Category Archives: Giant Monsters

New Daikaiju Appears Through a Fog of Obscurity

Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

A previously unknown and unsuspected Japanese giant monster film has just come to light — one that resonates backwards right to the start of the daikaiju eiga tradition. What is it? You’ll have to read on to find out. Background … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Independent film, Japanese, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, News, Where's the Film? | 193 Comments

Make Your Own Infestation

Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

So the giant bug movie Infestation (US-2009; dir. Kyle Rankin) has crawled out of its pupal stage and appears on DVD in the US on 13 October. Synopsis: A slacker wakes up to find himself weak, wrapped in webbing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Bugs, Film, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, News, Trailers, Update, Zombies | 1 Comment

Assault Girls Shine

Posted on Sunday, October 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

The newly released official trailer for Assault Girls [aka Asaruto gâruzu] (Japan-2009; dir. Mamoru Oshii) represents a massive upgrade on even the great potential we’ve seen before: Synopsis: In the aftermath of global thermonuclear war, the Earth’s surface has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Robots, Trailers | 6 Comments

She-Rex Rises!

Posted on Saturday, October 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

Prolific independent filmmaker Brett Kelly’s latest production — hot on the heels of his 1950s remake Attack of the Giant Leeches — has entered the lost world of slapstick comedy. Kaiju Search-Robot Avery reports! Now this one’s gonna be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Humour, Independent film | 3 Comments

Thai Snakes Go Head-To-Head

Posted on Thursday, October 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Thai filmmakers (and presumably their audiences) have a particular fondness for snakes, it seems — especially really big ones. Two serpent-oriented horror movies have recently appeared, one featuring ordinary snakes en masse and the other a solitary giant of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Trailers | 6 Comments

Sherlock Holmes vs Giant Monsters

Posted on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 by Robert Hood

Iconic consulting detective Sherlock Holmes may be getting a modern revamp courtesy of Robert Downey Jr., but the news that the Asylum is producing their own tale of the great detective — and throwing giant monsters into the mix — … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, News | 7 Comments

“Crash” McCreery Gallery: Dinosaurs and Penguins

Posted on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

Over the years, artist Mark “Crash” McCreery has worked on many major genre films, as character/creature designer and concept artist, from Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991),  through Batman Returns (1992) and Jurassic Park (1993), to The … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Pictorial art | 8 Comments

Visions of War Eagles

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

After the excitement of finding the eBay site from a while back when Willis O’Brien’s materials relating to his aborted project War Eagles were put up for sale, it’s even more exciting to have been sent another group of production … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Monsters, News, Where's the Film? | 4 Comments

Dinocroc vs Supergator

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

First there was Dinocroc (US-2004; dir. Kevin O’Neill), then there was Supergator (US-2007; dir. Brian Clyde) — both produced by the inimitable Roger Corman (see Undead Brainspasm article). Now there’s Dinocroc vs Supergator, and courtesy of Jim Wynorski we bring … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, News | 8 Comments

War Eagles Memorabilia

Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 by Robert Hood

An Undead Backbrain article on the never-made Willis O’Brien project War Eagles remains one of this site’s most read entries, one which continues to generate interest. Now correspondent Richfrog has drawn my attention to the fact that pictures and other … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival, Dinosaurs, Giant Monsters, Where's the Film? | 17 Comments