Best Kiwi horror movies
A curated collection of popular horror movies from New Zealand.
To Do List - Short Film (2022)
The Tank (2023)
The Tank (2023)
In 1978 Oregon, Ben and Jules inherit an abandoned coastal property from Ben's late mother, who's never mentioned it. The untouched house has been kept a secret for 40 years and comes with a beautiful private cove and beach. Jules searches for answers while Ben unwittingly awakens a fiercely protective creature.
The Dead Room (2015)
The Dead Room (2015)
When a terrified family flees a desolate southern New Zealand farmhouse, two cynical scientists and a young psychic are sent to investigate their claims of a haunting. There they encounter a powerful spirit that will protect the house's secrets at all costs.
Loop Track (2023)
Loop Track (2023)
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?
The Tattooist (2007)
The Tattooist (2007)
American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer wanders the world, exploring and exploiting ethnic themes in his tattoo designs. At a tattoo expo in Singapore, he gets his first glimpse at the exotic world of traditional Samoan tattoo (tatau), and, in a thoughtless act, unwittingly unleashes a powerful angry spirit. In his devastating journey into Pacific mysticism, Jake must find a way to save his new love, Sina and recover his own soul.
Jack Be Nimble (1993)
Jack Be Nimble (1993)
Jack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other after years of adoption. Jack's young life has been spent with a sadistic family. Dora, whose life has been somewhat better, has developed extra-sensory powers which tell her that Jack's in danger and drives her to search for him.
The Thing from Elsweyr (2020)
The Thing from Elsweyr (2020)
An amateur historian is reported missing after unearthing an ancient artifact. The Detective is called to help investigate. He was last seen earlier that day, stumbling into the forest in a trance-like state. The Detective eagerly takes the case.
The Man in the Black Suit (2014)
The Man in the Black Suit (2014)
“The Man in the Black Suit” recounts the tale of Gary, a nine-year-old boy, whose brother died, not long ago, due to a bee sting. One day, Gary goes out fishing and encounters the devil.
Bridge to Nowhere (1986)
Bridge to Nowhere (1986)
Kids on an outing in the forest come up against a mysterious hermit who lives on the other side of a bridge, and he is definitely not happy to see them.
When Night Falls (2007)
When Night Falls (2007)
A thriller set in 1932 about two nurses trapped in a country mansion with their invalid patient whilst a killer is on the loose. A series of unexplainable events start to occur and the nurses begin to wonder if they are no longer alone.
The Turn of the Screw (2020)
The Turn of the Screw (2020)
This film adaptation of Henry James' Victorian ghost story changes the location to present day Wellington. Set in a theatre over the course of an evening, Julia finds herself as a last-minute replacement for another actress at the dress rehearsal of a stage play version of The Turn of the Screw, set in 1890. Arriving at the theatre late that night, Julia is immediately thrown on stage and into her role, playing to an empty auditorium. As she interacts with the other characters and the story becomes increasingly terrifying, Julia begins to believe that not only is the fictitious house haunted… but also the theatre itself!
The Snatcher (2023)
The Snatcher (2023)
A minor interaction between 2 boys and a creepy hooded man leads the boys into the worst two days of their life's, two days they could never prepare themselves for.
The Returning (1990)
The Returning (1990)
A successful city lawyer abandons his practice and heads out to the country. There he comes upon a stately, but neglected, homestead. He moves in, and during his first night a beautiful ghostly woman makes love to him, in his sleep. Soon his dreams become more engrossing than his everyday world and girlfriend. Gradually he unravels the tragedy of his spirit lovers' past. To respond to her call, he needs to embrace the hearafter.
Possum (1997)
Possum (1997)
In a backwoods cabin, a boy called Little Man lives with his dad (a trapper), his older sister Missy, and his younger sister Kid, who is feral, spends most of her time under the table, and can imitate the sound of any animal. Their mother is dead. One day, while dad's in town selling skins, Missy teases Kid and gets bitten. There's Hell to pay when dad gets home, and Kid runs off into the night to spend it with her animal friends. Little Man, who narrates much of the story as well as his reflections in a whisper, must sort out loss and emptiness.
Death Warmed Up (1984)
Aberration (1997)
Aberration (1997)
A nature field researcher is investigating the strange extinction of small animals and insects in the area, which indicates that something is wrong. His suspicions are soon to be proven right when he meets May, who lives in a cabin in the forest nearby. May says that her house is infested by small creatures that she thinks are mice or rats. When the couple search the house further, they notice that they're not rodents or insects. They are fast evolving lizards that have the appetite for animals and humans, no matter what size their prey are...
Blood Lust (2016)
Blood Lust (2016)
It focuses on two friends, one of whom pursues a relationship with a mysterious woman who part owns a guest house and who he has been dating online. Problems occur when guests at the isolated guest house begin to disappear and the guys discover the truth about the woman and her monstrous sisters and how they must escape from a mysterious island if they want to survive beyond dawn.
A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio (2020)
A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio (2020)
Rod leads a radio show dedicated to horror. Until suddenly the announcer begins to receive strange calls from a child who desperately asks for help. At first thinks that it is a bad joke until he discovers that this is not the case. These calls hide a dark secret…
Grafted (2024)
The 100 Candles Game (2020)
The 100 Candles Game (2020)
A group of friends must confront their fears in a terrifying game. They must sit by the other players in a circle made of a hundred candles, take one of them and tell a horror story. As stories are told and candles blown out, strange events will start to happen. They will feel strange presences around them, lurking in the shadows. But they MUST NOT leave the game or else a terrible curse will fall upon them...
Reunion (2020)
Kitchen Sink (1989)
Kitchen Sink (1989)
From the bowels of the kitchen sink, comes a dark and tender love… An original and full-blooded short film that combines humour with surrealism and leads the viewer towards the fantasy of horror.
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons (2000)
The Irrefutable Truth About Demons (2000)
In the place between what you know, and what you fear, demons rule. All hope is stripped away as demonic forces overcome you. Dr. Harry Ballard has just unearthed the essence of evil. He’s a marked man, a living sacrifice, thrown to the depths of the demon world. At his side is a beautiful young woman – an ex-cult member who’s experienced their immeasurable power.
The Feast (2021)
The Feast (2021)
The Feast is a live-action horror short film following siblings Lucy and Sam as they return to their childhood home where their reclusive mother resides. They soon discover that untold horrors have come to haunt her, and must face a vile demonic force before they lose their mother for good.
Crutchnap (2009)
Crutchnap (2009)
A 42-second film directed by Harmony Korine and released in September of 2009. The film is part of a project entitled ONEDREAMRUSH, a creation of the New Zealand vodka company 42Below that invited various individuals to create 42-second videos exploring dreams.
No Caller I.D. (2016)
No Caller I.D. (2016)
A young woman receives a mysterious call in the night. After several strange events, she realises that she is not alone and that she may be in grave danger.
Don't Look Away (2016)
Don't Look Away (2016)
A girl is texting her boyfriend as she becomes fearful that someone is in the house.