Category Archives: Monsters in general

In Cryptozoological News…

Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

A new discovery — the Bearsharktopus: Source: BoingBoing via David Carroll

Posted in Cryptozoology, Fraudulent information, Monsters in general, Mysteries | 3 Comments

Empires of the Deep, Once Mermaid Island

Posted on Sunday, September 13, 2009 by Robert Hood

Once upon a time it was called Mermaid Island — a US/China co-production to be helmed by the French mono-monikered Pitof [aka Jean-Christophe Comar], visual effects supervisor of such films as Delicatessen (1991), Les Visiteurs (1993), and Alien: Resurrection (1997), … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Update | 13 Comments

Chihuahuas With Very Sharp Teeth

Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

So in the scramble to come up with a new cinematic monster, there are many possibilities. How about a prehistoric mammoth that is brought back from the dead as a rotting, rampaging menace? No, that’s been done! In Mammoth (US-2006; … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Monsters in general, News | 3 Comments

Wolfman Remake Lopes Closer

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 by Robert Hood

As remakes go, The Wolfman (UK/US-2010; dir. Joe Johnston) looks like a beauty — if only for Rick Baker’s make-up SFX and design work. It stars Benicio Del Toro as Lawrence Talbot — and the Wolfman: Geraldine Chaplin (as Maleva), … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Monsters in general, Trailers | 3 Comments

Bollywood’s First “Creature” Film

Posted on Sunday, August 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

Bollywood auteur Vikram Bhatt describes the impetus behind his filmmaking: Every filmmaker has a genre he’s comfortable with and every filmmaker is a peddler. Karan Johar peddles emotions. Yashraj peddles romance. Priyadrshan and David Dhawan peddle comedy. I peddle fear! … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Ghosts, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, News | 2 Comments

New: Dog

Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2009 by Robert Hood

Dog (US-2009; dir. Tim Gates) This upcoming horror film from Tim Gates offers a very promising approach to the animal/human interface. Definitely not your average lycanthrope. Synopsis: A vast salvage yard lies nestled in the woods, on the edge of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, News | 5 Comments

New: Parasitic

Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

Parasitic (US-2009; short [14 min.]; dir. C.J. Arellano & Josh Alletto) In Parasitic, a talking tapeworm forms in the stomach of a lonely, snobby high school boy. With a scenario in the tradition of Frank Henenlotter’s 1988 sentient parasite film, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Independent film, Monsters in general, News | 2 Comments

Lake Van Monster

Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

Now in production is a lake monster movie about a lake other than Loch Ness or Lake Champlain. While these latter are well-known domiciles of megafauna of a vaguely prehistoric nature, it is less well-known that Lake Van (aka Van … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Lake Monsters, Monsters in general | 6 Comments

Review: Ogre

Posted on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

Ogre (Canada/US-2008; dir. Steven R. Monroe) Looking like something Hammer Films might have concocted as their take on the giant monster sub-genre in the Age of CGI — replete with overt melodrama, an effectively used mini-budget, second-tier but professional actors … Continue reading →

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A Cute Kappa

Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 by Robert Hood

In reference to the previous post on the new daikaiju eiga production, Death Kappa, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery came upon this cinematic incarnation of the folklore of Kappa — cute and funny instead of big and scary: Kappa no ku to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Monsters in general, Trailers | 2 Comments