Category Archives: News

They Grow ‘Em Big in Texas

Posted on Sunday, January 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

Jurassic Park started it… you know, the whole commercial development of prehistoric throwbacks scenario. Thanks to a lower budget, lowered ambition and B-film legend Roger Corman as executive producer, Carnosaur (1993) got in first and for all that it could … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, News | 10 Comments

Deep Sea Monster Raiga

Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 by Robert Hood

In 2005, director Shinpei Hayashiya first screened a version of Shinkaijû Reigô [aka Deep Sea Monster Reigo; Reigo vs. Yamato; Reigo the Deep Sea Monster vs. The Battleship Yamato, A-140F6]. After a subsequent upscale “re-production” period, the film was released … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, News, Teaser | 11 Comments

New: 9

Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

9 is a Tim Burton-produced (with Timur Bekmambetov) post-apocalyptic animated feature film, directed by Shane Acker and starring the voices of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover, with music by Danny Elfman. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Film, Giant Monsters, News, Preview | 4 Comments

New Undead Backbrain Subsite

Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

Feeling that Undead Backbrain isn’t really the place for short news flashes, single paragraph updates and quick discoveries without much backstory, I have decided to start a subsite of Undead Backbrain, which I’ve cleverly named Undead Brainspasm. I’m hoping I … Continue reading →

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New: Platoon of the Dead

Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

This poster — designed by Joe Sherlock — heralds a new War-based zombie flick produced by John Bowker and Joe Sherlock, and directed by John Bowler. Platoon of the Dead (US-2008; dir. John Bowker) Three soldiers must fight to survive … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, News, Zombies | 9 Comments

New: Infestation

Posted on Monday, December 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

Giant insects appear to be infesting the upcoming giant monster ranks at the moment. Now listed as “completed” is Infestation (US-2009; dir. Kyle Rankin), though as yet there has been no announcement of a screening date. The film is being … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, News | 2 Comments

Creeping to the Top

Posted on Sunday, December 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

Much to my own self-satisfaction, the good folk over at Not If You Were the Last Short Story in the World have included my novella “Creeping in Reptile Flesh” (the lead story in the recent collection of the same name, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, My Writing, News | 2 Comments

The Lost Thing… Animated

Posted on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

The work of Shaun Tan — The Rabbits, The Arrival, The Lost Thing, The Red Tree and most recently the superb Tales from Outer Suburbia — are brilliant, good-natured yet edgy, quirky and luminous — a bit like Shaun himself. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Books, Film, News, Pictorial art | 2 Comments

Coming: Shambling Towards Hiroshima

Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

With its elegant referencing of W.B. Yeats’ poem, “The Second Coming”: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? James Morrow’s Godzilla-allusive new novel, Slouching Towards Hiroshima, slouches towards a release date … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, News | 2 Comments

Dawn of a New Day [of the Triffids]

Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

John Wyndham’s The Day of the Triffids has always been one of my favourite SF novels. It’s up there among the great “apocalypse” stories, with a well-thought-out scenario, good writing and character drama, not to mention superb “monsters”. The concept … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, News, Trailers, TV | 4 Comments