Horror
‘I made this movie for the stolen mob’: A horror about historic wrongs
The Moogai offers a perspective on the Stolen Generations that has been sorely missing in mainstream Australian cinema.
- by Nell Geraets
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The best new horror movies to stream this Halloween
Whether you’re looking for a jump-scare horror or a genuine fright-fest, here are six new movies to stream this spooky season.
- by Nell Geraets
‘Any early ideas I threw away’: horror filmmaker on creating Smile franchise
Rising American writer-director Parker Finn is on to his second Smile film in the lead-up to Halloween.
- by Garry Maddox
This horror franchise made people vomit. So they made more
The physical response to the Terrifier films might sound gross, but director Damien Leone is convinced it’s the healthy release we all need.
- by Nell Geraets
Meet the master of monsters as he embarks on his biggest challenge yet
He has created grisly monsters for The Hobbit and The Portable Door, but now Australian Steve Boyle is taking up the scariest post of all: directing.
- by Nell Geraets
Two tickets to horror reminded me of Paul’s message to us
At nearly 70, I went to my first horror movie. It has aged so badly that the audience tittered. But then I went to a harrowing opera that left me transfixed.
- by Barney Zwartz
How son of Psycho star Anthony Perkins came up with horror hit of the year
Longlegs has taken everyone by surprise, rekindling hope that people will still go to the cinema for the right movie.
- by Karl Quinn
Exorcism movies are everywhere. Why are we obsessed with them?
Fifty years since The Exorcist themes of demonic possession still loom large, with Russell Crowe starring in yet another exorcism film.
- by Jake Wilson
It’s been a terrible year for cinema, but one genre is holding strong
Why are these smaller-scale movies attracting decent audiences while major studio films flop?
- by Nell Geraets
A talking hanky, alien invasion – is this the most silly, joyful horror film of all time?
Nick Roth and Lindsey Haun created the low-budget Hanky Panky with a camera won in a competition and a bunch of movie business pals, including Seth Green.
- by Ben Pobjie
Don Lane, the Devil, and why Aussie horror is taking over the world
Hot on the heels of breakout hit Talk To Me, Late Night With the Devil is the latest Aussie horror flick to attract worldwide buzz, and box office results.
- by Karl Quinn
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