Category Archives: Independent film

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 →

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Bizarre Life Institute: The Trilogy — Part 1

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Robert Hood

Scottish-born Peter Montgomery is a man with an obsession. He is engaged in a cinematic project that’s been in the making for 8 years — though its origins go back much further. The project is called B.L.I. (Bizarre Life Institute) … Continue reading →

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New: Frankenstein Rising

Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 by Robert Hood

There have been many versions of the Frankenstein story over the years, both re-visualisations of Mary Shelley’s original novel and conceptual “spin-offs” — films that act as sequels, and even some that don’t appear to be about Frankenstein at all, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Frankenstein, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general | 3 Comments

There Be Giants in The Angry Sea

Posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 by Robert Hood

The Angry Sea (US-2010; dir. Keith Wong) The Angry Sea is a micro-budgeted (approximately $3,000), independent SFX-driven movie shot in Toluca Lake, California, which will, on completion, run approximately 89 minutes. According to director Keith Wong — an enthusiastic filmmaker … Continue reading →

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A Lovecraftian Invasion 3: Beyond the Wall of Sleep

Posted on Friday, January 1, 2010 by Robert Hood

In the previous post in this series, I made reference to the role of sleep and the Dreamland it gives access to in the stories of H.P. Lovecraft. Central to those is the so-called “Dream Cycle”, which consists of “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cthulhu, Film, Horror, Independent film, Lovecraft, Trailers | 1 Comment

Crying in the Deadlands: An Interview with Jeremiah Sayys

Posted on Sunday, December 27, 2009 by Robert Hood

Actor/writer/director Jeremiah Sayys has been working on a slew of ambitious genre films. Just completing post-production for release in 2010 is his first self-directed film, a horror thriller — Of Silence (US-2010; dir. Jeremiah Sayys): After returning home, a scuba … Continue reading →

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A Lovecraftian Invasion 1: Dirt Dauber

Posted on Saturday, December 26, 2009 by Robert Hood

Few filmmakers have been successful in translating New England horror writer H.P. Lovecraft’s dense, adjective-driven tales of Elder Gods, Old Ones and the Horrors That Lurk Just the Other Side of Reality into effective cinema. Despite interesting earlier forays such … Continue reading →

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The Flying Saucers Are Coming… Once Again!

Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Flying saucers may be the latest scifi staple to get a digital revamp into a cinematic meme. Planzet — an alien invasion tale of beautifully rendered destruction — is coming from independent Japanese animator Jun Awazu, whose Wakusei daikaiju Negadon … Continue reading →

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The Killer Auction

Posted on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 by Robert Hood

In recent times Japanese horror cinema (in particular) has focused on contemporary communication technologies to explore the dark side of modern society. It started with the VHS-derived terrors of Ring (Japan-1998, dir. Hideo Nakata) and its progeny, but exceptional films … Continue reading →

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Sacrifice: First Live-Action Trailer

Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

A live-action trailer for Sacrifice (US-[in production];  dir. Bob Nelson) — the long-running monster film project from Brick Cave Media — has just been released. No monster is visible as yet, but some environmental FX and explosions are in evidence. … Continue reading →

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