Category Archives: Film

More Zombies in Rammbock

Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2010 by Robert Hood

A new German zombie apocalypse film — using the viral infection paradigm — is to be premiered at the film market in Cannes on the 14th and 16th of May this year. Written by Benjamin Hessler and directed by Marvin … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, Film, Horror, News, Zombies | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Humour, Independent film | 5 Comments

What’s For Breakfast? Ask the Oatmeal Man

Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 by Robert Hood

Is there a horror film tradition of monstrous food? Let’s see, offhand (and ignoring cannibal movies and movies about poisoned edibles) I can think of The Stuff (US-1985; dir. Larry Cohen) [sentient killer yoghurt], The Gingerdead Man (US-2005; dir. Charles … Continue reading →

Posted in Evil dolls, Film, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, News, Teaser, Trailers | 3 Comments

Update: Even Muckier

Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

Muckman (US-2010; dir Brett Piper) A quick addition to the Backbrain’s growing accumulation of muck on the old-school independent monster flick, Muckman. Synopsis: Deep in the Blackwoods Forest, a sexy TV host, Asia Buchanan, and her crew of Producer, Cameraman … Continue reading →

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Sinbad Gets Lost in Time

Posted on Saturday, April 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

In The Asylum’s upcoming take on the Arabian Nights tale of Sinbad, The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (US-2010; dir. Adam Silver and Ben Hayflick), Sinbad seems to have found himself in modern times, going on the poster and the pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, News, Posters, Update | 2 Comments

Want to See More of Adèle Blanc-Sec?

Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 by Robert Hood

Luc Besson’s Les Aventures Extraordinaires D’Adèle Blanc-Sec is definitely one of the most anticipated releases of 2010. It’s Indiana-Jonesish qualities, and the peculiarly French idiosyncracies that will inevitably be brought to the production by Besson and the story’s original source, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Posters, Teaser | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Primitive: The FX Strike Back

Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

Monsters are special effects, right? Well, Primitive — a new film by Thunderhead Entertainment and director Benjamin Cooper (The Conquered: Curse of the Shaman, The Brink) — takes the somewhat post-modern approach of having an “actual” monster arise from the … Continue reading →

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Fred Olen Ray Joins the Versus Club

Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

Godzilla and his mates started it, but these days everyone’s getting on the bandwagon. The first Giant Monster Versus Giant Monster film (GMV) was probably the sequel to the original 1954 Gojira — Godzilla Strikes Back! [aka Gojira no gyakushu] … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryptozoology, Exploitation films, Film, Horror, Monsters in general, News | 1 Comment

Bikini (Monster) Gallery *Update*

Posted on Monday, April 12, 2010 by Robert Hood

Somehow, bikinis and monsters — particularly in conjunction — say “schlock horror” more forcefully than almost any of the other possible components that can contribute to an archetypal exploitation film. This fact alone is bound to get Bikini Monsters (US-2010; … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Film, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, Trailers, Update | 5 Comments

Max Neptune to the Rescue!

Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2010 by Robert Hood

If ever there was a retro film that captures the gaudy, innocent sci-fi thrills of space serials from the 1940s and 1950s, Max Neptune and the Menacing Squid (US-2010; dir. John Garside and Colin Fleming) looks like it’s the one.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Flying Saucers, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Posters, Retro, Science Fiction, Trailers | Tagged , , | 8 Comments