Most Popular Books by Kim Newman

« Une perspective aussi nouvelle que réjouissante sur l''univers de Sherlock Holmes. Un pur régal. » Hitfix Imaginez les jumeaux maléfiques de Sherlock Holmes et du docteur Watson, et vous obtiendrez le redoutable duo formé par le professeur James Moriarty, serpent rusé d''une intelligence remarquable aussi cruel qu''imprévisible, et le colonel Moran, violent, libertin et politiquement incorrect. Ensemble, ils règnent sur Londres en maîtres du crime, tenant dans leur poing police et hors-la-loi. Quelle que soit leur mission, du meurtre au cambriolage de haut vol, Moriarty et Moran accueillent un flot de visiteurs malfaisants : membres du Si-Fan assoiffés de sang, Vampires de Paris, et même une certaine Irène Adler...

Le Comte Dracula n''est pas mort à la fin du roman de Bram Stroker. Il a épousé la Reine Victoria, et règne sur la Grande-Bretagne. Le vampirisme se répand dans toutes les strates de la population, et les humains normaux sont mal vus. Dans cette version de Londres du XIXe siècle, des prostituées vampires se font assassiner par un mystérieux homme aux scalpels d''argent. Au coeur de l''enquête se croisent le Dr Jekyll, Moriarty, Fu Manchu, le club Diogène...

From the acclaimed critic and award-winning author of Anno Dracula comes a bitingly satirical story of superheroism, soap opera and alternative reality -- for readers of Austin Grossman''s Soon I Will Be Invincible and George R.R. Martin''s Wild Cards. When Chrissie Chambers (model actress whatever) discovers her soap opera character is about to be killed off, she finally stops dieting and discovers hitherto untapped supernatural abilities. Meanwhile, Chrissie''s aunt - former national heroine Lady Shade - goes missing. Afraid for Jasmine''s safety and itching to costume-up, Chrissie and her ghost-possessed best friend Loulee break into Devil''s Dyke, the asylum where Jasmine works as a therapist with the most dangerous cutthroats (supervillains) in Britain... only to find the inmates have taken over... Chrissie debuts successfully as a cloak (superheroine), but who will become the arch-nemesis of Lady Shade II? In Chrissie''s timeline, the Beatles didn''t split up and recorded a hallucinodelic album in 1972 – Never Mind (strictly, Never Mind the Beatles) – which literally changed the world. Set in an alternative 2020s London, this hugely entertaining, darkly humorous superhero tale is packed with Newman''s trademark wit, and comes with wickedly sharp edges.

When Anne Nielson, an American journalist, travels to London to investigate the death of her sister Judi, she finds herself sucked into her nightmarish world of corruption and perversion, populated by dealers, pimps, sadomasochists and a vampire race that feasts on their victims'' dreams. At the centre of this sickly web lurks the Games Master. Something more and something less than a man, the closer Anne draws to his domain the more she endangers herself and everyone she knows, and soon she will learn that the Games Master is not just a name, and when he plays, he plays for keeps. An updated edition of the critically acclaimed novel, featuring the short story ''Orgy of the Blood Parasites'' and a brand-new afterword by Kim Newman.

Ripped from the pages of Empire magazine, the first collection of film critic, film historian and novelist Kim Newman’s reviews of the best and worst B movies. Some of the cheapest, trashiest, goriest and, occasionally, unexpectedly good films from the past 25 years are here, torn apart and stitched back together again in Kim’s unique style. Everything you want to know about DTV hell is here. Enter if you dare.

Das große Epos über die legendären Blutsauger Vergesst, was immer ihr über Dracula und seine düstere Sippschaft zu wissen glaubt - dies ist die wahre Geschichte! Eine Geschichte, die damit beginnt, dass der Vampirjäger Abraham Van Helsing versagt: Es gelingt ihm nicht, Graf Dracula in Transsylvanien zu töten. Was verheerende Folgen hat: Der Fürst der Vampire wird zum Prinzgemahl Queen Victorias und versetzt mit seinen blutsaugenden Gesellen das London der Jahrhundertwende in Angst und Schrecken. Und das ist, wie gesagt, erst der Beginn der Geschichte ... Mit "Die Vampire" legt der britische Starautor Kim Newman ein Buch vor, das seinesgleichen sucht: Die Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts aus Sicht der berühmtesten Horrorgeschöpfe aller Zeiten.

From the best selling world of Kim Newman''s Anno Dracula comes this all-new comic book sequel to his best selling novel, Anno Dracula. Features a foreword by Hellboy’s Mike Mignola! It is 1895, Count Dracula is Prince Regent and undisputed ruler of the British Empire, his power is supreme and unchecked. The curse of vampirism has spread far and wide through all levels of society and through all ranks of the British government. Now, on the verge of Dracula''s 10th Anniversary of rule, anti-Dracula forces in the guise of the Council of the Seven Days are gathering. The Council - a secret cabal of free radicals, made up of vampires and humans alike have sworn to overthrow the Crown Prince of Darkness at any cost. They plan to sabotage the Jubilee with a devastating bomb attack. Now vampire journalist Kate Reed must uncover the truth and unmask the true conspirators behind the sinister plot or risk plunging both human and vampire kind into ruin and disaster from which no side will recover...

On March 21st, 2013, I received a phone call from Holly Newstein telling me that her husband, Rick Hautala, had suffered a massive heart attack. That piece of information shocked me into a surreal sort of panic, so much so that at first I could not make the leap to the next thing she said...that he had died. It seemed impossible. Rick had been such a good friend, such a consistent and stable force in my life, that the idea of him being so suddenly removed from this world...I just couldn''t make sense of it. I have no doubt that readers will treasure this two-volume set. It is my hope that as you read, you will ruminate a little bit about the man for whom we all have come together within these pages. And I hope you''ll urge others to pick up their own copies of MISTER OCTOBER as well.

This is a collection of stories spanning the fields of mystery, horror, satire and science fiction. It takes the reader on a journey from Ancient Egypt to the 21st century as a succession of stalwart investigators confront a mystery that is handed down from generation to generation.

For nearly two decades, the Night Visions anthologies have provided a forum for some of the finest dark fantasists of the modern era, including Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Clive Barker, Dan Simmons, and many, many more. In 2003, Subterranean Press will proudly publish the eleventh installment of this landmark series.Edited and introduced by World Fantasy Award winner Bill Sheehan, Night Visions 11 will feature novellas by Tim Lebbon (Face, As the Sun Goes Down), Kim Newman (Anno Dracula, The Quorum), and Lucius Shepard (The Jaguar Hunter, Life During Wartime). Together, these three gifted -- and very different -- writers have won almost every major award the fields of horror, fantasy, and science fiction have to offer, and their combined presence is a virtual guarantee of quality. Night Visions 11 is sure to be one of the most memorable, entertaining, and talked about anthologies of the coming year. Don''t let it pass you by.

A suspenseful, thrilling anthology of 30 original short stories inspired by the iconic works of legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, curated by acclaimed editor Maxim Jakubowski. Featuring some of the biggest names in mystery and crime fiction, including Lee Child, Sophie Hannah, Peter Swanson, and many more! Birds, Strangers and Psychos is a thrilling anthology that brings together the biggest names in mystery and crime fiction to pay homage to Alfred Hitchcock, the legendary filmmaker whose name is synonymous with suspense. Acclaimed editor Maxim Jakubowski curates 30 original short stories, each inspired by the mood, tension, and style that defined Hitchcock’s groundbreaking work. This anthology invites both emerging and established voices to reimagine the chilling atmospheres, twisted plots, and unforgettable characters of Hitchcock''s films, from Psycho and Vertigo to North by Northwest and The Birds. Just as Hitchcock adapted stories from literary giants like Daphne du Maurier, Patricia Highsmith, and Roald Dahl, Birds, Strangers and Psychos unites today''s literary stars to craft new suspenseful tales that are destined to thrill, haunt, and unsettle. These stories celebrate Hitchcock’s enduring influence, creating an anthology that serves both as a tribute and as a reminder of why Hitchcock’s legacy continues to loom so large in popular culture. This volume is not just a collection of stories – it’s an invitation to rediscover the artistry of suspense. Each author takes on the challenge of evoking the quintessentially ''Hitchcockian'' elements that have captivated audiences for decades: ordinary lives interrupted by peril, psychological duels, and unexpected encounters that spiral into nightmares. The volume showcases an extraordinary blend of talent, featuring stories from: Lee Child Joe R Lansdale & Keith Lansdale Tara Moss Donna Moore James Grady Liz Nugent Peter Lovesey Kim Newman A.K. Benedict Vaseem Khan M.W. Craven S.A. Cosby Sophie Hannah Guy Adams Nadime Matheson David Thomson Jerome Charyn Anne Billson Lauren Henderson William Boyle Jeff Noon Xan Brooks Ragnar Jonasson Denise Mina Lily Samson Peter Swanson

A collection of stories where a monster lurks on every corner, in every profession and in every race and class. The monsters are unimaginably strange and yet have their genesis in the very recognizable ills of contemporary society.

Ten tales of the ghastly and the macabre by award-winning author Kim Newman (Anno Dracula, Bloody Red Baron). Stories include: A Drug on the Market, Tomorrow Town, The Original Dr Shade, Famous Monsters, and Organ Donors.

Some things are so wrong that they can never be put right, never atoned for, never let lie. These are unforgivable stories. In this collection, Kim Newman re-opens some of the great closed cases of fantasy and horror fiction, returning us to the worlds of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Edgar Allan Poe, the Victorian Ghost story, and Count Dracula. In each case, these familiar universes are altered, shown in a new, unusual light. Here, we visit a 1960s Britain that is bogged down in a war in Indo-China, an American city that has been home to the four-coloured heroes and villains of generations of comic books, a Paris of Bogart and Bergman and other fantastical archetypes, and a frontier where there''s no law west of Bristol but the gun and the iron horse. Including stories written in collaboration with novelists Eugene Byrne (THiGMOO) and Paul J. McAuley (Fairyland), this collection touches on all the horrors and humours Kim Newman has explored in novels like Anno Dracula, The Quorum and Life''s Lottery. Unforgivable, but also unforgettable ...

Rome, 1959. Dracula est sur le point de se marier en grande pompe avec la princesse moldave Asa Vajda. Mais cet événement mondain exceptionnel, qui rassemblera tout le gotha vivant et mort-vivant de la Ville éternelle, n''est que la première étape d''un ambitieux projet élaboré par le comte. Orson Welles et un agent secret vampire du nom de Bond sont également de la partie, ainsi qu''un mystérieux assassin, le Bourreau Écarlate, qui trouble la dolce vita de la cité en semant les cadavres derrière lui... « Une verve étincelante et un récit saupoudré de références littéraires et cinématographiques. Un cocktail de sang, de sensations fortes et d''humour sournois. » The Times

L’enfer, c’est la guerre... 1918. L’Europe est aux mains des vampires. Commandant en chef des armées d’Allemagne et d’Autriche-Hongrie, le comte Dracula a juré d’anéantir l’Angleterre. Mais le conflit opposant les grandes puissances est aussi une guerre entre les sang-chauds et les non-morts. Pris dans la mêlée, Charles Beauregard, ennemi de longue date de Dracula, son protégé Edwin Winthrop et l’intrépide journaliste vampire Kate Reed se mesurent à la terrible menace volante qu’est le Baron rouge sang... « Captivant et superbement documenté : ce roman plane au-dessus du genre. La suite encore meilleure d’Anno Dracula. » Kirkus Reviews « Un savoureux cocktail d’inventivité débridée, de pensée décalée et de subtile ironie. Incontournable. » The Guardian « Fascinant, délicieusement bizarre, sacrément bon. » Science Fiction Chronicle « Comment rendre la Première Guerre mondiale plus sinistre encore ? Ajoutez-y des vampires, comme Newman le fait avec tant de génie pour la suite d’Anno Dracula. » Booklist

Hommage à l''âge d''or des films de gangsters américains par le biais des réalités virtuelles. [SDM].

From the acclaimed author of Anno Dracula, the perfect gift for those who love the dark fantastic imaginations of Neil Gaiman and T. Kingfisher, this is a nightmarish tale of a haunted Christmas set deep in the British countryside not too long ago. Cosy traditions are made twisted and terrifying as a mother and son grapple with their painful past.

A world where Dracula survives his encounters with Dr. John Seward and enslaves Victorian England, emerging decades later in 1980s America to sink his fangs into such rich and famous targets as Andy Warhol and Orson Welles.