Category Archives: Frankenstein

Bringing the Lifeform to Life: An Interview with Brian Schiavo

Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2012 by Robert Hood

Filmmaker Brian Schiavo freely names Davids Lynch and Cronenberg, along with Guillermo del Toro, as major influences in his work — and in my book that’s pretty impressive name-dropping. By the time he adds Alan Moore’s run on the comic … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein: the Re-birth Continues

Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

Frankenstein: Lost Souls by Dean Koontz (Harper, 2010) ISBN 978-0-00-735384-2 Reviewed by Robert Hood Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein series began life as a treatment for a TV series. When best-selling horror author Koontz withdrew, citing creative differences, he took the concept … Continue reading →

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Lizard in the Badboy Mutant Tradition

Posted on Friday, March 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

Following in the wonderful B-flick tradition of scientists who muck around with genetics and create a misunderstood — and violent — animal-human chimera comes Lizard Boy (US-2009; dir. Paul Della Pelle). Synopsis: A small mountain town is terrorized by a … Continue reading →

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New: Frankenstein Rising

Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 by Robert Hood

There have been many versions of the Frankenstein story over the years, both re-visualisations of Mary Shelley’s original novel and conceptual “spin-offs” — films that act as sequels, and even some that don’t appear to be about Frankenstein at all, … Continue reading →

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