Category Archives: Giant Monsters

Deep Sea Monster Reigo Gets Closer

Posted on Monday, December 7, 2009 by Robert Hood

深海獣レイゴー　特報 Shinkaijû Reigô [aka Deep Sea Monster Reigo; Reigo vs. Yamato; Reigo the Deep Sea Monster vs. The Battleship Yamato, A-140F6] (2008 [2005]; dir. Shinpei Hayashiya) This independent Japanese daikaiju eiga [giant monster film] — which combines WW2 history with … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Japanese, Trailers | 10 Comments

Weekend Fright Flick: Oceansize

Posted on Sunday, December 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

Oceansize (France-2008) — a handsome, beautifully done sci-fi animated short film — was the creation of four students of Supinfocom Arles: Romain Jouandeau, Adrien Chartie, Gilles Mazières and Fabien Thareau. It would be impressive if it had been created within … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Giant Monsters, Independent film, Weekend Fright Flick | 4 Comments

Astro Zombie M3: Cloned Trailer

Posted on Saturday, December 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

A teaser trailer to Ted V. Mikels’ Astro Zombie M3: Cloned (due for release in January 2010) has just appeared on the maverick director’s webpage: Monster Island News recently featured some behind-the-scenes info and pictures from the film. In other … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, News, Teaser, Trailers, Zombies | 2 Comments

Daimajin Kanon (and Friends)

Posted on Saturday, December 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

The following amalgamation of ads for Japanese daikaiju and other tokusatsu Blu-ray releases includes a trailer for the new Daimajin “remake” TV series Daimajin Kanon, produced by Shigenori Takatera (discussed last July on Undead Backbrain and updated here on Undead … Continue reading →

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Giant Korean Boar, Rampant

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 by Robert Hood

The last we heard from Chaw (South Korean; dir. Jeong-won Shin), it was in post-production and set for a 2009 release. Well, with the year on the final leg of its run, it seems there’s been action in regards to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Posters, Trailers, Update | 7 Comments

A Skeletal Kong

Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

The metallic endoskeleton for stop-motion SFX guru Willis O’Brien’s King Kong (from the 1933 film of the same name) has just been sold at auction by Christie’s of London. This particular version of the mighty Kong — 55 centimetres high, … Continue reading →

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$quid Pictorial Update

Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

We’ve been following the Brisbane-made romstercom (romantic monster comedy) for some time on Undead Brainspasm (read the articles here). Well, there have been some updates since the last, with the film now due to be released in “early 2010”. In … Continue reading →

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El Eternauta

Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2009 by Robert Hood

“El Eternauta” (The Eternaut) is a serialised graphic novel written by Argentinian comic writer Héctor Germán Oesterheld and initially drawn by Francisco Solano López. First published in 1957-1959 in three-page weekly episodes in the magazine Hora Cero (Zero Time), it … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Film, Flying Saucers, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Graphic novels, News, Pictorial art | 4 Comments

Gigantor Dressed Up In Brand New Pixels

Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

The Japanese giant robot Tetsujin 28 has had many incarnations. Created in manga form in 1956 (written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama), it spawned several anime series, was renamed as “Gigantor” for US TV, and appeared in a recent live-action … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Giant Monsters, Japanese, Mecha, Robots, Teaser | 7 Comments

Raiga Poster and New Images

Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

This newly released poster for Shinkaijû Raiga [aka Deep Sea Monster Raiga] (2009; dir. Shinpei Hayashiya) raises several questions about the movie. Among the questions that should be on the tip of your tongue are: “What on earth is that … Continue reading →

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