Australian Horror

Links

The Australian Horror Writers Association

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

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

A Night of Horror New short horror film festival in Sydney

Magazines and Markets

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.

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.
Jason Nahrung author of Blood and Dust.
Kirstyn McDermott award-winning novelist and podcaster.
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 writer, photographer, designer and editor of Agog!.
Kaaron Warren The nicest writer of the nastiest stories.
Kim Wilkins author of many novels, including multi-award winner The Infernal and The Autumn Castle.
Marty Young editor and author.

Books

Horrorking.com Popular and comprehensive Stephen King resource, based in Australia.

Booksellers

Galaxy Bookshop, Sydney
Infinitas Bookshop, Sydney
Slow Glass Books, Melbourne

Films

Digital Retribution Horror movie review and discussion site, with an Australian focus.
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
Undead

DVD distributors

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.

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