Author Archives: Robert Hood

Simon’s Cat: Wake-Up Call

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by Robert Hood

This is frighteningly accurate! Animated by Simon Tofield of Tandem films.

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Love in the Time of Carrion

Posted on Saturday, November 24, 2007 by Robert Hood

   From xkcd: A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language, courtesy of Sean Williams

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Review: The Meeksville Ghost

Posted on Saturday, November 17, 2007 by Robert Hood

“A non-horror supernatural comedy-drama (parts of which suggest Back to the Future 3 in setting and tone, though without that film’s budget, dynamism or general panache), The Meeksville Ghost tells a story of past misdeeds, present-day villainy, and the outworkings … Continue reading →

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Post-WFC: Durans on Broadway

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 by Robert Hood

The theme of World Fantasy Con this year was Ghosts and Revenants, so maybe it was appropriate that on the night following the last day of WFC, I found myself in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway in NYC, listening … Continue reading →

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Review: Flight of the Living Dead

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 by Robert Hood

It was a pun waiting to happen! Despite its spoofy — and rather clumsy — double-barrel title (which evokes Snakes on a Plane as well as the more relevant influence, Night of the Living Dead), Flight of the Living Dead: … Continue reading →

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Review: Kraa! The Sea Monster

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 by Robert Hood

Charles Band has a lot to answer for! Desperate to fill every gap on the video rental shelves, Full Moon exploitation filmmaker Charles Band clearly decided that he hadn’t done the kaiju genre yet and really should get his act … Continue reading →

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Review: Yongary, Monster from the Deep

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 by Robert Hood

It’s 1967 and South Korea leaps in at the shallow end of the daikaiju pool! The Host is a long way off! South Korea’s response to the success of the Japanese kaiju eiga craze, at a time when Daiei’s Gamera … Continue reading →

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Review: Konga

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 by Robert Hood

Review of the 1961 British mad scientist/giant ape fusion, Konga: This bizarre mix of mad scientist movie and giant ape/King-Kongesque epic starts well enough, full of colourful ’60s clothes, bright photography, stylised English dialogue, rather attractive carnivorous plants and a … Continue reading →

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Review: The Gravedancers

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 by Robert Hood

Brief review of The Gravedancers — one of the 8 Films To Die For featured in the 2006 After Dark Horrorfest and now on DVD: The initial narrative premise gives this low-budget haunting tale a big boost and luckily the … Continue reading →

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More on WFC

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 by Robert Hood

Here are some pictures of the Backbrain with various luminaries at the 2007 World Fantasy Convention (and afterwards). The pictures were (mostly) taken by Cat Sparks, of course. The Aussie Panel — which was on the topic “Ghosts and Revenants … Continue reading →

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