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Gadzooka, Larry! The 50s Rule!
First Look! Presented in Undeadoscope! As we await the arrival of the big-budget giant monster spectacle of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim (2013) and Gareth Edwards’ much-anticipated Godzilla (2014) — not to mention whatever Big Thing turns up in Joss … Continue reading
Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Humour, Independent film, Retro
Tagged gadzooka, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, pacific rim, retro 50s flicks
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Coming: Hellyfish
A Squishy Backbrain Exclusive There’s no argument: Godzilla is a giant monster with backbone, metaphorically and literally — and the prominence of his spines is certainly one of his defining characteristics (as illustrated here in cover art by Art Adams … Continue reading
New: Giant Monster Gomera
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
Posted in Animation, Demons, Giant Monsters, Humour, Japanese
Tagged Cat Shit One, gomera, Japanese kid's TV, Junya Okabe
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Retro Alien Stars of Men in Black III
The long-awaited second sequel to Men in Black — creatively titled Men in Black III (US-2012; dir. Barry Sonnenfeld) — opens this coming weekend. Check out this cool picture of some of the aliens from the film, wonderfully designed to … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens, Humour, Monsters in general, Retro, Science Fiction
Tagged aliens, men in black 3, retro monsters, rick baker
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Breaking News: The Moggies Are Back for a Third Helping of Human Flesh
Schlock patriarch Ted V. Mikels, whose blood-drenched exploitation films were grindhouse regulars back in the 1970s, has revealed to Undead Backbrain that a third sequel to one of his classics is about to start filming. His 1971 camp horror classic … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Exploitation films, Film, Horror, Humour, Independent film, Monsters in general, News
Tagged Cats, corpse grinders, exploitation cinema, monster cats, ted v. mikels
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New: Caught in the Mega Spider’s Web
Love spiders? Well, there’s a new one of the giant variety due in town. And Spider-Man will be quivering in his boots… Returning to our shared office at work the other day, a colleague reached to open the door, shrieked … Continue reading
Posted in Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Humour, Monsters in general, News, Posters
Tagged giant spiders, Greg Grunberg, Lin Shaye, mega spider, mike mendez, Patrick Bauchau, ray Wise
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Ignorance is Bliss
This is excellent! Art by Elden Ardiente. Source: Deviant Art; shared by Kean Gilbert via Marianne Plumridge
Posted in Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Humour, Pictorial art
Tagged giant sea monster, giant squid, humour, kraken
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Bizarre Charms: An Exclusive Interview with Ben Charles Edwards
How many horror films have been set against the background of the fashion industry? And does Showgirls count? I can think of a few that deal with cosmetics, such as The Wasp Woman (US-1959; dir. Roger Corman and Jack Hill) … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Horror, Humour, Independent film, News, Posters
Tagged animal charm, animal rights, ben charles edwards, boy george, fashion industry, horror-comedy, roger corman, sadie frost, sally phillips, satire
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Being Heard Above the Howls: An Interview with Steve Latshaw
An Exclusive Interview with Return of the Killer Shrews director, Steve Latshaw by Avery Guerra Steve Latshaw has been around. Most lately he’s been around an enthusiastic cast comprising the likes of James Best, John Schneider, Jennifer Lyons, Rick Hurst, … Continue reading
A Plethora of Aussie Comics: Big Arse Comic Launch
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