Category Archives: Weekend Fright Flick

Weekend Fright Flick: Lizard of Death

Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 by Robert Hood

This Weekend’s Fright Flick is a loving replication of the style and limitations of 1950s B films films. Creator and director Benjamin J. Heckendorn (as “Alexander B. Kressel” and producer “Herbert Clay”) is a man with a passion. He loves … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Boot Hill Blind Dead

Posted on Saturday, April 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

This weekend’s cinematic horror treat can be described as a western/zombie mix loosely inspired by Amando de Ossorio’s Blind Dead series of films from the 1970s. Boot Hill Blind Dead (US-2003; short; dir. Chris Mackey) Tagline: She came to the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Justice For All!

Posted on Sunday, April 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

This weekend’s Fright Flick — coming to you a little late due to real-world complications — is about family dynamics, revenge and Big Bugs. Justice For All (short 11.40 min; directed by Francesco Gastel) By way of introduction, here is … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: I’m Not Dead Yet

Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 by Robert Hood

This weekend’s short horror flick is an exploration of the effect of becoming a zombie on a relationship. I’m Not Dead Yet (US-2008; short [10:20]; dir. Steve Bergwerff) As such, it’s in the same subgenre as the excellent feature film, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Film: Itsy Bitsy

Posted on Friday, March 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Itsy Bitsy (US-2007; short; dir. David May) This is an excellent film — beautifully made, funny and professional, with top-class SFX. It’s about a couple dealing with a very big spider that they discover infesting their house. Enjoy! Itsy Bitsy

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Weekend Fright Flick

Posted on Saturday, March 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

This weekend Undead Backbrain features  what is described as “a post apocalyptic zombie love story … of sorts”: Z3D5 (Australia-2009; short; dir. Daniel Armstrong). Synopsis: In a radioactive future-world crawling with zombies the paths of two strangers cross. One seeking … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Dollface

Posted on Saturday, March 7, 2009 by Robert Hood

For your viewing pleasure, an unnerving 20-minute horror film of the slow-burn variety — in the Evil Doll subgenre. Don’t skip to the second half (where things really get nasty). You need to be drawn into the right headspace — … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: The Horde

Posted on Sunday, March 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

Here at Undead Backbrain, we like to show an online zombie or ghost film for your weekend viewing pleasure — whenever the opportunity arises, at any rate. So here’s one for today. It’s a bit late… sorry. Upload issues. The … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Gone Bad

Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

There were apparently only two episodes completed in this animated zombie tale — Gone Bad (US-2001; dir. Marco Bertoldo) — that features zombies, a priest with a shot-gun and an old fisherman who catches something unexpected to the strains of … Continue reading →

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Rock-fishing Can Be Dangerous

Posted on Sunday, December 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

You have to check out this brilliant CG-animated short sci-fi film about a man, his “companion animal” and rock-fishing on an alien world. Rockfish (US-2003; short, 9 min.; animation; dir. Tim Miller) Fantastic! Rockfish is set to be made as … Continue reading →

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