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form y separately published work icon Night of Fear single work   film/TV   crime   thriller   horror  
Alternative title: Terryrod's Night of Fear; Fright: Night of Fear
Issue Details: First known date: 1972... 1972 Night of Fear
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A woman is stalked by a crazed hermit after she crashes her car on a lonely road.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      Terryrod ,
      1972 .
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      Extent: 54min.p.

Works about this Work

The Isolation at the Heart of Australian Horror Nina Culley , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , November 2020;

'Australian horror films have always had a unique fascination with the continent’s landscape. Though the genre has evolved from the Ozploitation era into more complex territory, it remains moulded by the terra nullius myth and a colonial sense of disconnection from the land. '

Dead Heart : Australia’s Horror Cinema Geoff Stanton , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 31 October 2018;
Night of Fear (Terry Bourke, 1973) William “Bill” Blick , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , March no. 70 2014;

— Review of Night of Fear Terry Bourke , 1972 single work film/TV
Night of Fear (Terry Bourke, 1973) William “Bill” Blick , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , March no. 70 2014;

— Review of Night of Fear Terry Bourke , 1972 single work film/TV
Dead Heart : Australia’s Horror Cinema Geoff Stanton , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 31 October 2018;
The Isolation at the Heart of Australian Horror Nina Culley , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , November 2020;

'Australian horror films have always had a unique fascination with the continent’s landscape. Though the genre has evolved from the Ozploitation era into more complex territory, it remains moulded by the terra nullius myth and a colonial sense of disconnection from the land. '

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