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Horror, fantasy, speculative ...

See lower down for categorised lists in date order: vampire, zombie, slasher, supernatural, fantasy, monstrous nature, prison.

in alpha order

100 Bloody Acres (Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes, 2012) horror
Alison's Birthday (Ian Coughlan, 1981)
Babadook, The (Jennifer Kent, 2014) horror
Bad Boy Bubby (Rolf de Heer, 1994)
Bad Taste (Peter Jackson, 1988)
Battletruck (Harley Cokliss, 1982)
Bedevil (Tracey Moffatt, 1993)
Beyond the Rim (Craig Godfrey, 1992)
Big Hurt (Barry Peak, 1985)
Black Sheep (Jonathan King, 2006) NZ
Black Water (David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki, 2007)
Blame (Michael Henry, 2010)
Bliss (Ray Lawrence, 1985)
Bloodlust (Richard Wolstencroft & Jon Hewitt, 1991)
Bloodmoon (Alec Mills, 1990)
Bloodrush (Mark Stone, 1997)
Body Melt (Philip Brophy, 1993)
Boys, The (Rowan Woods, 1998)
Brainblast (Andy Neyl, 1987)
Braindead (Peter Jackson, 1992) NZ
Carnifex (Sean Lahiff, 1982)
Cargo (Yolanda Ramke, Ben Howling, 2017)
Cars that Ate Paris, The (Peter Weir, 1974) (aka The Cars that Eat People)
Cassandra (Colin Eggleston, 1986)
Celia (Ann Turner, 1988)
Contagion (Karl Zwicky, 1987)
Crosstalk (Mark Egerton, 1982)
Crush (Jeffrey Gerritsen, John V. Soto, 2009)
Cubbyhouse (Murray Fahey, 2003)
Cut (Kimble Rendall, 1999)
Dangerous Game (Stephen Hopkins, 1991)
Dark Age (Arch Nicholson, 1986)
Dark of the Night (Gaylene Preston, 1985)
Dead Calm (Phillip Noyce, 1988)
Dead End Drive-In (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1986)
Death and Life of Otto Bloom, The (Cris Jones, 2016)
Death Run (Robert A. Cocks, 1989)
Death Warmed Up (David Blyth, 1984) NZ
Demonstone (Andrew Prowse, 1990)
Done to Death (Darren Boyce, 1993)
Dreaming, The (Mario Andreacchio, 1988)
End Play (Tim Burstall, 1976)
Face at the Window, The (Charles Villiers, 1919)
Fatal Bond (Vincent Monton, 1991)
Fatal Sky (Frank Shields, 1989)
Fisher's Ghost (Raymond Longford, 1924)
Fortress (Stuart Gordon, 1992)
Frenchman's Farm (Ron Way, 1987)
Frog Dreaming (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1986)
Gabriel (Shane Abbess, 2007) fantasy/supernatural
Ghosts ... of the Civil Dead (John Hillcoat, 1989)
Guyra Ghost Mystery (John Cosgrove, 1921)
Harlequin (Simon Wincer, 1980)
Haydn Keenan's Pandemonium (Haydn Keenan, 1988)
Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The (Peter Jackson, 2012) NZ
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The (Peter Jackson, 2013) NZ
Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The (Peter Jackson, 2014) NZ
Homesdale (Peter Weir, 1971)
Horror Movie (Maurice Murphy, 1981)
Hostage (Frank Shields, 1983) (aka Savage Attraction)
Hound of Music (Gary McFeat, 1986)
Houseboat Horror (Ollie Martin, 1988)
Howling III: The Marsupials (Philippe Mora, 1987)
In the Winter Dark (James Bogle, 1998)
Inn of the Damned (Terry Bourke, 1975)
Innocent Prey (Colin Eggleston, 1984)
Interview, The (Craig Monahan, 1998)
Kadaicha (James Bogle, 1987)
Lady, Stay Dead (Terry Bourke, 1982)
Last Wave, The (Peter Weir, 1977)
Link (Richard Franklin, 1986)
Little Monsters (Abe Forsythe, 2018)
Long Weekend (Colin Eggleston, 1979)
Lost Things (Martin Murphy, 2004)
Loved Ones, The (Sean Byrne, 2009)
Lake Mungo (Joel Anderson, 2008)
Mad Bomber in Love (James Bogle, 1992)
Meet the Feebles (Peter Jackson, 1989)
Metal Skin (Geoffrey Wright, 1994)
Mr Wrong (Gaylene Preston, 1985) aka Dark of the Night; NZ
Min-Min (Carl T. Woods, 1990)
Needle (John V. Soto, 2010)
Next of Kin (Tony Williams, 1982)
Night of Fear (Terry Bourke, 1973)
Nightmares (John Lamond, 1980)
One Night Stand (John Duigan, 1984)
Out of the Body (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1988)
Outback Vampires (Colin Eggleston, 1987)
Patrick (Richard Franklin, 1978)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975)
Plumber, The (Peter Weir, 1978)
Presence, The (John Rhall, 1992)
Queen of the Damned (Michael Rymer, 2002)
Razorback (Russell Mulcahy, 1984)
Red Billabong (Luke Sparke, 2016)
Returning, The (John Day, 1990) NZ
Road Train (Dean Francis, 2010)
Roadgames (Richard Franklin, 1981)
Rogue (Greg McLean, 2007)
Romper Stomper (Geoffrey Wright, 1992)
Sabbat of the Black Cat (Ralph Lawrence Marsden, 1973)
Savage Attraction (Frank Shields, 1983)
Scarecrow, The (Sam Pillsbury, 1982) NZ
Sher Mountain Killings Mystery (Vince Martin, 1990)
Snowtown (Justin Kurzel, 2011)
Snapshot (Simon Wincer, 1979)
Spook (David Anthony Hall, 1986)
Strangler's Grip (Franklyn Barrett, 1912)
Summerfield (Ken Hannam, 1977)
Survivor (David Hemmings, 1981)
Thirst (Rod Hardy, 1979)
13th Floor, The (Chris Roache, 1989)
Turkey Shoot (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1982) aka Escape 2000, Blood Camp Thatcher
Twins, The (Leslie McCallum, 1923)
Two Hands (Gregor Jordan, 1999)
Undead (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, 2003)
Under Capricorn (Alfred Hitchcock, 1949)
Vicious (Karl Zwicky, 1988)
Wake in Fright (Ted Kotcheff, 1971)
Weekend of Shadows (Tom Jeffrey, 1978)
Well, The (Samantha Lang, 1997)
Weird Ones (John Meagher, 1998) aka I Am Green
Wolf Creek (Greg McLean, 2005)
Wolf Creek 2 (Greg McLean, 2013)
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (Kiah Roache-Turner, 2014)
Zombie Brigade (Barrie Pattison, 1987)

Australasian vampire films

in date order

Twins, The (Leslie McCallum, 1923)
Thirst (Rod Hardy, 1979)
Outback Vampires (Colin Eggleston, 1987)
Bloodlust (Richard Wolstencroft & Jon Hewitt, 1991)