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Author Archives: Robert Hood
Yowie!
Various American friends and acquaintances occasionally express bemusement at the Aussie idioms than crop up in my writing and the slang we Antipodeans occasionally toss into the conversation. The term “Yowie” is one such. Since my childhood, I’ve used it … Continue reading
Posted in Cryptozoology, Film, Independent film, Monsters in general, Trailers
Tagged Australian film, bayford, Cryptozoology, yowie
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New: Ultraman Zero
The latest entry in the unending tokusatsu (special effects) franchise Ultraman — Ultraman Zero The Movie: Super Deciding Fight! The Belial Galactic Empire (Japan-2010; dir. Yuichi Abe) — appears to continues the trend away from men and monsters in increasingly … Continue reading
Posted in Daikaiju, Fantasy, Giant Monsters, Japanese, News, Trailers, Ultraman
Tagged japanese cinema, kaiju, ultraman, ultraman zero
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Millennium Bug In Post-production
The hillbilly/giant monster/alien bug movie The Millennium Bug (US-2010; dir. Kenneth Cran) is close to being ready for submitting to the Cleveland Film Festival, the deadline of which is this coming Tuesday. The final sound mix is done and colour … Continue reading
Posted in Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, Update
Tagged cran brothers, Giant Monsters, millennium bug, miniature FX
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Frankenstein: the Re-birth Continues
Frankenstein: Lost Souls by Dean Koontz (Harper, 2010) ISBN 978-0-00-735384-2 Reviewed by Robert Hood Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein series began life as a treatment for a TV series. When best-selling horror author Koontz withdrew, citing creative differences, he took the concept … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Frankenstein, Horror, Review
Tagged dean koontz, deucalion, frankenstein, helios, lost souls
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Zombies Arise!
If there’s one thing that zombies do with startling regularity, it’s ARISE. And ARISE again. And again. The modern zombie apocalypse phenomena, part of a 21st Century obsession with apocalypse as a whole but huge in its own right, has … Continue reading
Posted in Apocalypse, Cartoon, Comics, Film, Horror, Independent film, News, Trailers, Zombies
Tagged arise, comicbook, Independent film, jay reiter, zombie apocalypse, Zombies
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The Second Secret of Loch Ness
Michael Rowitz has released a sequel to his first venture into the world’s most famous cryptozoological site, The Secret of Loch Ness [aka Das Wunder von Loch Ness] (Germany-2008). The Secret of Loch Ness 2 [aka Das zweite Wunder von … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Fantasy, Giant Monsters, Lake Monsters, Trailers
Tagged CGI, German film, Loch Ness monster, Michael Rowitz, the secret of Loch Ness
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Monsters at AFI
Monsters were rampant at the AFM (American Film Market) — an event to which (according to the AFM’s media kit) “more than 8,000 industry professionals converge in Santa Monica for eight days of deal-making, screenings, seminars, premieres, networking and parties”. … Continue reading
Posted in Giant Monsters, Horror, News, Posters
Tagged dinoshark, roger corman, sharks, sharktopus, spiders 3D, the reef
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Of Monsters, Banana Burritos and the King
After the success of their comic series Robot 13, writer Thomas Hall and artist Daniel Bradford of Blacklist Studios have branched out with a second series, this one looking at monster fighting from a different perspective — different in terms … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Giant Monsters, Graphic novels, Horror, Humour, Monsters in general, Review, Zombies
Tagged Arizona myths, daniel bradford, King!, moche zombies, thomas hall
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