Author Archives: Robert Hood

Bob and his Monster Need You!

Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Remember Bob Nelson and his crew, who appeared in the Backbrain a while back in relation to a giant monster film they’ve got on the boil? Well, it seems the film is now officially called Sacrifice and, as reported by … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, News, Update | 6 Comments

New: The Halfway House

Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Halfway House (US-2004; dir. Kenneth J. Hall) looks like a Lovecraftian-inspired schlock horror flick, described by its director thus: Young girls are disappearing in and around the Mary Magdalen Halfway House for Troubled Girls. Desperate to find out what … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Trailers | 2 Comments

Review: Monster From Bikini Beach

Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

To fully appreciate Monster From Bikini Beach (US-2008; dir. Darin Wood) you have to take the “Truth in Advertising” approach to criticism. Look at the title. Right? Now what do you expect to find in this movie? Cheesy monsters? Bikini-clad … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Review | 6 Comments

New Publication: Black Issue 2

Posted on Friday, September 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

The latest — and second — issue of the magazine BLACK: Australian Dark Culture is about to be released, and it’s a superb one. Apart from the regular columnists, the issue includes a chthonian cornucopia of articles on new dark … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Interviews, My Writing, News, Zombies | 5 Comments

Killmeleon

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

I keep seeing this title as “Killmelon” — a giant monster with a loathing for rockmelons, perhaps? “A giant 30-foot chameleon discovered by a rogue scientist in the jungles of Madagascar, escapes from a plane crash while being smuggled into … Continue reading →

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$quid Romstercom

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

What is $quid? Well, there are a couple of answers to that question — and here’s the first: $quid, then, is an short film directed by Daley Pearson and Luke Tierney, and starring Josh Lawson and Ed Kavalee. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery | 4 Comments

Robot Women From Venus

Posted on Friday, September 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

Rumour has it the Too Many Monkeys Production Company made this fake trailer for the Sci-Fi London 2003 film festival fake trailer competition. It’s for a [non-existent] film called Attack of the Giant Radioactive Robot Women from Venus (2003), which … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Fan films, Film, Fraudulent information, Giant Monsters, Trailers | 3 Comments

A Short Film With Teeth

Posted on Friday, September 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

The film: Gator (US-2008; short; 25 minutes; dir. Robert Howell) The Poster: The Technique: Stop-motion animation, dedicated to Ray Harryhausen The Film: Part One The Film: Part Two The Film: Part Three Source: via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery

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New: Voices

Posted on Friday, September 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

Hotel rooms can be very creepy places and have occasionally been the setting for horror stories and films. The Stephen King-based ghost flick 1408 (US-2007; dir. Mikael Håfström) springs to mind. Now Morrigan Books is about to release Voices, an … Continue reading →

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Another Lost Bird?

Posted on Thursday, September 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

At the instigation of Mysterious Pants, the Backbrain scouted out Attack of the Giant Gull (US/Canada-2002; dir. Jonathan M. Parisen), which does appear on the Internet Movie Database as a video release, though no release date is actually given. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Where's the Film? | 5 Comments