Category Archives: My Writing

How Diplomatic Can the Zombie Apocalypse Get?

Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 by Robert Hood

Answer: Very. And it’s some of the messiest diplomacy you’ll ever come across. Due for release at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International is a book like no other — the much-anticipated Zombies vs Robots: Diplomacy, fourth volume in IDW … Continue reading →

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Zombies vs Robots: From Comic to Book to Film

Posted on Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Robert Hood

Zombies and robots. Zombies mobbing robots. Robots blowing zombies to bits. It’s a combination to thrill the heart of geeks everywhere. IDW and creators Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood have certainly had a major success in pitting these two not-actually-living … Continue reading →

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Creeping in Reptile Flesh Now On Amazon

Posted on Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Robert Hood

The good news is that the new Morrigan Books release of my weird-tales collection Creeping in Reptile Flesh is now available from Amazon as an actual book as well as in virtual format for Kindle. With all 14 stories from … Continue reading →

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The Official Creeping Launch

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by Robert Hood

The official launch of the new edition of my short-story collection Creeping in Reptile Flesh took place today. It was a virtual launch and in reality consists of the initial marketing push. Here’s a nice big scan of the cover. … Continue reading →

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Creeping in Reptile Flesh Reprint

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 by Robert Hood

It was announced today that Morrigan Books — “Specialists in Dark Fiction” — are re-printing my 2009 collection, Creeping in Reptile Flesh, as part of their e-book series, for the international market.  The distribution for the first edition was somewhat … Continue reading →

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Backbrain Zombies Invade the Aurealis Awards

Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 by Robert Hood

Some good news today. My story “Wasting Matilda” from Zombie Apocalypse! edited by Stephen Jones (Robinson UK and Running Press, US) has shuffled its way onto the shortlist for the Aurealis Awards, Best Horror Short Story category. For those who … Continue reading →

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Lost Time: The Backbrain Wins an Award

Posted on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 by Robert Hood

Dear Readers, You may have noticed (or at least I HOPE you noticed) that Undead Backbrain has been rather quiet for the past few weeks. This was partly due to writing commitments and (paid) work pressures on my part, but … Continue reading →

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Writing Doctor Who

Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

As those of you who know me will be aware, I have contributed, as a writer, to the history of the iconic time-travelling Doctor — officially. This came by way of a short story published in one of the Big … Continue reading →

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Exotic Gothic 3: Strange Visitations

Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Robert Hood

Just in is the next beautiful hardcover volume in editor (and academic) Danel Olson’s Exotic Gothic series of anthologies: Exotic Gothic 3: Strange Visitations (Ash-Tree Press, 2009). The Exotic Gothic anthologies, which deliberately seek out new work that pushes the … Continue reading →

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Scenes from the Second Storey

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 by Robert Hood

“Don’t do it, Stefan. Please. Just let me go!” “Go if you want. It’s not up to me.” “Don’t do this, you stupid bastard!” “Go! I won’t stop you. But you’ll be back eventually. I know you’ll be back.” “Fuck … Continue reading →

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