Category Archives: Monsters in general

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 →

Posted in Film, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, News, Teaser, Where's the Film? | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Demons, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, The Devil, Trailers, Update, Zombies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Daikaiju, Exploitation films, Film, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, Trailers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Update: The Search for Gila Monster Fodder Begins!

Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 by Robert Hood

Though the final cast list for the upcoming The Giant Gila Monster remake by co-directors Tony Randel and Jim Wynorski has been doing the rounds — including the interesting news that original Giant Gila Monster (1959) star Don Sullivan (above) … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Remake | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

A Lovecraft Invasion 6: The Black Goat

Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2011 by Robert Hood

The Black Goat Project sounds like some sort of covert Government operation — a secret-service incursion into an obscure mountainous principality in central Europe perhaps, or a scientific experiment in genetic manipulation focusing on the hybridisation of goats and trainee … Continue reading →

Posted in Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, Lovecraft, Monsters in general, News, Where's the Film? | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

New RetroMonster: The Tentacle’s Claw

Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011 by Robert Hood

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 →

Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Horror, Humour, Independent film, Monsters in general, News, Preview, Trailers | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Coming Soon: The Emergence Premieres Here!

Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Robert Hood

It’s with great pleasure that I announce that Undead Backbrain will be hosting the premiere release of a new film — a exciting horror creature-feature from director Jeff LeBlanc. The date to look out for? December 1! The Emergence (Canada-2011; … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Bugs, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, News, Preview, Trailers | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

The Giant Monster Playset Is Ready For Delivery: Exclusive

Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 by Robert Hood

Giant monster fandom loves merchandise! This is obvious from the plethora of sites, blogs and chat groups devoted to, for example, monster models. Hey, the Backbrain has a large display case full of Toho toys, models and other paraphernalia, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Monsters in general, Short Films, Trailers | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Insectula! Where Giant Insects Rule: A Backbrain Exclusive

Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2011 by Robert Hood

Insectula [aka Insectula! Creature From Another World] is, in the words of its director, Michael Peterson, a movie about a giant mosquito-like alien attracted to Earth by the increased CO2 in the atmosphere. It has adopted the currently rather popular … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, Interviews, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Monsters in general, News, Zombies | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

When the Metaphor Becomes the Monster: Exclusive

Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 by Robert Hood

It has been said that the unusually dense concentration of giant monsters in Japanese film and manga is a consequence of that country’s precarious geographical positioning on a major fault-line, making it particularly susceptible to earthquakes. Recent disasters there have … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Monsters in general, News | 1 Comment