Category Archives: Animation

Horror and Humour: Chew Chew Baby

Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 by Robert Hood

Check out this cartoon from 1958. With its theme of a monstrous little cannibal loose in Cincinnati, it’s definitely a horror story… but who exactly was the audience? It looks like it’s for kids, but that would surely be the … Continue reading →

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Another Robot, a Big One!

Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

Check this out: a teaser for a beautiful piece of animation from Walter Krudop, a short film called The Builders. Via Quiet Earth Walter Krudop’s website

Posted in Animation, Film, Teaser | 1 Comment

Ya Game, Ultradude?

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

A rather nice compendium of Ultra-kaiju weirdness in this video for the Ultraman FE3 game, even if they’re animated rather than suited up.

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Sea Monsters!

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

A Tylosaurus in action! Big Tylosaurus eats smaller cousin A Styxosaurus These are some of the stars of a National Geographic adventure documentary film made in 3D for IMax presentation that is currently doing the rounds worldwide. While strictly speaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters | 5 Comments

Zombie Fu

Posted on Monday, April 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

Got six minutes to spare? Dying for a bit of zombie action? Want to see a zombie/kung-fu cross-genre film made entirely using stop-motion photography? Well, here it is, with a WARNING: This film contains an unreasonable amount of bloody puppet … Continue reading →

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Guidolon gets Bigger!

Posted on Saturday, April 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

Meet Waitron, the daikaiju waiter! Waitron is Todd Tennant’s latest creation for Frank Wu’s Guidolon project and it is representative of the new phase that it has entered — the full-length feature film years. “The Tragical Historie of Guidolon, the … Continue reading →

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Will the Eagles Fly?

Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

How’s this as an idea for a giant monster flick? Modern adventurers discover a lost tribe of Vikings in a secluded valley. These vikings have survived amidst some pretty fearsome wildlife, including dinosaurs and giant prehistoric eagles. As they reacquaint … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Teaser | 40 Comments

New: Parlé vu Kaiju?

Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

Dragon Hunters [aka Chasseurs de Dragons] (France/Germany/Luxembourg -2008; animation; dir. Guillaume Ivernel and Arthur Qwak) Now I haven’t watched a French animated fantasy film since… oh, La Planète Sauvage [aka Fantastic Planet] sometime post-1973… okay, maybe I have — were … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Dragons, Film, Giant Monsters, Trailers | 4 Comments

Let Me In!

Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

Here’s another great cat cartoon. Happens to me all the time:

Posted in Animation, Cats | 2 Comments

Equinox

Posted on Sunday, February 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

Equinox [aka The Beast] (US-1970; dir. Jack Woods) Equinox is a B-monster flick that manages to combine various giant monsters with surreal supernatural adventure, time travel, a Lovecraftian sensibility, holes in the space-time continuum, rampant cavemen, teenagers doing what teenagers … Continue reading →

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