Category Archives: Independent film

Exclusive: Rotgut Is Coming

Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 by Robert Hood

You’ve no doubt seen bottles of mezcal con gusano with the worm in them? Maybe you’ve drunk the mezcal from one. Maybe you ate the worm. They told you it was safe, didn’t they? Well, maybe they lied! Rotgut is … Continue reading →

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Review: Monsters

Posted on Monday, April 18, 2011 by Robert Hood

Monsters (US-2010; dir. Gareth Edwards) Reviewed by Robert Hood To some extent, the title tells the story. Monsters is indeed a movie with monsters in it. They’re big, very alien and of daikaiju proportions. But is Monsters a Monster Movie? … Continue reading →

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Building the Millennium Bug

Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 by Robert Hood

Here’s the newly released official poster for The Millennium Bug (US-2011; dir. Kenneth Cran), the trailer for which premiered on Undead Backbrain a week or so ago: But that’s not all. The folk from The Squire Film Shoppe and No … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: First View of The Millennium Bug Trailer

Posted on Monday, April 4, 2011 by Robert Hood

The official trailer for the hillbilly/giant monster/alien bug movie The Millennium Bug (US-2011; dir. Kenneth Cran) has just been released and you can see it first here on Undead Backbrain. Note that it’s totally free of CGI monsters. The filmmakers … Continue reading →

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Incidental Demonic Zombie Update

Posted on Sunday, April 3, 2011 by Robert Hood

Director Mariano Cattaneo has sent the Backbrain an update on, and some extremely evocative images from, his demon/zombie film Incidente (Argentina-2011; dir. Mariano Cattaneo), which we reported on 13 February. Cattaneo says: Facts about Incidente: We’re three independent production companies … Continue reading →

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Update: Vampire in the Hole

Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011 by Robert Hood

Check out this fascinating “long trailer” for $1 film The Vampire in the Hole, written and directed by Sadrac González and Sonia Escolano for Lasoga Films, which Undead Backbrain featured last month. [youtube tqScjGWyEak] I continue to be amazed at … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Tentacles Are a Sign of Corruption

Posted on Sunday, March 6, 2011 by Robert Hood

A few days ago I was talking about tentacles as a sign of Lovecraft’s Old Ones. Today we have new indie film where the tentacles aren’t so much Out There as In Here. And clearly they can make you very … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Poisoned — New Zombie Horror from Israel

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2011 by Robert Hood

Poisoned is a zombie comedy, filmed in Israel by David Lubetzky ( דידי לובצקי ) and currently in the final editing stages. Synopsis (short): What makes this night different from all nights? On this night, the army really marches on … Continue reading →

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The $1 Film: The Vampire in the Hole

Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2011 by Robert Hood

Sometimes “low budget” simply doesn’t mean “cheapskate”. The film industry worldwide is full of talented people who want to work on a great project even if the prospect of payment is uncertain. The Vampire in the Hole is a prime … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: The Mountain Wailer

Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2011 by Robert Hood

The Hispanic legend of La Llorona has long been a popular subject of Mexican supernatural cinema, spawning such films as The Crying Woman [aka La Llorona; The Ghost] (Mex-1933; dir. Ramón Peón), La Herencia de la Llorona [aka The Heritage … Continue reading →

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