The International Horror Guild Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements in the field of horror and dark fantasy, were announced on Halloween (naturally). The Awards, first presented in 1994, will cease to be after this year. Novel: The Terror by Dan Simmons Long Fiction: Softspoken by Lucius Shepard Mid-Length Fiction: "Closet Dreams" by Lisa Tuttle Short…
Starting October 3, the critically acclaimed animated horror film Fear(s) of the Dark will be getting distribution in cinemas across the United Kingdom, before it makes it’s way over to the US later that month by IFC. The film, which won Official Selection at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, among a dozen other awards, is…
Hey, kids. Have you ever watched someone on TV and thought to yourself "Man, that presidential candidate seems almost like a parody of Frank Miller’s aging Batman from The Dark Knight Returns"? Well evidently, Matt Sheperd at www.shep.ca had that very thought cross his own noggin. And here is what he did with it. Enjoy!…
The hit BBC series Doctor Who is now in its fourth season on the Sci-Fi Channel, and since we’re all big fans here at ComicMix, we’ve decided to kick off an episode-by-episode analysis of the reinvigorated science-fiction classic. Every week, I’ll do my best to go through the most recent episode with a fine-tooth comb…
I remember the first time I saw the film Casablanca. It was at the 400 Theater in Chicago, just up Sheridan Road from Loyola University where I attended college. It was on the bill with Woody Allen’s Play It Again, Sam, an obvious but terrific double feature. I went stag but was lucky to get…
Ahh, the art some people will create, given enough time – and LEGOs. Here’s the trailer for "The Dark Knight" rendered entirely out of LEGOs. Yes, LEGOs. It’s really impressive in that "I would never have the patience to do this myself" way:
A touching story of the season.
