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A scared woman in a bridal dress, covered in mud and blood, looking up at the camera, as if about to climb a ladder. Stringy blonde hair frames her face and her eyes are wide with shock but a steely determination to survive.
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Australian women in horror: a beginner's guide

Award-winning film critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas shares an updated extract from her book 1000 Women in Horror, with a special focus on Australi...
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Billboard advertisement for SunSmart
Andrew May and Thomas Kehoe

From sunburn to SunSmart

How an advertising campaign transformed attitudes toward sun protection.
People looking a cyberpunk building miniatures - The Future & Other Fictions
Maria Lewis

They be little, they be fierce: miniatures used in sci-fi

From King Kong to Blade Runner 2049, filmmakers have been making movie magic with the help of miniatures for decades – and new technology isn't changing that.

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