Category Archives: Update

Raiga News

Posted on Monday, May 24, 2010 by Robert Hood

Shinpei Hayashiya’s daikaiju film, Shinkaijû Raiga (2009), which we’ve all being referring to as “Deep Sea Monster Raiga”, has now been given the official English title of Raiga, the Monster From the Deep Sea. This is probably a good idea … Continue reading →

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Nazi Invaders From the Moon!

Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 by Robert Hood

I love this retro sci-fi stuff! Iron Sky is a semi-serious sci-fi invasion epic directed by Finnish filmmaker  Timo Vuorensola. With aesthetically elegant aplomb it mixes alternative history with some rather convincing retro technological design work to create a tale … Continue reading →

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Brainspasm Updates

Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2010 by Robert Hood

Things have been a bit hectic for the Backbrain, hence the slowness of new material appearing here. However, I have been adding some image-heavy updates to our sister site, Undead Brainspasm. News on a new low-budget superhero flick from independent … Continue reading →

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More From the Bug

Posted on Saturday, April 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

The Cran Brothers’ in-production giant monster flick, The Millennium Bug (US-2010; dir Kenneth Cran) — which the Backbrain highlighted on 4 April — is getting weirder as we learn more about it. Of central interest is the fact that it … Continue reading →

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Sinbad Gets Lost in Time

Posted on Saturday, April 17, 2010 by Robert Hood

In The Asylum’s upcoming take on the Arabian Nights tale of Sinbad, The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (US-2010; dir. Adam Silver and Ben Hayflick), Sinbad seems to have found himself in modern times, going on the poster and the pictures … Continue reading →

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Bikini (Monster) Gallery *Update*

Posted on Monday, April 12, 2010 by Robert Hood

Somehow, bikinis and monsters — particularly in conjunction — say “schlock horror” more forcefully than almost any of the other possible components that can contribute to an archetypal exploitation film. This fact alone is bound to get Bikini Monsters (US-2010; … Continue reading →

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Update: Mega Piranha

Posted on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 by Robert Hood

When gigantic ravenous mutated piranha attack, who ya gonna call? Probably your first choice wouldn’t be Asylum regular Paul Logan, popstar Tiffany and ex-Greg Brady (here named Grady!) Barry Williams aren’t the first names that spring to mind. But apparently … Continue reading →

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Kick-starting the Mega Piranha

Posted on Thursday, April 1, 2010 by Robert Hood

With the Asylum’s latest giant monster absurdity, Mega Piranha (US-2010; dir. Eric Forsberg) set to premiere on the SyFy Channel on 10 April in the US, a clip has been let loose into the blogsphere  — just to whet our … Continue reading →

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New Bio-Slime Trailer Oozes the Good Stuff

Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 by Robert Hood

We’ve talked about Bio-Slime (US-2010; dir. John Lechago) before, we’ve seen the pictures and a previous trailer. Now there’s a killer “final” trailer on the loose and the film’s looking good for its imminent release. The director John Lechago has … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash Catch-All

Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain has been under strain due to an overdue novel manuscript and recalcitrant software, so I’ve fallen behind with a bunch of updates. Lacking the time to write any sort of extensive commentary, below you’ll find trailers (and some … Continue reading →

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