Author Archives: Robert Hood

Weekend Fright Flick: A Gentleman’s Duel

Posted on Saturday, August 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

Not so much frightful as funny this week: a period drama featuring steampunk dueling mecha, lots of destructive action and sexual innuendo — not to forget ironic comment on the underlying hypocrisies of the chivalric gentleman’s “code of honour”. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Mecha, Weekend Fright Flick | 2 Comments

A Cute Kappa

Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 by Robert Hood

In reference to the previous post on the new daikaiju eiga production, Death Kappa, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery came upon this cinematic incarnation of the folklore of Kappa — cute and funny instead of big and scary: Kappa no ku to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Monsters in general, Trailers | 2 Comments

Death Kappa: Another Gojira Contender

Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 by Robert Hood

Yōkai are a form of traditional Japanese monster spirits, best known to cinephiles from a trilogy of fantasy films from the 1960s: Yokai daisenso [aka Big Ghost War; Spook Warfare] (Japan-1968, dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda); Yokai Hyaku Monogatari [aka The Hundred … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Japanese, Monsters in general, News | 9 Comments

Kong or Not Kong, That is the Question

Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by Robert Hood

Thanks to Variety and a report that Spirit Pictures has picked up the rights to Joe DeVito (artist) and Brad Strickland’s illustrated novel Kong: King of Skull Island, sites across the net are enthusing over the idea that a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, King Kong, News, Update, Where's the Film? | 5 Comments

The Coming of the Fire Ants

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 by Robert Hood

Except in Them! (and other less prominent giant mutation films), the ant is not really a suitable subject for monster films. They’re too small. But the interesting thing about ants — particularly the ones that gather into vast hordes, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Independent film, News | 2 Comments

Ub Iwerks’ Balloon Land (1935)

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 by Robert Hood

This is one of my favourite cartoons – funny, cute and very sinister all at once. If your download rate can take it, hit the “HQ” button and watch the Pincushion Man do his thing in high quality. Balloon Land … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Cartoon, Horror | 3 Comments

Ultra Cutie Daikaiju Chompin Fluffies

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 by Robert Hood

Now, from Beeswax Media, comes a short daikaiju eiga filmed using… um, ultra-low-tech FX. It’s cute, it’s fluffy, it’s bizarre. It’s Ultra Cutie Daikaiju Chompin Fluffies! Below is Episode 1: Tickled Pink, in which …Fluffy Yuk Yuk and Fluffy Bad … Continue reading →

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Update: Bikini Monsters

Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Robert Hood

Bikini Monsters (US-in production; dir. Terence Muncy) Director Terence Muncy has sent Undead Backbrain some images and local newspaper articles relating to his new film, Bikini Monsters, which is currently in production. Newspaper articles (the first from the Tampa Bay … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Independent film, Teaser, Update | 8 Comments

Review: Attack of the Slime People

Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Robert Hood

Attack of the Slime People (US-2008; dir. Martin King) Buddy Flavenoid (Robert Tiffi) is a lot of things — a Ed-Woodesque writer and director of B-horror films in 1950s Hollywood, a delusional auteur, a dab hand with a baseball bat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Independent film, Review | 8 Comments

Weekend Fright Flick: Sebastian’s Voodoo

Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Robert Hood

As indicated, here is a second “short feature” for your weekend viewing. This one is beautiful, poignant and sort of disturbing, all at the same time. It has won over 21 awards (list). Sebastian’s Voodoo (US-2008; short [4:23 min.]; dir. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Evil dolls, Film, Independent film, Weekend Fright Flick | 2 Comments