ritual, which is out in the US on digital platforms. (more…)
- My notes on the Crime Doctor series mysteries. NB: some spoilers! (more…)
- My notes on Bad Girl Dracula (2019) (more…)
- My notes on the Boston Blackie B pictures. (more…)
- My notes on Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through the Gateway Chosen by the Holy Storsh (2018) (more…)
- My notes on Les Charlots contre Dracula (1980) (more…)
- My notes on Exorcism at 60,000 Feet (more…)
- My spoilery notes on Bloodshot (2020). (more…)
- My audio drama in the Tales From Beyond the Pale series is online. (more…)
- My notes on King of the Underworld (1952) (more…)
- My notes on Shaft (2019) (more…)
- My notes (slightly spoilery) on The Droving (more…)
- My notes on Mulgoe (Monstrum) (2018), which is streaming on Shudder. (more…)
- I appear (briefly) in the audio adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics from Audible.
- My notes on Mirage (1965) (more…)
- My notes on Hammer's The Secret of Blood Island (aka P.O.W.) (1965) (more…)
- My notes on the minor Hammer Films comedy Thats Your Funeral (That’s Your Funeral) (1972) (more…)
- My notes on Tom Six's new film, The Onania Club. (more…)
- My notes on Lizzie Borden Took an Axe (2014) and Lizzie (2018). (more…)
- Here's a piece I wrote a while back for the late Shivers magazine - covering Hellraisers 5 through 8. (more…)
- My notes on Hellraiser Judgment (2016) (more…)
- My notes on Midnight Phantom (1935) (more…)
- My notes on Drag Me to Hell (2009) (more…)
- My notes on Alyas Batman En Robin (1991) (more…)
- My notes on Flesh Feast (1970) (more…)
- My notes on The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967) (more…)
- My notes on The Last Templar (2009) (more…)
- My notes Wonder Woman (2009) - made when a live-action version seemed unlikely. (more…)
- My notes on Public Enemies (2009) (more…)
- My notes on Conduct Unbecoming (1975) (more…)
- My notes on Frankenstein (1910) (more…)
- My notes on That Kind of Girl (1963), which is available on BluRay on the BFI's Flipside label. (more…)
- My notes on Gamer (2009) (more…)
- My notes on Your Vice is a Locked Door and Only I Have the Key (Il tuo vizio e’ una stanza chiusa e solo Io ne ho la chiave) (1972) (more…)
- My notes on Telstar The Joe Meek Story (2008) (more…)
- My notes on Raging Sharks (2005) (more…)
- My notes on Dead Wood (2007) (more…)
- My notes on The Wild Geese (1978) (more…)
- My notes on Sounds Like Teen Spirit (2008) (more…)
- My notes on The Gathering (2003) (more…)
- My notes on Angel Unchained (1970) (more…)
- My notes on Der Rächer (The Avenger) (1960) (more…)
