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?
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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
*This article contains spoilers for the Curry Barker film OBSESSION* Horror has always been the perfect playground for movies about bad relationships. From malicious friends to meddling family members, we can all relate to this at some point in our lives. But the award for the most toxic human relationships has to go to those … Continue reading OBSESSION: Victims, Villains, and Vulnerability
There’s a new wave of horror movies and movie makers emerging from this country, and it is the most exciting thing to happen to our corner of the horror genre since our first steps into it back in the 80s. Actually, right now, there’s a plethora of brilliant B-movies that have seeped out into festivals, … Continue reading Trouble in Paradise: The New Wave of Kiwi Horror
2025 gave us an ever-expanding list of truly entertaining horror movies, so 2026 is going to have to bring its A-game to keep up. Luckily, it appears the new year got the memo, and there is plenty to look forward to over the next 12 months. From multiple interpretations of the Universal monsters to the … Continue reading My Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2026