Category Archives: Giant Monsters

Sketches of Kong

Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 by Robert Hood

I can’t say the phenomenon is something I’m particularly familiar with, but the images Undead Backbrain has been given of the 5Finity Productions Premium Sketch Card set based on Joe DeVito’s Kong, King of Skull Island look pretty cool. As … Continue reading →

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Exclusive! First Look at Maggots!

Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011 by Robert Hood

Bobby Bragg has been in the film business for quite a while now, mostly as a stuntman and actor, but also in other major roles from writer to director and producer. In a career that spans several decades from the … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Release News: Dino Wolf

Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 by Robert Hood

We just heard from Fred Olen Ray that his film Dino Wolf — formerly known as Dire Wolf but now having embraced the current monster throwback conceit, in the tradition of Dino-Shark — will be out on October 18 on the … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Kanigar, a Giant Monster Film in the Making?

Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2011 by Robert Hood

According to up-and-coming UK filmmaker, Bevin Wright, Undead Backbrain (along with Monster Island News) were a source of information and inspiration when he began working on his stand-alone giant monster trailer. Whatever the inspiration — and classic 1950s creature features … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Jurassic Shark

Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2011 by Robert Hood

Giant and/or mutant sharks aren’t showing any sign of abandoning their attack on our cultural sensibilities! Latest news from the irrepressible Brett Kelly  — B-film exploitation dynamo — is that he has begun pre-production on Jurassic Shark, the story of … Continue reading →

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Look! Up in the Sky…

Posted on Saturday, August 6, 2011 by Robert Hood

Superman, right? No? Then maybe it’s Supergirl or Superboy. What about Superboy Prime, Bizarro Superman, Cyborg Superman, the Superman/Batman Composite Superman, Superman Red/Superman Blue, Super Mite, Krypto the Super Dog and (according to my Superman Encyclopedia) Supercat or Super Horse?  … Continue reading →

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Remind Me! How Many Tentacles Should It Have?

Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 by Robert Hood

Giant squids and their mega-cephalopodic partners-in-crime, giant octopi, have a fruitful life in and out of the cinema. They are probably one of the few fantasy creatures that have genuine real-life equivalents. Sure, squids and octopi from the real world … Continue reading →

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Review: Painting Giant Robots and Monsters

Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2011 by Robert Hood

Godaizer (Singapore-2011; short [18:43 min.]; dir. Hillary Yeo) Reviewed by Robert Hood Mecha is one of the most popular sub-categories of anime and has produced some of the best and longest-running animated sci-fi series ever. Though quintessentially Japanese when considered … Continue reading →

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Intimations of Kong

Posted on Friday, July 15, 2011 by Robert Hood

For some time now Undead Backbrain has been following the evolution of a film based on artist Joe DeVito and writer Brad Strickland’s illustrated novel Kong: King of Skull Island  (see this article from 2009, for example). Rumours of its … Continue reading →

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New El Monstro Trailer

Posted on Monday, July 11, 2011 by Robert Hood

Ah, murderous femmes, exploitation violence, an aging seer (of the Aussie kind) and a huge tentacled monster. It’s multiple festival award winner El Monstro del Mar (Australia-2010; dir. Stuart Simpson) — and while we’re waiting for the DVD, here’s the … Continue reading →

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