Strange Country — Episode 1: The Outback As Monster

Seventy percent of Australia is essentially uninhabitable. Not difficult. Not challenging. Uninhabitable.In the first episode of Strange Country, we look at the films that built Australian horror's most enduring obsession: the landscape as antagonist. Long Weekend (1978), Wolf Creek (2005), and Razorback (1984) are three very different films made across three decades — but they're all circling the same buried question. What does it mean to make a country out of land you took? And what happens when the land starts to answer back?Films covered: Long Weekend (1978), Wolf Creek (2005), Razorback (1984)All films in this episode are in the Vault at strangecountry.com.au