Category Archives: Giant Monsters

Awesome Rendition of Godzilla ’94

Posted on Monday, June 3, 2013 by Robert Hood

Artist Todd Tennant, who is still plugging away at his much anticipated (and now official) graphic novel version of the Ted Elliott/Terry Rossio 1994 Godzilla screenplay (the one that wasn’t filmed in a ludicrous quibbling over budgetary issues and ended … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim: Full Official Trailer

Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 by Robert Hood

Oh, yes. Go, Guillermo! [youtube 5guMumPFBag]

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Pacific… Umm, Atlantic… How Many Rims Are There?

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Robert Hood

Atlantic Rim (US-2013; dir. Jared Cohn) is the notorious mockbuster studio The Asylum’s pre-hash of Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming blockbuster, Pacific Rim. It has giant monsters rising from the depths (albeit different depths), giant mecha, a human combat team and … Continue reading →

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Legendary Rises from the Tomb

Posted on Sunday, May 5, 2013 by Robert Hood

New Discovery There’s another cryptid on the loose — and this one is a big, nasty dragon-like reptile, looking to contribute to the ongoing history of giant monsters in cinema. The film has gone through several name-changes (Legendary: The Shocate … Continue reading →

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Reality Has Shifted: We Have Pacific Rim

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 by Robert Hood

I’m speechless — which is convenient as I have little time to write anything elaborate. But I have to put the latest trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim on this site to record the moment when giant monster geekdom … Continue reading →

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Watch out, Jaws! Robocroc is Coming!

Posted on Sunday, April 7, 2013 by Robert Hood

Looking forward to the remake of Robocop? Forget it! The original doesn’t need to be re-made. Try Robocroc instead! Directed by Arthur Sinclair for UFO International Productions, Robocroc is the next monster crocodile/alligator flick off the ranks, following in a … Continue reading →

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Queen Crab: Rampage Sequences

Posted on Friday, March 22, 2013 by Robert Hood

Brett Piper has shared with the Backbrain some scenes of giant crab rampage from his latest B-film monster epic, Queen Crab. Created in stop-motion glory, this suggests that monster fans and stop-motion animation aficionados are in for a real treat. … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh: If It’s Not Zombies, It’s Some Damn Cryptid…

Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 by Robert Hood

Spot the monster! [youtube ErZsoWGjeG4] Well, maybe later! Monongahela is a feature length sci-fi thriller filmed entirely in Pittsburgh, PA by director Cayce Mell and independent film production company 2nd State. Pittsburgh was, of course, the birthplace of modern zombiedom, … Continue reading →

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King Kong: The Musical

Posted on Saturday, March 9, 2013 by Robert Hood

For this, I’ll definitely fly to Melbourne. [youtube LXcuFrCMuc8] Seems really ambitious, with its all-Australian cast and in particular its high-concept stage effects. In terms of the latter, when you’ve got designer Sonny Tilder (who was responsible for the “Walking … Continue reading →

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Jellyfish Eyes: The New Yôkai?

Posted on Monday, February 25, 2013 by Robert Hood

Images of the cute yet bizarre kaiju (that is, monsters) inhabiting Takashi Murakami’s much-anticipated fantasy Mememe no Kurage (Jellyfish Eyes) reveal an imagination that has taken its own established aesthetic and created a weird, toy-like pantheon of creatures very reminiscent, in … Continue reading →

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