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Hitmen, Alien Parasites and Zombies
An Undead Backbrain Exclusive Interview Life gets difficult enough when you’re a hitman just trying get the job done so you can make it to your kid’s birthday party on time. But things get worse after you stumble across an alien … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Horror, Humour, Independent film, News, Trailers, Zombies
Tagged al snow, alien parasites, hitmen, horror-comedy, tentacles, Zombies, zopmbies
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Seasons Greetings, Fellow Monsterphiles
On behalf of Undead Backbrain, Undead Brainspasm and subsidiary sites, I just want to wish everyone well for the Christmas holidays and for 2012. Kaiju Search-Robot Avery added this similarly themed greeting, which I thought I’d share — though we … Continue reading
Posted in Godzilla, Humour, Sheer administration
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Giant Monster Musical Horror Film? A Backbrain Exclusive
Has anyone made a giant monster horror film as a period musical before? Off-hand I can’t think of any. Japanese flicks such as Furankenshutain no kaiju-Sanda tai Gaira (1966; dir. Ishiro Honda) — otherwise known as War of the Gargantuas — … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Humour, Independent film, Music, News, Trailers
Tagged Giant Monsters, huhu attack, new zealand film, patrick gillies
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New RetroMonster: The Tentacle’s Claw
I’m not sure what the title of this new film from director/writer/dp/editor Michael Rigler says about the titular beastie (… it’s a big tentacle with a claw at the end? … hmmm, maybe… stay on until the end of this … Continue reading
Watch out! The Muckman’s Here
Earlier this year I reviewed Brett Piper’s latest b-monster epic, the swamp-stained, ooze-splattered Muckman — from a screener copy. I liked it, despite its low-budget limitations, or maybe because of them. Anyway, now I find that my name appears on … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Horror, Humour, Independent film, Monsters in general, Posters, Trailers, Update
Tagged alison whitney, anju mcintyre, brett piper, mark polonia, muckman
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The Rot Beneath the Skin
But first, an ad break: embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direct No, this Perfect Touch TVC advertisement doesn’t represent the Backbrain’s sudden embracing of commercialism. In fact, it’s a lead-in to a new Australian horror/comedy short film called I Rot (Australia-2011; … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Humour, Independent film, Trailers, Zombies
Tagged australian cinema, Horror, i rot, josef j. weber, satire, short
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Exclusive Reveal! It’s Notzilla!
Movies that spoof other movies and movie genres have long been popular. As the following list shows, Mel Brooks stands pre-eminent among well-known practitioners of the form, having pioneered many of the film spoof’s most effective techniques. Blazing Saddles (1974), … Continue reading
Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Humour, Monsters in general
Tagged Godzilla, Notzilla, parody, Patrick Warburton
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Exclusive: Poisoned — New Zombie Horror from Israel
Poisoned is a zombie comedy, filmed in Israel by David Lubetzky ( דידי לובצקי ) and currently in the final editing stages. Synopsis (short): What makes this night different from all nights? On this night, the army really marches on … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Horror, Humour, Independent film, News, Trailers, Zombies
Tagged comedy, israeli cinema, Zombies
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