Author Archives: Robert Hood

Update: Mega Piranha

Posted on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 by Robert Hood

When gigantic ravenous mutated piranha attack, who ya gonna call? Probably your first choice wouldn’t be Asylum regular Paul Logan, popstar Tiffany and ex-Greg Brady (here named Grady!) Barry Williams aren’t the first names that spring to mind. But apparently … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Teaser, Trailers, Update | 2 Comments

Update: Alien vs Ninja

Posted on Monday, April 5, 2010 by Robert Hood

Here’s the trailer for Alien vs Ninja (Japan-2010; dir. Seiji Chiba), a must-see exploitation mash-up from the newly formed Sushi Typhoon. Yuji Shimomura (Versus, Aragami, Alive, Death Trance) is handling the fight choreography. Synopsis: Once upon a time in Japan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Film, Horror, Independent film, Japanese | 9 Comments

The Millennium Bug Will Get Us Yet

Posted on Sunday, April 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

Surreptitiously working away in relative obscurity, director Kenneth Cran and his brother James have been developing a new film called The Millennium Bug. Unlike the Year 2000’s Millennium Bug — which was digitally tiny and proved something of a non-event … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, News | 8 Comments

Is That A Monster, Holmes?

Posted on Saturday, April 3, 2010 by Robert Hood

Sherlock Holmes (US-2010; dir. Rachel Goldenberg) [Note: This review involves some spoilers.] In the Asylum’s latest monster mash (preceding the upcoming Mega Piranha), Sherlock Holmes pits his deductive skills against a slew of monsters, mostly large ones. There is, of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Fantasy, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Monsters in general, Review, Robots, Science Fiction | 8 Comments

Weekend Fright Flick: Catzilla

Posted on Saturday, April 3, 2010 by Robert Hood

It might be brief, but it’s cute… Thanks, Avery!

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Kick-starting the Mega Piranha

Posted on Thursday, April 1, 2010 by Robert Hood

With the Asylum’s latest giant monster absurdity, Mega Piranha (US-2010; dir. Eric Forsberg) set to premiere on the SyFy Channel on 10 April in the US, a clip has been let loose into the blogsphere  — just to whet our … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Teaser, Update | 2 Comments

New Bio-Slime Trailer Oozes the Good Stuff

Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 by Robert Hood

We’ve talked about Bio-Slime (US-2010; dir. John Lechago) before, we’ve seen the pictures and a previous trailer. Now there’s a killer “final” trailer on the loose and the film’s looking good for its imminent release. The director John Lechago has … Continue reading →

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He’s Back!

Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 by Robert Hood

Rumours of a new Godzilla film have been flying for some time now — not a Japanese film (which would be excellent enough), but another US stab at the Big G, giving the world’s most iconic giant monster a chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, News | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Terror ‘Neath the Tay!

Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 by Robert Hood

The River Tay is the largest river in Scotland. It flows down from the Highlands through the centre of the country, past the city of Perth to Dundee and into the Firth of Tay. Famously the Tay Rail Bridge collapsed … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryptozoology, Film, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Independent film, Interviews, Trailers | 6 Comments

Lizard in the Badboy Mutant Tradition

Posted on Friday, March 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

Following in the wonderful B-flick tradition of scientists who muck around with genetics and create a misunderstood — and violent — animal-human chimera comes Lizard Boy (US-2009; dir. Paul Della Pelle). Synopsis: A small mountain town is terrorized by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Frankenstein, Horror, Monsters in general, Trailers | 1 Comment