Category Archives: Humour

King Crab Attack!: The Full Version

Posted on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

And now, Undead Backbrain presents the complete 1950s giant monster spoof film, King Crab Attack! (France-2010; short [6:38 min.]; dir. Gregoire Sivan). The Backbrain first introduced you to the film via trailers, poster and assorted pictures in September last year … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, Humour, Independent film | 5 Comments

First Cloverfield, Now Brookfield?

Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

At the bottom of Lake Michigan a sleeping terror waits. Lying dormant for centuries, now it has come ashore… In late 2009, something huge rose from the waters of Lake Michigan and attacked the City of Milwaukee, leaving a trail … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloverfield, Giant Monsters, Humour, Independent film, Lake Monsters | 3 Comments

Update: Bygone Behemoth

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2010 by Robert Hood

On the eve of his short film’s premiere screening at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, over the coming weekend, Bygone Behemoth director Harry Chaskin has sent us two posters as an update. I love this one (click to … Continue reading →

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And You Thought Ruggero Deodato’s Stuff Was Nasty…

Posted on Thursday, March 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

Once upon a time there was a little-known (because constantly banned and driven into exile) Italian exploitation filmmaker who made worse films than Ruggero Deodato could hope to imagine, even during a refried-grease-and-spicy-chicken-induced nightmare. Compared to the work of obscure … Continue reading →

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Fin Fang Foom To Cameo in Iron Man 2

Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2010 by Robert Hood

According to ScreenRant, Marvel’s most aristocratic giant monster, the Great Dragon Fin Fang Foom, will be making an appearance in Iron Man 2 (US-2010; dir. Jon Favreau). Don’t get too excited though, as he will only be there as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Fraudulent information, Giant Monsters, Humour, Interviews, News, Where's the Film? | 1 Comment

Coming Eventually: Feeding Frenzy

Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2010 by Robert Hood

Been wondering when someone would come up with a new “rubber puppet monster” horror-comedy franchise along the lines of those classics from the 1980s, Critters and Gremlins? Well, this might be it. Feeding Frenzy (US-2010; dir. Mike Stoklasa) What’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Humour, Independent film, Monsters in general, Trailers | 1 Comment

Fancy a Monster Cruise?

Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

No, not a Pacific islands vacation on a huge cruise ship stacked to the gills with celebrities. Instead it’s a new film from long-time genre director Jim Wynorski, whom we last saw on these pages with his now nearing-release giant … Continue reading →

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Chewing the Scenery

Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

B-horror flicks notoriously feature scenery-chewing performances, but what happens when the scenery consists of sewers? That’s right — you get Sewer Chewer! Sewer Chewer (US-2010 [currently in post-production]; dir. James Hawley aka Jack Acid) Synopsis: A mutant amphibian goes on … Continue reading →

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Claws, Blood, Boobs and Freaks

Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

Review: Crustacean (US-2010; dir. L.J. Dopp) by Robert Hood Crustacean is a horror-comedy in the colourfully weird “Circus Freak” subgenre — a heritage that includes films that range from the heights of the horror classic Freaks (US-1932; dir. Tod Browning) … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Humour, Independent film, Review | 4 Comments

Giant Space Chicken: The Upgrade Continues

Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 by Robert Hood

Scifi artist Frank Wu — whose story “The Tragical History of Guidolon, the Giant Space Chicken” was a highlight of the giant monster anthology Daikaiju! Giant Monsters Tales (edited by myself and Robin Pen, Agog! Press, 2005; reprinted Prime Books, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Daikaiju, Film, Humour, Independent film, News, Todd Tennant | 3 Comments