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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...


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,...

'Dark Clouds: In Search of Aotearoa Gothic' at VERB Wellington this November.
I'm thrilled to announce this event I have been working on with Lee Murray & Boneface Tavern as part of VERB Wellington. 'Dark Clouds: In...


Cheap Thrills pop culture market this Saturday
This weekend I am back in my hometown of Ōtautahi / Christchurch for the Cheap Thrills market run by Evan from Dead Video. The market...


'The Stephen King Trifecta of 1983' article up now at Dread Central
A few weeks back, I had my first article on Dread Central: 'The Stephen King Trifecta of 1983: ‘Cujo’, ‘The Dead Zone’, and ‘Christine’,...


Night Of A Thousand Screams: An Evening of Horror Film Music & Visuals
So I’ve been wanting to put on a night of horror music for a long time now, ever since I started collecting horror soundtracks on wax....

BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: 20,000 Bloody Words - A Collection of Horror Flash Fiction
Here it is, the book announcement / cover reveal for my new collection of flash horror fiction, 20,000 Bloody Words. I’m in love with the...


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...

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...


Pride Month: Clive Barker
To celebrate Pride Month, I'm going back to the first queer author I read as an early teen - the great and unrivalled Clive Barker. This...


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...


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,...


Author interview: Kiwi horror writers featuring at Featherston Book festival
I was fortunate enough to chat with Jesse Mulligan on RNZ Afternoons last week about Featherston Booktown, our 'Campfire Tales' event and...

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