Author Archives: Robert Hood

Poddying the Blob

Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

A gross, slime-dripping blob from another dimension who wants nothing more than to achieve stardom as a Shakespearean actor! An overweight, insecure loser who might be the key to the amorphous creature’s diabolical plan! All he has to do is … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Horror, My Writing, News | 3 Comments

Master of the Living Dead

Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

Few would be likely to question the fact that George A. Romero revolutionised the horror film universe when, in 1968 as a student filmmaker in Pittsburgh, he made Night of the Living Dead. What he achieved in that “moment” of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Interviews, Zombies | 11 Comments

Jeff Boddy and the Giant Robots

Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Today, Undead Backbrain brings you proof of a dire plot! A few years ago, in the depths of Ohio, an evil genius named Jeff Boddy began making giant robots. They took varied form, some even looking like… well, houses with … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Fraudulent information, Giant Monsters, Robots, Update | 2 Comments

Reminder: Undead Brainspasm

Posted on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 by Robert Hood

This is just a reminder that you should check out the quick-shot articles that are appearing over on Undead Brainspasm, an offshoot of this site that is currently sporting information on such topics as the zombie nazi film, Dead Snow, … Continue reading →

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Under the Monster’s Skin

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain doesn’t usually do birthdays, but there was a highly significant one that occurred in 1 January and we missed it! 1 January 2009 was the 80th birthday of Haruo Nakajima. Don’t know who he is? Here’s a clue? … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, News | 3 Comments

It’s Getting Closer: Cleavagefield is Near

Posted on Sunday, January 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

News straight from the horse’s mouth: director Jim Wynorski has told Undead Backbrain via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery that his breast-oriented Cloverfield parody Cleavagefield will begin a pay-per-view run in February, then will premiere on Cinemax in April. “I am also … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Update | 4 Comments

They Grow ‘Em Big in Texas

Posted on Sunday, January 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

Jurassic Park started it… you know, the whole commercial development of prehistoric throwbacks scenario. Thanks to a lower budget, lowered ambition and B-film legend Roger Corman as executive producer, Carnosaur (1993) got in first and for all that it could … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, News | 10 Comments

Colin Theys and his Banshee

Posted on Saturday, January 3, 2009 by Robert Hood

[continued from Colin Theys and his Giant Rabbit] Yesterday we saw how SFX wiz Colin Theys had learned much of his craft working on a short comedic film about a giant rabbit with a giant tongue — Harold and Burns. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Ghosts, Trailers | 3 Comments

The Blob’s Advertising Career

Posted on Friday, January 2, 2009 by Robert Hood
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Colin Theys and his Giant Rabbit

Posted on Friday, January 2, 2009 by Robert Hood

Colin Theys is a young director and visual effects artist currently working for Connecticut-based Synthetic Cinema International, having graduated from Wesleyan University with a dual major in film studies and psychology in 2007. His work is rather spectacular and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Independent film | 3 Comments