Category Archives: Daikaiju

Who Says the Space Monsters Must Die?

Posted on Monday, September 14, 2015 by Robert Hood

So what do you get when you toss a gaggle of giant monsters into the one film? Pacific Rim? Well, yeah, but not this time. Destroy All Monsters? That’s more like it, at least according to the director of a … Continue reading →

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Space Monster Numagirasu is Coming

Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 by Robert Hood

Space Monster Numagirasu is clomping into view, though only the vibrations of his coming are being heard so far. Charming chap, isn’t he? Space Monster Numagirasu (a title which can also be transposed from the Japanese as “Space Monster Numaguirus”) … Continue reading →

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Mega Shark’s Attack on Titan

Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 by Robert Hood

It began when low-budget, exploitation production company, Asylum, released Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus (US-2009; dir. Ace Hannah) [Backbrain review]. Back in May 2009, Undead Backbrain was the first to reveal a still of the giant shark eating the Golden … Continue reading →

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On Daikaiju Eels and Doctor Who

Posted on Sunday, October 19, 2014 by Robert Hood

Between 2010 and 2014, James Iles was the storyboard artist on 15 episodes of the new Doctor Who and concept artist on five others. He has also worked on the BBC Sherlock Holmes series. Now he and musician Alastair Jenkins … Continue reading →

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Bermuda Tentacles: There’s More Than Three Sides to this Triangle

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2014 by Robert Hood

It’s called Bermuda Tentacles, it’s directed by Nick Lyon (Grendel, Species: The Awakening, Rise of the Zombies), and it’s the Next Big Thing from mockbuster studio, The Asylum, in collaboration with the SyFy Channel. It stars singer/popstar/actress Mya Harrison, Trevor … Continue reading →

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Enormous News

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2014 by Robert Hood

The year 2014 is shaping up to be a big one for fans of giant monsters. This is not surprising, of course, as the much-anticipated, big-budget kaiju extravaganza Godzilla (US-2014; dir. Gareth Edwards) is due to hit screens in May. … Continue reading →

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Fear Force Five is Released!

Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 by Robert Hood

The first three episodes of Jack Perez’s giant monster adventure series is up and running — and is really something to behold! Giant monsters, smart dialogue, giant zombie pirate with shark in its skull, sex, good practical FX, giant monsters, … Continue reading →

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Giant Monsters vs Giant Hero … and It’s Not Ultraman

Posted on Monday, December 23, 2013 by Robert Hood

As you can see from the following concept trailer, Red Jade shares an ancestry that grew from Gojira/Godzilla (daikaiju eiga) and split off into the tokusatsu TV series Ultraman (most notably) — in which a human “host” channels the power … Continue reading →

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Godzilla, King of the Sexagenarians

Posted on Friday, December 20, 2013 by Robert Hood

In 2014, Godzilla — the iconic progenitor of the entire daikaiju eiga subgenre, if not giant monster films as a whole — not only gets a new American re-boot, but officially turns 60 — his first film being Gojira from … Continue reading →

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Godzilla Unleashed

Posted on Friday, December 13, 2013 by Robert Hood

As I write this, barely a day has past since the trailer for Gareth Edward’s Godzilla (US-2014) was let loose on the internet — and already it’s everywhere. So none of the following is news. I put it here … … Continue reading →

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