Category Archives: News

Exclusive: The Flock

Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 by Robert Hood

The Flock has moved into a landing pattern. Back in 2009 we reported on Undead Brainspasm that Don Murphy, producer of Transformers, Natural Born Killers and From Hell, was led to James Robert Smith’s novel The Flock in reaction to … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim: Godzilla By Any Other Name?

Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 by Robert Hood

So by now everyone and their dog knows that Guillermo del Toro’s pet project, a big-budget version of H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, isn’t going to fly. Universal has gone all whimpy in regards to it, dumping it … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Tentacles Are a Sign of Corruption

Posted on Sunday, March 6, 2011 by Robert Hood

A few days ago I was talking about tentacles as a sign of Lovecraft’s Old Ones. Today we have new indie film where the tentacles aren’t so much Out There as In Here. And clearly they can make you very … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Poisoned — New Zombie Horror from Israel

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2011 by Robert Hood

Poisoned is a zombie comedy, filmed in Israel by David Lubetzky ( דידי לובצקי ) and currently in the final editing stages. Synopsis (short): What makes this night different from all nights? On this night, the army really marches on … Continue reading →

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The $1 Film: The Vampire in the Hole

Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2011 by Robert Hood

Sometimes “low budget” simply doesn’t mean “cheapskate”. The film industry worldwide is full of talented people who want to work on a great project even if the prospect of payment is uncertain. The Vampire in the Hole is a prime … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: The Mountain Wailer

Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2011 by Robert Hood

The Hispanic legend of La Llorona has long been a popular subject of Mexican supernatural cinema, spawning such films as The Crying Woman [aka La Llorona; The Ghost] (Mex-1933; dir. Ramón Peón), La Herencia de la Llorona [aka The Heritage … Continue reading →

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Ultraman on Monster Awareness Month

Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2011 by Robert Hood

Click on this image now! Spectacular, isn’t it? These are some of the monsters that feature in the Ultraman franchise, one of two paintings by Toshio Okazaki published in Shōgakukan’s 1979 edition of Ultra Kaiju (Shōgakukan Nyūmon Hyakka Series #97) … Continue reading →

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New Daikaiju May Be On The Way To Japan

Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Robert Hood

In 2012, Tokyo may very well be attacked by something with at least one very large tentacle. Will it have more than six of them? Who knows? But this investment teaser makes me hope that the money will be forthcoming … Continue reading →

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New: Ice Road Terror

Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Robert Hood

Ice Road Terror (US-2011; dir. Terry Ingram) Soon for the SyFy Channel is this tale of two truckers and their giant prehistoric stalker, newly awakened with a bad attitude. It stars Brea Grant (Heroes, Friday Night Lights, Halloween II), Ty … Continue reading →

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Upcoming in 2011: Gods and Monsters and Lots of CGI

Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Robert Hood

Just for the hell of it, here are some trailers that have grabbed my attention for the coming year. There’s been no attempt to be exhaustive on my part; these are just random previews / titles that took my attention. … Continue reading →

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