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(b.An expert on horror and sci-fi cinema (his books of film criticism include Nightmare Movies and Millennium Movies), Kim Newman's novels draw promiscuously on the tropes of horror, sci-fi and fantasy. He is complexly and irreverently referential; the Dracula sequence--Anno Dracula, The Bloody Red Baron and Dracula,Cha Cha Cha--not only portrays an alternate world in which the Count conquers Victorian Britain for a while, is the mastermind behind Germany's air aces in World War One and survives into a jetset 1950s of paparazzi and La Dolce Vita, but does so with endless throwaway references that range from Kipling to James Bond, from Edgar Allen Poe to Patricia Highsmith. In horror novels such as Bad Dreams and Jago, reality turns out to be endlessly subverted by the powerfully malign. His pseudonymous novels, as Jack Yeovil, play elegant games with genre cliche--perhaps the best of these is the sword-and-sorcery novel Drachenfels which takes the prescribed formulae of the games company to whose bible it was written and make them over entirely into a Kim Newman novel. Life's Lottery, his most mainstream novel, consists of multiple choice fragments which enable readers to choose the hero's fate and take him into horror, crime and sf storylines or into mundane reality.
Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Historical Mystery, Science Fiction
Series
Anno Dracula
1. Anno Dracula (1992)
2. The Bloody Red Baron (1995)
3. Judgment of Tears (1998)
aka Dracula Cha Cha Cha
4. Johnny Alucard (2013)
5. One Thousand Monsters (2017)
6. Daikaiju (2019)
Anno Dracula 1899 (2017)
1. Anno Dracula (1992)
2. The Bloody Red Baron (1995)
3. Judgment of Tears (1998)
aka Dracula Cha Cha Cha
4. Johnny Alucard (2013)
5. One Thousand Monsters (2017)
6. Daikaiju (2019)
Anno Dracula 1899 (2017)
Diogenes Club
1. The Man from the Diogenes Club (2006)
2. The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club (2007)
3. Mysteries of the Diogenes Club (2010)
Where the Bodies Are Buried (2000)
1. The Man from the Diogenes Club (2006)
2. The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club (2007)
3. Mysteries of the Diogenes Club (2010)
Where the Bodies Are Buried (2000)
Drearcliff Grange School
1. The Secrets of Drearcliff Grange School (2015)
2. The Haunting of Drearcliff Grange School (2018)
1. The Secrets of Drearcliff Grange School (2015)
2. The Haunting of Drearcliff Grange School (2018)
Novels
The Night Mayor (1989)
Bad Dreams (1990)
Jago (1991)
The Quorum (1994)
Back in the USSA (1997) (with Eugene Byrne)
Andy Warhol's Dracula (1998)
Life's Lottery (1999)
Seven Stars (2000)
The Hound of the D'Urbervilles (2011)
Cat People (2013)
An English Ghost Story (2014)
Quatermass and the Pit (2014)
Bad Dream (2016)
Angels of Music (2016)
Something More Than Night (2021)
Bad Dreams (1990)
Jago (1991)
The Quorum (1994)
Back in the USSA (1997) (with Eugene Byrne)
Andy Warhol's Dracula (1998)
Life's Lottery (1999)
Seven Stars (2000)
The Hound of the D'Urbervilles (2011)
Cat People (2013)
An English Ghost Story (2014)
Quatermass and the Pit (2014)
Bad Dream (2016)
Angels of Music (2016)
Something More Than Night (2021)
Collections
The Original Dr Shade (1994)
Famous Monsters (1995)
Unforgivable Stories (2000)
Binary 2 (2000) (with Michael Marshall Smith)
Dead Travel Fast (2005)
Famous Monsters (1995)
Unforgivable Stories (2000)
Binary 2 (2000) (with Michael Marshall Smith)
Dead Travel Fast (2005)
Graphic Novels
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Novellas
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Ghastly Beyond Belief (1985) (with Neil Gaiman)
In Dreams (1986) (with Paul McAuley)
Science Fiction / Horror Reader (1998)
In Dreams (1986) (with Paul McAuley)
Science Fiction / Horror Reader (1998)
Non fiction
Seminal Movies (1983)
Nightmare Movies (1985)
Apocalypse Movies (1986)
Horror: the 100 Best Books (1988) (with Stephen Jones)
Wild West Movies (1990)
Millennium Movies (1999)
SF - UK (2000) (with Daniel O'Brien)
Horror (2006) (with James Marriott)
Horror! 301 Films to See Before a Zombie Sucks Out Your Eyeballs (2010) (with James Marriott)
Horror!: The Definitive Companion to the Most Terrifying Movies Ever Made (2013) (with James Marriott)
Video Dungeon (2017)
Nightmare Movies (1985)
Apocalypse Movies (1986)
Horror: the 100 Best Books (1988) (with Stephen Jones)
Wild West Movies (1990)
Millennium Movies (1999)
SF - UK (2000) (with Daniel O'Brien)
Horror (2006) (with James Marriott)
Horror! 301 Films to See Before a Zombie Sucks Out Your Eyeballs (2010) (with James Marriott)
Horror!: The Definitive Companion to the Most Terrifying Movies Ever Made (2013) (with James Marriott)
Video Dungeon (2017)
Anthologies containing stories by Kim Newman
Arrows of Eros (1989)
Best New Horror (1990)
Best New Horror 2 (1991)
The Mammoth Book of Vampires (1992)
Best New Horror 3 (1992)
Dark Voices 4 (1992)
Dark Voices 5 (1992)
Tales of the Wandering Jew (1993)
Best New Horror 4 (1993)
Dark Voices 6 (1994)
The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein (1994)
Shadows over Innsmouth (1994)
The Giant Book of Terror (1994)
Dark Terrors (1995)
The Best New Horror 6 (1995)
Cthulhu 2000 (1995)
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Dark Terrors 2 (1996)
The Best of Interzone (1996)
Rivals of Dracula (1996)
New Worlds (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Dracula (1997)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Nine (1997)
Year's Best SF 3 (1998)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eleventh Annual Collection (1998)
Dark of the Night (1998)
Scaremongers 2 (1998)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
White of the Moon (1999)
999 (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Ten (1999)
Foursight (2000)
Aliens Among Us (2000)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Thirteenth Annual Collection (2000)
Dark Terrors 5 (2000)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Eleven (2000)
Best New Horror (1990)
Best New Horror 2 (1991)
The Mammoth Book of Vampires (1992)
Best New Horror 3 (1992)
Dark Voices 4 (1992)
Dark Voices 5 (1992)
Tales of the Wandering Jew (1993)
Best New Horror 4 (1993)
Dark Voices 6 (1994)
The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein (1994)
Shadows over Innsmouth (1994)
The Giant Book of Terror (1994)
Dark Terrors (1995)
The Best New Horror 6 (1995)
Cthulhu 2000 (1995)
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Dark Terrors 2 (1996)
The Best of Interzone (1996)
Rivals of Dracula (1996)
New Worlds (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Dracula (1997)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Nine (1997)
Year's Best SF 3 (1998)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eleventh Annual Collection (1998)
Dark of the Night (1998)
Scaremongers 2 (1998)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
White of the Moon (1999)
999 (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Ten (1999)
Foursight (2000)
Aliens Among Us (2000)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Thirteenth Annual Collection (2000)
Dark Terrors 5 (2000)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Eleven (2000)
Short stories
| The End of the Pier Show | |||
| Where The Bodies Are Buried 2020 | |||
| The Terminus (1981) | |||
| Dreamers (1984) | |||
| Patricia's Profession (1985) | |||
| Famous Monsters [short story] (1988) | |||
| A Quarter to Three (1988) | |||
| Pamela's Pursuit (1989) | |||
| Twitch Technicolor (1989) | |||
| The Man Who Collected Barker (1990) | |||
| The Original Dr Shade [short story] (1990) | |||
| Mother Hen (1991) | |||
| The Snow Sculptures of Xanadu (1991) | |||
| Ubermensch! (1991) | |||
| The Wandering Christian (1991) (with Eugene Byrne) | |||
| Organ Donors (1992) | |||
| Red Reign (1992) | |||
| Three on a Match (1992) | |||
| Week Woman (1992) | |||
| The Blitz Spirit (1993) | |||
| Ratting (1993) | |||
| Where the Bodies Are Buried [short story] (1993) | |||
| Completist Heaven (1994) | |||
| Out of the Night, When the Full Moon is Bright... (1994) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| The Pale Spirit People (1994) | |||
| Slow News Day (1994) | |||
| Where the Bodies Are Buried II: Sequel Hook (1994) | |||
| The Pierce Arrow Stalled, And... (1995) | |||
| Where the Bodies Are Buried 3: Black and White and Red All Over (1995) | |||
| Coppola's Dracula (1997) | Bram Stoker (nominee) World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| Great Western (1997) | |||
| Residuals (1997) (with Paul McAuley) | |||
| Amerikanski Dead At the Moscow Institute (1999) | |||
| Andy Warhol's Dracula [short story] (1999) | British Fantasy Society (nominee) | ||
| Just Like Eddy (1999) | |||
| Une etrange aventure de Richard Blaine (1999) | British Fantasy Society (nominee) | ||
| A Victorian Ghost Story (1999) | |||
| You Don't Have to Be Mad... (1999) | |||
| Going to Series (2000) | |||
| Is There Anybody There? (2000) |
Awards
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Kim Newman recommends
Bad Timing (2001)
Molly Brown
"Molly Brown is the best company imaginable. If you can't get a date with her (and you probably can't), the next best thing is reading her stories - which are funny, creepy, sweet, touching and wicked in equal parts. If you buy this book, you won't regret it in the morning."
The Last Christmas of Ebenezer Scrooge (2003)
Marvin Kaye
"It's a brave soul who writes a sequel to a universally-loved and -known book like A Christmas Carol; it's a rarer man still who does a job as fine as Marvin Kaye of evoking Charles Dickens without imitating him, of extending a story that had until now seemed resolved and delivering a tale which will delight, terrify and affect all readers."
The Darkness Rising (2020)
David Stuart Davies
"The Darkness Rising is a fast, creepy, gruesome, working up from shock to shock till the last line."
The Final Girl Support Group (2021)
Grady Hendrix
"A (bloody) valentine to the slasher franchises of the VHS era, but also a smart novel about survivor guilt and the concept of the enduring heroine."
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