Author Archives: Robert Hood

In Cryptozoological News…

Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

A new discovery — the Bearsharktopus: Source: BoingBoing via David Carroll

Posted in Cryptozoology, Fraudulent information, Monsters in general, Mysteries | 3 Comments

Under Cover of the Red Dust…

Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

The following is a picture of Sydney this morning, as New South Wales was pummelled by high winds carrying red desert sands from the dead centre (or thereabouts): But soon the real reason for the dust storm was revealed! Click … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, It's True! Really!, Weird stuff | Leave a comment

War Eagles Memorabilia

Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 by Robert Hood

An Undead Backbrain article on the never-made Willis O’Brien project War Eagles remains one of this site’s most read entries, one which continues to generate interest. Now correspondent Richfrog has drawn my attention to the fact that pictures and other … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival, Dinosaurs, Giant Monsters, Where's the Film? | 17 Comments

King Crab Attack!

Posted on Monday, September 21, 2009 by Robert Hood

Initially at least King Crab Attack! was a faux trailer, created in 2008 by director Grégoire Sivan, a student at La Fémis in Paris: KING CRAB ATTACK! from Jérôme Lozano (Headeater and editor) on Vimeo. Cool, eh? IMDb, however, lists … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Trailers, Where's the Film? | 3 Comments

A Princess of Mars

Posted on Sunday, September 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Early images from a cinematic version of one of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs’ most notoriously unfilmed series have just be released. The Barsoom series  — which began with A Princess of Mars (1917), originally serialised under the title Under … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, News, Pictorial art, Science Fiction | 8 Comments

New: Ultra Galaxy Legend

Posted on Friday, September 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

After two interrelated TV series — Ultra Galaxy: Mega Monster Battle [aka Urutora Gyarakushii Daikaiju Batoru] (2007) and Ultra Galaxy: Mega Monster Battle – Neverending Odyssey [aka Urutora Garakushii Daikaiju Batoru Nebaa Endingu Odessei] (2008) — Tsuburaya Productions is in … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Trailers, Ultraman, Update | 3 Comments

Zombie Kings

Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

This short take on the zombie apocalypse — using stylised green-screen techniques to create semi-animated SFX spectacle — looks both bizarre and hilarious. Zombie Kings: The King of the Zombies (US-2008; dir. Paul Steiner) Synopsis: Mad Dr ‘D’ has the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, Film, Giant Monsters, Humour, Independent film, Zombies | 10 Comments

Empires of the Deep, Once Mermaid Island

Posted on Sunday, September 13, 2009 by Robert Hood

Once upon a time it was called Mermaid Island — a US/China co-production to be helmed by the French mono-monikered Pitof [aka Jean-Christophe Comar], visual effects supervisor of such films as Delicatessen (1991), Les Visiteurs (1993), and Alien: Resurrection (1997), … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Update | 13 Comments

Weekend Fright Flick Festival: The Call of Cthulhu

Posted on Sunday, September 13, 2009 by Robert Hood

This weekend, Undead Backbrain’s Weekend Fright Flicks is a festival of short films based on H.P. Lovecraft’s story “The Call of Cthulhu”. The Casting Call of Cthulhu (Canada-2008; short [9:17 min.]; dir. Joseph Nanni) Synopsis: During a casting session for … Continue reading →

Posted in Cthulhu, Humour, Weekend Fright Flick | 2 Comments

The Men Who Stare At Goats

Posted on Sunday, September 13, 2009 by Robert Hood

In his bizarre non-fiction book The Men Who Stare At Goats, Jon Ronson details official US Government projects to develop the use of psychic abilities as part of the military’s Intelligence arsenal. He reveals the significant budgets allocated to research … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, News, Preview, Trailers, Weird stuff | 1 Comment