49 Halloween’s ago in a small and isolated New Zealand seaside town something strange and hairy entered the world. Something so out of the ordinary that it would change the world as we know it, forever. But this wasn’t a ghoulish uprising or a zombie invasion. No, this was something far bigger. This was the birth of Peter Jackson.
Peter Jackson is the Oscar winning film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his Lord of the Rings trilogy. But he wasn’t always in the business of epic blockbusters. In fact, during his early days as a filmmaker in the ’80s he made low budget horror films such as Bad Taste and Braindead – films that, although part of the horror genre, were more funny than scary. So, continuing our Celebrity Birthday theme, we’re saluting the filmmaking genius that is Peter Jackson whilst celebrating Halloween with our Top 5 Scary Films that aren’t Scary at all.