Category Archives: Monsters in general

Designing an Undersea Empire

Posted on Friday, May 7, 2010 by Robert Hood

For some time now I’ve been talking informally to several people directly involved with the Chinese/US fantasy blockbuster Empires of the Deep, being given updates and behind-the-scenes stories that I couldn’t report for reasons of confidentiality. Now that the new … Continue reading →

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What’s For Breakfast? Ask the Oatmeal Man

Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 by Robert Hood

Is there a horror film tradition of monstrous food? Let’s see, offhand (and ignoring cannibal movies and movies about poisoned edibles) I can think of The Stuff (US-1985; dir. Larry Cohen) [sentient killer yoghurt], The Gingerdead Man (US-2005; dir. Charles … Continue reading →

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Wolf Man vs Dracula? Way Too Passé!

Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2010 by Robert Hood

Now that pitting monsters of different species against each other has become the norm, no one feels obliged to stick to traditional match-making. Aliens, Predators, Jason, Freddy, Vikings, ninjas, mega sharks, giant octopi, Sharktopus, Dinoshark, giant komodo lizards, vixen assassins … Continue reading →

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Sinbad Gets Lost in Time

Posted on Saturday, April 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

In The Asylum’s upcoming take on the Arabian Nights tale of Sinbad, The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (US-2010; dir. Adam Silver and Ben Hayflick), Sinbad seems to have found himself in modern times, going on the poster and the pictures … Continue reading →

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Want to See More of Adèle Blanc-Sec?

Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 by Robert Hood

Luc Besson’s Les Aventures Extraordinaires D’Adèle Blanc-Sec is definitely one of the most anticipated releases of 2010. It’s Indiana-Jonesish qualities, and the peculiarly French idiosyncracies that will inevitably be brought to the production by Besson and the story’s original source, … Continue reading →

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Fred Olen Ray Joins the Versus Club

Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

Godzilla and his mates started it, but these days everyone’s getting on the bandwagon. The first Giant Monster Versus Giant Monster film (GMV) was probably the sequel to the original 1954 Gojira — Godzilla Strikes Back! [aka Gojira no gyakushu] … Continue reading →

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Bikini (Monster) Gallery *Update*

Posted on Monday, April 12, 2010 by Robert Hood

Somehow, bikinis and monsters — particularly in conjunction — say “schlock horror” more forcefully than almost any of the other possible components that can contribute to an archetypal exploitation film. This fact alone is bound to get Bikini Monsters (US-2010; … Continue reading →

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A Ripping Tale of Zombies, Monsters and Other Mind-spawned Horrors

Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2010 by Robert Hood

Mind Rip is an in-development horror feature film — a project of John David Vincent and Philrose Productions. At present it exists as a number of classic-style grindhouse trailers and a heap of conceptual design work. With one eye on … Continue reading →

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Mega Piranha Trailer Part 2

Posted on Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Robert Hood

On the heels of the SyFy Channel’s release of a trailer for Mega Piranha (US-2010; dir. Eric Forsberg) comes The Asylum’s official trailer. You’ve got to hand it to whoever does them. They do a decent job of it. And … Continue reading →

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Update: Mega Piranha

Posted on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 by Robert Hood

When gigantic ravenous mutated piranha attack, who ya gonna call? Probably your first choice wouldn’t be Asylum regular Paul Logan, popstar Tiffany and ex-Greg Brady (here named Grady!) Barry Williams aren’t the first names that spring to mind. But apparently … Continue reading →

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