Author Archives: Robert Hood

Attack of the Map Kaiju

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Robert Hood
Posted in Ads, Daikaiju | 2 Comments

Update: Guilala Rises Again!

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

On January 9 this year it was announced at a press conference in the Shochiku offices in Tsukiji, Tokyo, that Guilala, the Giant Space Chicken (from the 1967 film known in the US as X — From Outer Space — … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Update | 8 Comments

Update: OneChanbara The Movie

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Does the concept “bikini-clad Japanese cowgirls vs zombies” ring any bells?

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Hellboy 2: The Poster

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Source: horror-movies.ca va Kaiju Search-Robot Avery

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Sea Monsters!

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

A Tylosaurus in action! Big Tylosaurus eats smaller cousin A Styxosaurus These are some of the stars of a National Geographic adventure documentary film made in 3D for IMax presentation that is currently doing the rounds worldwide. While strictly speaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters | 5 Comments

Retro: The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Looking like the 1959 scifi B-flick Teenagers From Outer Space crossbred with Grease, the new musical comedy film The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (US-2008; dir. Paul Bunnell) embraces rockers, flying saucers, femme fatales, black-and-white photography, songs, dastardly deeds, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, News, Retro, Zombies | 2 Comments

Update: Monster Zoo

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

As previously reported in the Backbrain, Doug TenNapel’s upcoming graphic novel series, Monster Zoo, has been optioned by Sam Raimi to go into production as a feature film. The Comic Book Resources site has been talking to TenNapel and finding … Continue reading →

Posted in Giant Monsters, Graphic novels, News | 1 Comment

Motorbikes of the Kaiju Hell’s Angels

Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Humans do strange things, which is just as well for those of us attracted to the weird and the wonderful. So what do you do with a monster motorbike this big? Simple! You run over cars! Source And here it … Continue reading →

Posted in Giant Monsters, Mecha, Weird stuff | 2 Comments

Godzilla vs the Five Dollar Footlong Monster

Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Toho Studios, Godzilla copyright owner, is apparently suing Subway because of this ad. Subway Five Dollar Footlong Monster Undoubtedly this makes a reference to Godzilla (giant reptile, Japanese city under attack), but this looks even less like Godzilla than GINO … Continue reading →

Posted in Ads, Daikaiju, Godzilla | 1 Comment

Deliverance?

Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

From a new mutant backwater remake of Deliverance? Source

Posted in Fraudulent information, Living dolls, Weird stuff | 3 Comments