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'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'
The Thing Blu-Ray from Arrow Video When it comes to my favourite films from years past, there are some I revisit more than others. These...


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...


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...


Campfire Tales 2023 Authors Announced
Congratulations to SM Harris, Art Robinson, Kirsty Roby and Simon Lambert for having their stories selected for Campfire Tales 2023! You...
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