Author Archives: Robert Hood

Identifying an Evil Doll

Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

Correspondent Richard Duran asks: “For the longest time, I thought that the ‘Amelia’ chapter of Trilogy of Terror gave more background on the Zuni fetish. I have a distinct memory of seeing a movie/show on TV as a child where … Continue reading →

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Black Magazine: The Colour Out of Inner Space

Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

Brimstone Press today announced the launching of a new, glossy, horror-related magazine, Black: Australian Dark Culture. This will be a major national magazine with wide distribution and, hopefully, wide appeal. It will focus on all things dark: from movies, music, … Continue reading →

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Godzilla Zero Hour

Posted on Friday, June 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

The latest images from Franz Vorenkamp’s fan-based film project, Godzilla Zero Hour, reveal a level of spectacle and understanding of the mythos of the Big G that has been lacking in mainstream Hollywood productions (okay, there has only ever been … Continue reading →

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Hiram Grange

Posted on Friday, June 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

Artist Malcolm McClinton has sent Backbrain a sneak preview of his cover art for the first in a graphic novel series featuring Hiram Grange, who is an agent for the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs — a secret organisation run by … Continue reading →

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Update: Serpent Lake in production

Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

This new poster for Serpent Lake (US; dir. Joel Trujillo) has just appeared on the new, refurbished website. The website includes a video diary of each day’s shoot. Pop along every now and then to get an update and insight … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Lake Monsters, Update | 1 Comment

Zombies Diversify!

Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

Two new (at least to me) bizarre zombie entertainments in this, the Renaissance time of zombiedom! Real Zombies First up is a TV series, a satire of reality TV called America’s Next Top Zombie Idol, written and directed by Blair … Continue reading →

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Reptisaurus: Ask the Director, Chris Ray

Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by Robert Hood

Got any questions you’d like to ask the director of the new giant monster flick Reptisaurus? Chris Ray has kindly offered Backbrain readers the chance to delve into the production and to satisfy their curiosity as to the film, where … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Interviews, Query | 29 Comments

Tuatara On the Move?

Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

For a long time now, a project called Tuatara has been cooking away somewhere in an alternative universe known as Oregon. Kaiju Search-Robot Avery spotted it and the Backbrain wondered what it was and if the project still has life … Continue reading →

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Godzilla and Biollante Stuck in Clay

Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

The following brief scene was deleted from Gojira tai Biollante [aka Godzilla vs. Biollante] (1989; dir. Kazuki Omori) as it was considered that the stop-motion SFX did not gell with the rest of the film’s suitmation.   It’s interesting to … Continue reading →

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Update: New Guilala Trailer

Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

The first trailer for Girara-no Gyakushuu Touyaku Samitto Kiki Ippatsu [lit. Guilala’s Counter Attack: the Touyaku Summit One-Shot Crisis] (Japan–2008; dir. Minoru Kawasaki) has appeared online.   Unfortunately the Youtube version is rather low-resolution. If you’d rather watch the trailer … Continue reading →

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