Category Archives: Horror

Giant Korean Boar, Rampant

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 by Robert Hood

The last we heard from Chaw (South Korean; dir. Jeong-won Shin), it was in post-production and set for a 2009 release. Well, with the year on the final leg of its run, it seems there’s been action in regards to … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein 1910

Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

Credited as the first film version of Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel, Frankenstein (1910) was written and directed by J. Searle Dawley for the Edison Manufacturing Company. For a long time it was considered lost, represented only by a few … Continue reading →

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Gaining Altitude

Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

Snakes on a Plane I wasn’t particularly interested in. Huge Tentacled Monsters Just Outside a Plane? — now that’s more like it! Altitude – Temp Trailer by dreadcentral Altitude (Canada/US-2010; dir. Kaare Andrews) Synopsis: After a mysterious malfunction sends their … Continue reading →

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Getting Muckier

Posted on Friday, November 13, 2009 by Robert Hood

Awesome independent filmmaker Brett Piper, acting on his mission to “keep B-movie clichés alive”, has released some new images from his upcoming Muckman. No news, just a couple of pics — but they’re looking good. As usual, click to enlarge. … Continue reading →

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New: Fish Bait

Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

Fish Bait (US-2009; dir. Jeff Joslin, Darby Lynn Totten) Tales of monster cat-fish inhabiting US lakes provided inspiration for Fish Bait, an independent comedy horror monster flick that is, in the words of the directors, “a cross between Deliverance and … Continue reading →

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Dinocroc in Motion

Posted on Thursday, November 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

Courtesy of the director, Undead Backbrain has a new image and first view of an SFX moment from Jim Wynorski’s Dinocroc vs Supergator, which is due for release to TV in the near future. Click image to enlarge SFX Sequence: … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Living Dolls

Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 by Robert Hood

OK, we haven’t had a Weekend Fright Flick for a few weeks, so here’s one for Halloween — and in one of my favourite sub-genres. Living Dolls (US-1980; 9:36 min]; dir. Todd Coleman) Mannequins are creepy at the best of … Continue reading →

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King of Skull Island Newly Released

Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 by Robert Hood

Persistent rumours that a film version of Joe DeVito (artist) and Brad Strickland’s illustrated novel Kong: King of Skull Island is underway were confirmed on the Ray Bradbury panel of the San Diego Comicon last July — though when it … Continue reading →

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Face the Faces

Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009 by Robert Hood

Faces only an undead mother could love! I’m not sure what to make of this one, but with Halloween upon us this weekend it seems appropriate to highlight one of the oddest horror DVD releases I’ve seen for a while. … Continue reading →

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Thai Snakes Go Head-To-Head

Posted on Thursday, October 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Thai filmmakers (and presumably their audiences) have a particular fondness for snakes, it seems — especially really big ones. Two serpent-oriented horror movies have recently appeared, one featuring ordinary snakes en masse and the other a solitary giant of a … Continue reading →

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