Category Archives: Giant Monsters

New: 20th Century Boys

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

Though I’m not entirely sure what it is, it looks big, robotic and partial to destruction. At any rate we get a momentary glimpse of it in the trailer for the upcoming live-action film of Naoki Urasawa’s manga 20-seiki shônen … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Mecha, Robots | 1 Comment

More Sushi…

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

For Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, who runs a Squid Training School: The Monster

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Sushi anyone?

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

Razortooth (US-2006; dir. Patricia Harrington) Deep in the Florida Everglades, something is alive that should have died eons ago. Something is feeding, when it should be full. Something is moving, in ways that seem all but impossible to its pursuers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Trailers | 7 Comments

Ya Game, Ultradude?

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

A rather nice compendium of Ultra-kaiju weirdness in this video for the Ultraman FE3 game, even if they’re animated rather than suited up.

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Update: Guilala Rises Again!

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

On January 9 this year it was announced at a press conference in the Shochiku offices in Tsukiji, Tokyo, that Guilala, the Giant Space Chicken (from the 1967 film known in the US as X — From Outer Space — … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Update | 8 Comments

Hellboy 2: The Poster

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Source: horror-movies.ca va Kaiju Search-Robot Avery

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Sea Monsters!

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

A Tylosaurus in action! Big Tylosaurus eats smaller cousin A Styxosaurus These are some of the stars of a National Geographic adventure documentary film made in 3D for IMax presentation that is currently doing the rounds worldwide. While strictly speaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters | 5 Comments

Update: Monster Zoo

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

As previously reported in the Backbrain, Doug TenNapel’s upcoming graphic novel series, Monster Zoo, has been optioned by Sam Raimi to go into production as a feature film. The Comic Book Resources site has been talking to TenNapel and finding … Continue reading →

Posted in Giant Monsters, Graphic novels, News | 1 Comment

Motorbikes of the Kaiju Hell’s Angels

Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Humans do strange things, which is just as well for those of us attracted to the weird and the wonderful. So what do you do with a monster motorbike this big? Simple! You run over cars! Source And here it … Continue reading →

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Hulk-zilla!

Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 by Robert Hood

This is one big Hulk!

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