Category Archives: Animation

Weekend Fright Flick: Giant!

Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 by Robert Hood

Well, these are rather brilliant. Yann Benedi plans to make a series of approx. one minute web-animations, “to travel through the world of the Giant and discover the untold truth about them and their conflicts with the human being”, as … Continue reading →

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The Goon, Animated

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Robert Hood

I love Eric Powell’s irreverent, tongue-in-cheek, old-school comic series The Goon, which is full to the brim with black humour, zombies and even the odd giant monster. Relishing its occasionally Kirbyesque influences, but totally unique in itself, The Goon features … Continue reading →

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Godaizer is Coming!

Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2010 by Robert Hood

New giant robots are always welcome, and there’s a new one coming from animator Hillary Yeo that promises to re-envisage the old template in a new visual manner, daikaiju elements and all. It features in a short film titled Godaizer … Continue reading →

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The Second Secret of Loch Ness

Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

Michael Rowitz has released a sequel to his first venture into the world’s most famous cryptozoological site, The Secret of Loch Ness [aka Das Wunder von Loch Ness] (Germany-2008). The Secret of Loch Ness 2 [aka Das zweite Wunder von … Continue reading →

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Update On The Giant Monsters Attacking Hawaii

Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 by Robert Hood

Undead Backbrain has obtained some images from Dane Neves, whose project Giant Monsters Attack Hawaii — featuring a group of monster puppets doing their best to stomp all over the Hawaiian islands — looks like it will be a total … Continue reading →

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Zevastator GORGAROJ: Training the Monsterson!

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by Robert Hood

Youthful filmmakers Benjamin Chee and Elvin Siew have created a short, daikaiju-inspired animated film — and it deserves to be noticed. Stylistically unique, with beautiful colouring and a wonderful sense of humour, Zevastator GORGAROJ draws for its inspiration on Son … Continue reading →

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Back Inside the Moon

Posted on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 by Robert Hood

A grand and ambitious new version of one of “the father of modern science fiction”‘s most famous novels has just completed production. The First Men in the Moon, H.G. Wells’ 1901 “scientific romance” (as he referred to his “science fiction” … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Frantic Undead

Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2010 by Robert Hood

This weekend’s journey into monstrosity comes from artist Maxwell Perry, whom we featured earlier in the week for his upcoming giant squid animated short called, not inappropriately, Giant Squid. In that article I promised you a look at his previous … Continue reading →

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Giant Squid!

Posted on Friday, May 28, 2010 by Robert Hood

We all like a good bit of giant squid action. Artist Maxwell Perry (pictured below) is intent on providing some in a short animated film called Giant Squid. The film, produced through Dimly Lit Films (“Fine Purveyor of Short Animated … Continue reading →

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King Crab Attack!: The Full Version

Posted on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

And now, Undead Backbrain presents the complete 1950s giant monster spoof film, King Crab Attack! (France-2010; short [6:38 min.]; dir. Gregoire Sivan). The Backbrain first introduced you to the film via trailers, poster and assorted pictures in September last year … Continue reading →

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