Category Archives: Demons

Official Trailer for The Demon’s Rook Is Here!

Posted on Friday, January 6, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive A while back, the Backbrain interviewed writer, director and all-round auteur Loup’Rah Garomore about his in-production film The Demon’s Rook. Frankly the teaser released then, and all the pictures — not to mention Garomore’s discussion of the … Continue reading →

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Playing the Demon’s Rook

Posted on Saturday, October 8, 2011 by Robert Hood

An Exclusive Interview with writer/director/monster-maker Loup’Rah Garomore In the lively [irony intended] history of zombie movies, the 1980s was a gala decade for the demonic brand of undead. This was the time of classics such as Sam Raimi’s pre-Hollywood The … Continue reading →

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Looks Like a Conan Movie to Me!

Posted on Monday, May 16, 2011 by Robert Hood

Things have been busy lately, and I haven’t been able to keep the Undead Backbrain properly fed. Lots of good things coming soon, but in the meantime, there’s this newly released trailer for Conan the Barbarian (US-2011; dir. Marcus Nispel). … Continue reading →

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Killjoy is Back!

Posted on Saturday, December 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

Coulrophobia or fear of clowns is not an uncommon condition. And why not? Those grossly painted faces. That exaggerated behaviour. The comicbook violence that often attends their acrobatic slapstick performances. Whatever they represent must be something that lies deep in … Continue reading →

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Dreams From the Dark

Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Robert Hood

Eyes in the Dark (US-2009) is a new independent film that is banking on the ongoing attraction of the first-person POV hand-held style popularised in recent times by the extraordinary success of The Blair Witch Project, [Rec] and Paranormal Activity. … Continue reading →

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Mummies, Pteradactyls and Luc Besson

Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 by Robert Hood

There is something extraordinarily appealing about retro scifi and fantasy tales set in an historical context, introducing monsters and steampunk technology into what is an otherwise familiar past. The Indiana Jones films drew on that appeal — as did The … Continue reading →

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Tales of an Ancient Empire

Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Back in January I reported on Undead Brainspasm that Albert Pyun — whose previous epic fantasy was 1982′s The Sword and the Sorcerer, the first memorable sword-and-sorcery film I recall seeing — was working on an epic fantasy follow-up, after … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Road to Moloch

Posted on Sunday, August 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

Even if you don’t normally watch the films I put up here on a more-or-less weekly basis, this one is a Must-See. It’s a new short film, only recently completed — a supernatural thriller/action film with superb production values and … Continue reading →

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A New Hell Comes to Earth: Addendum

Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

This follow-up to our previous post on Hell on Earth (US-2009; dir. Ted A. Bohus) is made up of pictures. Pictures of what, you may ask? Well, take a look — and remember to click on ‘em to see ‘em … Continue reading →

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A New Hell Comes to Earth

Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Some of the great films and movements in horror cinema have come from independent filmmakers working with minimal resources.  Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls (1962), Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead (1981) are obvious … Continue reading →

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