Category Archives: Giant Monsters

Big Girls Don’t Cry… They Stomp!

Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 by Robert Hood

Giantess fetishists out there can prepare to get excited. Coming in 2011 (probably the second quarter) is Apocalypse, CA (written and directed by Chad Peter) — a dark comedy with cult status pretensions (not a bad thing) that includes an … Continue reading →

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New: Ultraman Zero

Posted on Monday, November 22, 2010 by Robert Hood

The latest entry in the unending tokusatsu (special effects) franchise Ultraman — Ultraman Zero The Movie: Super Deciding Fight! The Belial Galactic Empire (Japan-2010; dir. Yuichi Abe)  — appears to continues the trend away from men and monsters in increasingly … Continue reading →

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Millennium Bug In Post-production

Posted on Sunday, November 21, 2010 by Robert Hood

The hillbilly/giant monster/alien bug movie The Millennium Bug (US-2010; dir. Kenneth Cran) is close to being ready for submitting to the Cleveland Film Festival, the deadline of which is this coming Tuesday. The final sound mix is done and colour … Continue reading →

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The Asylum’s Latest from the Mega Shark

Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 by Robert Hood

While making Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus, “a few nutballs” over at The Asylum decided to create a submission for The Doritos’ Crash The Superbowl Ad Campaign Contest as a tie-in with their sequel to the infamous Mega Shark vs Giant … Continue reading →

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The Second Secret of Loch Ness

Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

Michael Rowitz has released a sequel to his first venture into the world’s most famous cryptozoological site, The Secret of Loch Ness [aka Das Wunder von Loch Ness] (Germany-2008). The Secret of Loch Ness 2 [aka Das zweite Wunder von … Continue reading →

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Monsters at AFI

Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 by Robert Hood

Monsters were rampant at the AFM (American Film Market) — an event to which (according to the AFM’s media kit) “more than 8,000 industry professionals converge in Santa Monica for eight days of deal-making, screenings, seminars, premieres, networking and parties”. … Continue reading →

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Of Monsters, Banana Burritos and the King

Posted on Saturday, November 6, 2010 by Robert Hood

After the success of their comic series Robot 13, writer Thomas Hall and artist Daniel Bradford of Blacklist Studios have branched out with a second series, this one looking at monster fighting from a different perspective — different in terms … Continue reading →

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Creating Oak Swamp

Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 by Robert Hood

Swamps, marshes and backwater locations have provided evocative settings for horror films/stories in the past. From King Kong (US-1933; dir. Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack), through the likes of Creature from the Black Lagoon (US-1954; dir. Jack Arnold) … Continue reading →

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From the Asylum: Moby Dick Trailer

Posted on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

Let it not be said that the Asylum haven’t been enthusiastically throwing their controversial creative efforts into the world of giant monsters. Just recently we saw images from the sequel to their mega-successful Big Things flick Mega Shark vs Giant … Continue reading →

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From the Asylum: Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus

Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2010 by Robert Hood

Images from Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus (US-2010; dir. Christopher Ray) — Asylum’s sequel to their most successful creature feature, Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus — have been released, though the only images of the titular beasts appear on the poster, … Continue reading →

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