This post represents a new regular feature for TheoFantastique that will include significant news items on at least a weekly basis depending upon the quantity and quality of news for a given period. We hope you find this information helpful as you keep in touch with aspects of the fantastic in popular culture.
Life After Death – CBS News Video
CBS News video: Life After Death – Three-quarters of Americans believe there is some sort of life after death and some believe they’ve actually experienced it, through “near-death experiences” (NDEs). Katie Couric explores the afterlife as she discusses the idea with Hereafter director Clint Eastwood and longtime NDE researcher Raymond Moody.
‘The Walking Dead’ Premiere was the Most Watched Show in AMC History | /Film
LiveFeed via Slashfilm.com is reporting that AMC’s 90-minute series premiere of The Walking Dead was a gigantic win with not only the largest numbers in AMC’s history.
Suite 101.com discusses the restored version of Metropolis. It’s not the Holy Grail of lost films. But when Metropolis airs Saturday on Turner Classic Movies, it will include rare footage missing for eight decades.
DenofGeek.com looks at the alien invasion film. As the Strause Brothers’ Skyline prepares to take over cinemas, we take a look back at the 50s era of classic alien invasion films.
A few items have come out lately with commentary on the new sci-fi film Monsters:
‘Monsters’ is haunted by 1950s creature-feature legacy | Hero Complex – Los Angeles Times
The low-budget sci-fi thriller Monsters, which opened Friday in New York and Los Angeles, is just the latest in the never-ending line of alien and monsters flicks that have been popular for decades.
“Monsters” Is The Little SF/Horror Movie That’s A Big Success
culturemob.com states that Monsters, the independent SF/Horror film written and directed by Gareth Edwards, examines what happens next when mankind ignores Stephen Hawking’s warning [about avoiding alien contact]. For the human race, it’s the slow and inexorable beginning of The Long Goodbye.
Why Do Vampires Fear Crosses? Joe Laycock Answers – Science and Religion Today
i09.com addresses the often neglected figure of the monster hunter. Horror doesn’t just have to be about scary monsters and their victims — some of our favorite horror stories include awesome monster-slayers, who are on a mission to wipe out everything slimy or toothy. Here are horror’s 10 greatest heroes.
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