Author Archives: Robert Hood

Really Big Maggots!

Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

And now, a teaser trailer for Maggots, a film from unstoppable exploitation king Fred Olen Ray! THE MOST DISGUSTING GIANT MONSTER EVER FILMED! … though it looks a little like a giant claw (no, not THE Giant Claw)…. But wait! … Continue reading →

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Giant Robots Under Development

Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

What if you could have your own custom-designed giant robot made to order? What would it be like? What would you do with it? A fascinating and awesomely cool project is underway that helps 20 kids answer these and other … Continue reading →

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Monstrous Covers

Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain has featured work from the Ray Harryhausen Presents imprint of Bluewater Comics before, but here’s a bit of an update, focusing on the most monstrous of covers. Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops First introduced by Bluewater in their … Continue reading →

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Kaiju, Giant Robots and Blind Swordspersons

Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

The American Film Market 2008 features a slew of Japanese films, many of which are definite Backbrain material. Apart from Monster X Strikes Back — Attack the G8 Summit (aka Guilala no Gyakushu / Toyako Summit Kiki Ippatsu; directed by … Continue reading →

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At Last, The War

Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

Personally, I found Terminator 3 rather ordinary — a reaction to the senseless and repetitious action sequences that was exacerbated by a desire to see the future war, not another iteration of a back-from-the-future Terminator hunt down. Making the Terminator … Continue reading →

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Something or Other of the Dead

Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

During the beginning of November George A. Romero has been engaged in the filming of his new zombie film, the second in the re-jigged series that re-imagined his vision of the zombie apocalypse with Diary of the Dead. This one … Continue reading →

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Simon’s Cat: TV Dinner

Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

This guy’s been spying on us…. It cracks me up! Animated by Simon Tofield of Tandem films.

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Attack of the Found Footage

Posted on Sunday, November 9, 2008 by Robert Hood

Here’s a clever and very funny faux trailer for a non-existent schlock-horror B-film, Attack of the Killer Parasites. Inspired by real life parasitic monsters and using public domain footage, mentalfloss.com has added to the ambiant level of paranoia currently terrorising … Continue reading →

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Big Insects Are Game For Action

Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

The next video game to be turned into a (potential) franchise — in the manner of Resident Evil, the producers no doubt hope — is one called Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. The film is being co-produced by game owners Camcom … Continue reading →

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A Daikaiju in Ancient Rome

Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

300 meets Cloverfield? That seems to be the concept behind Peter Briggs’ attempt to create a new “tent-pole” franchise, Mortis Rex (though anyone who has been reading the Backbrain regularly might catch a whiff of Outlander as well). Here is … Continue reading →

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