Australian Horror

Links

The Australian Horror Writers Association

The Southern Horror yahoo group: Official forum for the AHWA.

Oz HorrorScope: a regular dose of Australian horror news and reviews.

ASif: Australian Specfic in Focus: many reviews of Australian speculative fiction.

ScaryMinds: a compilation of reviews and news for local horror.

A Night of Horror New short horror film festival in Sydney

Magazines and Markets

Black: A magazine dedicated to the many facets of local horror and goth culture.

Borderlands: A magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.

Brimstone Press: A new independent publisher set up by Angela Challis with Shane Jiraiya Cummings.

Dark Animus: A magazine of dark pulp fiction, edited by James R. Cain.

Shadow Box: An e-anthology macabre flash fiction lashed together with dark art, from Shane Jiraiya Cummings and Angela Challis.

Shadowed Realms: A professional magazine of flash fiction, edited by Angela Challis with Shane Jiraiya Cummings.

Ticonderoga online: A magazine of gonzo SF, from Lyn Battersby, Russell B. Farr and Liz Grzyb.

Fiend Magazine: A celebration of dark alternative music and culture.

MirrorDanse Books: Publishers of local horror and SF anthologies

Writers

Lee Battersby Author of the The Divergence Tree from Prime, plus more.
Lyn Battersby An editor of Ticonderoga Online, and writer of her own stories.
Deb Biancotti 'Upcoming' Australian writer, as they say, with lots of good stuff.
KJ Bishop author of the fabulous The Etched City.
Gary Crew prolific author of children's and young adult dark fiction.
Stephen Dedman Author of Shadow's Bite and other novels, plus too many stories to count.
Terry Dowling A much loved SF author who has also written excellent horror fare.
Karen Fainges Author of The Shaytonian Chronicles, vampire fiction available on-line.
Stephanie Gunn author and (incidentally) designer of neat jewellery.
Richard Harland author of the Ferren series, The Black Crusade and more.
Robert Hood Horror and crime writer, not to mention giant monster and zombie expert.
Martin Livings author of numerous short stories.
Brett McBean author of The Last Motel and the The Mother.
Garth Nix Highly successful dark fantasy author.
Ben Peek Ben's lo-fi website, with writing, criticism and the occasional meme.
Josephine Pennicott Author of the Circle of Nine trilogy of dark fantasy novels.
Benjamin Solah Horror writer and Marxist revolutionary.
Cat Sparks photographer, designer and editor of Agog!
Kim Wilkins author of many novels, including multi-award winner The Infernal and The Autumn Castle.
Rod Williams influential 'zine editor and prolific reviewer.

Books

Horrorking.com Popular and comprehensive Stephen King resource, based in Australia.
King of Horror Another excellent Aussie King site.

Booksellers

Australian Online Bookshop
Dymocks Miranda, Sydney
Fantastic Planet, Perth
Galaxy Bookshop, Sydney
Infinitas Bookshop, Sydney
Slow Glass Books, Melbourne

Films

DVD Resurrections Large horror movie site including articles, interviews and an on-line store.
Digital Retribution Horror movie review and discussion site, with an Australian focus.
Australian Films @ film.org.au site dedicated to local films in general, covering lots of examples.
And you call yourself a scientist! A cheerful and detailed look at the weirder side of movie-making.
A foreign perspective on Australian horror films from the Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television.

Official Sites

Dying Breed
The Magician (quasi-official)
The Proposition
Undead

DVD distributors

Stomp Entertainment
Umbrella Entertainment

Artwork and Comics

Ben Templesmith Artist of Thirty Days of Night and much more.
Ashley Wood Artist of Hellspawn and Popbot among others.

RadioTAK publisher of the Something Wicked horror anthology.

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