Monthly Archives: December 2007

Demons About the House

Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007 by Robert Hood

It didn’t strike me as obvious until our visit to the British Museum in London a few weeks ago: if you want something supernatural to protect you from demons, you’d better get something pretty scary to take on the job. … Continue reading →

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Review: Komodo vs Cobra

Posted on Saturday, December 29, 2007 by Robert Hood

[Jim] Wynorski is responsible for Komodo vs Cobra, about which the best I can say is that it isn’t anywhere near as awful as Attack of the Sabretooth — another recent sub-Jurassic Park, low-budget, TV-oriented, monster-on-the-loose effort. Read the full … Continue reading →

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American Godzilla Page 56

Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 by Robert Hood

There has been a glitch with the American Kajiu site, a glitch that resulted in the reinstatement of an older version of Todd Tennant’s graphic novelisation of the 1994 Jan De Bont script, and the subsequent removal of the most … Continue reading →

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Review: Angel on My Shoulder

Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2007 by Robert Hood

In the first few minutes of this supernatural gangster comedy-drama, Eddie Kagle (imbued by Paul Muni with all the appropriately iconic tough-guy mannerisms we’ve come to expect from the era of Cagney, Bogart and Edward G. Robinson) is released from … Continue reading →

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A Card for the Season

Posted on Thursday, December 20, 2007 by Robert Hood

Season’s Greetings, Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and a great ’08 to one and all from myself and Cat! May the three-headed reindeer of the Apocalpyse bring you joy and fantastical rampaging in the new year! By the way, the Reindeer’s … Continue reading →

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Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror 2007

Posted on Thursday, December 20, 2007 by Robert Hood

Brimstone Press have announced the arrival of the 2007 edition of Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror, edited by Angela Challis — the only dedicated Best of in the horror genre in this country. It showcases stories published in 2006, but … Continue reading →

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Godzilla 1998 Designs

Posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 by Robert Hood

Here are some of Tatopoulos Studio’s design elements for the 1998 film — a film I rather like, not as a Godzilla remake but as a remake of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, which it more closely resembles. The Beast … Continue reading →

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Giant Creatures: New Anthology

Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 by Robert Hood

Meanwhile, hot on the heels of the release of Daikaiju! 2: Revenge of the Giant Monsters and Daikaiju! 3: Giant Monsters vs the World comes news of a proposed anthology of “giant creature” stories: Permuted Press is now open to … Continue reading →

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Cloverfield

Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 by Robert Hood

OK, I’ve been a bit negligent about “Cloverfield” — the new giant monster film from producer JJ Abrams, directed by Matt Reeves. Abrams has coordinated an effective lead-in campaign, using the internet to leak hints and snippets, cannily teasing the … Continue reading →

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More Godzilla 1994

Posted on Friday, December 14, 2007 by Robert Hood

Speaking of the “Lost Godzilla”, Todd Tennant’s graphic novel based on the original “Jan de Bont” script is proceeding very nicely indeed. Seven new pages went up this week, culminating with this: The new sequence begins here. For those who … Continue reading →

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