Category Archives: Cryptozoology

Terror ‘Neath the Tay!

Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 by Robert Hood

The River Tay is the largest river in Scotland. It flows down from the Highlands through the centre of the country, past the city of Perth to Dundee and into the Firth of Tay. Famously the Tay Rail Bridge collapsed … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryptozoology, Film, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Independent film, Interviews, Trailers | 6 Comments

Trailer Trash Catch-All

Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain has been under strain due to an overdue novel manuscript and recalcitrant software, so I’ve fallen behind with a bunch of updates. Lacking the time to write any sort of extensive commentary, below you’ll find trailers (and some … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryptozoology, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, Japanese, Monsters in general, Trailers, Update | 4 Comments

Building the Undersea Empire

Posted on Monday, January 11, 2010 by Robert Hood

With Jonathan Lawrence (see picture below) now firmly ensconced as director (despite some sources that still give Pitof the role, such as parts of the actual website), Empires of the Deep seems now on track. Filming was to begin on … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryptozoology, Fantasy, Film, Giant Monsters, News, Pictorial art, Update | 131 Comments

Adèle Blanc-Sec: A Teaser

Posted on Thursday, December 24, 2009 by Robert Hood

With details of Luc Besson’s period thriller Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec [aka The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Dry-White] only new to the internet, a teaser trailer has appeared… and guess what? We get a glimpse of the pteradactyl! Teaser … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryptozoology, Dinosaurs, Film, Graphic novels, News, Teaser | 1 Comment

In Cryptozoological News…

Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

A new discovery — the Bearsharktopus: Source: BoingBoing via David Carroll

Posted in Cryptozoology, Fraudulent information, Monsters in general, Mysteries | 3 Comments