Category Archives: Giant Monsters

Little Ending of Horrors

Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

One of my favourite films is, I’m happy to admit, the 1986 musical version of Corman’s 1960 original, Little Shop of Horrors. Love the performances, love the choreography, love the music, love Audrey II in all his increasingly nasty glory. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Film: Itsy Bitsy

Posted on Friday, March 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Itsy Bitsy (US-2007; short; dir. David May) This is an excellent film — beautifully made, funny and professional, with top-class SFX. It’s about a couple dealing with a very big spider that they discover infesting their house. Enjoy! Itsy Bitsy

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Update: Attack of the Giant Leeches (2009)

Posted on Friday, March 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

To celebrate the April 7 release of busy independent director Brett Kelly’s remake of the 1959 Attack of the Giant Leeches (which was executive produced by Roger Corman, but not directed by the low-budget maestro), Kaiju Search-Robot Avery has put … Continue reading →

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King Klunk

Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

Here’s a rarity. In 1933, after the release of the classic giant monster film, King Kong, Walter Lantz (of Woody Woodpecker fame) released a parody of the giant-ape-in-love epic. As you’ll see, it follows the bare outline of the plot, … Continue reading →

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Review: Showdown of the Godz

Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

Showdown of the Godz (US- 2007; short [15 min]; dir. Julien Calderbank) Film and television are hothouses of fanaticism.  To “outsiders” obsessive media fans, known in Japan as Otaku, can be seen as weird, pathetic, sad, dysfunctional — even if, … Continue reading →

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Japanese Home Security System

Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer via Stan G. Hyde

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The Cleavagefield Monster Revealed!

Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

Remember the upcoming Cloverfield-parody sex-comedy film Cleavagefield (US-2009; dir. Jim Wynorski)? Well, here’s one of their teaser posters: Right! Now you remember… Well, Jim  has written to Kaiju Search-Robot Avery to say: I am happy to report that the film … Continue reading →

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The Week on Undead Brainspasm

Posted on Saturday, March 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

Horror Celebs at the Weekend of Horror (14 March 2009) Fangoria’s Weekend of Horror (with “The Rock” and others) Announced: Journey Sequel (14 March 2009) Sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) New: Brain Dead (8 March … Continue reading →

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Mechabusters

Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

We haven’t had a giant monster commercial for a while. So here’s a new one, hot off the presses (well, last month). Very appropriate in this year of the really big robots. Cool, eh? And, no, it’s not an ad … Continue reading →

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Live Action Robot Taekwon V

Posted on Sunday, March 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

The “Super Robot” genre of Japanese anime arguably began with with Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s 1956 manga Tetsujin 28-go, which was subsequently animated in 1963 and released abroad as Gigantor. But it was Mazinger Z, created by Go Nagai in manga and … Continue reading →

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