The Kim Newman Web Site
writer. critic. broadcaster. journalist.
Articles
Haunted Advent Calendar
I’ve written a guest piece lurking behind today’s window on Leah Moore and John Reppion’s Haunted Advent Calendar. NB: this is another image from ‘Baby’.
Notes on Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula
I’ve just read this fascinating artifact – the Icelandic version of Dracula, long thought to be a straight translation of the novel but now revealed as an entirely different book. Powers of Darkness adds all sorts of oddities – including gorilla men, a possible Elisabeth Bathory character, Hammer-style Satanic rites under Castle Dracula and a … Continue reading
Gothic Horror Article
I have a piece in Express tied in with the release of Crimson Peak.
Happy 200th Birthday, J. Sheridan LeFanu …
… here’s a piece by me on the Guardian website about the author.
10 Impressive Uses of Borrowed Characters …
… in Literature. I’ve selected my favourite examples of this peculiar genre for Flavorwire.
