| WOLFCREEK | 2005 Australian horror film about three backpackers that spawned a sequel and a TV series (4,5) |
| SONOFFURY | Tyrone Power film that wasn't a sequel and wasn't a western |
| INTERVIEW | - - - With The Vampire, Anne Rice novel that has spawned a film and a TV series (9) |
| THEBLAIRWITCH | ___ Project 1999 supernatural horror film about three filmmakers who film a documentary about a local legend: 3 wds. |
| TREK | Backpacker that takes this long journey back |
| BRINGHERBACK | 2025 Australian horror film starring Billy Barratt and Sally Hawkins (5.3.4) |
| RELIC | 2020 horror film about three generations of women, starring Emily Mortimer (5) |
| AWOKEN | 2019 Australian horror film |
| PAPERCHASE | With 'the'...a 1970 book that became a movie and a TV series: 2 wds |
| PINEGAP | Australian signals intelligence centre - and a TV series based on it (4,3) |
| DOUBLETAP | Subtitle to the upcoming "Zombieland" sequel, and a hint to the crossings of certain squares in this puzzle |
| EARTHWORM | ___ Jim, eponymous character in a 1994 video game, its sequels and subsequent TV show (9) |
| SQUIDGAME | Netflix series that spawned a Netflix reality show |
| ABOUTABOY | Coming-of-age novel that spawned a 2002 film |
| INTERIORS | 1978 Woody Allen film about three sisters (9) |
| MINECRAFT | Block-based computer game that spawned a Jack Black movie (9) |
| COMMANDER | Master and _, 1969 historical novel by Patrick O'Brian which spawned a 2003 film adaptation (9) |
| THESPHERE | Western attraction whose recent success has spawned a similar planned venue, this one on the East Coast |
| HIGHLANDER | Christopher Lambert played Connor Macleod from 'the village of Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel' in this 80s fantasy film that spawned a franchise of sequels and spin-offs |
| TRON | 1982 sci-fi movie with a 2010 sequel and a forthcoming 2025 sequel |