Category Archives: Horror

Review: The Horseman

Posted on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

The Horseman (Aust-2008; dir. Steven Kastrissios) The title of this independent revenge thriller is a reference to Revelations 6:8 and its horseman of the Apocalypse: “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him … Continue reading →

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More Fever from the Rat Scratches

Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2009 by Robert Hood

We’ve scored another load of pictures from what might be the most talked about giant rat film ever — at least since Damian Lee’s 1989 sequel to Mr B.I.G.’s 1976 Food of the Gods. Rat Scratch Fever (US-2009; dir. Jeff … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film | 2 Comments

Bio-Slime Drips from the Walls

Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

John Lechago, diirector of the in-production sentient-ooze-themed horror flick Bio-Slime, has kindly offered the Backbrain a bunch of exclusive pictures. The plot involves … well, slime and ooze and tentacles and folk being absorbed into the muck, and features good … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Independent film, Posters, Preview, Teaser, Update | 5 Comments

New: Dire Wolf

Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Straight from one of the reigning B-horror superstars, Fred Olen Ray, comes a new monster flick that combines prehistoric throwbacks with the werewolf genre (minus standard human-wolf lunar transmogrification, I assume). Dire Wolf (US-[post-production, 2009]; dir. Fred Olen Ray) Starring … Continue reading →

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Hater Optioned by Del Toro

Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

This is a dramatisation based on page 102 of British author David Moody’s novel, Hater. Sometimes self-publication works — and produces spectacular results. Moody’s self-published horror novel appeared online in 2006. Without an agent, Moody managed to sell the film … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, Books, Film, Horror, News | 2 Comments

[Man-]Beastly Remake

Posted on Sunday, February 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

“30 Corpses… 1 Man Beast… 0 Plot.” So what’s the least likely film to get a remake? No doubt a plethora of z-grade and just-plain-awful mainstream flicks spring to mind — and really, the one I’m about to tell you … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Independent film, Posters, Trailers | 3 Comments

Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro Goes Beyond the Grave

Posted on Monday, February 2, 2009 by Robert Hood

There is a synchronicity between art, detectives and the restless dead and Brazilian director Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro has set out to explore the boundaries. In post-production is Beyond the Grave [aka Porto Dos Mortos] (Spain-2009; dir. Davi de Oliveira … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Ghosts, Horror, Independent film, Trailers, Zombies | 1 Comment

Screech of the Fighting Owl

Posted on Sunday, February 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

Undead Backbrain frequently highlights small, independent film producers who are engaged in making exciting and (sometimes) innovative genre films. Fighting Owl is one such. Formed in 2003 as an umbrella company for student films, it is now engaged in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Ghosts, Giant Monsters, Horror, Independent film, Lake Monsters, Zombies | 2 Comments

Vincent Price and the Black Widow

Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

The music video below features Vincent Price and Alice Cooper, performing “The Black Widow” from Cooper’s classic album Welcome to My Nightmare. The performance is from a TV Special called “Alice Cooper — The Nightmare” that aired on 25 April … Continue reading →

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Poddying the Blob

Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

A gross, slime-dripping blob from another dimension who wants nothing more than to achieve stardom as a Shakespearean actor! An overweight, insecure loser who might be the key to the amorphous creature’s diabolical plan! All he has to do is … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Horror, My Writing, News | 3 Comments