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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...

'Red Ruin' finalist in Australian Shadows Awards

I'm super fkn stoked to announce that Ian J Middleton and my book 'Red Ruin' is a finalist in the 2022 Australian Shadow Awards for Best...

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