Category Archives: Film

The Coming of the Fire Ants

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 by Robert Hood

Except in Them! (and other less prominent giant mutation films), the ant is not really a suitable subject for monster films. They’re too small. But the interesting thing about ants — particularly the ones that gather into vast hordes, like … Continue reading →

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Update: Bikini Monsters

Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Robert Hood

Bikini Monsters (US-in production; dir. Terence Muncy) Director Terence Muncy has sent Undead Backbrain some images and local newspaper articles relating to his new film, Bikini Monsters, which is currently in production. Newspaper articles (the first from the Tampa Bay … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Sebastian’s Voodoo

Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Robert Hood

As indicated, here is a second “short feature” for your weekend viewing. This one is beautiful, poignant and sort of disturbing, all at the same time. It has won over 21 awards (list). Sebastian’s Voodoo (US-2008; short [4:23 min.]; dir. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Evil dolls, Film, Independent film, Weekend Fright Flick | 2 Comments

New Retro: House of the Wolf Man

Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 by Robert Hood

From writer-director Eben McGarr (of Sick Girl fame) comes House of the Wolf Man, a retro horror film that may define quality independent retro filmmaking for the end of the first decade of the 21st century. Starring Ron Chaney, Dustin … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, Trailers | 3 Comments

Of Sand “Whales” and Assault Girls

Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 by Robert Hood

Think Dune meets Tremors meets any number of Japanese movies featuring combatic female warriors in a futuristic setting! It has been announced that Mamoru Oshii — most famous for the iconic hi-tech anti-cybernetic-terrorist anime Ghost in the Shell and the … Continue reading →

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Mixing Bikinis and Monsters

Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

In director Terence Muncy’s demented vision of bikini-clad beach babes and summer madness, there are plenty of reasons to stay out of the water — in fact, to run for the hills. Here’s one: An independent film about an ethically … Continue reading →

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Gehara Becomes Geharha On DVD and Blu-Ray

Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 by Robert Hood

And the good news is that Kiyotaka Taguchi’s short daikaiju eiga Chohatsu Daikaiju Gehara [Long-haired Giant Monster Gehara] (Japan-2009) is being released in Japan on DVD and Blu-Ray, but with English subtitles, under the Anglicised title Geharha, the Dark and … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Japanese, News, Update | 4 Comments

Fightin’ Giant Metallic Bugs in the West

Posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

Mixing genres can be an effective way of adding interest to stories that would otherwise seem a little tired and overdone. Writer Richard Beattie and director Kristoffer Tabori appear to have taken the classic High Plains Drifter (plus all the … Continue reading →

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Update: New Trailer for Bio-Slime

Posted on Friday, July 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

Writer/director of the independent blood-slime-and-tentacle film Bio-Slime (which is currently in post-production) has just released a new trailer. Here it is: More information on the slimily good-looking low-budget sci-fi horror film can be found on Undead Backbrain (where there’s lots … Continue reading →

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Daimajin Comes to Life Once More

Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

In 1966, Toho rivals Daiei Studios produced three excellent daikaiju films in a subgenre of their own invention, combining giant monsters with jidaigeki or period drama — a fantasy extravaganza that held a unique appeal. The films were: Dai Majin … Continue reading →

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