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A New Australian Horror Import Imagines ‘Obsession’ from a Very Different Perspective

Film critic, author, and horror expert Alexandra Heller-Nicholas writes about taking her teenage son to see “The Only One,” and reigniting some classic Aussie horror hits and enduring societal questions in the process.

By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas October 21, 2026 11:00 am

'The Only One'

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas is a multi-award-winning Australian film critic and the author of eleven books on cult, horror, and exploitation cinema, including the book “1000 Women in Horror,” which was adapted to a feature documentary for Shudder in 2026. In 2024, she appeared in Alexandre O.…