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

Campfire Tales is a live event as part of the 2023 Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival. We are looking for four horror / dark fiction...

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

This debut novella had been getting a lot of hype ever since its release in September. Sometimes hype can do a disservice to a book or...

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...

Not gonna lie, 2022 was a tough one. There were some transcendent highs, some crushing lows and everything in between. Below is a list...

Holy shit it's the end of 2022, and I haven't posted my thoughts on the past few books I've read. So here is a quick sprint through my...

Panos Cosmatos’ ‘Mandy’ is a psychedelic horror film that is one part heartfelt love story and one part gnarly revenge film. Nicolas Cage...

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

Best described as a YouTube Evil Dead, Deadstream is the good version of that description, thanks to the endearing performance of...

GREETINGS BOILS & GHOULS, VE VELCOME YOU ALL TO THEE HALLOWEEN BALL! (cue evil laugh) Featherston Vinyl Club invites you (requests your...

In honour of ‘Bay of Blood,’ where we watched ROTLD on the big screen at the Paisley Stage in Napier, I’m taking a listen to the...

I’ve been aware of director Joe Begos for a while, having heard him on a few podcasts over the years, but this is the first of his films...

The Burning Boy & Other Stories’ turns one tomorrow so I’m having a SALE to celebrate: E-books $0.99 & paperbacks $5.59 (US) from now...

It’s waiting outside and it can sense your fear. No nightmare will prepare you for it! Razorback, Russell Mulcahy’s mid ‘80s Ozploitation...

The universe has a favour to ask. • Shudder continues its winning streak this year with Rebecca McKendry’s cosmic horror comedy Glorious,...

Big ups to the hardy souls who trudged through the wind & rain to Covenant - Underground Dark Art & Culture & Magick for the ‘Red Ruin’...

Chopping Spree is a fun, fast-paced slasher that cleverly pivots to something more ambitious and interesting. A group of teens are...

Join me at Covenant Gallery, 2 Adelaide Road, Wellington on Thursday 18th of August from 5:30pm for the Red Ruin book release party. I...

Today is the day. Our new book 'Red Ruin' has been released into the world like a hungry, shambling bloodthirsty ghoul. Here's what one...