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Top 6 New Zealand Horror Films
Top Six New Zealand Horror Films New Zealand is the land of the kiwi. Yes, that is a moniker for the people of the beautiful island based upon the kiwi bird (thanks to cartoonists from the early 1900s). Though the island for its civility and beauty, they have produced some high quality horror films. Comedy…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Cult Trio
Cult Trio: Down the Rabbit Hole The Last Knock podcast prides itself on “cult” appeal, and is no stranger to cult activity – just check out the episode in which we surveyed the appeal of Cults in Horror. So why the revisit? Well, after a recent marathon of three very different cult-centric horror films, Jonny…
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Butterfly Kisses by Jonny Numb
Butterfly Kisses is Haunting Beauty At their best, horror films confirm our worst fears and stimulate our imaginations, whether in the form of mythic creatures, time-tested folklore, or the paranoid notions that rattle around in the collective unconscious. They make something that could otherwise be laughed at into something real. That said, a…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Erik Kristopher Myers Interview
Filmmaker Erik Kristopher Myers It’s not very often that a solid film comes through in the “we can make a movie because it’s cheap” found footage vein, but writer/director Erik Kristopher Myers delivered with Butterfly Kisses. In fact, his film sits at the top with The Last Broadcast, Lake Mungo, The Poughkeepsie Tapes, and Mortal…
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Crash Analysis Support Team: Lake Mungo (2008) – Guest Post from Writer/Director Paul Williams
LAKE MUNGO (an unfortunate title, I concur) is a 2008 “documentary” from Australia, written and directed by Joel Anderson. It tells the tale of Alice Palmer (Talia Zucker), a sixteen year-old girl who dies while on vacation with her family, by drowning in Lake Mungo. Her remaining family is father, Russell (David…
