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Scream queen Danielle
Harris (Halloween 4, See
No Evil 2) makes her
directorial debut with
Among Friends. How to
Host a Murder meets an
‘80s prom night theme a
a Hollywood dinner party
which descends into
mayhem when the host
takes things too seriously and begins torturing
the guests. Look out for cameos by genre icons
Kane Hodder and Michael Biehn.
There’s extreme tourism, and now there’s
‘grief tourism’ – visiting places where tragedy
has struck. That’s the unhealthy hobby of
Dark Tourist Jim Tahana (Michael Cudlitz,
The Walking Dead), who begins to suffer the
inevitable psychological side effects during
s latest trip to the rural
unt of a serial killer.
elanie Griffith co-stars in
is grim character study
the tradition of Henry:
ortrait of Serial Killer and
axi Driver.
Raven’s Cabin is a
omegrown horror set
n a youth behaviour
modification facility deep
in the woods, where
the dead don’t talk...
unless they can find somebody who can hear
them! Luke Ledger follows in cousin Heath’s
footsteps as one of the teens consigned to this
boot camp from hell.
Like The Battery, Argentinian apocalypse
movie The Desert offers an intimate look
at a zombie outbreak from the POV of three
survivors trapped in a love triangle.
As seen at
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he lovechild
f Zach
alifianakis
nd Larry
avid best
escribes the
riter-director
of Summer
of Blood,
Onur Tukel, who also stars as a
misanthropic loser in this sharply
written and hilarious mash-up
of a Woody Allen comedy and a
vampire film. Winner of the Best
Feature Screenplay at last year’s
Monster Fest, this is an absolute
must-see for fans of both horror
and comedy.
Throwback is a local entry
in the recent revival of Bigfoot
movies, featuring our own ape-
like legend the Yowie, and a crazy
cameo by former Mad Max 2
mohawker Vernon Wells.
Haunted mirrors have also
made a comeback of late. The
Mirror is a found footage flick
in the, er, spirit of Paranormal
Activity and Oculus, in which a
trio of flatmates purchase an evil
antique on eBay.
Disco can drive you crazy! That’s
the premise of Discopath, a
gruesome homage to the slasher
films of the ‘70s and ‘80s with
a grimy Driller Killer vibe. Fans
of grindhouse-style movies are
advised to check this one out.
The inaugural Monster Fest Awards
recognised the best of the fest from 2014.
There were many worthy contenders among
the feature films in competition, all fighting
for the coveted green and crystal trophies. And after much
agonising, debating and bloodletting, the Monster Jury made
their final decisions. Congratulations to all the winners.
Crystal Monster for Best Film 2014 – Starry Eyes
Crystal Monster for Best Film 2013 – Chocolate
Strawberry Vanilla
Best Australian Feature Film – Under a
Kaleidoscope
Best Feature Film Director – Leigh Janiak,
Honeymoon
Best Female Lead – Ashley C. Williams, Julia
Best Male Lead – Adam Brooks, The Editor
Best Feature Screenplay – Onur Tukel, Summer
of Blood
Best Special Effects in a Feature Film – Charlie’s
Farm
Best Sound in a Feature Film – The Editor
Monster JuryAward – Lost Soul: The Doomed
Journey of Richard Stanley’s The Island of Dr.
Moreau
Starry Eyes