Alison's Birthday
Directed by Ian Coughlan
During a Ouija board session with her teenaged friends, 16-year-old Alison gets a warning from beyond the grave not to go home for her 19th birthday. Fast forward three years later, when Alison is summoned to birthday celebrations with her aunt and uncle in Sydney, and visits them with her boyfriend - who becomes increasingly suspicious of the over-protective circle surrounding Alison. Before long Alison finds herself at the center of an ancient supernatural drama of which her own family are the custodians. An example of Australian folk horror with a clear lineage in the British tradition, ALISON'S BIRTHDAY also mines the elder-horror of films like SUSPIRIA (1977) and THE NIGHT NURSE (1978).
During a Ouija board session, 16-year-old Alison is warned not to go home for her 19th birthday.
Cast: Joanne Samuel, Lou Brown, Bunney Brooke, John Bluthal, Vincent Ball
Member Reviews
Fkkiiing creepy as hell! If you liked The Skeleton Key you’ll love this
A little long getting to the good stuff and very predictable, but fun nevertheless. If you accept that there won’t be any bloody gore, you might just enjoy it. I did.
Very much of its time, but still a fun folk horror romp, and one that would probably suit a reboot!
Hey, it has the actress who played Mad Max's wife in it! She was so good as Jessie Rockatansky. Unfortunately for me, Alison's Birthday is nothing special, although I can see how fans of a certain era and genre like it so much.
Scary, unique, a ton of funny