Author Archives: Robert Hood

Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro Goes Beyond the Grave

Posted on Monday, February 2, 2009 by Robert Hood

There is a synchronicity between art, detectives and the restless dead and Brazilian director Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro has set out to explore the boundaries. In post-production is Beyond the Grave [aka Porto Dos Mortos] (Spain-2009; dir. Davi de Oliveira … Continue reading →

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The UFOs are Coming

Posted on Sunday, February 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain definitely has a deep, dark space in it where classic ’50s flying saucers zoom and zip and zap and materialise in middle-American settings to scare the inhabitants and instigate invasion proceedings. A while back I posted (on our … Continue reading →

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Screech of the Fighting Owl

Posted on Sunday, February 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

Undead Backbrain frequently highlights small, independent film producers who are engaged in making exciting and (sometimes) innovative genre films. Fighting Owl is one such. Formed in 2003 as an umbrella company for student films, it is now engaged in the … Continue reading →

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Pride Cometh Before Zombies

Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 by Robert Hood

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single zombie in possession of a good appetite for human flesh, must be in want of a tasty brain or two. However little known the feelings or views of such a decaying … Continue reading →

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Obscure Godzilla Posters

Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 by Robert Hood

We’re all familiar with the standard Godzilla posters, beginning with the original Japanese one: But there are many many others. As an excuse to reveal a poster that Kaiju Search-Robot Avery discovered on the Kong is King messageboard, here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Pictorial art, Posters, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Reptisaurus Attacks!

Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2009 by Robert Hood

Undead Backbrain has been following the progress of Christopher Ray‘s monster movie, Reptisaurus, for some time now. We don’t have any new information regarding its release, but Fred Olen Ray (executive producer, the director’s father and experienced B-flick maker) has … Continue reading →

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Monstrous Big Stories

Posted on Monday, January 19, 2009 by Robert Hood

Remember Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales, edited by Robert Hood and Robin Pen? It was a much-lauded collection of 26 original giant monster stories — and the anthology ended up winning a Ditmar Award (Australian Hugo) for Best Collection in 2005.  … Continue reading →

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The Week in Brainspasm

Posted on Monday, January 19, 2009 by Robert Hood

Check out the following news and updates on our sister site, Undead Brainspasm. Update: Flowers for the Dead Behind the Scenes of an upcoming zombie film homage to Night of the Living Dead Update: Alien Trespass New trailer for classy … Continue reading →

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Update: Tuatara

Posted on Sunday, January 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

A while back, we brought up the subject of a fascinating stop-motion scifi project named Tuatara (which you can read about here), wondering whether the long-fomenting ambitions of its creator (“Michael S.”) were likely to be coming to fruition any … Continue reading →

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Vincent Price and the Black Widow

Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

The music video below features Vincent Price and Alice Cooper, performing “The Black Widow” from Cooper’s classic album Welcome to My Nightmare. The performance is from a TV Special called “Alice Cooper — The Nightmare” that aired on 25 April … Continue reading →

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