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Category Archives: News
A Plethora of Aussie Comics: Big Arse Comic Launch
It seems that comics in Australia are undergoing some sort of Renaissance. By way of proof, check out the comic extravaganza that’s about to be unleashed at the Big Arse Comic Book Launch in Fitzroy come March. Here’s what the … Continue reading
Posted in Apocalypse, Australian, Comics, Graphic novels, Horror, Humour, Monsters in general, News, Zombies
Tagged ben hutchings, black house comics, bruce mutard, comics, graphic novels, Jason Franks, killeroo, milk shadow books, sawbones, Tim Molloy, zombolette
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Not Just Another Zombie Film? Zombie Resurrection
An Exclusive Undead Backbrain Interview Mac (Jim Sweeney) gets up-close and personal with a rotten zombie (Leif Phelps) in Zombie Resurrection With its British accents and hints of thematic delving into some of the religious implications of zombieism, British splatterfest … Continue reading
It’s Happening Again: A Backbrain Exclusive
It happened before and now it’s happening again! Yes, from what is rapidly becoming the main enclave for the production of B-movie remakes, Franklin, Indiana, comes the news that the crapfest classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (US-1964; dir. Nicholas … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema of the Backbrain, Fantasy, Film, News, Remake, Robots
Tagged bill dever, jim wynorski, remake, santa claus conquers the martians
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Update: The Gila Monster Grows
Fearless Undead Backbrain correspondent Avery Guerra reports that he has been hearing the opinion expressed that Jim Wynorski has “really outdone himself” with his latest monster flick. This may be his best film yet, they say — or at least … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, News, Posters, Remake, Update
Tagged 1950s, B-monster flicks, giant gila monster, giant lizard, jim wynorski
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The Vampire Apocalypse Downunder
An Undead Backbrain Exclusive Thankfully, the unreasonably popular Twilight and its sequels haven’t killed off vampires as an iconic and powerful trope within the horror genre. Undead Brainspasm recently featured a film that was seeking to use an esoteric African … Continue reading
Posted in Apocalypse, Australian, Film, Horror, Interviews, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, News, Vampires
Tagged australian cinema, Horror, the caretaker, Tom Conyers, Twilight, Vampires
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Burning into our Retinas
Is it just me, or has Nicholas Cage rarely looked so good? That was irony, by the way. The above recently released stills are, of course, from Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (US-2012; dir. Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor), which I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Film, Graphic novels, Horror, News, Superhero
Tagged ghost rider, marvel, nicholas cage, superhero movies
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