Author Archives: Robert Hood

Thai Snakes Go Head-To-Head

Posted on Thursday, October 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Thai filmmakers (and presumably their audiences) have a particular fondness for snakes, it seems — especially really big ones. Two serpent-oriented horror movies have recently appeared, one featuring ordinary snakes en masse and the other a solitary giant of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Trailers | 6 Comments

More Sightings of Muckman

Posted on Thursday, October 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Writer, director and all-round independent cinema Renaissance Man Brett Piper’s latest B-flick renovation is Muckman — an epic tale of swamplands, genetic mutation and tentacles. We last explored the heritage on which it draws here — and now have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cthulhu, Film, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general | 1 Comment

Sherlock Holmes vs Giant Monsters

Posted on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 by Robert Hood

Iconic consulting detective Sherlock Holmes may be getting a modern revamp courtesy of Robert Downey Jr., but the news that the Asylum is producing their own tale of the great detective — and throwing giant monsters into the mix — … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, News | 7 Comments

“Crash” McCreery Gallery: Dinosaurs and Penguins

Posted on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

Over the years, artist Mark “Crash” McCreery has worked on many major genre films, as character/creature designer and concept artist, from Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991),  through Batman Returns (1992) and Jurassic Park (1993), to The … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Pictorial art | 8 Comments

Visions of War Eagles

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

After the excitement of finding the eBay site from a while back when Willis O’Brien’s materials relating to his aborted project War Eagles were put up for sale, it’s even more exciting to have been sent another group of production … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Monsters, News, Where's the Film? | 4 Comments

Dinocroc vs Supergator

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

First there was Dinocroc (US-2004; dir. Kevin O’Neill), then there was Supergator (US-2007; dir. Brian Clyde) — both produced by the inimitable Roger Corman (see Undead Brainspasm article). Now there’s Dinocroc vs Supergator, and courtesy of Jim Wynorski we bring … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, News | 8 Comments

Dismember Me + Zombie Poetry

Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 by Robert Hood

Want to amuse yourself while preparing for the zombie apocalypse to start? This is for zombie geeks everywhere… Product Features Plush Zombie can be ripped apart in various ways All limbs and head are removable and interchangeable Torso can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, Toys, Weird stuff, Zombies | Tagged | 1 Comment

New: Dead Souls

Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 by Robert Hood

Dead Souls: An Anthology of Darkness and Mayhem (edited by Mark S. Deniz and published by Morrigan Books) was officially launched at Fantasy Con in Nottingham, England on 19 September 2009. To quote the website: Before God created light, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Horror, My Writing, News | 3 Comments

Crustacean: The Movie

Posted on Saturday, September 26, 2009 by Robert Hood

There is, in the heart of the horror genre, an undoubted fascination for freakshow and carnival flicks, be they good stuff such as Tod Browning’s classic Freaks (1932), the brilliant TV series Carnivàle (2003-2005) and David Lynch’s tragic The Elephant … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Humour, Independent film, Monsters in general, Posters, Trailers | 3 Comments

New: Haunting of Winchester House

Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

The Asylum’s latest film doesn’t so much make exploitative reference to an upcoming blockbuster, but to a “terrifying true story”. It is the story of a mansion in California, once the residence of Sarah Winchester, widow of gun magnate William … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Ghosts, Mysteries, News, Trailers | 7 Comments