Monthly Archives: April 2013

Joss Whedon and Religion: Essays on an Angry Atheist’s Exploration of the Sacred

Joss Whedon and Religion Essays on an Angry Atheist’s Explorations of the Sacred Edited by Anthony R. Mills, John W. Morehead and J. Ryan Parker Foreword by K. Dale Koontz Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-7290-1 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-1253-9 notes, bibliography, index softcover (6 x 9) 2013 Not Yet Published, Available Fall/Winter 2013 through McFarland About the Book […]

Japanese Footage and Restored Ending to “Horror of Dracula”

For a while now we have heard of the lost footage from Hammer’s Dracula (U.K.)/Horror of Dracula (U.S.) that was found in Japan, and that a few seconds of this footage was incorporated into the ending in the restored Blu-ray of the film released in the UK. This footage has surfaced on YouTube and it […]

Documentary: Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

Previously Mark Gatiss produced the BBC documentary A History of Horror. More recently he expanded on an exploration of horror’s historical expressions with Horror Europa: Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling voyage through European horror cinema. From the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the wake of World War I to lesbian […]

Bainbridge on eGods and Faith Versus Fantasy

PopMatters includes a lengthy excerpt and summary of an intriguing volume by William Sims Bainbridge, eGods: Faith Versus Fantasy in Computer Gaming (Oxford University Press, 2012). The publisher’s website includes the following description: What is the relationship between religion and multi-player online roleplaying games? Are such games simply a secular distraction from traditional religious practices, […]

Toy Hunter Back with Season 2

Jordan Hembrough, known as the Toy Hunter on Travel Channel’s program of the same name, is back with the first episode of Season 2. It airs Wednesday night at 9:00/8:00 Central.

Harryhausen Magic Restoration: An Interview with Alan Friswell

This interview was deleted at the request of Alan Friswell due to concerns raised by Tony Dalton at the Ray & Diana Harryhaussen Foundation. Please see the Ray Harryhausen Categories and Tags for related interviews and items.

Hot Wheels Releasing Universal Horror Cars

I haven’t owned a Hot Wheels car since I was a kid, let alone purchased one. But this will change later this year. Hot Wheels is releasing a special collection of special pop culture cars, including a set devoted to Universal Horror films. The picture included with this post is from the Creature from the […]

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