Australian horror Archives

Ten Aussie Horror Films That’ll Leave You Frightened This Friday the Thirteenth

March 12, 2020

Another Friday the Thirteenth rolls around, and naturally, our minds are reaching for something truly terrifying to tingle our spines on this day of horror and bad luck. While the deep well of horror films is ...

Mad House Review – Worthy Addition to Australia’s Found Footage Catalogue

Andrew F Peirce

February 11, 2020

Reviews

There have been precious few ‘found footage’ films in Australia’s filmography. The Tunnel and The Magician come to mind. They exist, but oddly (given the micro-budget nature of the format), we are yet to see a...

Two Heads Creek Review – Classist Ocker Comedy Fails to Impress

Travis Johnson

January 6, 2020

Reviews

There’s a style of comedy fairly common in Australian culture that really gets my back up, and it’s classist ocker comedy. You know the type: take a small Australian community – generally rural but occasio...

Best Australian Films of 2019

Andrew F Peirce

December 3, 2019

Culture

As 2019 comes to an end, we take a look back at the year of Australian films that we’ve just had. Now, I’m going to admit, this list might be a little more controversial than some of my previous Best Australia...

Little Monsters Review – A Bothersome Zombie Flick That I Just Can’t Shake Off

Andrew F Peirce

November 18, 2019

Reviews

There’s been precious few films this year that have left me well and truly bothered at their end. Godzilla: King of the Monsters left me quite bothered by its misguided attempt to instil ethics to its monster-...

Ten Questions with David Black – Indie Horror, Short Films, and a Whole Bunch of Gore

Andrew F Peirce

November 11, 2019

Banter

One of the most active, exciting and energetic people working the indie scene in Australian cinema is David Black. You may have seen a film of his while scouring YouTube for offbeat stuff, or you've been part ...

The Furies Review – An Enjoyable, Uniquely Australian Horror Film

Travis Akbar

November 4, 2019

Reviews

In comparison to the Australian film industry, the size of the American film industry is unfathomable. But the creativity of it is lacking. Remakes, revamps and sequels dominate the US market. With franchises ...

The Furies Review – A Punchy, Rollicking, Blood-Soaked Slasher

Travis Johnson

October 17, 2019

Reviews

If you want to trace its lineage all the way back you wind up, cinematically speaking at least, at 1932’s The Most Dangerous Game, but The Furies, the debut feature from writer and director Tony D’Aquino reall...

The Faceless Man Review – An Unfortunate Miss, but Not Without Promise

Travis Akbar

September 10, 2019

Reviews

Australian Horror can be hit or miss. On one hand you have hits like Killing Ground, The Babadook, Wolf Creek, and The Loved Ones. On the other you have the misses like Needle, Roadkill, and the 2009 Natalie B...

The Babadook Review – An Endlessly Haunting Film

Christopher Spencer

September 4, 2019

Reviews

What do want from a horror film? When you see a poster or a trailer for the latest wide-release horror movie, what makes you want to see it? A particular leading actor or actress? Established credibility from ...

2019 AFCA Awards and Film Criticism

WA Documentary, The Fathering Project, Looks at Single Dads Joining Together to Break the Cycle of Negative Parenting

From Audio Guide to Miro – Why Short Films Deserve the Spotlight Right Now

Cameras Roll on This Little Love of Mine in Far North Queensland

Five Films You Can’t Miss at the 2020 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Jessica Chastain – Do You Believe Rachael Taylor and Brooke Satchwell?

PiNK PEPPER Has Arrived!

New Esports Viewing Experience to Launch in Perth

International Art Exhibition Come Silent Auction Gives Light to Refugees Affected by COVID-19

Australian Cinema in ISO Zoom Panel

Piper Doon – the Scotsman is Nae More

Revelation Film Festival WA Film Callout

Mojo’s Bar is Closed but With Your Help They Can Reopen When the Time is Right

Five Streaming Services to Check Out in Quarantine

Dot and the Kangaroo Review - A Kids Film with a Timeless Conservation Message

600 Bottles of Wine Review – Grace Rouvray is a Comedic Mastermind

Romantic Road Review – A Nice Film About a Rolls Royce, India, and the Grey’s

D’Art Review – Just Like the Goggomobil Dart: Something Quite Surprising and Joy Filled

Forman vs. Forman Review – A Fascinating Excursion Through the Life and Mind of One of the Great Filmmakers

Ocean to Sky Review – The Story of a Lifetime

The Booksellers Review – An Absolute Delight for Those Who Know the Power of a Book

Acute Misfortune Director Thomas M Wright Interview

Small Island Big Song – An Oceanic Songline Director Tim Cole Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story Director Posy Dixon Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Leaving Allen Street Interview with Filmmaker Katrina Channells – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

The Rise of Synths Director Iván Castell Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Revelation Film Festival

Our Law Interview with Senior Sergeant Revis Ryder – Communities, Football, and Being an Indigenous Police Officer

Our Law Producer Taryne Laffar Interview – Indigenous Voices, Producing in Australia

Ten Aussie Horror Films That’ll Leave You Frightened This Friday the Thirteenth

Mad House Review – Worthy Addition to Australia’s Found Footage Catalogue

Two Heads Creek Review – Classist Ocker Comedy Fails to Impress

Best Australian Films of 2019

Little Monsters Review – A Bothersome Zombie Flick That I Just Can’t Shake Off

Ten Questions with David Black – Indie Horror, Short Films, and a Whole Bunch of Gore

The Furies Review – An Enjoyable, Uniquely Australian Horror Film

The Furies Review – A Punchy, Rollicking, Blood-Soaked Slasher

The Faceless Man Review – An Unfortunate Miss, but Not Without Promise

The Babadook Review – An Endlessly Haunting Film

Tagged Australian horror