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The Age of Dragons is Here!

Posted on Friday, March 18, 2011 by Robert Hood

Once upon a time, when we first reported on it, Age of Dragons was called Dragon Fire (see previous Backbrain article). Based on Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick, it translates the 19th Century setting of the novel into a land-based … Continue reading →

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Movie Lists

Posted on Friday, March 18, 2011 by Robert Hood

Check out these subject-related movie lists — in most cases, very comprehensive, all in a state of continual development. Generally the listings include not just feature films but shorts, TV series and anything else I deem relevant. Evil Doll Movies … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: The Flock

Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 by Robert Hood

The Flock has moved into a landing pattern. Back in 2009 we reported on Undead Brainspasm that Don Murphy, producer of Transformers, Natural Born Killers and From Hell, was led to James Robert Smith’s novel The Flock in reaction to … Continue reading →

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Announcement: Evangelion Competition

Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 by Robert Hood

The Backbrain is happy to announcement that the randomly chosen winner of the Evangelion Competition (see here for details) is: Gitte Christensen Congratulations, Gitte. The new region-B Blu-ray of Evangelion 1.11: You Are [Not] Alone will be heading your way … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim: Godzilla By Any Other Name?

Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 by Robert Hood

So by now everyone and their dog knows that Guillermo del Toro’s pet project, a big-budget version of H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, isn’t going to fly. Universal has gone all whimpy in regards to it, dumping it … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Tentacles Are a Sign of Corruption

Posted on Sunday, March 6, 2011 by Robert Hood

A few days ago I was talking about tentacles as a sign of Lovecraft’s Old Ones. Today we have new indie film where the tentacles aren’t so much Out There as In Here. And clearly they can make you very … Continue reading →

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VelociPastor: Is This a Movie You Want to See?

Posted on Sunday, March 6, 2011 by Robert Hood

Here’s an unusual blend of subgenres. It’s American Werewolf in London meets Jurassic Park (or maybe Carnosaur), with more than a dash of The Incredible Hulk! It’s The Exorcist sequel we never saw, where the conflicted priest becomes a superhero … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Poisoned — New Zombie Horror from Israel

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2011 by Robert Hood

Poisoned is a zombie comedy, filmed in Israel by David Lubetzky ( דידי לובצקי ) and currently in the final editing stages. Synopsis (short): What makes this night different from all nights? On this night, the army really marches on … Continue reading →

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Tentacles, Ancient Whispers and Monstrous Gods

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2011 by Robert Hood

An Overview of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos on Film Few filmmakers have been successful in translating New England horror writer H.P. Lovecraft’s dense, adjective-driven tales of Elder Gods, Great Old Ones and the Horrors That Lurk Just the Other Side … Continue reading →

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Evangelion Competition

Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 by Robert Hood

Now you can win a copy of the Blu-ray release of the first film in Hideaki Anno’s rebuild of his influential anime series: Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone — courtesy of Madman Entertainment. But before I give you the … Continue reading →

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