Category Archives: Apocalypse

There Goes the Neighbourhood

Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 by Robert Hood

With the latest rendition of the zombie apocalypse about to hit screens worldwide, it’s perversely comforting to know that one’s hometown hasn’t been spared. World War Z (US-2013; dir. Marc Forster) is due for release on June 20, so the … Continue reading →

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First Look: World War Z

Posted on Saturday, November 10, 2012 by Robert Hood

When I read Max Brooks’ post-apocalyptic zombie novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War several years ago I was impressed. An entertaining, structurally daring and unorthodox novel, it heralded a new wave of zombie fiction. It … Continue reading →

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Giant Monsters in Award-Winning Drama

Posted on Thursday, June 7, 2012 by Robert Hood

Beasts of the Southern Wild (US-2012; dir. Benh Zeitlin) has been described as “a beautiful award-winning drama that just happens to include giant monsters”. In the aftermath of the film’s recent wins at Cannes and Sundance, words like “magical”, “moving”, … Continue reading →

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A Plethora of Aussie Comics: Big Arse Comic Launch

Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 by Robert Hood

It seems that comics in Australia are undergoing some sort of Renaissance. By way of proof, check out the comic extravaganza that’s about to be unleashed at the Big Arse Comic Book Launch in Fitzroy come March. Here’s what the … Continue reading →

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Not Just Another Zombie Film? Zombie Resurrection

Posted on Friday, February 3, 2012 by Robert Hood

An Exclusive Undead Backbrain Interview Mac (Jim Sweeney) gets up-close and personal with a rotten zombie (Leif Phelps) in Zombie Resurrection With its British accents and hints of thematic delving into some of the religious implications of zombieism, British splatterfest … Continue reading →

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The Vampire Apocalypse Downunder

Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2012 by Robert Hood

An Undead Backbrain Exclusive Thankfully, the unreasonably popular Twilight and its sequels haven’t killed off vampires as an iconic and powerful trope within the horror genre.  Undead Brainspasm recently featured a film that was seeking to use an esoteric African … Continue reading →

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The Real War of the Worlds?

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by Robert Hood

One of the most influential novels in my personal development as both a writer and an obsessive SF/horror geek was H.G. Wells’ alien invasion classic War of the Worlds (1898) — a novel that created the template for such things. … Continue reading →

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Backbrain Zombies Invade the Aurealis Awards

Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 by Robert Hood

Some good news today. My story “Wasting Matilda” from Zombie Apocalypse! edited by Stephen Jones (Robinson UK and Running Press, US) has shuffled its way onto the shortlist for the Aurealis Awards, Best Horror Short Story category. For those who … Continue reading →

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Tentacles, Ancient Whispers and Monstrous Gods

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2011 by Robert Hood

An Overview of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos on Film Few filmmakers have been successful in translating New England horror writer H.P. Lovecraft’s dense, adjective-driven tales of Elder Gods, Great Old Ones and the Horrors That Lurk Just the Other Side … Continue reading →

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Evangelion Competition

Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 by Robert Hood

Now you can win a copy of the Blu-ray release of the first film in Hideaki Anno’s rebuild of his influential anime series: Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone — courtesy of Madman Entertainment. But before I give you the … Continue reading →

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