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'The outback once again becomes a place of mind-bending, horror, action and suspense as another unwitting backpacker becomes prey for crazed, serial killing pig-shooter, Mick Taylor.'
Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 13/1/2014)
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It’s Only a Book … It’s Only a Book! Australian Horror Writers Confront the Fears of the Contemporary World
2023
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 31 October 2023; -
The 15 Greatest Australian Horror Films – Sorted
2022
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 30 May 2022;'From a film made in Adelaide for less than $10,000 to gory and haunting classics, here are some flicks that will keep you up at night'
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The Babadook and the Haunted Space between High and Low Genres in the Australian Horror Tradition
2017
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— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 11 no. 1 2017; (p. 18-32) 'The horror genre is a particularly fraught category in academic and mainstream critical discourse about Australian film genres. Australian horror films are often framed as either ‘Australian Gothic’ or ‘Ozploitation,’ terms that prioritise issues of national identity, class and taste rather than genre. The oppositional relationship of these terms presents an obstacle to the widespread acceptance – both scholarly and popular – of local horror films. This is illuminated by a comparison of two recent Australian horror releases and their domestic receptions, Wolf Creek 2 (McLean, Greg. 2014. Wolf Creek 2. Film. Adelaide: Duo Art Productions and Emu Creek Pictures) and The Babadook (Kent, Jennifer. 2014. The Babadook. Blu-Ray DVD. Melbourne: Umbrella Entertainment). Wolf Creek 2 was one of the most lucrative Australian films of 2014, however it was critically panned in large part due to its perceived commercialism and low-genre status. By contrast, The Babadook was the most critically praised Australian film of 2014, however the film received a limited domestic release. This paper explores how both The Babadook’s meagre domestic release and its near-universal critical praise can be related to its association with the high-art Australian Gothic tradition. Yet the film unsettles firmly entrenched art/genre, nationalism/commercialism dichotomies.' (Publication abstract) -
Celluloid Nightmares : The Wolf in the Flannel Shirt
2015
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— Appears in: Midnight Echo : The Magazine of the Australian Horror Writers Association , April no. 11 2015; (p. 101-104) -
A Screen Siren in the Making
2015
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 May 2015; (p. 32)
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No Laughing Matter Being Alone with Outback Serial Killer
2013
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 February 2013; (p. 9)
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Mick Puts Victims Up the Creek
2014
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 26 January 2014; (p. 18-19)
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House of Horrors
2014
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 February 2014; (p. 10-11)
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Shooting for the Dark Side
2014
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— Appears in: The Age , 15 February 2014; (p. 18)
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Desert Rat Returns
2014
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 February 2014; (p. 6)
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Reel Time
2012
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— Appears in: The Australian , 12 September 2012; (p. 17) 'Fans of Australian author Andrew Masterson's crime/horror fiction will have been delighted this week by news that a film version of his award-winning "The Second Coming" is almost ready to be made. In the more traditional funding world, last week Screen Australia announced a $5.5 million investment in three feature film projects, including one by Rolf de Heer in which the veteran filmmaker will collaborate with David Gulpilil. Called "Charlie's Country", it describes itself as "an uplifting tragicomic portrait of one man's struggle to define himself as an Aboriginal in modern Australia". The others are "Predestination", a science fiction/crime thriller by writer-director brothers Michael and Peter Spierig (Daybreakers) and is based on a story by sci-fi author Robert A. Heinlein; and "Wolf Creek 2", by director Greg Mclean.' Stephen Fitzpatrick. -
Three Minutes with John Jarrett
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2013
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 January 2013; (p. 2) -
Dying for a Laugh? Evil Has a Fun Side
2013
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9-10 February 2013; (p. 23) -
Australian Psycho
2013
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 July 2013; (p. 16-17) 'Violent crime films take realism to a new level and pierce the myth of mateship, writes Harry Windsor.' -
Back to the Bush to Find a Blockbuster
2013
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 August 2013; (p. 36)
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