Author Archives: Robert Hood

A Ghost Story Collection: Peripheral Visions

Posted on Thursday, March 26, 2015 by Robert Hood

Robert Hood’s definitive collection, Peripheral Visions: The Collected Ghost Stories, is released both virtually and physically in April 2015, published by IWFG Australia Publishing. It is available in a signed, limited edition, single volume (824 pages), deluxe hardcover edition, a … Continue reading →

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The Coming of Peter Cottonhell May Spoil Your Easter Break

Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2014 by Robert Hood

Back in the dark days of 1972, Night of the Lepus (US; dir. William F. Claxton) tried to envisage a bunny apocalypse in which hordes of large mutated rabbits re-enact Hitchcock’s The Birds,  to lesser effect. It’s a bit of … Continue reading →

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The Ants Are Coming!

Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2014 by Robert Hood

Undead Backbrain first reported it here. Undead Backbrain alumni, friend and news hound, Avery Guerra (aka Kaiju Search-Robot Avery) has now been officially appointed to the film as Publicist. And the film is getting bigger! All will be revealed on … Continue reading →

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No Good Giant Monster Deed Goes Unpunished…

Posted on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 by Robert Hood

Terrific, and very short, animated movie: Excellent!

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Throwing Some Light on the Dark Earth

Posted on Monday, December 1, 2014 by Robert Hood

Scottish-born director, screenwriter and old-school FX monster obsessive Peter A. Montgomery is nothing if not determined. His latest project — his most ambitious yet — is a feature film called Dark Earth that offers up monsters, period-set science fiction/fantasy adventure … Continue reading →

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It Grows! … on Steroids!

Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 by Robert Hood

So Nick Stathopoulos and Ryan Cauchi’s fantastic short nasty-plant-from-outer-space film, It Grows! (see these Undead Backbrain articles) has shambled off with a slew of awards at Zed Fest. Director Ryan Cauchi reports: I’m speechless right now. It Grows! has just … Continue reading →

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Chinese Giant Bugs Attack in 3D

Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 by Robert Hood

Bugs 3D [3D食人虫, aka CHONG] (China-2014; dir. Vash Yan) According to the East Winds Film Festival website, Bugs 3D is a “throwback to the classic Hollywood B-movies of the sixties and seventies”, while owing a debt to the likes of … Continue reading →

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It Came From the Desert

Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2014 by Robert Hood

Giant ants on a rampage! No, it’s not the 1950s’ classic monster film Them! It’s a popular Amiga computer game that was brought out by Cinemaware in 1989 — and it’s soon to be reborn as a Finnish feature film … Continue reading →

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See the Hellyfish for Halloween!

Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2014 by Robert Hood

Remember Hellyfish (US-2014; dir. Patrick Longstreth and Robert McLean)? It’s an  short indie monster flick the Backbrain revealed a while back. Synopsis: America’s only missing nuclear weapon is leaking radioactive material into the ocean just off the coast of Tybee … Continue reading →

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On Daikaiju Eels and Doctor Who

Posted on Sunday, October 19, 2014 by Robert Hood

Between 2010 and 2014, James Iles was the storyboard artist on 15 episodes of the new Doctor Who and concept artist on five others. He has also worked on the BBC Sherlock Holmes series. Now he and musician Alastair Jenkins … Continue reading →

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