Category Archives: Giant Monsters

An Encounter with Anacondas

Posted on Friday, July 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

It’s not often that a tourist visit to Fiji offers a chance to engage with giant monsters. It happened to me just the other day. We’ve been on Viti Levu (“Big Fiji”), in Suva to be precise, visiting fellow horror … Continue reading →

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Godzilla Zero Hour: A History Part 1

Posted on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

A History of Godzilla Zero Hour: Part One An Account by Franz Vorenkamp The events that would inevitably set Godzilla Zero Hour in motion took place while I was attempting to enjoy a fairly mediocre lunch during my senior year … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla | 7 Comments

Godzilla Zero Hour: Introduction Part 2

Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 by Robert Hood

More Details on Godzilla Zero Hour Franz Vorenkamp reveals more about his GZH project in the lead-up to its 5 July G-Fest premiere. What’s the deal with the soundtrack? It’s all original stuff composed by Bob Harrington. Some of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Where's the Film? | 3 Comments

Godzilla Zero Hour: Introduction Part 1

Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

A week or so ago I put up the latest pictures from Franz Vorenkamp’s much-anticipated Godzilla Zero Hour project. The colourful and spectacular scenes of Gigan — along with some test animation I’ve seen but am forbidden to put online … Continue reading →

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G: Where Did This Come From?

Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

I don’t know what this is, or who directed it — but in the fashion of the time it seems to have the code-like title [G], which — when applied to a giant monster movie — automatically evokes the spectre … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Robots, Trailers, Where's the Film? | 21 Comments

King Komodo: The Trailer

Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

Having just read G-Fan #83, I’m suitably impressed by the new King Komodo graphic serial, Tales of King Komodo, which Todd Tennant (with Mike Bogue) has started in that issue. For one thing there’s a killer scene of a giant … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Giant Monsters, Graphic novels, Todd Tennant, Update, Where's the Film? | 8 Comments

Update: Serpent Lake

Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2008 by Robert Hood

Director Joel Trujillo has sent along the latest poster and teaser trailer for his in-production lake monster flick, Serpent Lake. See the Day 15 production video here. Official website Via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Lake Monsters, Trailers, Update | 2 Comments

Essential Daikaiju

Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

This entry comes as a fill-in while I’m working on a number of interview articles for Undead Backbrain. It is potentially controversial — at least for those who find being controversial in regards to giant monster films a reasonable way … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Idle Thoughts, List | 6 Comments

Archive: A [Fake] Shot of Reptisaurus

Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

From clubdesmonstres.com via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery [Note: check the comments to find out about this shot. Seems it’s a “manipulated” picture. Reptisaurus was not even there at the time! When asked about it, he commented: “I’ve never been to Club … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival, Film, Fraudulent information, Giant Monsters, Update | 6 Comments

A Monstrous Conversion?

Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Apparently Eli Roth, director of “torture porn” horror movies such as Hostel, has decided to turn his attention to the giant monster subgenre — and a PG-13 rating. Yahoo! Movies reported that he was “shooting for a family crowd” with … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Interviews, News | 4 Comments