Monthly Archives: September 2008

Monster Ducks

Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

Another monster from the Great Age of Monsters! An article in the journal Pal­ae­on­tol­ogy for 26 September describes the skull of a monstrous prehistoric seabird dated as some 50 million years old. The bird is interesting in being the size … Continue reading →

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New Publication: Scary Food

Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

A zombie grabbed at him from behind the breakfast cereals. He actually smelt it before he saw it – a nasty mix of rotting meat, rancid blood and something else, something deep and sorrowful. He ducked away, thinking that maybe … Continue reading →

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The Revenge of Moby Dick

Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

When I read that Universal Pictures had paid a couple of guys (Adam Cooper and Bill Collage) a large amount of money to write a screenplay for a big budget take on Melville’s classic Moby Dick — arguing for an … Continue reading →

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You Can Be In A Zombie Flick

Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

In The Outbreak (US-2008; designed by Chris and Lynn Lund), you’re plunged straight into the middle of the iconic zombie apocalypse. They’re at the door and decisions have to be made. You make them, and then have to live (or … Continue reading →

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Hammer Wakes Up in the Woods

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

The thing about Hammer Film’s iconic versions of Frankenstein and Dracula is that the monster doctor and the vampiric monster lord always return. You just can’t kill ’em! Seems we can say the same thing about the studio itself. Not … Continue reading →

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Big Brother and the Zombie Apocalypse

Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2008 by Robert Hood

Just when you think nothing new can be done with the zombie apocalypse scenario, someone does the obvious and surprises you with the cleverness of it. Dead Set (UK-2008; TV series; dir. Yann Demanage) lets the zombie apocalypse loose while … Continue reading →

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New Publication: Creeping in Reptile Flesh

Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Creeping in Reptile Flesh is a new collection of stories, gathered around a loose (a very loose) theme that is dictated by the title story — a 20,000 word novella that can be described this way (to quote from the … Continue reading →

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Bob and his Monster Need You!

Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Remember Bob Nelson and his crew, who appeared in the Backbrain a while back in relation to a giant monster film they’ve got on the boil? Well, it seems the film is now officially called Sacrifice and, as reported by … Continue reading →

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New: The Halfway House

Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Halfway House (US-2004; dir. Kenneth J. Hall) looks like a Lovecraftian-inspired schlock horror flick, described by its director thus: Young girls are disappearing in and around the Mary Magdalen Halfway House for Troubled Girls. Desperate to find out what … Continue reading →

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Review: Monster From Bikini Beach

Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

To fully appreciate Monster From Bikini Beach (US-2008; dir. Darin Wood) you have to take the “Truth in Advertising” approach to criticism. Look at the title. Right? Now what do you expect to find in this movie? Cheesy monsters? Bikini-clad … Continue reading →

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