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Author Archives: Robert Hood
The Host 2: First Footage
We’ve known for some years that a sequel to the excellent South Korean giant monster film The Host [aka Gwoemul] (South Korea-2006; dir. Joon-ho Bong) was on the way, but now you can see the first footage from the film … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Update
Tagged first footage, Joon-ho Bong, The Host 2
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Raising Demons and Funding: Demon’s Rook Update
Undead Backbrain’s recent update on The Demon’s Rook and interview with director/writer/actor James Sizemore emphasises just what a worthy project this is — full-on indie horror using a style and approach that updates ’80s demonic exploitation, with its hands-on, in-your-face … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Horror, Monsters in general, News, Update, Zombies
Tagged 80s horror, crowd-sourcing, demon's rook, funding methods, gail simone, james sizemore, jim calafiore, leaving megalopolis, make-up FX
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First Look: World War Z
When I read Max Brooks’ post-apocalyptic zombie novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War several years ago I was impressed. An entertaining, structurally daring and unorthodox novel, it heralded a new wave of zombie fiction. It … Continue reading
Posted in Apocalypse, Film, Horror, News, Trailers, Zombies
Tagged brad pitt, Daniel Defoe, h.g. wells, marc foster, max brooks, Olaf Stapledon, world war z, zombie apocalypse
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Update: Killer Shrews Are Out Of Their Cage!
A Backbrain Exclusive The latest news from film publicist Avery Guerra is that Steve Latshaw’s long-anticipated reimagining / sequel to 1959′s The Killer Shrews, Return of the Killer Shrews (which features original star James Best, as well as John Schneider, … Continue reading
Posted in Exploitation films, Horror, Monsters in general, Posters, Remake, Trailers, Update
Tagged Bruce Davison, Horror, James Best, john schneider, killer shrews, remake / sequel, Steve Latshaw
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New Trailer for The Demon’s Rook Now Up!
Check out the new trailer for The Demon’s Rook (US-2012; dir. James Sizemore), which has just been added to the Undead Backbrain Halloween post here.
Posted in Demons, Horror, Update
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Millennium Bug Infests DVD
More horrifically excellent news this Halloween as a genre-classic-in-the-making comes to DVD, heralded by great cover art and a fantastic new trailer. The Millennium Bug (US-2011; dir. Kenneth Cran) is a dark, raging powerhouse of a movie — an independent … Continue reading
Posted in Daikaiju, Exploitation films, Film, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Horror, Independent film, News, Posters, Trailers, Update
Tagged giant monster, Godzilla, gore, hillbilly horror, kenneth cran, millennium bug, rob zombie
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The Demon’s Rook: New Trailer Premieres Here for Halloween
Halloween’s coming — and soon the demons will be loosed upon us. About a year ago, the Backbrain undertook an in-depth interview with writer/director James Sizemore, where he told us all about his in-production ’80s-style horror epic, The Demon’s Rook … Continue reading
Posted in Demons, Exploitation films, Film, Halloween, Horror, Independent film, News
Tagged halloween special, independent horror, james sizemore, the demon's rook
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Gila! Stomps into the AFM
A Backbrain Exclusive On the eve of its appearance at the American Film Market during November, Gila! — Jim Wynorski’s much anticipated remake of the hoary old monster classic The Giant Gila Monster (US-1959; dir. Ray Kellogg) — has been … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Remake
Tagged AFM 2012, giant gila monster remake, gila, jim wynorski
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A Second Helping of Jellyfish Eyes
A while back the Backbrain discussed at length Japanese artist Takashi Murakami and his upcoming live-action giant monster film, Jellyfish Eyes. (See The Art of Monsters: Takashi Murakami and Jellyfish Eyes.) As exciting as that is, the website for the … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Film, Giant Monsters, Japanese, Update
Tagged in production, japanese film, Jellyfish Eyes, Takashi Murakami
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Gila! Stomps Closer
Oh, look! A new poster for Gila! Don’t know what Gila! is? You haven’t been paying attention, have you? It’s the next giant monster sensation, due to hit screens soon, now that it’s had its world premiere (at the 6th … Continue reading
Posted in B-Movie Celebration, Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Remake, Update
Tagged giant monster, gila, jim wynorski, the giant gila monster
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