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Kim Newman

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Hellraiser - British or not, it has one hell of a cast

Hellraiser: The Technically British Horror Series

In what will be the first in a semi-regular series, I’m looking back at those curious hybrid films—the occasionally unloved stepchildren of international co-production shotgun weddings. Though created and filmed in Britain, and often staffed and produced by Brits, you’ll seldom find them mentioned alongside Four Weddings and a Funeral, Remains of the Day, or [...]

Anno Dracula, by Kim Newman

The Jubilee of Anno Dracula

Kim Newman’s field of knowledge is so dense that the only reason I know he is a human being is the delicious sense of humour pervading all his writing. It’s not just the diversity of his wisdom that is so dauntingly impressive, but the insight he gains from the most moribund film (OK Connery anyone?). [...]