Tag Archives: troll hunter

The Old Man and the Monster: New Swedish Horror

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2014 by Robert Hood

Nordic Noir (as crime fiction from the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden is being tagged) already has a strong presence on the Backbrain’s TV must-watch list (not to mention reading list). But there’s also been a … Continue reading →

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Old Fairy Tales Re-Told: Jack the Giant Killer

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 by Robert Hood

Having just watched the very excellent Norwegian found-footage giant monster film Trolljegeren [aka The Troll Hunter] (Norway-2010; dir. André Ovredal), which postulates the continuing existence of traditional trolls — straight from folktales, with bulbous noses and all — and an … Continue reading →

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Hunting Trolls

Posted on Sunday, October 3, 2010 by Robert Hood

No, the trolls we’re talking about here aren’t internet sociopaths who get their thrills from lurking in the dark corners of cyberspace, provoking trouble on blogs and forums — though the modern digital incarnation gets his/her name by analogy from … Continue reading →

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Do the Troll Stomp!

Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2010 by Robert Hood

This is just an 18 second clip, but it’s so cool I had to run it here on the main site. It’s from the upcoming “camera verité”, fake doco monster flick from Norway Trolljegeren [aka The Troll Hunter] (Norway-2010; dir. … Continue reading →

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