Author Archives: Robert Hood

The Conquered: Curse of the Shaman

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

This is how director Benjamin Cooper (The Brink, The Omega Diary) describes his new film The Conquered: Curse of the Shaman: In this horror story, a Shaman’s daughter reanimates the mummified corpse of an ancient Indian brave to punish those … Continue reading →

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Review: Snuffin’ Zombies

Posted on Sunday, August 9, 2009 by Robert Hood

Snuffin’ Zombies (US-2008; dir. Karl Benacci) The opening scene of Snuffin’ Zombies offers hope that this no-budget zombie film might be a relatively classy affair. The rattling passage of a train and the effective music on the soundtrack are atmospheric … Continue reading →

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A New Hell Comes to Earth: Addendum

Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

This follow-up to our previous post on Hell on Earth (US-2009; dir. Ted A. Bohus) is made up of pictures. Pictures of what, you may ask? Well, take a look — and remember to click on ’em to see ’em … Continue reading →

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A New Hell Comes to Earth

Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Some of the great films and movements in horror cinema have come from independent filmmakers working with minimal resources.  Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls (1962), Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead (1981) are obvious … Continue reading →

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Astro-Zombies Back For More!

Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

Low-budget exploitation legend Ted V. Mikels has been in touch with news on his latest project. It is, of course, the second sequel to his original space zombie “cult” film, The Astro-Zombies (US-1968),  following upon 2002’s return to the distinctive … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Independent film, Posters, Trailers, Zombies | 8 Comments

Images from ICFBTS… Again

Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

As we’ve discussed before, kaiju artist supremo Todd Tennant is currently working on several issues in the Ray Harryhausen Presents It Came From Beneath the Sea… Again series for Bluewater Comics. Being the generous chap he is, Todd has sent … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Pictorial art, Todd Tennant, Update | 2 Comments

Review: Ogre

Posted on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

Ogre (Canada/US-2008; dir. Steven R. Monroe) Looking like something Hammer Films might have concocted as their take on the giant monster sub-genre in the Age of CGI — replete with overt melodrama, an effectively used mini-budget, second-tier but professional actors … Continue reading →

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Update: Galactic Raiders

Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

Exclusively from director Larry Arpin comes this portrait of the main Big Bad creature from his film Galactic Raiders (US-[in post-production]; dir. Larry Arpin), named Vorax: Click on the image to view it super-sized! Comments Arpin: The background is not … Continue reading →

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Release Update: Serpent Lake

Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

The independently made, micro-budget lake monster flick Serpent Lake (US-2009; dir. Joel Trujillo) has been in the making since early last year. Now we’ve had word that the film is not only finished but released on DVD. Yes, Tiny Tim … Continue reading →

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I’ll Lead!

Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

I’m trying to think of something witty to say about this Godzilla vs Kitten Kong image, but it’s too early in the morning… via Cat Sparks

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