Category Archives: Giant Monsters

The Ultimate Sacrifice: An Interview

Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

An Interview with Cast Members of Sacrifice, by Avery Battles Excited by what he’s been hearing about the in-production, independent giant monster film Sacrifice — despite the fact that so much about the project is being kept under tight secrecy … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Interviews, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Trailers | 2 Comments

A History of Monsters

Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 by Robert Hood

Pete Von Sholly — who is responsible for storyboards and design work on over 100 feature films including Mars Attacks!, James and the Giant Peach, Darkman, The Mask, The Shawshank Redemption, The Blob, Nightmare on Elm Street III and IV, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghosts, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Pictorial art | 4 Comments

Weekend (Not-So-Frightful) Flick

Posted on Sunday, May 31, 2009 by Robert Hood

Dragonslayer (Germany-2004; animation, short; dir. Robert Kuczera) Dragonslayer is a 3D animated fantasy short film of 9:30 min. length. The project was completed over a 24-month period: 9 months of preproduction, 12 months of production and 3 months of postproduction. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Dragons, Weekend Fright Flick | 1 Comment

Deep Sea Monster Raiga Sings!

Posted on Saturday, May 30, 2009 by Robert Hood

Well, not really! But typically upbeat Japanese pop music somewhat incongruously accompanies this just-released trailer for Shinkaijû Raiga [aka Deep Sea Monster Raiga] (Japan, 2009; dir. Shinpei Hayashiya). Clearly we’re dealing with a comedy here. But don’t worry! After what … Continue reading →

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My Dinner With Codzilla

Posted on Monday, May 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

The first episode of The Jim Henson Hour (1989) featured an affectionate parody of Godzilla (among other things) and starred what has to be the biggest Muppet ever, this side of the rampaging Audrey 2s from the original final sequence … Continue reading →

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The Last Week (or Two) on Undead Brainspasm

Posted on Monday, May 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown (24 May 2009) Orange Country zombies attack Orange Country zombies! (That’s what it says…) Update: Mortis Rex (20 May 2009) More images from the Ancient Romans vs Giant Demonic monster flick Update: Metallic … Continue reading →

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Outlander Arrives!

Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

At last the long-anticipated alien monster vs vikings flick Outlander (US-2008; dir. Howard McCain) is being released on DVD, at least in the US. The date that it fell to Earth was the 19th of May. Here is the trailer: … Continue reading →

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Kaiju Tourism

Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Rumour has it there has always been a certain competitive quality of the “casting” of cities in Godzilla movies, with local tourism councils keen to have their city trashed by the King of the Monsters, all in the cause of … Continue reading →

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The Coming of Robot-13

Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

If you were a robot with a human skull for a head, and you’d just been dredged up from the depths by fishermen, without memory of who you are or why you existed, you’d no doubt be plagued by all … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Giant Monsters, News, Review, Robots, Zombies | 6 Comments

Battle of the Giants

Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Whatever you think of the Asylum’s previous genre productions, I suspect they’ve got a winner in Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus (US-2009; dir. Jack Perez [as Ace Hannah]) … provided you like giant monster mash-ups. If you’re in doubt, check … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, Trailers, Update | 6 Comments