The Black Hole: Remembering 1980s Australian Horror

The era of horrific hairdos and Hammer pants is also memorable for the wealth of cult horror films that found their way to Australian screens. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas reflects on the seething spirits, haunted estates, killer beasts and monstrous freaks of this underappreciated period.

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