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“Sector 7” Creature Revealed! Sort of…

Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2011 by Robert Hood

Under development by the company responsible for the rather excellent disaster film Haeundae (South Korea-2009; dir. Je-gyun Yun), Sector 7 has been long promised (see this previous Backbrain article), but now appears to be in production. At any rate, Kaiju … Continue reading →

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Evil Dolls, Replicants and Dead Eyes

Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 by Robert Hood

Dolls might be surrogate friends to children and kitsch collectibles to many adults, but there lingers deep beneath the surface of our cultural awareness of them a dark and unsettling fear. A whole cinematic genre explores the idea of “evil … Continue reading →

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Update: Vampire in the Hole

Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011 by Robert Hood

Check out this fascinating “long trailer” for $1 film The Vampire in the Hole, written and directed by Sadrac González and Sonia Escolano for Lasoga Films, which Undead Backbrain featured last month. [youtube tqScjGWyEak] I continue to be amazed at … Continue reading →

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Backbrain Zombies Invade the Aurealis Awards

Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 by Robert Hood

Some good news today. My story “Wasting Matilda” from Zombie Apocalypse! edited by Stephen Jones (Robinson UK and Running Press, US) has shuffled its way onto the shortlist for the Aurealis Awards, Best Horror Short Story category. For those who … Continue reading →

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Yeti Double Feature

Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 by Robert Hood

Cinema of the Backbrain Cryptid Festival 1 The Snow Creature (US-1954; dir. W. Lee Wilder) [youtube P1ARvOJ7xBg] Snowbeast (US-1977; dir. Herb Wallerstein) [youtube k1WiycHcXj8]  

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New: Snow Beast

Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 by Robert Hood

Cryptozoological horror films seem to be on the ascendant right now. Fortunately we here at Undead Backbrain are amongst those who think there can’t be too many. Over the years there have been a few Abominable Snowman or Yeti movies. … Continue reading →

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Claws

Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2011 by Robert Hood

Claws (US-2010; short [11.23 min]; dir. Sean Francis Ellis) For information on the film, see this Backbrain article. [vimeo 16683804]

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Weekend Fright Flick: Oceaniden

Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2011 by Robert Hood

Oceaniden (Denmark-2010; short [8:12 min] dir. Gorm Just) This weekend’s Fright Flick harks from Denmark and features a particular cryptozoological favourite — a hybridisation of Man and Fish. In the past, mummified merfolk have been a standard attraction at traveling … Continue reading →

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Cinema of the Backbrain

Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2011 by Robert Hood

Weekend Fright Flick Program and Other Cinema Festivals On weekends — sometimes regularly, sometimes every now and then — Undead Backbrain features full short films, feature-length movies, or even multi-part thematic festivals, for your enjoyment. This is where you can … Continue reading →

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Oceaniden

Posted on Sunday, March 20, 2011 by Robert Hood

This weekend’s Weekend Fright Flick is a somewhat surprising exploration of a particular cryptozoological creature, one whose allure lies in what it hints at regarding hominid variants… among other things. If the subtitles don’t show, click on the “CC” symbol … Continue reading →

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