Category Archives: Interviews

Gettin’ Attitude With the Ninjaz

Posted on Friday, March 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

AN INTERVIEW WITH SHINOKO OF NINJAZ WITH ATTITUDE by Cat Sparks So one evening in early 2009, I went to the Landsdowne Hotel, Broadway with Kaaron Warren (the horror writer) to see an old friend’s band and catch up with … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Music | 4 Comments

Talking to Toasters at the End of the World

Posted on Monday, February 9, 2009 by Robert Hood

With trailers for Terminator Salvation appearing on the web, and ahead of the much-anticipated June release of this fourth Terminator film, the Backbrain approached the producers for an interview. Christian Bale wasn’t available, but we were lucky enough to score … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse, Film, Fraudulent information, Interviews | 2 Comments

Master of the Living Dead

Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

Few would be likely to question the fact that George A. Romero revolutionised the horror film universe when, in 1968 as a student filmmaker in Pittsburgh, he made Night of the Living Dead. What he achieved in that “moment” of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Interviews, Zombies | 11 Comments

New Publication: Black Issue 2

Posted on Friday, September 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

The latest — and second — issue of the magazine BLACK: Australian Dark Culture is about to be released, and it’s a superb one. Apart from the regular columnists, the issue includes a chthonian cornucopia of articles on new dark … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Interviews, My Writing, News, Zombies | 5 Comments

Attackazoids! and Brian Lonano

Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

Attackazoids! is a short SF film that offers a 7-minute, impressionistic glimpse into a world invaded by an army of giant war machines. Its clear, well-imagined visuals and tight direction go a long way toward suggesting much more than the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Interviews, Robots | 3 Comments

A Monstrous Conversion?

Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Apparently Eli Roth, director of “torture porn” horror movies such as Hostel, has decided to turn his attention to the giant monster subgenre — and a PG-13 rating. Yahoo! Movies reported that he was “shooting for a family crowd” with … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Interviews, News | 4 Comments

Reptisaurus: Ask the Director, Chris Ray

Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by Robert Hood

Got any questions you’d like to ask the director of the new giant monster flick Reptisaurus? Chris Ray has kindly offered Backbrain readers the chance to delve into the production and to satisfy their curiosity as to the film, where … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Interviews, Query | 29 Comments

Flowers for the Dead: A Conversation

Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

I recently talked to Joe Barbarisi, director of the in-progress zombie film Flowers for the Dead, who volunteered some insight into the film and his history. “I guess it all started for me in the mid- to late ’70s. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Interviews, Update, Zombies | 5 Comments

Interview: Brett Kelly

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

Brett Kelly directs and acts in independent films made under the auspices of his own production company. Genre movies such as The Bonesetter, The Bonesetter Returns, The Feral Man, My Dead Girlfriend and Kingdom of the Vampires only scratch the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Interviews | 2 Comments

Interview: Sheri Wiggins

Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

Birth of a Legend: The Story of the WAWA (US-2008, directed by Steve Wiggins) Sweet Tee, Alabama, has a problem; a big, wormy, carnivorous mutation that comes out of the polluted lake to chew up the residents and generally cause … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Interviews, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Lake Monsters | 2 Comments