Category: Features

Celebrating Horror Culture in Australia

  • February 28, 2013

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I was married late last year. It was on a very lucky day, both for me and for the whole world. We held the ceremony and reception on 23 December, the day after the predicted end of the world, as foretold by the Mayan culture, or at least as interpreted by millions around the world. …

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The fear of God and real-life horrors of fundamentalist religion

  • February 27, 2013

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Hi there. Yes, I’ve been away for a while. Yes, I know, this is supposed to be a monthly column. There’ve been reasons, but I won’t bother you with them just now. Maybe another time. Meanwhile, picture this: The final scene of Hammer’s Dracula. Christopher Lee, red-eyed, teeth bared – demonic, imposing, all but immortal; …

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Happy Valentine’s Day: Horror Style

  • February 14, 2013

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L-O-V-E, love. That fickle, mercurial, elusive beast. Guardian angel to some, white whale to others. Since the dawn of time, it’s been responsible for saving the souls and dashing the hopes of countless courters in equal measure, lifting some spirits to the heavens to breathe new life into their hosts, while smashing some dreams to …

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On Behalf of Neglected Night Creatures

  • February 13, 2013

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It’s not that I hate vampires and zombies. Like many fans of dark fiction, I was once seduced by Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Le Fanu’s Carmilla and Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire. I watched all of Buffy and some of Angel. The first season of True Blood was intriguing, as was its premise, though …

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