Author Archives: Robert Hood

Sucker Punch Hits the Blogsphere

Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 by Robert Hood

Director Zack Snyder (of the Dawn of the Dead remake and, more pertinently as it happens, Watchmen and 300) has hit on a winner here, I reckon. Sucker Punch not only sports an somewhat off-beat scenario, but from all appearances … Continue reading →

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Trailer for Gareth Edwards’ Monsters

Posted on Saturday, July 24, 2010 by Robert Hood

Monsters (UK-2010; dir. Gareth Edwards) — with its District 9, pseudo-realistic approach to a notoriously unrealistic genre — has been greeted with huge enthusiasm among those who have been lucky enough to see it. If you don’t know what we’re … Continue reading →

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A Strange Attraction to Blood and Rotting Flesh

Posted on Friday, July 23, 2010 by Robert Hood

A gross-out mainstay of monstrous horror flicks everywhere are leeches and maggots. At small size, their nasty habit of wallowing in human body fluids and attaching themselves to live and dead flesh respectively for the purpose of consumption and generally … Continue reading →

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Update: House of the Wolf Man

Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 by Robert Hood

The retro-horror flick, House of the Wolf Man (US-2009; dir. Eben McGarr) — a logical modern addition to Universal’s monster mashes, House of Frankenstein (US-1944; dir. Erle C. Kenton) and House of Dracula (US-1945; dir. Erle C. Kenton) — picked … Continue reading →

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Update On The Giant Monsters Attacking Hawaii

Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 by Robert Hood

Undead Backbrain has obtained some images from Dane Neves, whose project Giant Monsters Attack Hawaii — featuring a group of monster puppets doing their best to stomp all over the Hawaiian islands — looks like it will be a total … Continue reading →

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Interview with Daniel Lee: Ocho and Beyond

Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

Director? Artist? Auteur? I’m just a guy who loves movies. As we’ve seen many times of late, the best way to make a micro-budget sci-fi horror film these days is to make a homage to low-budget monster flicks from the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flicks: A Daniel Lee Film Festival

Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

Daniel Lee is an independent filmmaker and actor who harks from Tupelo, Mississippi via Ohio and Alabama. He makes films because he loves them. You can read an interview with Daniel on Undead Backbrain, in which he talks about himself … Continue reading →

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Sharktopus Trailer … A Classic in the Making?

Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

OK, this is probably everywhere by now — but after the speculation that’s gone into it, I have to run it here on Undead Backbrain. It’s the official Sharktopus trailer and it’s a beauty — cheap but imaginative CGI and … Continue reading →

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What Up with Lake Okanagan?

Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

The Beast of Bottomless Lake is what’s up with Lake Okanagan. Known as Ogopogo, the Beast is a classic lake monster that dwells in the darkest depths, rising every now and then to scare visitors, annoy rationalists and foster local … Continue reading →

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Review: Solstice

Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010 by Robert Hood

Solstice (US-2008; dir. Dan Myrick) College student Megan is still grieving over the apparent suicide of her twin sister, Sophie, as she and her friends head off to the wilds of Louisiana to celebrate Seniors Week and the summer solstice. … Continue reading →

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