*This article is part of a two-part series 1925: The Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney, was Universal Studios’ biggest movie of the year. Budgeted at two million dollars, it was in production for damn near two years (an extravagantly long gestation for the time) and would feature the grandest sets, the most lavish … Continue reading Phantom of the Phantom of the Opera: Part 1
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First things first, points off for the film's dull title. Seriously, I can’t help but think that part of the reason there were two people in the cinema was the uninspired name of what turned out to be a spectacular movie. “Ah but there’s a double meaning!” Yes, it’s also the name of the small … Continue reading REVIEW: HOPE
Kinji Fukasaku’s final completed feature is perhaps an outlier on this website, since it could be argued it’s more sci-fi due to its dystopian future setting, or maybe more of an action thriller, but the cracked leather skin that wraps it all up is horror. Although this is a Japanese film, it’s on a completely … Continue reading Review: Battle Royale
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
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
I actively avoided seeing The Weed Eaters at last year’s NZIFF, put off by the quotes: “… riotous NZ horror comedy. Four holidaying friends come across a strain of weed that gives them the most extreme case of the munchies ever recorded”. A no-budget horror-stoner-comedy? A wry take on the horror genre by a group … Continue reading In Praise of: The Weed Eaters on Tour