Category Archives: Film

The Conquered: Curse of the Shaman

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

This is how director Benjamin Cooper (The Brink, The Omega Diary) describes his new film The Conquered: Curse of the Shaman: In this horror story, a Shaman’s daughter reanimates the mummified corpse of an ancient Indian brave to punish those … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Ghosts, News, Zombies | 4 Comments

Review: Snuffin’ Zombies

Posted on Sunday, August 9, 2009 by Robert Hood

Snuffin’ Zombies (US-2008; dir. Karl Benacci) The opening scene of Snuffin’ Zombies offers hope that this no-budget zombie film might be a relatively classy affair. The rattling passage of a train and the effective music on the soundtrack are atmospheric … Continue reading →

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A New Hell Comes to Earth: Addendum

Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

This follow-up to our previous post on Hell on Earth (US-2009; dir. Ted A. Bohus) is made up of pictures. Pictures of what, you may ask? Well, take a look — and remember to click on ’em to see ’em … Continue reading →

Posted in Demons, Film, Horror, News, Zombies | 1 Comment

A New Hell Comes to Earth

Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Some of the great films and movements in horror cinema have come from independent filmmakers working with minimal resources.  Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls (1962), Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead (1981) are obvious … Continue reading →

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Astro-Zombies Back For More!

Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

Low-budget exploitation legend Ted V. Mikels has been in touch with news on his latest project. It is, of course, the second sequel to his original space zombie “cult” film, The Astro-Zombies (US-1968),  following upon 2002’s return to the distinctive … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Independent film, Posters, Trailers, Zombies | 8 Comments

Review: Ogre

Posted on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

Ogre (Canada/US-2008; dir. Steven R. Monroe) Looking like something Hammer Films might have concocted as their take on the giant monster sub-genre in the Age of CGI — replete with overt melodrama, an effectively used mini-budget, second-tier but professional actors … Continue reading →

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Update: Galactic Raiders

Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

Exclusively from director Larry Arpin comes this portrait of the main Big Bad creature from his film Galactic Raiders (US-[in post-production]; dir. Larry Arpin), named Vorax: Click on the image to view it super-sized! Comments Arpin: The background is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Science Fiction, Update | 4 Comments

Release Update: Serpent Lake

Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

The independently made, micro-budget lake monster flick Serpent Lake (US-2009; dir. Joel Trujillo) has been in the making since early last year. Now we’ve had word that the film is not only finished but released on DVD. Yes, Tiny Tim … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Lake Monsters, Trailers, Update | 4 Comments

Death Kappa: Another Gojira Contender

Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 by Robert Hood

Yōkai are a form of traditional Japanese monster spirits, best known to cinephiles from a trilogy of fantasy films from the 1960s: Yokai daisenso [aka Big Ghost War; Spook Warfare] (Japan-1968, dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda); Yokai Hyaku Monogatari [aka The Hundred … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Japanese, Monsters in general, News | 9 Comments

Kong or Not Kong, That is the Question

Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by Robert Hood

Thanks to Variety and a report that Spirit Pictures has picked up the rights to Joe DeVito (artist) and Brad Strickland’s illustrated novel Kong: King of Skull Island, sites across the net are enthusing over the idea that a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, King Kong, News, Update, Where's the Film? | 5 Comments