Author Archives: Robert Hood

Bugs Born From a Book!

Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

Daffy Duck might have run amuck in the classic Looney Tunes cartoon “Duck Amuck”, but when a bunch of creatures from the depths of an evil book, Necronomicon-style, run amok [amock] in this short French film they certainly do it … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Bugs, Horror, Independent film, Weekend Fright Flick | 3 Comments

Weekend Fright Flick: The Invisible Atomic Monsters From Mars

Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 by Robert Hood

Yes, it’s a zombie film, of sorts — and was made in the 28 Days of February 2010 (according to the makers). Here’s the trailer: The Invisible Atomic Monsters From Mars (UK-2010; dir. Tim Hunt and Adrian Pinsent) And here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Independent film, Weekend Fright Flick, Zombies | 1 Comment

Nazi Invaders From the Moon!

Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

I love this retro sci-fi stuff! Iron Sky is a semi-serious sci-fi invasion epic directed by Finnish filmmaker  Timo Vuorensola. With aesthetically elegant aplomb it mixes alternative history with some rather convincing retro technological design work to create a tale … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Flying Saucers, News, Science Fiction, Teaser, Update | 4 Comments

Faster, Monstro! Kill! Kill!: An Interview with Stuart Simpson

Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

A new Australian film that pits four gorgeous but deadly women against a weird tentacled monster from the deeps, El Monstro del Mar (Aust-2010; dir. Stuart Simpson) has been causing much excited talk around the internet (see the earlier article … Continue reading →

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Visions of Mold: An Interview with Neil Meschino

Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 by Robert Hood

Avery Guerra talks with Neil Meschino, director of the new blood, muck, and tears horror flick, Mold! (US-2010; dir. Neil Meschino). Film Synopsis: Set in 1984, when the war on drugs was at its height, the story concerns a strain … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Humour, Independent film, Interviews, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Monsters in general | 3 Comments

What Lurks Beneath the Bleak Sea?

Posted on Sunday, May 9, 2010 by Robert Hood

One thing’s for sure — answering that question is going to be an exciting ride. Anything that uses Friedrich Nietzsche’s scarily evocation quotation as its tagline certainly gets my stamp of approval! Bleak Sea is an in-development undersea monster film … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryptozoology, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Science Fiction, Teaser, Trailers | 9 Comments

Piranha 3D

Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 by Robert Hood

The piranha in The Asylum’s “shadow” blockbuster Mega Piranha are, as the name suggests, really big. But I always assumed that the titular aquatic beasties in the upcoming official remake of Joe Dante’s 1978 original (Piranha 3D, directed by The … Continue reading →

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Resurrection, Yes, But What is Being Resurrected?

Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 by Robert Hood

Resurrection is a new independent sci-fi/horror film from Jeff Burr — exploitation director of films such as The Offspring (1987), Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990), Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (2007, with Chip Gubera) and Puppet Master 4 … Continue reading →

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Designing an Undersea Empire

Posted on Friday, May 7, 2010 by Robert Hood

For some time now I’ve been talking informally to several people directly involved with the Chinese/US fantasy blockbuster Empires of the Deep, being given updates and behind-the-scenes stories that I couldn’t report for reasons of confidentiality. Now that the new … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Giant Monsters To Attack Hawaii!

Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2010 by Robert Hood

It seems I’ve encouraged a group of giant monsters to go on a rampage… This intriguing concept poster (click on the image to see it larger) illustrates an in-production short independent film called Giant Monsters Attack Hawaii! The film is … Continue reading →

Posted in Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Independent film, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, News, Preview | 4 Comments