Author Archives: Robert Hood

Walking with Godzilla

Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2009 by Robert Hood

How’s this for a cute picture? With the Big G is lead actress Momoko Kôchi, who played Emiko Yamane in the original 1954 Gojira. She would later appear in such films as The Mysterians (1957) and had a chance to … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Weird stuff | 2 Comments

Godzilla Wannabes #2345

Posted on Friday, February 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Source: icanhascheezburger.com via Cat Sparks

Posted in Cats, Godzilla, Weird stuff | 1 Comment

The Week (or Two) on Undead Brainspasm

Posted on Thursday, February 19, 2009 by Robert Hood

Lizzie vs Predator (18 February 2009) A new Jane Austen genre crossover film, Pride and Predator. Alien Trespass: the Mockumentary (17 February 2009) A “Meet the Cast” style documentary promoting the 1950s sci-fi pastiche, done in the style of the … Continue reading →

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New Daikaiju: Gehara the Hairy

Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

Word has leaked out via ENSHOHMA on the Kaijuphile forums about a new daikaiju film, Gehara. Postscript: for the record the film is called Chohatsu Daikaiju Gehara [Long-haired Giant Monster Gehara] (Japan-2009; short; dir. Kiyotaka Taguchi) As you can see … Continue reading →

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

Bio-Slime Drips from the Walls

Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

John Lechago, diirector of the in-production sentient-ooze-themed horror flick Bio-Slime, has kindly offered the Backbrain a bunch of exclusive pictures. The plot involves … well, slime and ooze and tentacles and folk being absorbed into the muck, and features good … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Independent film, Posters, Preview, Teaser, Update | 5 Comments

King Komodo Strikes!

Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

The inimitable Todd Tennant has kindly offered readers of Undead Backbrain a free screensaver of unmatched splendour. Classic daikaiju action! Attacking jetfighters! Fire! Destruction! The screensaver features his kaiju character King Komodo, who — in the story Todd has penned … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Giant Monsters, Todd Tennant | 1 Comment

Another G Hopeful

Posted on Sunday, February 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

James Stokoe has reportedly been playing around with a Godzilla-themed comicbook called World War G. From these pages (below) I’d love to see it published, but chances are slim. Last I heard the US industry was of the opinion that … Continue reading →

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Snake Curse

Posted on Sunday, February 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

Snake Curse [aka She Zhou] (HK-2004; dir. Cheung Kwok-Kuen) Among Asian filmmakers, the Japanese do Weird S**t well and the result is often rather extreme. Moreover, their version of Weird tends toward the seriously disturbing. For outright cheesy-fun Weirdness, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Teaser, Trailers | 1 Comment

New: Dire Wolf

Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Straight from one of the reigning B-horror superstars, Fred Olen Ray, comes a new monster flick that combines prehistoric throwbacks with the werewolf genre (minus standard human-wolf lunar transmogrification, I assume). Dire Wolf (US-[post-production, 2009]; dir. Fred Olen Ray) Starring … Continue reading →

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Max Neptune and the Menacing Squid

Posted on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

Retro genre films seem to be on the rise. We’re not talking remakes here, but rather films that deliberately take on the aesthetic and narrative characteristics of past B-film types, usually for humorous effect. One example that springs to mind … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Flying Saucers, Retro, Science Fiction | 4 Comments