Author Archives: Robert Hood

Sinbad Gets Lost in Time

Posted on Saturday, April 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

In The Asylum’s upcoming take on the Arabian Nights tale of Sinbad, The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (US-2010; dir. Adam Silver and Ben Hayflick), Sinbad seems to have found himself in modern times, going on the poster and the pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, News, Posters, Update | 2 Comments

Want to See More of Adèle Blanc-Sec?

Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 by Robert Hood

Luc Besson’s Les Aventures Extraordinaires D’Adèle Blanc-Sec is definitely one of the most anticipated releases of 2010. It’s Indiana-Jonesish qualities, and the peculiarly French idiosyncracies that will inevitably be brought to the production by Besson and the story’s original source, … Continue reading →

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Primitive: The FX Strike Back

Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

Monsters are special effects, right? Well, Primitive — a new film by Thunderhead Entertainment and director Benjamin Cooper (The Conquered: Curse of the Shaman, The Brink) — takes the somewhat post-modern approach of having an “actual” monster arise from the … Continue reading →

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Great Space Monster Darkmatton

Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

He’s made of dark matter, he’s really big, he destroys cities with bursts of destructive energy. He’s Darkmatton, a new kaiju created by director Yohei Miyawaki for his short animated film, Great Space Monster Darkmatton. Yohei Miyawaki (pictured below) is … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Japanese, Trailers | 4 Comments

Fred Olen Ray Joins the Versus Club

Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

Godzilla and his mates started it, but these days everyone’s getting on the bandwagon. The first Giant Monster Versus Giant Monster film (GMV) was probably the sequel to the original 1954 Gojira — Godzilla Strikes Back! [aka Gojira no gyakushu] … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryptozoology, Exploitation films, Film, Horror, Monsters in general, News | 1 Comment

Bikini (Monster) Gallery *Update*

Posted on Monday, April 12, 2010 by Robert Hood

Somehow, bikinis and monsters — particularly in conjunction — say “schlock horror” more forcefully than almost any of the other possible components that can contribute to an archetypal exploitation film. This fact alone is bound to get Bikini Monsters (US-2010; … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, Trailers, Update | 5 Comments

Max Neptune to the Rescue!

Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2010 by Robert Hood

If ever there was a retro film that captures the gaudy, innocent sci-fi thrills of space serials from the 1940s and 1950s, Max Neptune and the Menacing Squid (US-2010; dir. John Garside and Colin Fleming) looks like it’s the one.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Flying Saucers, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Posters, Retro, Science Fiction, Trailers | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

A Ripping Tale of Zombies, Monsters and Other Mind-spawned Horrors

Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2010 by Robert Hood

Mind Rip is an in-development horror feature film — a project of John David Vincent and Philrose Productions. At present it exists as a number of classic-style grindhouse trailers and a heap of conceptual design work. With one eye on … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Monsters in general, Zombies | 4 Comments

Not ‘Zilla… But Zillo

Posted on Friday, April 9, 2010 by Robert Hood

Seems Godzilla’s influence isn’t waning as time goes by. Now we get to see a conceptual cousin of the Big G in a giant monster vs the Jedi free-for-all as the basis of an upcoming episode of Star Wars: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Giant Monsters, Godzilla | 2 Comments

Mega Piranha Trailer Part 2

Posted on Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Robert Hood

On the heels of the SyFy Channel’s release of a trailer for Mega Piranha (US-2010; dir. Eric Forsberg) comes The Asylum’s official trailer. You’ve got to hand it to whoever does them. They do a decent job of it. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Trailers | 7 Comments