Category Archives: News

Tales of an Ancient Empire

Back in January I reported on Undead Brainspasm that Albert Pyun — whose previous epic fantasy was 1982’s The Sword and the Sorcerer, the first memorable sword-and-sorcery film I recall seeing — was working on an epic fantasy follow-up, after … Continue reading

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Update on Bringing The Fog Horn to the World

Such has been the extraordinary enthusiasm shown by those commenting on the Undead Backbrain article about director Daisuke “Daice” Sato’s short film version of Ray Bradbury’s famous story “The Fog Horn” that Mr Sato and his crew from Replica Co. … Continue reading

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, News, Update | 9 Comments

Ninja Flash Competition Winner Announced

To celebrate the coming of Ninjaz With Attitude to Canberra — where they did irreparable damage to the minds, souls and virginity of attendees at Conflux 6, an annual speculative fiction convention held in Australia’s national capital, as well as … Continue reading

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New Daikaiju Appears Through a Fog of Obscurity

A previously unknown and unsuspected Japanese giant monster film has just come to light — one that resonates backwards right to the start of the daikaiju eiga tradition. What is it? You’ll have to read on to find out. Background … Continue reading

Posted in Daikaiju, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Independent film, Japanese, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, News, Where's the Film? | 193 Comments

Make Your Own Infestation

So the giant bug movie Infestation (US-2009; dir. Kyle Rankin) has crawled out of its pupal stage and appears on DVD in the US on 13 October. Synopsis: A slacker wakes up to find himself weak, wrapped in webbing and … Continue reading

Posted in Big Bugs, Film, Giant Bugs, Giant Monsters, News, Trailers, Update, Zombies | 1 Comment

Sherlock Holmes vs Giant Monsters

Iconic consulting detective Sherlock Holmes may be getting a modern revamp courtesy of Robert Downey Jr., but the news that the Asylum is producing their own tale of the great detective — and throwing giant monsters into the mix — … Continue reading

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Visions of War Eagles

After the excitement of finding the eBay site from a while back when Willis O’Brien’s materials relating to his aborted project War Eagles were put up for sale, it’s even more exciting to have been sent another group of production … Continue reading

Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Monsters, News, Where's the Film? | 4 Comments

Dinocroc vs Supergator

First there was Dinocroc (US-2004; dir. Kevin O’Neill), then there was Supergator (US-2007; dir. Brian Clyde) — both produced by the inimitable Roger Corman (see Undead Brainspasm article). Now there’s Dinocroc vs Supergator, and courtesy of Jim Wynorski we bring … Continue reading

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New: Dead Souls

Dead Souls: An Anthology of Darkness and Mayhem (edited by Mark S. Deniz and published by Morrigan Books) was officially launched at Fantasy Con in Nottingham, England on 19 September 2009. To quote the website: Before God created light, there … Continue reading

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New: Haunting of Winchester House

The Asylum’s latest film doesn’t so much make exploitative reference to an upcoming blockbuster, but to a “terrifying true story”. It is the story of a mansion in California, once the residence of Sarah Winchester, widow of gun magnate William … Continue reading

Posted in Film, Ghosts, Mysteries, News, Trailers | 7 Comments