Review: The Rule of Jenny Pen is the most brutal and bold local film in yearsSlappy the Living Dummy could never. By Alex Casey | 20th March, 2025Senior writer
‘I enjoy playing in the dark’: Inside director James Ashcroft’s latest nightmareNew horror The Rule of Jenny Pen takes us inside a rest home full of deep unrest – and it’s already found a fan in Stephen King.By Alex Casey | 19th March, 2025Senior writer
Local cult comedy horror Black Sheep confirmed for a sequel It's woolly, woolly happening. By Alex Casey | 7th November, 2024Senior writer
‘Insane, ridiculous and gross’: Under the skin of local body horror Grafted'The expectation of horror is that something bad is going to happen... It’s cathartic to live a character's shitty life instead of our own.'By Alex Casey | 12th September, 2024Senior writer
Talk to Me is tense, terrifying and totally terrificWant to be really, really scared? A24's new Aussie seance horror is guaranteed to chill you to the bone. By Chris Schulz | 31st July, 2023Guest writer
Meet the Wellington actor starring in the scariest movie of the year'When I told my mates I was going to do this horror movie, they all laughed. In my circles, people don’t really jam with that.'By Alex Casey | 29th July, 2023Senior writer
How a spooky old water tank inspired New Zealand’s latest creature featureThe Tank marks a return to practical effects for Wētā Workshop – and a return to childhood nightmares for many New Zealanders.By Alex Casey | 8th June, 2023Senior writer
How the NZ-made Evil Dead Rise pulled off that blood-soaked elevator sceneAll it took was 6,500 litres of fake blood, a fork lift and a dusty warehouse near Sylvia Park.By Alex Casey | 29th April, 2023Senior writer
Swarm is the most unsettling new show of 2023Donald Glover and friends explore what happens when pop star ultra-fandom goes very wrong.By Chris Schulz | 3rd April, 2023Guest writer
Proud: The Cocaine Bear is a New ZealanderMeet the Wellington man behind 'Cokey', the star of a viral horror comedy film about a bear that does a lot of cocaine.By Alex Casey | 4th March, 2023Senior writer
The NZ-shot, taxpayer-backed horror film you can’t watchIt was filmed entirely on our shores and received more than $1.5m in tax rebates... So why can't we watch Pearl?By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 31st January, 2023The Bulletin editor
Meet the New Zealand girl behind the creepy viral M3GAN danceNew Zealander of the year 2023? By Alex Casey | 16th January, 2023Senior writer
A review of Onehunga horror story Slow Down, You’re HereA domestic hellscape from the author of Sprigs. By Claire Mabey | 24th May, 2022Books editor
TV anthology Beyond the Veil celebrates scary stories from across the PacificSupernatural beliefs from Māori, Pasifika and Asian cultures are the inspiration for the new six-part series.By Sela Jane Hopgood | 7th March, 2022Pacific communities editor
What you need right now is a nice soothing horror storyCounter your anxiety with ... heaps more anxiety. By Tabatha Wood | 19th August, 2021Guest writer
Emily Writes: The best spooky TV to binge this Halloween weekendAre you excited about spending Halloween on the couch this year? So is Emily Writes, who has some suggestions for a weekend of spooky streaming.By Emily Writes | 30th October, 2020Contributing writer
Watching a book: How The Outsider nails the Stephen King adaptation gameOn the heels of the arrival of The Outsider on NEON, Jean Sergent explores how screen adaptations of Stephen King's work are able to take on a life of their own. By Jean Sergent | 28th February, 2020Contributing writer
Review: Imaginary Friend, a blood-soaked novel that recalls Stranger ThingsTen years ago Stephen Chbosky had a massive hit with coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Now the director/producer/scriptwriter is back with an epic, kid-centric horror. By Erin Harrington | 21st October, 2019Guest writer
A new horror: Thomas Harris’s Cari Mora, reviewedCrocs, gold bars, birds of prey... and boobs. Erin Harrington, an academic specialising in horror and film, reviews the much-hyped new novel by the man who gave us Dr Hannibal Lecter. By Erin Harrington | 27th May, 2019Guest writer
Review: Jordan Peele triumphantly drags The Twilight Zone into 2019The new Twilight Zone updates the style of the '60s classic while keeping its deeply moral core, Adam Goodall writes.By Adam Goodall | 15th April, 2019Contributing Writer
