Category Archives: Film

Update: Survival of the Dead

Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Robert Hood

Fast turn-over for an update, I know, but George A. Romero has released a bunch of images from his latest zombie film, Survival of the Dead — a follow-up (rather than a sequel) to his Diary of the Dead (2007). … Continue reading →

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New: Parasitic

Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

Parasitic (US-2009; short [14 min.]; dir. C.J. Arellano & Josh Alletto) In Parasitic, a talking tapeworm forms in the stomach of a lonely, snobby high school boy. With a scenario in the tradition of Frank Henenlotter’s 1988 sentient parasite film, … Continue reading →

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Lake Van Monster: Video Addendum

Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

As an addendum to the recent Undead Backbrain article about Van Gölü Canavarı [aka Lake Van Monster] (Turkey-2009; dir. Bünyamin Yaşar), which is currently in production, here are a number of videos on the subject. News Report: This one appears … Continue reading →

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Lake Van Monster

Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

Now in production is a lake monster movie about a lake other than Loch Ness or Lake Champlain. While these latter are well-known domiciles of megafauna of a vaguely prehistoric nature, it is less well-known that Lake Van (aka Van … Continue reading →

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Metallic Attraction: Kung Fu Cyborg is Imminent

Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

Jeffrey Lau’s robotic love story, Metallic Attraction: Kung Fu Cyborg, is soon to be released in China. Begun as an oriental answer to the success of Michael Bay’s Transformers, it in fact appears to share only some moments of transformational … Continue reading →

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Survival of the Dead

Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

George A. Romero’s follow-up to Diary of the Dead (US-2007; dir. George A. Romero) has for some time been called by the in-production title of “… of the Dead”. Now (even though Romero has previously — and ironically — suggested … Continue reading →

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New: Megafault

Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

I’m always up for a big SFX-laden apocalyptic disaster movie — and The Asylum’s current in-production effort along those lines involves the imminent ripping apart of the Earth by a massive seismic disturbance. The film’s called Megafault (US-[in production]; dir. … Continue reading →

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Review: Monster Island

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

Monster Island (Canada/US-2004; dir. Jack Perez) On the most obvious level, the plot of this MTV “Special Movie Presentation” is driven by pop music aesthetics aimed at the typical MTV audience — hence the inclusion of Carmen Electra and Nick … Continue reading →

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New: Muckman

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

Prolific B-horror film writer/director Brett Piper has a mission in life: I’ve come to realize that keeping B-movie clichés alive is my mission. After all, we all enjoy old movies like The Blob and I Married a Monster From Outer Space, … Continue reading →

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Zombies For Christmas

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

As mentioned in passing in the previous post, Sean Cain’s Silent Night, Zombie Night is coming to town. Synopsis: Zombies paparazzied: Trailer: In regards to the Christmas theme, the director comments: Well, [the film] does take place in Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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