Robert Hood is a widely published writer of horror fiction who also indulges his abiding passion for genre cinema through irregular critiquing. His articles “Nights of the Celluloid Dead: a History of Zombie Films” and “Killer Koalas: Australian and New Zealand Horror Films” are available, along with other film comment, via his Web site (www.roberthood.net). He recently co-edited (with Robin Pen) an international anthology of original stories entitled Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales (Agog! Press, 2005) and won an Atheling Award for Genre Criticism for a piece on the film “The Weight of Water.” He lives in Wollongong, which is a regional city south of Sydney on the east coast of NSW, Australia.