About a year ago I blogged about a realistic puppet play that looked simply awesome. It was by Kevin McTurk featured such clever techniques as flickering lights all the way through to proper cinematography with its presentation. This week the official trailer for the film, The Narrative of Victor Karloch, is out. It’ll be familar […]
Planet Replicas: £2,000 for Judge Dredd cosplay outfit
Planet Replicas now has a online store and is licensed to sell official 2000 AD products. I think the press release says it better than I could; Alien editor of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, Tharg the Mighty, has decreed that suitable earthlets are now allowed to purchase official 2000 AD® products through the Planet Replicas […]
Ken Russell has died
Film director Ken Russell has died, according to @BreakingNewsUK. He is believed to have died yesterday afternoon, peacefully in his sleep. The British filmmaker was born in 1927 and is responsible for dozens of movies, including “Gothic”, a story about the night Mary Shelley came up with “Frankenstein”, the fantasy “The Lair of the White […]
Cute or sinister? Monster dolls
These creature creations are the work of deviant artist Santani. The Russian has the knack of creating fantastic but slightly disturbing fantasy monsters out of fake fur and fimo. The good news is that there’s a shop. The bad news is that it’s in Russian.
Monster toys for Christmas: The Cloverfield Monster
This pinged my radar because of big discounts Entertainment Earth but on this exclusive model. They call it an “exciting warehouse find” and it is supposed to be the only collectible figure of the monster from the 2008 Cloverfield movie. This is an electronic figure that makes roaring sounds, comes with swappable heads and includes […]
Aliens on Ice
I think this proves there is life in the franchise yet. I’m talking about Alien and Aliens but not Prometheus. If you’re not tracking then Prometheus is the “yes it is” and “no it is not” Alien prequel. This video, however, is clearly Aliens. It’s Aliens on Ice.
The Millennium Falcon in LEGO… no, the Lightning McFalcon in LEGO
We’ve seen some impressive LEGO Star Wars constructions that are truly speculator. They’re all good. This one is a little different. It’s not quite a LEGO MIllennium Falcon although you’ll recognise the shape. What we have here is the Lightning McFalcon. A LEGO mashup of Disney’s Cars and Star Wars. All credit to Raphael Heusser […]
Ice Cream Sandwich running on the Transformer Prime
The Transformer Prime is a very tasty looking Android tablet from ASUS. It’s expected to ship in December. I suspect the Christmas rush might even sell it out. It’s a remarkable bit of kit in that it may look like a small laptop until you lift it up from its docking station keyword in which […]
This Happened: Darth Vader claims land in Ukraine
The world is a strange place and this is a true story. Darth Vader – who introduced himself as “I am Darth Vader, the right hand of Emperor Palpatine” – presented himself at the offices of the mayor of Odessa to claim 1,000 square meters of land. City authorities took the decision to give away […]
Your very own Shub-Niggurath pushie
Does your live need some shub-niggurath care and attention? I bet it does. Most people don’t enough enough shub-niggurath in their lives. In fact, many people are no sight of The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young in their daily routine. It’s a shame. Thankfully, Etsy and Xmas With Krampus has the […]
