Kim Newman je majster žánrovej literatúry, ktorý s neuveriteľnou komplexnosťou a humorom čerpá z prvkov hororu, sci-fi a fantasy. Jeho diela sú plné odkazov na klasickú i populárnu kultúru, pričom sa pohráva s očakávaniami čitateľov a subvertuje žánrové konvencie. Newmanov štýl je charakteristický hravosťou a schopnosťou prepájať zdanlivo nesúrodé odkazy do pútavých a často znepokojivých príbehov. Či už skúma alternatívne histórie, kde sa fikcia stáva realitou, alebo sa ponára do temných zákutí ľudskej psychiky, jeho písanie vždy ponúka jedinečný a provokatívny pohľad na svet.
Sir Edward Grey is sent to Hallum to investigate the death of a crown-appointed official, but once he is there he hears rumors of the mysterious Unland, the wetlands around the town, and the creatures that inhabit it. Grey's skepticism of the murder vanishes when he encounters the monsters of Unland, and he realizes that Hallam is a place of secrets.
High medieval gothic horror, featuring vampire Genevieve, from an undisputed master of macabre fiction.
Readers are taken through a journey in the fantasy land of Warhammer through five interwoven novellas featuring Genevieve the vampire.
It is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort Vlad Tepes, the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula.
A classic vampire tale set in the Old World of Warhammer Fantasy.
A classic vampire tale set in the Old World of Warhammer Fantasy.
A compilation of the spine-chilling artwork of Les Edwards, master of Gothic horror.
One of a series of novels set in a nightmare USA of the near future; an anarchic, cybergoth world devastated by climatic catastrophe and populated by gang-cults and policed zones. Society is marked by a resurgence of tribalism, and even the laws of nature are on the brink of collapse.
In 1968, George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby brought a new slant to the horror film, bringing zombies and witchcraft into a contemporary setting, and much closer to home than the cardboard Transylvanias of earlier films. This work is a critical overview of the horror movie genre from the late 1960s with a discussion of over 2000 films - masterpiece and monstrosity alike.
Novelist and critic Kim Newman assesses the horror noir Cat People (1943), produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur. This important and influential film is considered in the light of its place in film history and as a work of ambitious horror. The new edition includes a postscript about the sequel, The Curse of the Cat People.