Category Archives: Humour

Breaking News: The Moggies Are Back for a Third Helping of Human Flesh

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by Robert Hood

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 →

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New: Caught in the Mega Spider’s Web

Posted on Sunday, April 8, 2012 by Robert Hood

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 →

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Ignorance is Bliss

Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2012 by Robert Hood

This is excellent! Art by Elden Ardiente. Source: Deviant Art; shared by Kean Gilbert via Marianne Plumridge

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Bizarre Charms: An Exclusive Interview with Ben Charles Edwards

Posted on Sunday, March 18, 2012 by Robert Hood

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 →

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Being Heard Above the Howls: An Interview with Steve Latshaw

Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2012 by Robert Hood

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 →

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A Plethora of Aussie Comics: Big Arse Comic Launch

Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 by Robert Hood

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 →

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Let’s Drink to Danger 5!

Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 by Robert Hood

SBS’s web series, Danger 5! The Diamond Girls has finished, but we already know Danger 5 is destined to return as a TV series on Australian TV’s SBS. The online show has proven extremely popular so far, loved for its … Continue reading →

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Hitmen, Alien Parasites and Zombies

Posted on Monday, January 9, 2012 by Robert Hood

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 →

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Seasons Greetings, Fellow Monsterphiles

Posted on Monday, December 26, 2011 by Robert Hood

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 →

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Giant Monster Musical Horror Film? A Backbrain Exclusive

Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2011 by Robert Hood

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 →

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