Category Archives: Zombies

Weekend Fright Flick: The Smog

Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

Firmly ensconced in that “Nearly Dead” (that is, Not Quite Zombie) category of zombie movies, today’s Weekend Fright Flick features a toxic green smog bank that turns victims into ravenous, drooling, demon-toothed maniacs, rather like the titular creatures in Lamberto … Continue reading →

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Review: Trailer Park of Terror

Posted on Sunday, June 6, 2010 by Robert Hood

Trailer Park of Terror (US-2008; dir. Steven Goldmann) Reviewed by Robert Hood Like some sort of unnatural horror spawned from the genetic residue of Rob Zombie, Herschell Gordon Lewis and the Crypt Keeper from EC Comics’ Tales From the Crypt … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Frantic Undead

Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2010 by Robert Hood

This weekend’s journey into monstrosity comes from artist Maxwell Perry, whom we featured earlier in the week for his upcoming giant squid animated short called, not inappropriately, Giant Squid. In that article I promised you a look at his previous … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: The Invisible Atomic Monsters From Mars

Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 by Robert Hood

Yes, it’s a zombie film, of sorts — and was made in the 28 Days of February 2010 (according to the makers). Here’s the trailer: The Invisible Atomic Monsters From Mars (UK-2010; dir. Tim Hunt and Adrian Pinsent) And here’s … Continue reading →

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More Zombies in Rammbock

Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2010 by Robert Hood

A new German zombie apocalypse film — using the viral infection paradigm — is to be premiered at the film market in Cannes on the 14th and 16th of May this year. Written by Benjamin Hessler and directed by Marvin … Continue reading →

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A Ripping Tale of Zombies, Monsters and Other Mind-spawned Horrors

Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2010 by Robert Hood

Mind Rip is an in-development horror feature film — a project of John David Vincent and Philrose Productions. At present it exists as a number of classic-style grindhouse trailers and a heap of conceptual design work. With one eye on … Continue reading →

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And You Thought Ruggero Deodato’s Stuff Was Nasty…

Posted on Thursday, March 4, 2010 by Robert Hood

Once upon a time there was a little-known (because constantly banned and driven into exile) Italian exploitation filmmaker who made worse films than Ruggero Deodato could hope to imagine, even during a refried-grease-and-spicy-chicken-induced nightmare. Compared to the work of obscure … Continue reading →

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Bizarre Life Institute: The Trilogy — Part 2: The Blood

Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2010 by Robert Hood

Continued from Bizarre Life Institute: The Trilogy — Part 1. Images of Harconia: In mid-January Undead Backbrain introduced you to the work of Peter Montgomery, specifically an ambitious project called the Bizarre Life Institute (B.L.I.) — three films set in … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick Festival: Zombie Hunters

Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

Where there are zombies, there are zombie hunters — fearless (or just as often gormless) heroes who aren’t there merely to survive, but to kick living-dead arse. From Timothy Balme in Peter Jackson’s Brain Dead (see image below) to Simon … Continue reading →

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Astro Zombie M3: Cloned Trailer

Posted on Saturday, December 5, 2009 by Robert Hood

A teaser trailer to Ted V. Mikels’ Astro Zombie M3: Cloned (due for release in January 2010) has just appeared on the maverick director’s webpage: Monster Island News recently featured some behind-the-scenes info and pictures from the film. In other … Continue reading →

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