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Inspiring Giant Monsters To Attack Hawaii!

Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2010 by Robert Hood

It seems I’ve encouraged a group of giant monsters to go on a rampage… This intriguing concept poster (click on the image to see it larger) illustrates an in-production short independent film called Giant Monsters Attack Hawaii! The film is … Continue reading →

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And You Thought Ruggero Deodato’s Stuff Was Nasty…

Posted on Thursday, March 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

Once upon a time there was a little-known (because constantly banned and driven into exile) Italian exploitation filmmaker who made worse films than Ruggero Deodato could hope to imagine, even during a refried-grease-and-spicy-chicken-induced nightmare. Compared to the work of obscure … Continue reading →

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Dinocroc vs the Dinosaurs

Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 by Robert Hood

Jim Wynorski might be pitting Dinocroc against Supergator in his upcoming monster pic Dinocroc vs Supergator (US-2009; dir. Jim Wynorski), but it seems that Dinocroc has had plenty of practice on actual dinosaurs — and big ones, too! In a … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Victorian Zombies

Posted on Friday, October 9, 2009 by Robert Hood

First we discover that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective Sherlock Holmes will soon be fighting giant monsters in a currently-in-production film. Now we discover than he hasn’t escaped the zombie curse. Wildstorm — a division of DC Comics — … Continue reading →

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The Men Who Stare At Goats

Posted on Sunday, September 13, 2009 by Robert Hood

In his bizarre non-fiction book The Men Who Stare At Goats, Jon Ronson details official US Government projects to develop the use of psychic abilities as part of the military’s Intelligence arsenal. He reveals the significant budgets allocated to research … Continue reading →

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More Raiga Pictures

Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

At this juncture it seems entirely possible that before too long we’ll be able to join up all the pictures of Shinkaijû Raiga [aka Deep Sea Monster Raiga] (Japan, 2009; dir. Shinpei Hayashiya) that have been released and pre-construct a … Continue reading →

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New: Megafault

Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

I’m always up for a big SFX-laden apocalyptic disaster movie — and The Asylum’s current in-production effort along those lines involves the imminent ripping apart of the Earth by a massive seismic disturbance. The film’s called Megafault (US-[in production]; dir. … Continue reading →

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More Tentacles, More Bio-Slime

Posted on Sunday, June 28, 2009 by Robert Hood

You might want to put your breakfast aside for a moment to check out these pictures of the central creature from John Lechago’s coming-soon ooze-drenched horror flick, Bio-Slime, which we last had a look at in February. No more news, … Continue reading →

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Update: Pig Hunt

Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 by Robert Hood

Nor-Cal? So Northern California has become a subgenre, eh? The above poster — released exclusively to Undead Backbrain  — draws attention to a film about a giant pig, North Californian rednecks, a cult of homicidal (and frequently undressed) chicks, and … Continue reading →

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The Virtues of Recycling: Resiklo

Posted on Friday, March 13, 2009 by Robert Hood

In Hollywood, considering its current obsession with doing remakes, recycling hasn’t proven an unmitigated success. So a recent film from the Philippines is taking a different tack. Resiklo [aka Recycle] (Philippines-2007; dir. Mark A. Reyes) may be recycling tropes as … Continue reading →

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