Category Archives: Cryptozoology

Outing the Lake Champlain Monster

Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 by Robert Hood

It seems every decent-sized lake with dark, murky waters is home to a monster — or at least to a legend of one. Most of them are, like the infamous Nessie in Scotland’s Loch Ness, rather plesiosaurian or at least … Continue reading →

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Who Said Fictional Kaiju Are Unbelievable?

Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2013 by Robert Hood

Some of Godzilla’s mates may have been strange — and the monsters that Ultraman regularly wrestles with may cross the “strange” boundary into outright bizarre — but the real-world Quetzalcoatlus northropi — a winged critter from the Cretaceous period — … Continue reading →

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Legendary Rises from the Tomb

Posted on Sunday, May 5, 2013 by Robert Hood

New Discovery There’s another cryptid on the loose — and this one is a big, nasty dragon-like reptile, looking to contribute to the ongoing history of giant monsters in cinema. The film has gone through several name-changes (Legendary: The Shocate … Continue reading →

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Embed Yourself in the Moment: Embedded

Posted on Saturday, May 4, 2013 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive In the past I’ve expressed a certain ambivalence when it comes to camera-verité style movies (as I like to call them), sometimes referred to as “found footage” — you know, those rampantly kinetic, hand-held exercises in pretend … Continue reading →

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New Creature Feature: Demon

Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Main title notwithstanding, the new indie horror film Demon (US-2013; dir. Rob Walker) is not a version of The Exorcist. It is in fact a cryptozoological horror film based on reports of the Chupacabra — or “Goat … Continue reading →

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Bunyip: An Ocker Shocker

Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by Robert Hood

It’s about time someone made a cryptozoological creature feature starring a uniquely Aussie monster like the Bunyip — that large critter from Aboriginal mythology who enjoys spending his time splashing about in billabongs (the swampy variety, not the boardshorts). Well, … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh: If It’s Not Zombies, It’s Some Damn Cryptid…

Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 by Robert Hood

Spot the monster! [youtube ErZsoWGjeG4] Well, maybe later! Monongahela is a feature length sci-fi thriller filmed entirely in Pittsburgh, PA by director Cayce Mell and independent film production company 2nd State. Pittsburgh was, of course, the birthplace of modern zombiedom, … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration: The Woodsman

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2012 by Robert Hood

Sasquatch (aka Bigfoot, close cousin to the Abominable Snowman or Yeti) may be the new Vampire. As yet he hasn’t been romanticised and made into a de-fanged love-interest (though the 1989 film Harry and the Hendersons, directed by William Dear, … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration: Ukraine Goes to the Dogs

Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain B-Movie Celebration Exclusive Lycanthropy isn’t just a Hollywood phenomenon. Countries throughout Europe and indeed the world have their own versions of the werewolf (or were-whatever), and they range in nature from the demonic medieval sorcerer who adopts a … Continue reading →

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New Crypto Thriller: Monongahela

Posted on Sunday, July 15, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Monongahela (US-2013; dir. Cayce Mell) is a new creature feature based on the search for a “legendary” monster. A pair of cryptozoologists have come to Pittsburgh to investigate sightings of a mysterious creature lurking in the Monongahela river. … Continue reading →

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