Category Archives: Giant Monsters

MegaFrog vs Giant Serpent

Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

This epic struggle between a mighty frog and a giant snake is in fact about a thousandth of the scale necessary for a “real” giant monster tussle. The photo won its photographer the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. … Continue reading →

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The Giants of Leroy

Posted on Monday, November 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

Last week the Backbrain featured the latest film from Jeff Leroy — Rat Scratch Fever, a low-budget epic about giant rats from outer space that actually looks like it will be a lot of fun. Now Kaiju Search-Robot Avery has … Continue reading →

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Minimal SFX from the Rock

Posted on Monday, November 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

And now you can catch some footage featuring the most minimal SFX in a giant monster movie ever! Filmed entirely in camera, using perspective techniques and fingers! Giant Cicada attacks a landmark Giant Cicada eats a pedestrian! Says Kaiju Search-Robot … Continue reading →

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Godzilla Spotting

Posted on Sunday, November 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

Kaiju artist and chief Godzilla spotter Todd Tennant has just sent the Backbrain this picture of SFX guru Stan Winston. Apart from the fantastic full-sized Pumpkinhead looming over the Master, look who’s hangin’ around of the top shelf… More on … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival, Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla | 1 Comment

Ode to Mr BIG’s Food of the Gods?

Posted on Friday, October 31, 2008 by Robert Hood

It’s about time LA got a bite of some giant monster action. Godzilla? Na. King Kong? Of course not. Giant robots? Not this time. Dinosaurs? Nothing so classy. It’s just a horde of giant rats from outer space! Rat Scratch … Continue reading →

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Robots and Dragons

Posted on Friday, October 31, 2008 by Robert Hood

Two new releases from current exploitation leaders The Asylum (whose mandate seems to be to rush into production cheap films with titles that echo upcoming major releases or which cash in on box-office trends, even if the plots are completely … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, Dragons, Giant Monsters, Robots | 1 Comment

Update: Crawler

Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

A crew on a remote construction site are plagued by a series of bizarre mishaps. As the incidents turn more and more savage, it becomes clear that the sole link to the deadly events …is a 50 ton bulldozer. Crawler … Continue reading →

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The Monsters of Doctor Who: Kroll

Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

The monster that gets the Award for Biggest Monster in a Doctor Who episode turns up in the  Season 16 story The Power of Kroll, with Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Mary Tamm as Romana, and a fairly static, … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctor Who, Giant Monsters, Giant Squids, TV | 3 Comments

Update: New Guilala Poster

Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

This poster for Girara-no Gyakushuu Touyaku Samitto Kiki Ippatsu [lit. Guilala’s Counter Attack: the Touyaku Summit One-Shot Crisis] (Japan–2008; dir. Minoru Kawasaki) — otherwise known as Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit! featuring Guilala’s Western pseudonym — looks … Continue reading →

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Kaiju Picture Set

Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

Check out this excellent set of kaiju illustrations, featuring Godzilla, Gamera and their over-sized mates. The artistic style is consistent throughout so I assume the pictures are by the same artist, and the indications are that he is Japanese and … Continue reading →

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