Outback Archives - MOVIES and MANIA

WAKE IN FRIGHT aka OUTBACK (1971) Reviews of Aussie classic

Wake in Fright is a 1971 Australian/American thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence (Halloween; The Mutations; Death Line) and Chips Rafferty. The screenplay was written by Evan Jones, based on Kenneth Cook’s 1961 novel of …

WOLF CREEK 3 (2022) Second Outback serial killer sequel announced

Wolf Creek 3 is a forthcoming Australian horror film continuing the murderous activities of inveterate serial killer Mick Taylor. The sequel follows Wolf Creek (2005), Wolf Creek 2 (2013) and …

OUTBACK (2019) Reviews and overview

‘No food. No water. No weapons. No escape.’ Outback is a 2019 Australian survival thriller feature film about a young American couple that find themselves stranded in the unforgiving desert …

TURBINES (2019) Overview of Australian outback horror

‘Green Efficient Deadly‘ Turbines is a 2019 Australian horror-thriller feature film about a perceived threat from wind turbines in the Outback. Directed by Shane Borza and Igor Breakenback from a …

BLOOD HUNT (2017) Reviews and overview of Australian outback horror

‘Your worst fears will be realized’ Blood Hunt is a 2017 Australian outback horror thriller film directed by Sam Curtain from a screenplay co-written with Danny Beaton and Thomas Roach. The movie …

OZPLOITATION TRAILER EXPLOSION

While Intervision’s Ozploitation Trailer Explosion is ostensibly a companion piece to Severin’s Aussie horror Blu-rays, it’s real connection is to 2009 documentary Not Quite Hollywood – they’d make a great double package, if not double bill. …

ROAD TRAIN aka ROAD KILL (2009) Reviews and overview

Road Train is a 2009 – released May 2010 – Australian horror feature film, released as Road Kill in the U.S., directed by Dean Francis and written by Clive Hopkins. The movie stars Xavier …