Category Archives: Demons

Death and Demonic Attack in the Territory

Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Coincidentally similar in theme to the film featured in the Backbrain’s previous post (Transcendence), this UK production looks like a stylish piece of work and well worth your attention. Synopsis: Four cars lie stranded on a dark … Continue reading →

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Demon Attack!

Posted on Sunday, February 3, 2013 by Robert Hood

Check out this clip from a new short film called Transcendence: embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direct Transcendence is directed by Chris Mirjahangir and it tells the story of a family who, on the last stop on their vacation, get taken … Continue reading →

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New Trailer for The Demon’s Rook Now Up!

Posted on Thursday, November 1, 2012 by Robert Hood

Check out the new trailer for The Demon’s Rook (US-2012; dir. James Sizemore), which has just been added to the Undead Backbrain Halloween post here.

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The Demon’s Rook: New Trailer Premieres Here for Halloween

Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2012 by Robert Hood

Halloween’s coming — and soon the demons will be loosed upon us. About a year ago, the Backbrain undertook an in-depth interview with writer/director James Sizemore, where he told us all about his in-production ’80s-style horror epic, The Demon’s Rook … Continue reading →

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New: Giant Monster Gomera

Posted on Monday, July 2, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Well, the truth is finally out! Back in February 2011, the Backbrain brought the following trailer to your attention, faithful daikaijuphiles. And perhaps created a few over-excited expectations in the process. embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direct This, … Continue reading →

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Dissecting Pazuzu

Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2012 by Robert Hood

The Exorcist: Studies in the Horror Film (2011), edited by Danel Olson, Centipede Press: Colorado Reviewed by Robert Hood In the general category of Good Horror Films, there are those that gain their status by the sheer exuberance of their … Continue reading →

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Bringing the Lifeform to Life: An Interview with Brian Schiavo

Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2012 by Robert Hood

Filmmaker Brian Schiavo freely names Davids Lynch and Cronenberg, along with Guillermo del Toro, as major influences in his work — and in my book that’s pretty impressive name-dropping. By the time he adds Alan Moore’s run on the comic … Continue reading →

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Beware the Shark-Man!

Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Lots of men are sharks, especially in the vicinity of holiday resorts. Generally speaking referring to them as sharks is a metaphorical gesture, indicative of predatory sexual behaviour. But what if the phrase “shark man” wasn’t a … Continue reading →

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Update: First Full Trailer for Delirium

Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2012 by Robert Hood

The trailer for Delirium (US-2012; dir. Jared Black) — an über promising horror thriller that we featured on the Backbrain last month — has premiered on Dread Central. The promise the film showed back then is certainly not diminishing! Director … Continue reading →

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“The Real Exorcist” and The Devil Inside

Posted on Monday, February 20, 2012 by Robert Hood

An Interview with Rev. Bob Larson by Robert Hood One exorcism film is among my horror favourites, namely William Friedkin’s 1973 classic The Exorcist, based on the equally excellent book by William Peter Blatty. There was no shortage of exorcism … Continue reading →

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