Category Archives: News

Bunyan: The Legend as Monster

Posted on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 by Robert Hood

Sometimes it’s fun to re-imagine legendary heroes as bad guys and monsters. I recently did it myself, in a sci-fi horror story about the Assyrian hero Gilgamesh. Sometimes even superheroes become embittered and darken up their act. Superman did it … 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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Jump-Starting the Ghost Shark

Posted on Monday, August 23, 2010 by Robert Hood

Want another mutant shark movie? A good one? Or would you prefer a ghost movie? Can’t decide? Well, we’re here to help. Check out this really cool trailer. Yes, it’s Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws (NZ-[in development]; dir. Andrew Todd … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploitation films, Ghosts, Giant Monsters, Horror, Humour, Independent film, Interviews, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, News, Trailers | 8 Comments

Big Troll Sighted

Posted on Saturday, August 21, 2010 by Robert Hood

I’ve always thought of trolls as large and monstrous, but a new Norwegian monster film seems to have upped the ante considerably. Apparently (as you can see from the trailer below) the filmmakers have hitherto been careful to keep the … Continue reading →

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Moby Dick Gets an Asylum Makeover

Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

I’ve always considered that Herman Melville’s famous novel Moby Dick, stripped of its encyclopedic details for the screen, readily becomes a full-on giant monster tale. The best version so far, John Huston’s 1956 adaptation, starring Gregory Peck as the bitter … Continue reading →

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Up By The Roots

Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

In horticultural mythology, the mandrake plant (family Solanaceae, genus Mandragora) — the roots of which supposedly resemble human organs, and in folklore, even whole human forms — was used in various mystical rituals and was said to have aphrodisiac and … Continue reading →

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The Incredible HALKa

Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 by Robert Hood

So this small guy has a passion for a girl who seems to spent a lot of time on display on her balcony. He gets mocked and bullied by the big guys. So he resorts to a green chemical concoction … Continue reading →

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Look! Up in the Sky… It’s Super Shark!

Posted on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 by Robert Hood

It’s huge. It’s strong. It uses its fins to walk on the land. It flies through the air, leaping tall buildings with a single swipe of the tail. Yes, in the world of one-upmanship that is independent cinema, it was … Continue reading →

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Update: Future Fighters

Posted on Friday, July 30, 2010 by Robert Hood

Future Fighters is a big live-action mecha epic — full of space battles, giant robots and, as seems inevitable these days, 3D thrills. We featured it on Undead Backbrain last June, and now, in a press release issued for Comic … Continue reading →

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Comic Con News

Posted on Friday, July 30, 2010 by Robert Hood

While exciting (or controversial) news from the recent Comic Con about upcoming genre films and projects, as well as a plethora of new posters, trailers and other advertising collateral, exploded onto the blogsphere, Undead Backbrain was too busy with things … Continue reading →

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