Category Archives: Giant Squids

Battle of the Giants

Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Whatever you think of the Asylum’s previous genre productions, I suspect they’ve got a winner in Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus (US-2009; dir. Jack Perez [as Ace Hannah]) … provided you like giant monster mash-ups. If you’re in doubt, check … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Trailers, Update | 6 Comments

They Grow ‘Em Big in The Asylum

Posted on Friday, May 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

Over on our “burst appendix” subsite, Undead Brainspasm, I’ve been talking about an upcoming giant monster flick from The Asylum — a small studio mostly known for making shadow-films inspired by current blockbusters, such as The Terminators (US-2009; dir. C. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Update | 14 Comments

The Monsters of Doctor Who: Kroll

Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

The monster that gets the Award for Biggest Monster in a Doctor Who episode turns up in the  Season 16 story The Power of Kroll, with Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Mary Tamm as Romana, and a fairly static, … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctor Who, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, TV | 3 Comments

Kaiju Picture Set

Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

Check out this excellent set of kaiju illustrations, featuring Godzilla, Gamera and their over-sized mates. The artistic style is consistent throughout so I assume the pictures are by the same artist, and the indications are that he is Japanese and … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Godzilla, Pictorial art | 2 Comments

$quid Romstercom

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

What is $quid? Well, there are a couple of answers to that question — and here’s the first: $quid, then, is an short film directed by Daley Pearson and Luke Tierney, and starring Josh Lawson and Ed Kavalee. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery | 4 Comments