We mentioned our love of New Zealand horror in our latest episode - so here are some of our favourites! (These all at least have comedy elements because kiwis can't make horror without turning it into a horror comedy.)
Loop Track (2023)
Dir. Tom Sainsbury
A four-day journey turns into a fight for survival. This is a psychological thriller about Ian, who wants to get as far away from humanity as possible, into the New Zealand bush. Some other individuals get attached to him. And he has the feeling that they are being followed. Is that real though?
Housebound (2014)
Dir. Gerard Johnstone
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.
The Frighteners (1996)
Dir. Peter Jackson
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.
Black Sheep (2006)
Dir. Jonathan King
An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Dir. Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi
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.
I've added these to a Letterboxd list also
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Loop Track - Official Movie Trailer (2023)
Dir: Thomas Sainsbury
Star: Thomas Sainsbury / Hayden J. Weal / Tawanda Manyimo
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This’ll be me giving my quick thoughts on what I saw at the 2023 New Zealand International Film Festival. Once again the organisers put a lot of thought into finding some of the best, most artful films from around the world. Once again I said “Just the genre stuff for me, thanks”.
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Loop Track / 2023 — IMDb, TMDb
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ARROW Player Announces September 2024 Lineup
Arrow Video is excited to announce the September 2024 lineup of their subscription-based ARROW platform, available to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland. Enjoy a selection of new titles, from carefully cultivated curations to shorts by new talent to deep dives into the tastes of filmmakers that changed the way we see the genre.
The September 2024 lineup leads with the ARROW debut…
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Trust Your Fear Watch UK Trailer For Loop Track
Trust your fear and watch UK Trailer for New Psychological horror thriller Loop Track.
Danger lurks in the woods in Tom Sainsbury‘s indie which he also stars in. Arrow Video release the UK promo that hints at a respite turns into an paranoid nightmare.
In Loop Track Ian (Sainsbury) is a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown all thanks to everyday life. He just wants to disappear from the rest…
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For anyone who loves a really good 'creature feature', I highly recommend the 2023 film 'Loop Track'.
I spent the majority of the movie thinking I knew what was happening, only to have my expectations flipped in a deliciously creepy and disturbing way. The special effects are quite good and the first thought I had when the film finally reveals what's really going on was,
'Ohhhhh...so that's what it is...well, that's goddamn terrifying.'
Watch it!
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Chris: Loop Track is a suspense / thriller about a very neurotic man in New Zealand hiking in the forest and running into issues, I liked this a lot, stick with it till the end, lead actor is the writer and director, Tom Sainsbury who made this gem, Watch: Rent.
Richie: I thought it was very entertaining, Watch: Rent.
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A fic for a fandom that will never exist - Tom Sainsbury's film Loop Track
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What if Nicky survived the creature's attack and he and Ian rekindled - outside of the forest?
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Or, an attempt to parse through the layers of subtext in Loop Track, and delve deeper into what I think the characters' worlds were, cause so much is left up to the audience.
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Loop Track is now available on Video on Demand
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LOOP TRACK (2023) Reviews of psychological survival thriller plus trailer
‘Trust your fear’
Loop Track is a 2023 psychological paranoia thriller in which a four-day trek into the New Zealand bush turns into a fight for survival. Ian (Thomas Sainsbury) wants to get as far away from humanity as possible. However, some other individuals become attached to him. And he has the feeling that they are being followed. Is that real though?
Written, directed by and starring by…
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Review - Loop Track (2023)
A fun watch that will keep you guessing until the last few moments, Loop Track is an early Christmas present for horror fans.
https://www.voicesfromthebalcony.com/2023/11/27/loop-track-2023-review/
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I hope you enjoyed Loop Track!
Yes I did! I have been bushwalking/hiking many times in the general area it was filmed. It's fun to see places you know onscreen, even in a scary context.
It was both funny and tense and I was able to handle the level of gore.
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