This Unrelenting Australian Survival Horror Thriller Is As Daring as It Is Brutal

When it comes to Australian survival thrillers, Wolf Creek has absolutely dominated the genre, shaping our expectations of it. As such, gems like Killing Ground go under the radar, particularly since it doesn't have the stereotypical outback in the marketing scheme. As much as the outback is a part of Aussie culture, the vast empty landscape is located centrally in the country, and most people live on the outskirts. Killing Ground makes a more familiar Australian landscape into a nightmare, the bushlands, where even more recognizable cultural and historical staples are referenced and turned into relentless nightmare fuel that are universally terrifying.