Category Archives: Independent film

Update: First Images of Gila

Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Thanks to Producer Bill Dever, Undead Backbrain has acquired the first concept drawings of the new Gila! (see The Gila Monster Grows). It’s by Charles Chiodo (of the Chiodo Bros fame), who has been involved in many … 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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Lovechild of Audrey II and The Thing?

Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Good friend and supremo artist Nick Stathopoulos — whose “Toy Porn” exhibitions featuring super-realistic paintings of toys based on such iconic figures as Astroboy, Tin-Tin, Gigantor and the Thunderbirds are among the most astonishing and beautiful things … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: The Delirium Is About To Explode

Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012 by Robert Hood

Now here’s a new independent film I really want to see completed! embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direct Delirium (US-2012; dir. Jared Black) is a new supernatural thriller that absolutely shrieks of promise. It’s currently in post-production with an anticipated release … Continue reading →

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Not Just Another Zombie Film? Zombie Resurrection

Posted on Friday, February 3, 2012 by Robert Hood

An Exclusive Undead Backbrain Interview Mac (Jim Sweeney) gets up-close and personal with a rotten zombie (Leif Phelps) in Zombie Resurrection With its British accents and hints of thematic delving into some of the religious implications of zombieism, British splatterfest … Continue reading →

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When Is A Monster Not A Monster

Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Indie writer/director Terence Krey wants his next film to be a horror movie that is more than a horror movie. Of course, this is the ideal in such matters. As a horror writer myself, I’m always conscious … 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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Official Trailer for The Demon’s Rook Is Here!

Posted on Friday, January 6, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive A while back, the Backbrain interviewed writer, director and all-round auteur Loup’Rah Garomore about his in-production film The Demon’s Rook. Frankly the teaser released then, and all the pictures — not to mention Garomore’s discussion of the … Continue reading →

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Festival Trailer for The Millennium Bug: Now with Lots More Monster

Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2011 by Robert Hood

We just received the all-new trailer for the giant-monster/hillbilly horror film The Millennium Bug (US-2011; dir. Kenneth Cran), made for festival promotion and cranned full … sorry, crammed full of inbred nastiness and scenes of giant non-CGI monster rampage. Check it … 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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