Everything is not going to be ok… • Richard Linklater at his best. Keanu at his best. Winona, Robert Downey & Woody at their kookiest....

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

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

No one films insanity like Tobe Hooper. From the original Chainsaw through Eaten Alive and The Funhouse to this Cannon funded sequel, he...

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...

Originally released in 2003, Florian Habicht’s debut feature film Woodenhead is a hypnotic and idiosyncratic adult fairytale, a surreal...

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...

I'm pleased to announce the event I am producing with Ricky Dey for this years Featherston Booktown: Campfire Tales (R13) Friday 10th &...

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

I first caught Drew Goddard’s sophomore film on a long haul flight. I am not really a fan of movies on the plane - the screens are...

True crime poetry is not a sub genre I was aware even existed, let alone one that could be so emotionally affecting, but Cynthia Pelayo...

Danny Elfman’s #coachella2022 set was very cool and took the audience on a journey through his long and varied career. He promised the...

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...

The premiere of X at Roxy Cinema Miramar last night was an absolute blast. The film was fkn fantastic - a slow burn slasher but never...

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

Set in the mountains of Alaska during the season of constant sun, our main character Sarah is alone following a domestic violence...

Next up in the Vinegar Syndrome X Tubi festival is this thoroughly enjoyable, WTF kung-fu revenge film. Set in the dilapidated NYC of...

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

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...

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