Category Archives: Independent film

The Demon’s Rook: New Trailer Premieres Here for Halloween

Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2012 by Robert Hood

Halloween’s coming — and soon the demons will be loosed upon us. About a year ago, the Backbrain undertook an in-depth interview with writer/director James Sizemore, where he told us all about his in-production ’80s-style horror epic, The Demon’s Rook … Continue reading →

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Gila! Stomps into the AFM

Posted on Saturday, October 27, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive On the eve of its appearance at the American Film Market during November, Gila! — Jim Wynorski’s much anticipated remake of the hoary old monster classic The Giant Gila Monster (US-1959; dir. Ray Kellogg) — has been … Continue reading →

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First Details: Biomass

Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 by Robert Hood

So what do we know about Biomass? It’s an independent film made in New Mexico, written and directed by Anthony Riazzi, who is best known in the film industry as digital and visual effects supervisor for X-Men: The Last Stand  … Continue reading →

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Giant Spider Goes Retro

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 by Robert Hood

What’s scarier than a spider in your bedroom? Answer: a giant spider in your bedroom! Christopher R. Mihm’s new retro style flick, The Giant Spider, is bound to be a smash-hit with cinematic arachnophobes everywhere. Now, courtesy of Mihm, Undead … Continue reading →

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Coming: Hellyfish

Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Squishy Backbrain Exclusive There’s no argument: Godzilla is a giant monster with backbone, metaphorically and literally — and the prominence of his spines is certainly one of his defining characteristics (as illustrated here in cover art by Art Adams … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration: The Woodsman

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2012 by Robert Hood

Sasquatch (aka Bigfoot, close cousin to the Abominable Snowman or Yeti) may be the new Vampire. As yet he hasn’t been romanticised and made into a de-fanged love-interest (though the 1989 film Harry and the Hendersons, directed by William Dear, … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration: Ukraine Goes to the Dogs

Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain B-Movie Celebration Exclusive Lycanthropy isn’t just a Hollywood phenomenon. Countries throughout Europe and indeed the world have their own versions of the werewolf (or were-whatever), and they range in nature from the demonic medieval sorcerer who adopts a … Continue reading →

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Of Giant Crabs and Lovecraft

Posted on Saturday, August 4, 2012 by Robert Hood

Exclusive Details In the world of contemporary low-budget genre-film production, auteur Brett Piper is god! [Okay, maybe a demi-god…]  His deific stature is not simply a consequence of the volume of films he churns out but also the sheer, unbridled … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration: The God of Clay

Posted on Friday, July 27, 2012 by Robert Hood

Exclusive Poster Art created for Undead Backbrain and the 6th Annual B-Movie Celebration There’s a new giant monster about the rise over the B-Movie horizon: The God of Clay [aka ねんどの神さま], (Japan-2009/2011) is a 13-minute short from Koichi Kawakita, the … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Celebration: I Am A Ghost

Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain B-Movie Celebration Exclusive I Am A Ghost (US-2012; dir. H.P. Mendoza) is a film I instinctively love, though so far all I’ve seen is the trailer, some screenshots and a press release. Oh, and the following poster: The … Continue reading →

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