Category Archives: Monsters in general

Weekend Fright Flick: Space Bugs

Posted on Sunday, August 1, 2010 by Robert Hood

Jesse Blanchard is a self-taught filmmaker who only recently discovered what he describes as “the joys of horror films”. Note: on that subject, John Carpenter says (on the commentary track for his Masters of Horror film Cigarette Burns): “Anyone who’s … Continue reading →

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Sinbad Voyages Again in Dynamation!

Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2010 by Robert Hood

At least one production studio — aptly named Giant Flick Films  —  is hell-bent on ensuring that their addition to a great cinematic tradition will replicate the sort of mythic monsters that made the originals so enchanting. Sinbad: The Fifth … Continue reading →

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A Strange Attraction to Blood and Rotting Flesh

Posted on Friday, July 23, 2010 by Robert Hood

A gross-out mainstay of monstrous horror flicks everywhere are leeches and maggots. At small size, their nasty habit of wallowing in human body fluids and attaching themselves to live and dead flesh respectively for the purpose of consumption and generally … Continue reading →

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Sharktopus Trailer … A Classic in the Making?

Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

OK, this is probably everywhere by now — but after the speculation that’s gone into it, I have to run it here on Undead Backbrain. It’s the official Sharktopus trailer and it’s a beauty — cheap but imaginative CGI and … Continue reading →

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The Millennium Bug Has Finally Arrived!

Posted on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 by Robert Hood

But don’t panic! We’re talking about the horror thriller by director Kenneth Cran and his brother James rather than the fanciful computer scare that led us into the new millennium. The Cran Brothers’ millennium bug isn’t a programming glitch and … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Werewolf Drugged

Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2010 by Robert Hood

Making a connection between lycanthropy and drug addiction should add an effective metaphorical texture to Joel Potrykus’ short film, Coyote. Drugs and addiction have been effectively applied to the vampire mythos, where an obvious synchronicity exists between the vampire’s need … Continue reading →

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Monster vs Monster: the Asylum is Listening!

Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2010 by Robert Hood

Remember The Asylum’s biggest hit ever, the internet sensation Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus (US-2009; dir. Ace Hannah)? Who can forget it, right? It was a splendid example of a playful, tongue-in-cheek recreation of those extravagant, delightfully absurd giant monster … Continue reading →

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Faster, Monstro! Kill! Kill!: An Interview with Stuart Simpson

Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

A new Australian film that pits four gorgeous but deadly women against a weird tentacled monster from the deeps, El Monstro del Mar (Aust-2010; dir. Stuart Simpson) has been causing much excited talk around the internet (see the earlier article … Continue reading →

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Visions of Mold: An Interview with Neil Meschino

Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 by Robert Hood

Avery Guerra talks with Neil Meschino, director of the new blood, muck, and tears horror flick, Mold! (US-2010; dir. Neil Meschino). Film Synopsis: Set in 1984, when the war on drugs was at its height, the story concerns a strain … Continue reading →

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Piranha 3D

Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 by Robert Hood

The piranha in The Asylum’s “shadow” blockbuster Mega Piranha are, as the name suggests, really big. But I always assumed that the titular aquatic beasties in the upcoming official remake of Joe Dante’s 1978 original (Piranha 3D, directed by The … Continue reading →

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