Author Archives: Robert Hood

Backwood Horror Emerges From the Forest

Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 by Robert Hood

Lost Woods (US-2010; dir. Nathan and Philip Ellering) A monster-thriller written and directed by the Ellering Bros. Director of Photography: Lance Kuhns. Cast: Joey Brown, Garrett Vander Leun, Nina Brissey, Phillip Ellering and Nathan Ellering. A few days ago we … Continue reading →

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Creating Oak Swamp

Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 by Robert Hood

Swamps, marshes and backwater locations have provided evocative settings for horror films/stories in the past. From King Kong (US-1933; dir. Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack), through the likes of Creature from the Black Lagoon (US-1954; dir. Jack Arnold) … Continue reading →

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From the Asylum: Moby Dick Trailer

Posted on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

Let it not be said that the Asylum haven’t been enthusiastically throwing their controversial creative efforts into the world of giant monsters. Just recently we saw images from the sequel to their mega-successful Big Things flick Mega Shark vs Giant … Continue reading →

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From the Asylum: Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus

Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2010 by Robert Hood

Images from Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus (US-2010; dir. Christopher Ray) — Asylum’s sequel to their most successful creature feature, Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus — have been released, though the only images of the titular beasts appear on the poster, … Continue reading →

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This is a Big ‘N!

Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 by Robert Hood

“It’s the size of a mountain!” “It is the mountain!” It’s called Behemoth (US/Canada-2010; dir. David Hogan) But not this one! At this point, the new Behemoth has a small poster, even if his presence in the film is gigantic. … Continue reading →

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Zombies. Tits. Dragon?

Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

Sometimes, there’s nothing you can add, except that it seems as though the infamous Takao Nakano’s The Big Tits Dragon is being released in the West as “Big Tits Zombie” — a title that’s probably inaccurate but clearly indicates that … Continue reading →

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If People Can Get Turned Into Zombies, What About Werewolves?

Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010 by Robert Hood

This profound existential question, asked by all of us at some point, I’m sure, is set to be answered by Zombie Werewolves Attack! (US-2010; dir. Chris Green). Synopsis: Zombie Werewolves Attack! The name says it all, a hilariously fun B-Movie … Continue reading →

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Parasitic: It’ll Get Under Your Skin

Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

Want zombies with your giant monster bugs? Well, we might just have the perfect movie for you! We have it reliably from writer/director Timothy Martin that Parasitic, which started life a few years back under the title “Black Licorice”, is … Continue reading →

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Godzilla Gets Inked

Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 by Robert Hood

Word is out that the King of the Giant Monsters will not only be appearing on-screen in 2012 in Legendary Pictures’ much anticipated attempt to make a successful US film featuring Japan’s most iconic kaiju, but also has been inveigled … Continue reading →

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Getting an Inkling of the Frenzy

Posted on Monday, October 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

Feeding Frenzy is a new independent film that directors Mike Stoklasa and Jay Bauman of Red Letter Media describe as “a tongue-in-cheek homage to the rubber puppet monster movies of the 80s such as Critters, Ghoulies, and all the other … Continue reading →

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