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Titles tagged with ‘horror’

12 titles - sorted alphabetically or by year

A

At The Movies – Series 1 Episode 63, Wolf Creek television program – 2005

Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton are impressed with new Australian film Wolf Creek, while deeply troubled by its sadism and violence.

B

Black Water feature film – 2007

An overturned boat leaves three young holidaymakers stranded in the water with only a giant crocodile for company.

BMX Bandits feature film – 1983

A young Nicole Kidman stars in a story of BMX bikes and wannabe bandits.

C

Clara short film – 2004

A stop-motion animation that explores the grief experienced by a young girl.

L

Long Weekend feature film – 1978

On a long weekend camping trip to a lonely beach, Peter and Marcia confront the despair of their marriage, as nature takes revenge on them.

M

More Winners – His Master’s Ghost television program – 1990

The setting of Montsalvat – a gothic mansion and former artists’ colony– is perfect for this mystery-comedy about a group of kids on a music camp in a spooky old mansion.

N

Night documentary – 2007

The real time and time-lapse images in Night are edited seamlessly and, in combination with the music, become very meditative.

Not Quite Hollywood documentary – 2008

Not Quite Hollywood is a good-humoured, highly entertaining look at the exploitation movies made in Australia in the 1970s and ’80s.

R

Razorback feature film – 1984

The outback town of Gamulla is terrorised by a giant razorback boar.

Rogue feature film – 2007

A US travel writer and a group of tourists on a boat trip in the Northern Territory are menaced by a giant crocodile.

W

Ward 13 short film – 2003

This animated short is about the nightmare thrills and spills of a hospital patient.

Wolf Creek feature film – 2005

There have been many outback killers in Australian cinema, but Mick Taylor is the most distinctive — and likeable.