Australasian Cinema: horror, scifi, fantasy

Horror, science fiction and fantasy:
Inclusive list of Australasian films

See lower down for categorised lists: scifi, vampire, zombie, slasher, supernatural, fantasy, monstrous nature, prison.)

Abra Cadabra (Alexander Stitt, 1983): animated SF
Alison's Birthday (Ian Coughlan, 1981)
And the Word Was Made Flesh (Dusan Marek, 1971)
As Time Goes By (Barry Peak, 1988): SF
Bad Boy Bubby (Rolf de Heer, 1994) DVD
Bad Taste (Peter Jackson, 1988) DVD
Battletruck (Harley Cokliss, 1982)
Bedevil (Tracey Moffatt, 1993)
Beyond the Rim (Craig Godfrey, 1992)
Big Hurt (Barry Peak, 1985)
Black Sheep (Jonathan King, 2006) NZ, DVD
Black Water (David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki, 2007)
Bliss (Ray Lawrence, 1985) DVD
Bloodlust (Richard Wolstencroft & Jon Hewitt, 1991)
Bloodmoon (Alec Mills, 1990)
Bloodrush (Mark Stone, 1997)
Body Melt (Philip Brophy, 1993)
Boys, The (Rowan Woods, 1998) DVD
Brainblast (Andy Neyl, 1987)
Braindead (Peter Jackson, 1992) NZ
Cars that Ate Paris (Peter Weir, 1974) (aka The Cars that Eat People) DVD
Cassandra (Colin Eggleston, 1986)
Celia (Ann Turner, 1988)
Chain Reaction (Ian Berry, 1980)
Contagion (Karl Zwicky, 1987)
Crosstalk (Mark Egerton, 1982)
Cubbyhouse (Murray Fahey, 2003) DVD
Cut (Kimble Rendall, 1999)
Dangerous Game (Stephen Hopkins, 1991)
Dark Age (Arch Nicholson, 1986)
Dark City (Alex Proyas, 1998) DVD
Dark of the Night (Gaylene Preston, 1985)
Dead Calm (Phillip Noyce, 1988) DVD
Dead End Drive-In (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1986)
Dead Kids (Michael Laughlin, 1981) NZ
Dead Sleep (Alec Mills, 1990)
Death Run (Robert A. Cocks, 1989)
Death Warmed Up (David Blyth, 1984) NZ
Demonstone (Andrew Prowse, 1990)
Done to Death (Darren Boyce, 1993)
Dreaming, The (Mario Andreacchio, 1988)
Duran Duran (Garnet Mae): SF
End Play (Tim Burstall, 1976)
Epsilon (Rolf de Heer, 1995): SF
Face at the Window, The (Charles Villiers, 1919)
Fatal Bond (Vincent Monton, 1991)
Fatal Sky (Frank Shields, 1989)
Fisher's Ghost (Raymond Longford, 1924)
Fortress (Stuart Gordon, 1992)
Frenchman's Farm (Ron Way, 1987)
Frog Dreaming (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1986)
Ghosts ... of the Civil Dead (John Hillcoat, 1989) DVD
Guyra Ghost Mystery (John Cosgrove, 1921)
Harlequin (Simon Wincer, 1980) DVD
Hayden Keenan's Pandemonium (Hayden Keenan, 1988)
Homesdale (Peter Weir, 1971)
Horror Movie (Maurice Murphy, 1981)
Hostage (Frank Shields, 1983) (aka Savage Attraction)
Hound of Music (Gary McFeat, 1986)
Houseboat Horror (Ollie Martin, 1988)
Howling III: the Marsupials (Philippe Mora, 1987) DVD
In the Winter Dark (James Bogle, 1998)
Incident at Raven's Gate (Rolf de Heer, 1989) (aka Encounter at Raven's Gate)
Inn of the Damned (Terry Bourke, 1975)
Innocent Prey (Colin Eggleston, 1984)
Interview, The (Craig Monahan, 1998) DVD
Kadaicha (James Bogle, 1987)
Lady, Stay Dead (Terry Bourke, 1982)
Last Wave (Peter Weir, 1977)
Link (Richard Franklin, 1986)
Long Weekend (Colin Eggleston, 1979) DVD
Lost Things (Martin Murphy, 2004) DVD
Mad Bomber in Love (James Bogle, 1992)
Mad Max (George Miller, 1979) DVD
Mad Max 2 (George Miller, 1981) DVD
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (George Miller & George Ogilvie, 1985) DVD
Meet the Feebles (Peter Jackson, 1989) DVD
Metal Skin (Geoffrey Wright, 1994) DVD
Mr Wrong (Gaylene Preston, 1985) aka Dark of the Night; NZ
Min-Min (Carl T. Woods, 1990)
Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey, The (Vincent Ward, 1988) NZ
Next of Kin (Tony Williams, 1982)
Night of Fear (Terry Bourke, 1973)
Nightmares (John Lamond, 1980)
No Escape (theatrical title), Escape from Absolom (video) (Martin Campbell, 1994): SF, DVD
One Night Stand (John Duigan, 1984)
Out of the Body (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1988)
Outback Vampires (Colin Eggleston, 1987)
Patrick (Richard Franklin, 1978) DVD
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975) DVD
Pitch Black (David N. Twohy, 2000) DVD
Plumber, The (Peter Weir, 1978) DVD
Presence, The (John Rhall, 1992)
Queen of the Damned (Michael Rymer, 2002)
Razorback (Russell Mulcahy, 1984) DVD
Returning, The (John Day, 1990) NZ
Roadgames (Richard Franklin, 1981) DVD
Rogue (Greg McLean, 2007)
Romper Stomper (Geoffrey Wright, 1992) DVD
Sabbat of the Black Cat (Ralph Lawrence Marsden, 1973)
Salute of the Jugger (David Peoples, 1989) aka Blood of Heroes, DVD
Savage Attraction (Frank Shields, 1983)
Scarecrow, The (Sam Pillsbury, 1982)
Sher Mountain Killings Mystery (Vince Martin, 1990)
Shirley Thompson versus The Aliens (Jim Sharman, 1972)
Snapshot (Simon Wincer, 1979) DVD
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (Alex Proyas, 1988)
Spook (David Anthony Hall, 1986)
Strangler's Grip (Franklyn Barrett, 1912)
Subterano (Esben Storm, 2003) DVD
Summer of Secrets (Jim Sharman, 1976)
Summerfield (Ken Hannam, 1977) DVD
Survivor (David Hemmings, 1981)
Thirst (Rod Hardy, 1979) DVD
13th Floor, The (Chris Roache, 1989)
Time Guardian, The (Brian Hannant, 1987): SF, DVD
Turkey Shoot (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1982) DVD
Twins, The (Leslie McCallum, 1923)
Two Hands (Gregor Jordan, 1999) DVD
Undead (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, 2003) DVD
Under Capricorn (Alfred Hitchcock, 1949)
Until the End of the World (Wim Wenders, 1992) (aka Bis ans Ende der Welt): SF
Vicious (Karl Zwicky, 1988)
Wake in Fright (Ted Kotcheff, 1971)
Weekend of Shadows (Tom Jeffrey, 1978)
Well, The (Samantha Lang, 1997) DVD
Weird Ones (John Meagher, 1998) (aka I Am Green)
Wolf Creek (Greg McLean, 2005) DVD
Zombie Brigade (Barrie Pattison, 1987)

Australasian science fiction films

Abra Cadabra (Alexander Stitt, 1983)
As Time Goes By (Barry Peak, 1988)
Chain Reaction (Ian Berry, 1980)
Dark City (Alex Proyas, 1998)
Dead Kids (Michael Laughlin, 1981) NZ
Dead Sleep (Alec Mills, 1990)
Duran Duran (Garnet Mae)
Epsilon (Rolf de Heer, 1995)
Incident at Raven's Gate (Rolf de Heer, 1989) (aka Encounter at Raven's Gate)
Mad Max (George Miller, 1979)
Mad Max 2 (George Miller, 1981)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (George Miller & George Ogilvie, 1985)
No Escape (theatrical title), Escape from Absolom (video) (Martin Campbell, 1994)
Pitch Black (David N. Twohy, 2000)
Salute of the Jugger (David Peoples, 1989) aka Blood of Heroes
Shirley Thompson versus The Aliens (Jim Sharman, 1972)
Subterano (Esben Storm, 2003)
Summer of Secrets (Jim Sharman, 1976)
Time Guardian, The (Brian Hannant, 1987)
Until the End of the World (Wim Wenders, 1992) (aka Bis ans Ende der Welt)
Weird Ones (John Meagher, 1998) (aka I Am Green)

Australasian vampire films

Bloodlust (Richard Wolstencroft & Jon Hewitt, 1991)
Outback Vampires (Colin Eggleston, 1987)
Thirst (Rod Hardy, 1979)
Twins, The (Leslie McCallum, 1923)

Australasian zombie films

Braindead (Peter Jackson, 1992) NZ
Death Warmed Up (David Blyth, 1984) NZ
Undead (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, 2003)
Zombie Brigade (Barrie Pattison, 1987)

Australasian slasher films

Bloodmoon (Alec Mills, 1990)
Cut (Kimble Rendall, 1999)
Done to Death (Darren Boyce, 1993)
Houseboat Horror (Ollie Martin, 1988)
Nightmares (John Lamond, 1980)
Wolf Creek (Greg McLean, 2005)

Australasian films involving the supernatural

Alison's Birthday (Ian Coughlan, 1981)
Bedevil (Tracey Moffatt, 1993)
Cubbyhouse (Murray Fahey, 2003)
Death Run (Robert A. Cocks, 1989)
Demonstone (Andrew Prowse, 1990)
Dreaming, The (Mario Andreacchio, 1988)
Fisher's Ghost (Raymond Longford, 1924)
Guyra Ghost Mystery (John Cosgrove, 1921)
Harlequin (Simon Wincer, 1980)
Kadaicha (James Bogle, 1987)
Lost Things (Martin Murphy, 2004)
Min-Min, The (Carl T. Woods, 1990)
Mr Wrong (Gaylene Preston, 1985) aka Dark of the Night; NZ
Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey, The (Vincent Ward, 1988) NZ
Next of Kin (Tony Williams, 1982)
Out of the Body (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1988)
Patrick (Richard Franklin, 1978)
Presence, The (John Rhall, 1992)
Returning, The (John Day, 1990) NZ
Sabbat of the Black Cat (Ralph Lawrence Marsden, 1973)
Sher Mountain Killings Mystery (Vince Martin, 1990)
Survivor (David Hemmings, 1981)
13th Floor, The (Chris Roache, 1989)

Australasian fantasy films

And the Word Was Made Flesh (Dusan Marek, 1971)
Hayden Keenan's Pandemonium (Hayden Keenan, 1988)
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001) NZ
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, 2002) NZ
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003) NZ

Australasian films with nature as monstrous

Dark Age (Arch Nicholson, 1986)
Link (Richard Franklin, 1986)
Long Weekend (Colin Eggleston, 1979)
Razorback (Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
Rogue (Greg McLean, 2007)

Australasian prison horror films

Ghosts ... of the Civil Dead (John Hillcoat, 1989)
Fortress (Stuart Gordon, 1992)
No Escape (theatrical title), Escape from Absolom (video) (Martin Campbell, 1994)
Turkey Shoot (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1982)