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Film review: Tremors (1990)

I first caught Tremors in the cinema back in 1990 and dug it, but was kinda bummed that the amazing creature on the poster was nowhere to...

Giallo January

After burning myself out on 31 Days of Halloween viewings last October, I took a more relaxed approach to January Giallo, managing 11...

31 Days of Halloween Week 4 Reviewed

Doom Asylum (1987) Wow, this piece of 80s trash is my kind of what the fuckery. A group of overacting teens (including Sex & The City’s...

31 Days of Halloween Week 3 reviewed

The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018) Week three of Halloween month kicks off with this mean-spirited, neon-drenched throwback slasher with...

31 Days of Halloween Week 2 Reviewed

The Lords of Salem (2012) Week 2 of 31 days of Halloween begins with The Lords of Salem. I’ve always thought of Rob Zombie as a talented...

31 Days of Halloween Week 1 Reviewed

Week one of October's Halloween watchathon is done. This week was all about first-time watches. There are still a few newer titles I want...

The Exorcist Believer: Review

50 years (50!) ago, William Friedkin’s horror classic The Exorcist was released upon an unsuspecting world, terrifying audiences,...

Review: Girls School Screamers (1986)

Girls School Screamers is nowhere as good as the various posters (funny that for a DTV 80s horror jam). The Vinegar Syndrome disc has 3...

Talk To Me (2022): new Oz horror classic lives up to the hype.

New Oz horror classic lives up to the hype.

A Life-Time of Loving 'John Carpenter's The Thing'

When it comes to my favourite films from years past, there are some I revisit more than others. These films are like comfort food, that...

Stay out of the Water: My lifelong love (and fear) of Jaws

Everyone remembers the first time they saw Jaws. Whether in a packed cinema in 1975 or later on television or VHS, most people have a...

Halloween '18 / Kills / Ends

I know it’s probably not cool to admit liking these films, but I haven’t been cool my entire life and am not about to start now. 2018 is...

'90s horror DVD stash

I found this 90s horror quadriptych in the thrift store the other day. Truth be told, I was not into these post-Scream films back when...

ReConnect Aotearoa NZ Panel this Sunday 4th June

So this is very cool - this Sunday as part of the ReConnect Aotearoa NZ Fandom online convention, I will be chatting with writer...

NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE (2021): a worthy spook-fest for the Halloween season

Four years ago, Netflix struck gold with The Ritual, a stunning slice of folk/backwoods horror with a dark emotional thread based on...

It was Saturday 9th June 2012…

Our friend ‘S’ had booked tickets to Prometheus in the Melbourne IMAX a month prior and had rallied the gang for the most anticipated...

Giallo January

I managed to watch six films for Giallo January this year, mostly first-time watches. The tropes of the Giallo (black-gloved killer,...

The Case of the Scorpion’s Tale (1971)

Dipping my toes into the cool waters of #januarygiallo with this sweet little number from Sergio Martino, who knocked out a great run of...

Top 10 Films from 2022

Here's the Top 10 new films I watched last year, not really representative of all that was released or all I watched as I missed a lot of...

Talking John Carpenter & Halloween on Radio NZ

I had a great chat with Karyn Hay about Halloween & John Carpenter on Nights on RNZ National. Listen here:

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