Although its circulation was comparatively small, the magazine had a significant impact on the horror scene in Australia in the late eighties and early nineties. Issue 3 was reviewed outside Australia by Don D'Ammassa ("Science Fiction Chronicle", Nov 1992). The success of "terror Australis" magazine led directly to the publication of the mass-market horror anthology "" (edited by Blackmore alone) (Hodder & Stoughton, 1993), a companion volume to Terry Dowling and Van Ikin's "Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF" (Hodder & Stoughton, 1993).