Category Archives: Books

When Animals Attack: The Book of the Films

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 by Robert Hood

A new film book called When Animals Attack: The 70 Best Horror Movies With Killer Animals, has just become available in paperback and Kindle format. And it’s a lot of fun! The essays were written by “[leading] horror writers and … Continue reading →

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How Diplomatic Can the Zombie Apocalypse Get?

Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 by Robert Hood

Answer: Very. And it’s some of the messiest diplomacy you’ll ever come across. Due for release at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International is a book like no other — the much-anticipated Zombies vs Robots: Diplomacy, fourth volume in IDW … Continue reading →

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Kong: King of the Apps

Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 by Robert Hood

New approaches to storytelling are running rampant through the jungles of Skull Island, it seems. Though the film based on artist Joe DeVito and writer Brad Strickland’s illustrated novel Kong: King of Skull Island hasn’t materialised as yet (see this … Continue reading →

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Zombies vs Robots: From Comic to Book to Film

Posted on Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Robert Hood

Zombies and robots. Zombies mobbing robots. Robots blowing zombies to bits. It’s a combination to thrill the heart of geeks everywhere. IDW and creators Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood have certainly had a major success in pitting these two not-actually-living … Continue reading →

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Creeping in Reptile Flesh Now On Amazon

Posted on Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Robert Hood

The good news is that the new Morrigan Books release of my weird-tales collection Creeping in Reptile Flesh is now available from Amazon as an actual book as well as in virtual format for Kindle. With all 14 stories from … Continue reading →

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The Official Creeping Launch

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by Robert Hood

The official launch of the new edition of my short-story collection Creeping in Reptile Flesh took place today. It was a virtual launch and in reality consists of the initial marketing push. Here’s a nice big scan of the cover. … Continue reading →

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American Kaiju: The Comic Series

Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011 by Robert Hood

Kaiju artist extraordinaire, Todd Tennant — whose work has featured on Undead Backbrain many times (and even appears in the blog’s current header image) — has just told me what has to be the news of the month. “I have … Continue reading →

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Evil Dolls, Replicants and Dead Eyes

Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 by Robert Hood

Dolls might be surrogate friends to children and kitsch collectibles to many adults, but there lingers deep beneath the surface of our cultural awareness of them a dark and unsettling fear. A whole cinematic genre explores the idea of “evil … Continue reading →

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Backbrain Zombies Invade the Aurealis Awards

Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 by Robert Hood

Some good news today. My story “Wasting Matilda” from Zombie Apocalypse! edited by Stephen Jones (Robinson UK and Running Press, US) has shuffled its way onto the shortlist for the Aurealis Awards, Best Horror Short Story category. For those who … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein: the Re-birth Continues

Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

Frankenstein: Lost Souls by Dean Koontz (Harper, 2010) ISBN 978-0-00-735384-2 Reviewed by Robert Hood Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein series began life as a treatment for a TV series. When best-selling horror author Koontz withdrew, citing creative differences, he took the concept … Continue reading →

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