We're taking a page from the music scene this week as fellow NZHF writer Simon Kingsley-Holmes and I discuss our Honest Horror Playlists. Once you're done with us, head over to the New Zealand Horror Fans Facebook page, join the Horror Fans community (if you haven't already), and share your own horror playlist. We love … Continue reading Honest Horror Playlist
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In a world where AI-generated parrots garner over a million followers on social media, it feels good when a classic horror franchise doubles down on its use of practical effects. Right from Day 1, the Evil Dead films have given us tactile, ooey-gooey Deadites and buckets of slimy blood, a trend that’s thankfully continued with … Continue reading Q&A with Brendon Durey: Special Effects Supervisor – Evil Dead Burn
With the release of writer/director Taratoa Stappard’s debut feature, Mārama, we have seen the potential emergence of a new movement in horror. Debuting at TIFF on September 5th last year, it became the first truly Māori-centric horror film. While previous films have touched on Māori history or been produced, written, or directed by Māori filmmakers, … Continue reading Mārama: A New Benchmark in Māori Horror
Release Date: 9 July 2026 Directed By: Sébastien Vaniček Run Time: 110 mins REVIEW Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead is to the 80s what Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was to the 70s. A low-budget masterpiece that was a nightmare to film and tested the grit and patience of everyone involved. All the … Continue reading Review: Evil Dead Burn – Raging Inferno or Barely a Spark?
Don’t you hate it when you find a recipe online and the writer gives you their life story before you get to the actual meat of it all? Well, I’m about to do that. Sorry. I grew up in the UK in the wake of the Video Nasties scare. Disgusting, corrupting, depraved movies were finally … Continue reading Review: Evil Dead – The Raimi Trilogy
Release Date: 28 May 2026 Directed By: Kane Parsons Run Time: 110 min REVIEW What’s going on? Why is Hollywood making the best horror films right now? Hollywood is meant to turn up late, copy what someone else did, balls it all up and sweep up all the undeserved money. Whatever happened to studios snapping … Continue reading Backrooms: A Fresh Take on Horror Cinema