Horror Movies Filmed In Australia
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There are so many great horror movies filmed in Australia, we are sure you will see some of your favourites on this list and find new ones to watch.
We have not included every movie, feel free to comment any movies you think deserve to be added or that we might have missed.
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Wake In Fright (1971)
Psychological Outback horror. Filmed in Broken Hill NSW.
Night Of Fear (1973)
Stalker slasher in the woods. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
The Cars Ate Picnic (1974)
Surrealist small-town horror. Filmed in Sofala NSW.
Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
Supernatural mystery. Filmed at Hanging Rock VIC.
The Last Wave (1977)
Indigenous folklore witchcraft mystery. Filmed in Adelaide & Sydney NSW.
Long Weekend (1978)
Eco-horror. Filmed on the Freycinet Peninsula TAS.
Patrick (1978)
Telekinetic hospital horror. Filmed in Melbourne, VIC.
The Night Prowler (1978)
Suburban horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
Thirst (1979)
Vampire cult horror. Filmed in Melbourne, VIC.
Snapshot (1979)
Stalker thriller. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
The Plumber (1979)
Psychological home invasion. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
Mad Max (1979)
Dystopian sci-fi thriller. Filmed in many locations across VIC.
Razorback (1984)
Giant boar creature feature. Filmed in Broken Hill & Sydney NSW.
Harlequin (1980)
Supernatural political thriller. Filmed in Perth WA.
Dark Age (1987)
Killer crocodile horror. Filmed in Darwin & Alice Spings NT, Cairns & Yarrabah QLD.
Nightmares (1980)
Slasher. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
The Survivor (1981)
Supernatural plane crash horror. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
Road Games (1981)
Outback serial killer thriller. Filmed on the Nullarbor Plain SA/WA.
Centrespread (1981)
Dystopian horror. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
Turkey Shoot (1982)
Dystopian psychological action thriller. Filmed in Cairns QLD.
Next Of Kin (1982)
Haunted house horror. Filmed in Ballarat VIC.
Innocent Prey (1984)
Slasher horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
Dead End Drive-In (1986)
Dystopian horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
Cassandra (1986)
Psychic thriller. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
The Wicked (1987)
Vampire comedy-horror. Filmed in rural NSW.
Howling III (1987)
Werewolf horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW and the Blue Mountains.
The 13th Floor (1988)
Supernatural horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
Out of the Body (1988)
Supernatural thriller. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
Incident at Raven’s Gate (1988)
Sci-fi horror. Filmed in SA.
Houseboat Horror (1989)
Slasher. Filmed on Lake Eildon VIC.
Dead Calm (1989)
Nautical psychological horror. Filmed in Whitsunday Islands QLD and the Great Barrier Reef.
Celia (1989)
Supernatural horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
Bloodmoon (1990)
Slasher. Filmed in QLD.
Dead Sleep (1990)
Medical horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
Dead to the World (1991)
Horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
The Dreaming (1991)
Supernatural horror. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
Bloodlust (1992)
Vampire horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
Body Melt (1993)
Splatter satire. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
Black comedy horror. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
The Roly Poly Man (1994)
Horror comedy. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
Cut (2000)
Meta slasher. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
House of Wax (2005)
Teen body horror. Filmed in Gold Coast QLD.
Ghost Ship (2002)
Paranormal horror. Partially filmed in Gold Coast QLD.
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Vampire horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
Undead (2003)
Zombie sci-fi action horror. Filmed in Gympie QLD.
Lost Things (2003)
Teen horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
Feed (2005)
Cybercrime horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
Wolf Creek (2005)
Outback serial killer horror. Filmed in multiple locations across SA & Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater National Park in WA.
Black Water (2007)
Crocodile horror. Filmed in Kakadu National Park & Darwin NT, Oatley & Sydney NSW.
Rogue (2007)
Crocodile horror. Filmed in Kakadu National Park & Yellow Water NT, Yarra Valley & Melbourne VIC.
Storm Warning (2007)
Survival horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
Lake Mungo (2008)
Found footage supernatural horror. Filmed in Ararat VIC.
Dying Breed (2008)
Cannibal horror. Filmed in Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park TAS.
The Loved Ones (2009)
Teen torture horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
Daybreakers (2009)
Dystopian Vampire Action. Filmed in Brisbane & Gold Coast QLD.
Van Diemen’s Land (2009)
Cannibal survival horror. Filmed in TAS.
Primal (2010)
Creature horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
The Reef (2010)
Shark survival horror. Filmed on the Great Barrier Reef, QLD.
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)
Zombie action horror. Filmed in Sydney & the Blue Mountains NSW.
The Tunnel (2011)
This memorable found footage terror was filmed in Sydney NSW.
Snowtown (2011)
True crime horror. Filmed in Adelaide & Snowtown SA.
100 Bloody Acres (2012)
Horror comedy. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
Bait (2012)
Shark horror. Filmed in Gold Coast & Coolangatta QLD.
Wolf Creek 2 (2013)
Outback serial killer horror sequel. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
The Babadook (2014)
Psychological paranormal horror. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
The Pack (2015)
Killer dog horror. Filmed in Adelaide SA, Glenorie Station QLD, Albany WA, and Sydney NSW.
Scare Campaign (2016)
Psychological slasher horror. Filmed in Beechworth VIC.
Killing Ground (2016)
Survival horror. Filmed in bushland of NSW.
Hounds of Love (2016)
Psychological horror. Filmed in Perth WA.
Boys in the Trees (2016)
Supernatural coming-of-age. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
Red Christmas (2016)
Holiday slasher. Filmed in the Blue Mountains NSW.
The Shallows (2016)
Shark horror. Filmed in Mount Tamborine & Oxenford QLD, Lord Howe Island NSW
Cargo (2017)
Zombie horror. Filmed in Flinders Ranges SA & Broken Hill NSW.
Boar (2017)
Giant pig horror. Filmed in Kandanga QLD.
Upgrade (2018)
Sci-fi horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
The Nightingale (2018)
Colonial psychological thriller. Filmed in Derwent Valley & Oatlands TAS.
The Furies (2019)
Survival horror. Filmed in Canberra ACT & rural NSW.
Little Monsters (2019)
Zombie horror-comedy. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
Relic (2020)
Psychological horror. Filmed in Melbourne & Creswick VIC.
Bloody Hell (2020)
Horror comedy. Filmed in Brisbane QLD.
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2021)
Zombie action horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
The Reef: Stalked (2022)
Shark horror sequel. Filmed in Great Barrier Reef & Bowen QSD.
Sissy (2022)
Social media slasher. Filmed in Canberra ACT & rural NSW.
Talk to Me (2022)
Supernatural horror. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
The Royal Hotel (2023)
Psychological horror thriller. Filmed in Yatina SA.
You’ll Never Find Me (2023)
Psychological horror. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
Run Rabbit Run (2023)
Psychological horror. Filmed in Melbourne & rural VIC.
The Moogai (2024)
Indigenous supernatural horror. Filmed in Adelaide Hills SA & Melbourne VIC.
Birdeater (2023)
Outback psychological horror. Filmed in rural NSW.
Sting (2024)
Creature horror. Filmed in Sydney NSW.
Late Night with the Devil (2024)
Paranormal horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
Paranormal comedy slasher. Filmed in Adelaide SA.
The Surfer (2024)
Psychological horror. Filmed in Yallingup & Margaret River WA.
Saccharine (2025)
Paranormal body horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
The Matriarch (2025)
Survival horror. Filmed in Bonalbo NSW.
Primitive War (2025)
Dinosaur horror. Filmed in Gold Coast QLD.
We Bury the Dead (2025)
Zombie horror. Filmed in Hobart TAS, Perth & Albany WA.
Dangerous Animals (2025)
Serial killer and creature horror mashup. Filmed in Perth WA.
Fear Below (2025)
Shark horror. Filmed in Murray River & Moama NSW.
Together (2025)
Body horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
Thrash (2026)
Shark horror. Filmed in Melbourne VIC.
We hope you enjoyed scrolling this list of horror movies filmed in Australia.
Please share with your spooky friends and support the Australian film industry.
We will be continuously adding to this list as new movies are released.
cheers!
-Pumpkinhead
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