Author Spotlight

Kim Newman

Kim Newman is a novelist, critic, and broadcaster. His books include the Anno Dracula series and Nightmare Movies. He is a contributing editor to Sight & Sound and Empire magazines and writes for Video Watchdog.

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Scanners: Mind and Matter

Among the brainiest of all horror movies, David Cronenberg’s film goes beyond shock to investigate a disturbing world of psychic mutation.

By Kim Newman

The Blob: “It Creeps and Leaps”

The slimiest movie monster of them all is part of—and perfects—a great tradition of unstoppable outer-space invaders.

By Kim Newman

Vampyr and the Vampire

A dreamy alternative to the standard notion of horror, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s phantasmal film reimagined the figure of the vampire.

By Kim Newman

The Vanishing

George Sluizer’s nightmarish film is a study in everyday madness, rooted in the specifics of the Dutch and French landscapes and character.

By Kim Newman