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.
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
Censor
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
Video Nasties: Draconian Days
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightA House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
