Category Archives: Independent film

Breaking News: The Moggies Are Back for a Third Helping of Human Flesh

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by Robert Hood

Schlock patriarch Ted V. Mikels, whose blood-drenched exploitation films were grindhouse regulars back in the 1970s, has revealed to Undead Backbrain that a third sequel to one of his classics is about to start filming. His 1971 camp horror classic … Continue reading →

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Beware the Shark-Man!

Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Lots of men are sharks, especially in the vicinity of holiday resorts. Generally speaking referring to them as sharks is a metaphorical gesture, indicative of predatory sexual behaviour. But what if the phrase “shark man” wasn’t a … Continue reading →

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Update: It’s Still Growing

Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by Robert Hood

After Undead Backbrain released news of the upcoming evil plant film by Sydney artist Nick Stathopoulos and director Ryan Cauchi, It Grows, the associated images went walkabout around the internet and Nick, Ryan and the Backbrain received lots of positive … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick Spider Festival 1: Scratch

Posted on Monday, April 9, 2012 by Robert Hood

Scratch is a short film made by Ethan Snell in 2011, a film that neatly ties in with a theme the Backbrain introduced just yesterday in an article on the upcoming creature feature Mega Spider. The theme? Extreme arachnophobia! Scratch … Continue reading →

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In Production: Biest [aka Beast]

Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 by Robert Hood

Austrian independent filmmaker Stefan Müller’s latest genre thriller — a monster movie titled Biest [aka Beast] — is currently in the early stages of production, so there isn’t much Undead Backbrain could get from the ambitious young director by way … Continue reading →

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Tartarus: New Austrian Invasion

Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 by Robert Hood

With Material Exclusive to Undead Backbrain Just before Cowboys and Aliens (US-2011; dir. Jon Favreau) hit screens throughout the world, an independent alien invasion film set in the historical past was released in Austria and Germany: Tartarus (Austria-2011; dir. Stefan … Continue reading →

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Bizarre Charms: An Exclusive Interview with Ben Charles Edwards

Posted on Sunday, March 18, 2012 by Robert Hood

How many horror films have been set against the background of the fashion industry? And does Showgirls count? I can think of a few that deal with cosmetics, such as The Wasp Woman (US-1959; dir. Roger Corman and Jack Hill) … Continue reading →

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Update: First Full Trailer for Delirium

Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2012 by Robert Hood

The trailer for Delirium (US-2012; dir. Jared Black) — an über promising horror thriller that we featured on the Backbrain last month — has premiered on Dread Central. The promise the film showed back then is certainly not diminishing! Director … Continue reading →

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Update: First Images of Gila

Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Thanks to Producer Bill Dever, Undead Backbrain has acquired the first concept drawings of the new Gila! (see The Gila Monster Grows). It’s by Charles Chiodo (of the Chiodo Bros fame), who has been involved in many … Continue reading →

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Being Heard Above the Howls: An Interview with Steve Latshaw

Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2012 by Robert Hood

An Exclusive Interview with Return of the Killer Shrews director, Steve Latshaw by Avery Guerra Steve Latshaw has been around. Most lately he’s been around an enthusiastic cast comprising the likes of James Best, John Schneider, Jennifer Lyons, Rick Hurst, … Continue reading →

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