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OUT NOW: 20,000 Bloody Words - A Collection of Horror Flash Fiction by Denver Grenell

31 Days of Horror - Days 1 - 4

Day 1: Oddity (2024) Kicking off 31 days of horror with this new Shudder release. Irish filmmaker Damien McCarthy is 2 for 2 in my...

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...

Remains To Be Told: Panel discussion on Aotearoa horror.

I was lucky enough to talk Aotearoa - New Zealand Horror on a panel discussion with fellow Remains To Be Told authors Dan Rabarts, Tim...

Gingernuts of Horror Interview by Michael Botur

“What needs to happen is a unification of the genre – filmmakers, authors, musicians, fans” Many thanks to fellow Kiwi author Michael...

Book review: Those You Killed by Christopher Badcock

This review was originally posted on Horror Oasis. Those You Killed, the strong debut novel by Christopher Badcock from Dark Lit Press,...

White Ibis / Maneater / Goons and Grease Paint

I’ve been reading some short novelettes / novellas / stories recently & these are three that I really enjoyed: White Ibis by Wendy...

BOOK REVIEW: Welcome to Smileyland by Spencer Hamilton

There have been many books (and films) released that loudly proclaim to be a “modern slasher” which then go on to be a regular old...

Talking Campfire Tales on RNZ Nights

I was back on RNZ Nights with Bryan Crump tonight, talking campfire tales in horror cinema. We looked at The Fog, The Burning, Madman,...

Another Goddamn Horror Podcast

I had the distinct pleasure of talking all things horror with the gents from Another Goddamned Horror Podcast last week. It was such a...

Friday the 13th series reviewed (so far)

Here are some of my reviews of the Friday the 13th films from the last couple of years. I will keep adding new reviews as and when I...

The House of the Devil (2009)

Ti West’s fourth film came after his notoriously shitty Hollywood experience on Cabin Fever 2, where the film got re-edited and re-shot...

Color Out of Space (2019)

Cult genre director Richard Stanley hasn't had a film unspool on cinema screens since 1992’s horror film Dust Devil. After being fired...

It's a short, sharp shock: Author profile

Old mate got a profile in the Wairarapa Times-Age. If you can read the fine print there is a sneaky announcement of the next book release...

Blood & Black Wax: Horror Soundtracks On Vinyl playlist

I've been slowly putting together a Spotify playlist of horror soundtracks based on the excellent book Blood On Black Wax from 1984...

Frightmare (1981)

I’ve been going through some of the Vinegar Syndrome titles on Tubi looking for the next trashterpiece or slice of ill-advised cinema...

Frontiere(s) (2007)

Next up in the French Extremity festival is Xavier Gens’ shocker Frontiere(s) which takes a group of youth on the run after a money...

Double dose of grief horror: Immortelle & Crossroads

I finished ‘Immortelle’ by Catherine McCarthy and loved it so I’m re-reading ‘Crossroads’ by Laurel Hightower to keep the grief horror...

Talking Horror Comedies on Radio New Zealand

Have a listen to my latest chat with Bryan Crump on the Nights programme on Radio New Zealand.

Cover reveal: Ghosts of Gion by Ian J Middleton

Coming March 15th is the new sci-fi horror novella by Ian J Middleton released by Beware the Moon. Artwork by Mike at garthdesignco. What...

BOOK REVIEW: Grotesque: Monster Stories by Lee Murray

Bram Stoker Award Winning NZ writer Lee Murray’s strong collection of stories run the gamut from historical horror, to far-future sci-fi...