Author Archives: Robert Hood

Sherlock Holmes’ Monster

Posted on Monday, December 21, 2009 by Robert Hood

Holmes and Watson interrogate a witness to an unusual event. With the big budget Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes about to erupt upon the world stage, the Asylum has released the first clips from their own take on Sir Arthur … Continue reading →

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Clash of the Titans 2010

Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 by Robert Hood

In the past few days, the remake of the Ray Harryhausen SFX film Clash of the Titans (US-1981; dir. Desmond Davis) has jumped up quite a few notches on my attention scale thanks to the release of an extended trailer … Continue reading →

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Demeking Additions

Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

I can’t say that I’m able to provide more information about Demekingu [aka Demeking; Space Monster Demeking] (Japan-2009; dir. Kôtarô Terauchi) than was in the previous Backbrain article, but Kaiju Search-Robot Avery has been busy collecting images related to it: … Continue reading →

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Pretty Normal Activity

Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

With the success of the ultra-low-budget ghost flick, Paranormal Activity (US-2007; dir. Oren Peli), it’s perhaps only to be expected that others would attempt to leap on the bandwagon. Infamous bandwagon leapers, The Asylum — known for producing cheap “spin-offs” … Continue reading →

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RBM vs the Force

Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

Without commenting on the actual product this trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II game is advertising (because I have no familiarity with it or any previous SW games), I must say that the Really Big Monster … Continue reading →

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Triffids: The Next Generation

Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

With the BBC’s new updating of John Wyndham’s classic 1951 scifi novel, The Day of the Triffids — one of my favourites, I might add — about to be aired in the UK on 28 and 29 December, we have … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick Festival: Zombie Hunters

Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Where there are zombies, there are zombie hunters — fearless (or just as often gormless) heroes who aren’t there merely to survive, but to kick living-dead arse. From Timothy Balme in Peter Jackson’s Brain Dead (see image below) to Simon … Continue reading →

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The Flying Saucers Are Coming… Once Again!

Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Flying saucers may be the latest scifi staple to get a digital revamp into a cinematic meme. Planzet — an alien invasion tale of beautifully rendered destruction — is coming from independent Japanese animator Jun Awazu, whose Wakusei daikaiju Negadon … Continue reading →

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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

Here’s one that slipped past my radar — amazingly, as it appears to be everywhere suddenly. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (US-2010; dir. Jon Turteltaub) No, it’s not this: … though it is obviously inspired by it. The famous scene from the … Continue reading →

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Monstrous Musical Instruments

Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

We’re used to catching sight of weird daikaiju monstrosities around here, but I thought this one was a beautie — a monstrous piano! It’s US singer Lady GaGa performing for the Queen last night at the Royal Variety Show in … Continue reading →

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