Category Archives: Horror

When Animals Attack: The Book of the Films

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 by Robert Hood

A new film book called When Animals Attack: The 70 Best Horror Movies With Killer Animals, has just become available in paperback and Kindle format. And it’s a lot of fun! The essays were written by “[leading] horror writers and … Continue reading →

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Music To Die By: Indie Schlock Soundtracks (Part 1)

Posted on Thursday, November 5, 2015 by Robert Hood

Over the years I’ve written about a large number of independent, low-budget exploitation flicks, and have been extremely impressed when, amid the mediocrity and failed ambition, there appears a real gem, a film that stands up well under fire, despite … Continue reading →

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It’s Never Gonna Be Safe To Go Back In The Water…

Posted on Sunday, August 23, 2015 by Robert Hood

Just when you thought the assorted permutations of cinematic Selachimorpha [aka sharks], post-Jaws, must come to an end, some mad filmmaker always seems to release another one into the wild. Do We Really Think The Possibilities Are Exhausted? Okay, no … Continue reading →

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The Coming of Peter Cottonhell May Spoil Your Easter Break

Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2014 by Robert Hood

Back in the dark days of 1972, Night of the Lepus (US; dir. William F. Claxton) tried to envisage a bunny apocalypse in which hordes of large mutated rabbits re-enact Hitchcock’s The Birds,  to lesser effect. It’s a bit of … Continue reading →

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Chinese Giant Bugs Attack in 3D

Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 by Robert Hood

Bugs 3D [3D食人虫, aka CHONG] (China-2014; dir. Vash Yan) According to the East Winds Film Festival website, Bugs 3D is a “throwback to the classic Hollywood B-movies of the sixties and seventies”, while owing a debt to the likes of … Continue reading →

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It Came From the Desert

Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2014 by Robert Hood

Giant ants on a rampage! No, it’s not the 1950s’ classic monster film Them! It’s a popular Amiga computer game that was brought out by Cinemaware in 1989 — and it’s soon to be reborn as a Finnish feature film … Continue reading →

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See the Hellyfish for Halloween!

Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2014 by Robert Hood

Remember Hellyfish (US-2014; dir. Patrick Longstreth and Robert McLean)? It’s an  short indie monster flick the Backbrain revealed a while back. Synopsis: America’s only missing nuclear weapon is leaking radioactive material into the ocean just off the coast of Tybee … Continue reading →

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Favourite Horror Film Theme Songs

Posted on Sunday, August 3, 2014 by Robert Hood

Films in the horror genre — particularly films that can be described as exploitation horror comedies, even if they’re only incidentally funny — seem to inspire excellent theme songs. For the purposes of this list — let’s call it My … Continue reading →

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The Old Man and the Monster: New Swedish Horror

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2014 by Robert Hood

Nordic Noir (as crime fiction from the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden is being tagged) already has a strong presence on the Backbrain’s TV must-watch list (not to mention reading list). But there’s also been a … Continue reading →

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Outing the Lake Champlain Monster

Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 by Robert Hood

It seems every decent-sized lake with dark, murky waters is home to a monster — or at least to a legend of one. Most of them are, like the infamous Nessie in Scotland’s Loch Ness, rather plesiosaurian or at least … Continue reading →

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