Category Archives: Horror

More Retro Horror: Monster From Bikini Beach

Posted on Friday, April 11, 2008 by Robert Hood

This one has a relatively big non-CGI monster, lots of girls in bikinis, splatters of blood and bare breasts. The title, plotline, attitude, SFX, music and title font are all exploitation-deco gold: Check out the trailer: Monster From Bikini Beach … Continue reading →

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Sea of Dust

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

I don’t know whether this should be on the ghost or the zombie list, or if it’s just general supernatural mayhem, but the retro-’80s Euro-trash exploitation cinema look is interesting. Very tongue-in-cheek! Not surprising that Tom Savini is in it. … Continue reading →

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Review: Prom Night (2008)

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

I saw the new Prom Night remake with Chris Barnes at a preview last night, which is odd as this is Australia and it doesn’t open in its home country until tomorrow. What did we do to deserve such treatment? … Continue reading →

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New: Evilution

Posted on Saturday, April 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

Another zombie apocalypse is underway and it’s an alien infection that’s to blame: A microscopic alien life form has been discovered and it has the ability to possess the living and resurrect the dead. The US military has tried to … Continue reading →

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The Time is Nigh

Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by Robert Hood
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When Bread gets Dead…

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

First there was The Gingerdead Man (US-2005; dir. Charles Band), where the soul of a killer animates (with the help of SFX artist John Carl Buechler) a gingerbread man, creating a murderous cookie monster. Now director Silvia St. Croix brings … Continue reading →

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“In the Service of the Flesh” Reviewed

Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

I just stumbled upon this review of my zombie story “In the Service of the Flesh” by the insightful Chuck McKenzie on the Horrorscope website. It’s always good to get a rave review. The last sentence is particularly pleasing. ‘In … Continue reading →

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New Journal on Weird Fiction

Posted on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

My first column of horror-related ramblings for Studies in Australian Weird Fiction has just appeared. Studies in Australian Weird Fiction (SiAWF) is a new non-fiction journal edited by Benjamin Szumskyj, James Doig, Leigh Blackmore, and Phillip A. Ellis, and published … Continue reading →

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Dear Mary

Posted on Sunday, March 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

On my website I’ve set up a section where you can read some of my stories online. First up is a very short one that was was written for, and published in, the convention program booklet for Conflux 4, 2007. … Continue reading →

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New: Rule Number One

Posted on Saturday, March 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

Rule Number One is a new supernatural thriller from Kelvin Tong, whom I last heard from as director of the excellent Singapore ghost flick The Maid. This new one follows the fortunes of an injured rookie cop, Lee, assigned to … Continue reading →

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