Author Archives: Robert Hood

New: Picnic of the Living Dead

Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

Now, for your entertainment, the Undead Backbrain brings you a complete new zombie film, Picnic of the Living Dead (US-2008; short; dir. Isaac Nejako). It’s a poignant tragedy about zombies, a picnic and a man with a chainsaw. It’s really … Continue reading →

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Manda vs Godzilla

Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 by Robert Hood

1968’s Kaiju soshingeki [trans. Parade of Monsters] (dir. Ishirô Honda) — better known in the West as Destroy All Monsters — was Toho’s anniversary celebration of the Godzilla franchise (as well as a last ditch effort to re-invigorate its box-office … Continue reading →

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Update: The SeaSerpent’s Song

Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain has just received some information from Joshua Raven, writer of the new sea serpent film we reported on yesterday. He says that The SeaSerpent’s Song will be a live-action 35mm feature film slated for a September 2009 release. … Continue reading →

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Where the Sea Serpents Warble…

Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

I haven’t found out anything specific about this one, including director, but Kaiju Search-Robot Avery — ever on the look-out for sea serpents — came across the website this morning: From all the COMING SOON pages — and the OPPORTUNITY … Continue reading →

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Knights Undead

Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

Funny how Knights Templar and zombies go together so well. Amando de Ossorio proved it with his “Blind Dead” films and now Andreas Schnaas’ gore-drenched Don’t Wake the Dead is set to re-enforce the idea. Don’t Wake the Dead (Germany-2008; … Continue reading →

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Mummy vs King Ghidorah?

Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

Obviously I haven’t been paying attention. The trailer for the third Brendan Frazer Mummy movie, Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, has taken me by surprise. Not only does the film have Rob Cohen as director, but it’s also … Continue reading →

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Kaiju Forums/Fora

Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain has started a list of kaiju-related forums, as recommended by Kaiju Search-Robot Avery. Right now, there are only two links, but there will be more. You will find the link on the right, under Pages. Or go directly … Continue reading →

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New: Killdroid

Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

“He turned her on. Now she had to switch him off.” Like Universal Soldier (1992), this Filipino exploitation flick features a dead soldier reconstructed and reanimated as an ultimate fighting machine, hence is a zombie tale of sorts. Unlike Universal … Continue reading →

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New: Attackazoids!

Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

This image sequence is from Attackazoids! — a short film from director Brian Lonano and Robot Hand Films. Brian and Co. have produced a few short, bloody, surreal films, including Electrical Skeletal, which you can watch in its entirety on … Continue reading →

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Night of the Living Dead Homage

Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

Joe Barbarisi’s short film Flowers for the Dead — first lensed back in 2006, according to Quiet Earth — is nearing completion, with the latest round of footage being developed even as we speak. The 30-45 minute film is apparently … Continue reading →

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