From Ozploitation to splatter films, the Land Down Under knows how to scare us.
The Big Picture Talk To Me, which first debuted at the 2022 Adelaide Film Festival, has been acquired by A24 after a bidding war with Universal and others. And after making the round at several festivals, it is set to release this weekend. The press surrounding this film has been absolutely buzzing, with A24's competitive claim to the piece showing how much they wanted this film specifically in its ranks. When you think about the horror output of A24, that is quite an assertion.
All the idiosyncrasies that make Australian films great lend themselves to the genre, from the landscape that can turn from beautiful to deadly in minutes, a history soaked in blood and deep generational trauma, to even the fact that many of the greatest in Australian cinema don't have blockbuster budgets. To tell a brief history of Australian horror to investigate what makes it so special, it's best to break it down chronologically.
This is the genre that gave the world Mad Max and would continue to shock audiences for over a decade. This is also the genre that gave us films like The Cars That Ate Paris, Patrick, and Roadgames. With some films, you can truly see where the influence lies, in the burgeoning slasher genre and even in Australia's own history of true crime.
When you read the title of this article, one of the films that likely appeared in your mind was Wolf Creek. The outback answer to Hostel, it's a story of a group of travelers who have broken down in the Australian desert, which is already bad news, with bad turning to worse when we meet the seriously sadistic Mick Taylor. Based on the real crimes of Ivan Milat and Bradley Murdoch and shot on location with a minuscule budget, it's certainly the most straightforward splatter film.
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