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New Zealand - Horror & Suspense Movies Around the Globe

by Encyclopedia_of_Horror • Created 5 years ago • Modified 9 months ago
A series of lists chronicling horror and suspense releases from various countries, brought to you by Eric Myford, author of The Encyclopedia of Horror & Suspense Movies book series.
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  • Dead Alive (1992)

    1. Dead Alive

    19921h 44mR54Metascore
    7.5 (107K)
    A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTimothy BalmeDiana PeñalverElizabeth Moody
  • Danielle Mason and Nathan Meister in Black Sheep (2006)

    2. Black Sheep

    20061h 27mNot Rated62Metascore
    5.8 (43K)
    An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.
    DirectorJonathan KingStarsOliver DriverNathan MeisterTammy Davis
  • The Ferryman (2007)

    3. The Ferryman

    20071h 40mR
    4.7 (2K)
    The story of a group of twenty-somethings who charter a boat to Fiji for the trip of a lifetime, before stumbling upon an evil that demands vengeance at any cost.
    DirectorChris GrahamStarsJohn Rhys-DaviesKerry FoxTamer Hassan
  • Saffron Burrows, Leo Gregory, and Dougray Scott in Perfect Creature (2006)

    4. Perfect Creature

    20061h 30mR
    5.3 (5.8K)
    The vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop a vamp bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races.
    DirectorGlenn StandringStarsDougray ScottSaffron BurrowsLeo Gregory
  • The Tattooist (2007)

    5. The Tattooist

    20071h 32mR
    5.1 (3.3K)
    A young artist unknowingly plays a role in releasing a deadly spirit as he attempts to learn tatau, the Samoan tradition of tattooing.
    DirectorPeter BurgerStarsJason BehrMia BlakeDavid Fane
  • The Ugly (1997)

    6. The Ugly

    19971h 33mR
    6.0 (3.2K)
    A female psychologist wants to understand the minds of a confessed serial killer who spent the last five years in a mental hospital because of his state.
    DirectorScott ReynoldsStarsPaolo RotondoPaul GloverChris Graham
  • Bad Taste (1987)

    7. Bad Taste

    19871h 31mNot Rated52Metascore
    6.5 (50K)
    The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTerry PotterPete O'HerneCraig Smith
  • The Frighteners (1996)

    8. The Frighteners

    19961h 50mR52Metascore
    7.1 (99K)
    After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead, and he uses that gift to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMichael J. FoxTrini AlvaradoPeter Dobson
  • Sam Neill, Sophie McBride, and Tom Cameron in Under the Mountain (2009)

    9. Under the Mountain

    20091h 30mPG-13
    4.8 (2.3K)
    Teenage twins Rachel and Theo travel to Auckland to stay with relatives after their mother suddenly dies. They find an alien environment and overhear Mr. Wilberforce talking about something stirring beneath the ground - the fire-raiser.
    DirectorJonathan KingStarsTom CameronSam NeillSophie McBride
  • Taika Waititi, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jemaine Clement, Jonny Brugh, and Stu Rutherford in What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

    10. What We Do in the Shadows

    20141h 26mR76Metascore
    7.6 (209K)
    Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
    DirectorsJemaine ClementTaika WaititiStarsJemaine ClementTaika WaititiCori Gonzalez-Macuer
  • Housebound (2014)

    11. Housebound

    20141h 47mNot Rated76Metascore
    6.7 (39K)
    A young woman is forced to return to her childhood home after being placed under house arrest, where she suspects that something evil may be lurking.
    DirectorGerard JohnstoneStarsMorgana O'ReillyRima Te WiataGlen-Paul Waru
  • Kate Elliott, Temuera Morrison, Jack Sergent-Shadbolt, Hanna Tevita, Kahn West, and Ralph Hilaga in Fresh Meat (2012)

    12. Fresh Meat

    20121h 31mTV-MA
    5.4 (2.2K)
    A dysfunctional gang of criminals takes a middle class Maori family hostage and discovers too late that they are cannibals.
    DirectorDanny MulheronStarsTemuera MorrisonKate ElliottHanna Tevita
  • The Devil's Rock (2011)

    13. The Devil's Rock

    20111h 23mNot Rated
    5.7 (4.7K)
    Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day, two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.
    DirectorPaul CampionStarsCraig HallMatthew SunderlandGina Varela
  • Milo Cawthorne, Kimberley Crossman, and James Joshua Blake in Deathgasm (2015)

    14. Deathgasm

    20151h 26mNot Rated65Metascore
    6.3 (20K)
    Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
    DirectorJason HowdenStarsMilo CawthorneJames Joshua BlakeKimberley Crossman
  • Vigil (1984)

    15. Vigil

    19841h 30mNot Rated
    6.8 (937)
    A lonely girl living on an isolated, mist-cloaked farm is confronted with the changes wrought by a stranger that arrives.
    DirectorVincent WardStarsPenelope StewartFrank WhittenBill Kerr
  • The Locals (2003)

    16. The Locals

    20031h 28mUnrated
    5.5 (2.2K)
    Two best friends, Grant and Paul, hit the country road for a night of fun, but unfortunately take a short cut to their fate... where they meet the Locals.
    DirectorGreg PageStarsJohnny BarkerDwayne CameronKate Elliott
  • Truth About Demons (2000)

    17. Truth About Demons

    20001h 30mNot Rated
    5.4 (1.6K)
    An Anthropologist's life and reality are ripped apart by a Satanic cult.
    DirectorGlenn StandringStarsKarl UrbanKatie WolfeJonathon Hendry
  • Hot Target (1985)

    18. Hot Target

    19851h 33mR
    4.4 (343)
    Wife of successful NZ businessman is seduced by fellow American after "chance" meeting in park. However, Greg has more than love-making with the beautiful Christine in mind.
    DirectorDennis C. LewistonStarsSimone GriffethBryan MarshallSteve Marachuk
  • Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws (2015)

    19. Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws

    20151h 10m
    2.4 (285)
    When Ghost Shark returns to terrorize Auckland, Mayor Broody calls in an expert ghost shark hunter to protect the citizens and finally defeat the creature.
    DirectorsJohnny HallAndrew ToddStarsJohnny HallCampbell CooleyRoberto Nascimento
  • The Field Guide to Evil (2018)

    20. The Field Guide to Evil

    20181h 57mR
    4.8 (2.6K)
    A feature-length anthology film. They are known as myths, lore, and folktales. Created to give logic to mankind's darkest fears, these stories laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre.
    DirectorsAshim AhluwaliaCan EvrenolSeverin FialaStarsMarlene HauserLuzia OppermannKarin Pauer
  • The Dead Room (2015)

    21. The Dead Room

    20151h 20mNot Rated
    4.8 (4.7K)
    A family flees a haunted New Zealand farmhouse. Scientists and a psychic investigate, encountering a malevolent spirit guarding the house's mysteries at all costs.
    DirectorJason StutterStarsJed BrophyJeffrey ThomasLaura Petersen
  • Death Warmed Up (1984)

    22. Death Warmed Up

    19841h 22mR
    4.5 (1.5K)
    A kid is hypnotized by a scientist to kill his parents and ends in a mental institution. As a grown up he returns to seek revenge over the scientist.
    DirectorDavid BlythStarsMichael HurstMargaret UmbersNorelle Scott
  • Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave (2001)

    23. Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave

    20011h 23mRVideo
    4.4 (76)
    "Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave" is a non-hosted anthology collection of terrifying stories of horror, mayhem and destruction.
    DirectorsSimon BaréNiki CaroCharlie De SalisStarStephen Ure
  • Ghost Bride (2013)

    24. Ghost Bride

    20131h 23mNot Rated
    3.1 (224)
    Young Chinese immigrant Jason Chen is trapped between two women; kiwi girl Skye and Chinese bride May Ling, two cultures; modern New Zealand and traditional China, and two worlds, that of the living and that of the dead.
    DirectorDavid BlythStarsYoson AnRebekah RandellFiona Feng
  • Eel Girl (2008)

    25. Eel Girl

    20085mShort
    5.7 (451)
    In a secure military laboratory, a Scientist has become obsessed with the strange half-eel, half-human creature he's studying. When she beckons him to her, it's the call of a siren...
    DirectorPaul CampionStarsJulia RoseEuan DempsyRobyn Paterson

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