Author Archives: Robert Hood

More Zombies in Rammbock

Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2010 by Robert Hood

A new German zombie apocalypse film — using the viral infection paradigm — is to be premiered at the film market in Cannes on the 14th and 16th of May this year. Written by Benjamin Hessler and directed by Marvin … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, Film, Horror, News, Zombies | 2 Comments

King Crab Attack!: The Full Version

Posted on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

And now, Undead Backbrain presents the complete 1950s giant monster spoof film, King Crab Attack! (France-2010; short [6:38 min.]; dir. Gregoire Sivan). The Backbrain first introduced you to the film via trailers, poster and assorted pictures in September last year … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Humour, Independent film | 5 Comments

Possible Legendary Pictures Godzilla Design?

Posted on Monday, May 3, 2010 by Robert Hood

**Please note** The following article does not (and never did) say that the first two designs below are without a doubt the genuine article. A claim was made and I reported it as such, with various indications that there was … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Pictorial art | 13 Comments

What’s For Breakfast? Ask the Oatmeal Man

Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 by Robert Hood

Is there a horror film tradition of monstrous food? Let’s see, offhand (and ignoring cannibal movies and movies about poisoned edibles) I can think of The Stuff (US-1985; dir. Larry Cohen) [sentient killer yoghurt], The Gingerdead Man (US-2005; dir. Charles … Continue reading →

Posted in Evil dolls, Film, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, News, Teaser, Trailers | 3 Comments

Wolf Man vs Dracula? Way Too Passé!

Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2010 by Robert Hood

Now that pitting monsters of different species against each other has become the norm, no one feels obliged to stick to traditional match-making. Aliens, Predators, Jason, Freddy, Vikings, ninjas, mega sharks, giant octopi, Sharktopus, Dinoshark, giant komodo lizards, vixen assassins … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, News | 2 Comments

Update: Even Muckier

Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

Muckman (US-2010; dir Brett Piper) A quick addition to the Backbrain’s growing accumulation of muck on the old-school independent monster flick, Muckman. Synopsis: Deep in the Blackwoods Forest, a sexy TV host, Asia Buchanan, and her crew of Producer, Cameraman … Continue reading →

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First Cloverfield, Now Brookfield?

Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

At the bottom of Lake Michigan a sleeping terror waits. Lying dormant for centuries, now it has come ashore… In late 2009, something huge rose from the waters of Lake Michigan and attacked the City of Milwaukee, leaving a trail … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloverfield, Giant Monsters, Humour, Independent film, Lake Monsters | 3 Comments

Brainspasm Updates

Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2010 by Robert Hood

Things have been a bit hectic for the Backbrain, hence the slowness of new material appearing here. However, I have been adding some image-heavy updates to our sister site, Undead Brainspasm. News on a new low-budget superhero flick from independent … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick Festival: Post-Apocalypse

Posted on Sunday, April 18, 2010 by Robert Hood

Whereas disaster films such as Roland Emmerich’s ADD exercise in visual frenzy, 2012, are about immediate survival and in-progress destruction (with thrills coming from the destruction itself), post-apocalypse tales tend to explore in a more reflective manner the aftermath of … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, Horror, Independent film, Science Fiction, Weekend Fright Flick | Tagged , | 2 Comments

More From the Bug

Posted on Saturday, April 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

The Cran Brothers’ in-production giant monster flick, The Millennium Bug (US-2010; dir Kenneth Cran) — which the Backbrain highlighted on 4 April — is getting weirder as we learn more about it. Of central interest is the fact that it … Continue reading →

Posted in Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, Update | 3 Comments