"He fastened his cloak at his throat, and peeled off the latest mask. Smiling at the thin-lipped reflection in the dark mirror of the glass, he pulled on the goggles.
The private lift was ready to take him to the Shadowshark. He holstered his trusty airgun.
Plunging towards his destiny, he exulted in the thrill of the chase. He was back.
Accept no pale imitations. Avoid the lesser men, the men of wavering resolves, of dangerous weaknesses.
He was the Original."
"The Original Dr. Shade"
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Last updated: 07 Jun, 2011
Welcome to the official web site for Kim Newman: author, journalist, broadcaster, critic and bon viveur.
Here you can review Kim's extensive bibliography, or read his biography, or perhaps look at some photographs. You can even read some of Kim's stories. This site will keep you up to date on Kim's public appearances, as well as recording all news about his current projects, publication dates, and other random happenings.
During the Latitude Festival (14-17 July, 2011), Kim will be doing a reading from Anno Dracula in the Literary Arena.
Kim will be attending FantasyCon in Brighton, UK from September 30 - October 2.
June
The cover for the new re-print of The Bloody Red Baron (the sequel to Anno Dracula), has been revealed. It will go on sale in April 2012.
Exclusive! You can read a chunk from the forthcoming Johnny Alucard on the Anno Dracula Facebook page. It's a chapter from a section entitled 'A Concert for Transylvania', which is Anno Dracula 1990.
Kim will be presenting The Beast Must Die, alongside a celebration of his updated book on the genre Nightmare Movies, at the Roxy Bar and Screen on Sunday the 29 May, 2011.
On Thursday 26 May 2011, from 18:00 - 19:00, Kim will be signing copies of Anno Dracula at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR.
Kim will be attending a panel discussion on June 4, 2011 at the Stoke Newington Literary Festival, on "The Life and Influence of Edgar Allan Poe", with Christopher Fowler, Barry Forshaw, Pat Cadigan and Stephen Jones.
There's an interview with Kim on the Dawn of the Dad web site.
March 2011
Kim won the 2010 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for "Best DVD Reviewer of the Year", for the second year in a row, for his Video Watchdog column.
To celebrate the launch of Kim's updated essential horror tome Nightmare Movies (published 18 April), Kim and fellow horror expert and fan Mark Kermode take to the stage for an illustrated conversation on all things scary in film. Immediately followed by an evil treat, chosen by Kim: a rare screening of Let's Scare Jessica to Death.
The event will be taking place in the BFI Southbank, at 20.15 on the 29th of April. Kim will be signing his new edition of Nightmare Movies which will be available for sale at the BFI Filmstore following the screening.
Kim appears in the Best Article category, for 'Universal Cult Horror Collection,' in Video Watchdog #155. It's a review of a five-film box set discussing Atwill, Zucco and Hatton.
Kim's radio play Cry Babies is being re-broadcast on BBC Radio 7 on Thursday, January 13th, at 11.15 and 21.15. It will also be available for a week afterwards on BBC's iPlayer.
December 2010
Kim will be releasing a new book, The Hound of the d'Urbervilles with Titan Books next year. It collects the Professor Moriarty/Colonel Moran stories Kim has been writing for several years, but it will be a novel rather than a collection.
November 2010
The cover for the next edition of Anno Dracula has been announced. This is what Kim has to say over on the Titan Books blog:
I'm delighted that the Anno Dracula novels are coming out again from Titan, finally in uniform editions with all manner of tempting extra materials. I hope that new readers will enjoy their entry into this world, and old ones will be able to replace their long-ago stolen or fallen-to-pieces earlier editions ...
In the world of Anno Dracula, Count Dracula was not defeated by Dr Van Helsing and succeeded in his grand scheme - nothing less than the conquest of Great Britain and Her Empire, enabling the vampires who have always been among us to live openly and emerge as a new class of person, inspiring heroes and villains, madmen and monsters, saints and sinners to side with or stand against the new regime of the undead.
September 2010
Watch Kim's '60 Second Guide To Huge Hoaxes', broadcast on 24/09/10 on BBC's The One Show:
Kim is on the jury for the Fantastisk FilmFestival in Lund, Sweden, from 23 September - 2 October, 2010.
August 2010
Kim's radio play Cry-Babies, directed by Neil Gardner, is on the shortlist of five radio dramas that have been nominated for the prestigious Tinniswood Award for 'best original drama script broadcast in 2009'. The Tinniswood Award was established by the Society of Authors and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain to perpetuate the memory of Peter Tinniswood as well as to celebrate and encourage high standards in radio drama. It's a significant achievement and honour for Kim's work to place in this group.
Kim's updated edition of his exploration of horror cinema, Nightmare Movies, published by Bloomsbury, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Although, you will have to wait until April 2011 to receive it.
You can also pre-order Mysteries of the Diogenes Club, published by MonkeyBrain Books, from Amazon.com (due out October 2010) or Amazon.co.uk (due in December 2010).
Titan Books has set its publishing schedule for the new editions of Anno Dracula: Anno Dracula: May 3, 2011 The Bloody Red Baron: Oct 4, 2011 Dracula Cha Cha Cha: April 3, 2012 Johnny Alucard: Oct 2, 2012
July 2010
The new editions of The Bloody Red Baron and Dracula Cha Cha Cha, forthcoming from Titan Books, will include the first publications of new novellas which fill in gaps in the series. The titles of these will be 'Vampire Romance: Anno Dracula 1925' and 'Aquarius: Anno Dracula 1967'; the lead characters in these will be Louise Magellan Teazle and Richard Jeperson.
Those of you with a Facebook account might be interested in the Anno Dracula Group, which Kim updates personally with news about his publications.
June 2010
Fantastic news! Kim has signed a contract with Titan Books to reissue the first three Anno Dracula novels (with extra materials) and to publish the long-in-development collection Johnny Alucard. More information on publication dates when they are available.
Kim appears in a trailer for a film called Nitrate, in which he plays himself in his capacity as film critic.
May 2010
Empire Magazine is running a competition for graphic artists to design a new poster image for Kim's popular monthly Video Dungeon column.
Designers can choose from 16 stock photographs of Kim in different action poses, which can be glammed up in a variety of ways. Contestants have already submitted an incredible array of work, which can be viewed on the Empire forum.
During the Latitude Festival (14-17 July, 2011), Kim will be doing a 
The short-list for the 