Category Archives: Film

New Full-On Aussie Horror

Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 by Robert Hood

Primal (Australia-2009; dir. Josh Reed) is a new horror film that gets down-and-dirty with what appears to be a supernatural viral infection/demonic possession scenario. Some will call it “zombie”, but going on the teeth, I’ll stick with “possession” for the … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Kaiju

Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 by Robert Hood

There’s lots of good reasons to be interested in the about-to-be-released Star Trek movie, but I’m happy to go with one that fits in nicely with the Backbrain’s obsession with giant monsters. Some conceptual sketches have surfaced as creature-designer Neville … Continue reading →

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G vs Gehara

Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 by Robert Hood

You remember G, right? No, not Godzilla but one of his recent descendents. G (2008; short, 48 min.; dir. Kiyotaka Taguchi) As a reminder, check him out here. And don’t forget his tin-plated nemesis: How about Gehara, the Long-haired Kaiju? … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Dead Girls, Carwash and Giant Tick

Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2009 by Robert Hood

Weekend Fright Flick on Undead Backbrain is sending a triple feature your way this weekend. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but if sexy zombie chicks and giant ticks tweak your interest (and seeing as you’re reading this blog … Continue reading →

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Alien vs Predator 3 and 4

Posted on Friday, April 24, 2009 by Robert Hood

Source:  Tor.com via Jason Fischer. Created by a Benjamin Parry, Andre McGrail, David Partridge, Andy Salisbury, Gavin Siakimotu. (Via: CGSociety)

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Giant Ants Ate the Blues Player

Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 by Robert Hood

Kaiju Search-Robot Avery has discovered that Bakersfield, California country blues player Hank Ray is making a movie about giant ants. Taking the classic truth-in-advertising approach to titles, it’s called Giant Ants Eat Bakersfield. It will be about 30 minutes long … Continue reading →

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The Past Week (or Two) on Undead Brainspasm

Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 by Robert Hood

New: The Institute of Séance (13 April 2009) Trailer for a retro ghost film More Ghoul Girl Street Scenes (12 April 2009) More street scenes for Brian Nichols’ family film Update: The Strange Experiment of Doctor Purefoy (12 April 2009) … Continue reading →

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New: Bong of the Dead

Posted on Sunday, April 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Smoking cannabis can invoke paranoid delusions. We all know that. I remember the effect lengthy sessions of weed indulgence had on the minds of friends during the halycon days of the 1970s. But now — a film that supplies its … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Boot Hill Blind Dead

Posted on Saturday, April 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

This weekend’s cinematic horror treat can be described as a western/zombie mix loosely inspired by Amando de Ossorio’s Blind Dead series of films from the 1970s. Boot Hill Blind Dead (US-2003; short; dir. Chris Mackey) Tagline: She came to the … Continue reading →

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Update: Deep Sea Monster Raiga

Posted on Sunday, April 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

Kaiju Search-Robot Avery has tracked own some excellent images from the new in-production daikaiju eiga Shinkaijû Raiga [aka Deep Sea Monster Raiga] (Japan-2009; dir. Shinpei Hayashiya). For a fuller treatment of the background to the film, see this Backbrain article. … Continue reading →

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