With general audiences becoming more receptive to animation as an art form rather than a means of marketing toys to kids, “mature” cartoons are a dime...
Animation was never meant to be exclusively targeted towards children; it’s just that kids are naturally attracted to the artifice behind bringing cartoons to life. However,...
Though he’s best known for introducing goth aesthetics to suburbia (as well as making mainstream audiences take Batman seriously again), Tim Burton got his start...
Like many others who fell in love with film at a young age, I used to make embarrassing home movies with whatever I had lying around...
Netflix’s animated Tomb Raider series captures the essence of the popular gaming franchise and delivers an action-packed adventure that’s ripe with mysticism and monsters. Netflix has...
Whether it’s because of the character’s bat-inspired get-up or his eerie rogue’s gallery comprised of killer clowns and mutant madmen, it’s only natural that horror fans...
Genre classifications tend to fall apart the further we look back in time. That’s why nearly all the original versions of classic fairy tales contain at...
With the release of films like Mad God and The Spine of Night (not to mention a poignant reminder by Guillermo del Toro at the 95th...
Stop-motion animation is responsible for some of the most heartwarming moments in the history of film, but even the most ardent fan of Claymation has to...
From possessed children to homicidal animatronic mascots, horror has a long history of taking seemingly innocent concepts and turning them into bona fide nightmare fuel. And...
There’s a common misconception that art directed towards children is automatically less dignified than art aimed at other demographics. And with so many people mistakenly believing...
For the longest time, animation has been hindered by a misguided notion that animated movies are meant for kids. Sure, there have always been popular outliers...
There’s no understating the impact that the now-defunct Macromedia Flash had on the animation industry. Sure, the cheaper production value and recycled frames resulted in a...
HBO created the first adult animated series in 1997, but Spicy City, a dark cyberpunk anthology from Ralph Bakshi, has become a lost relic. Animation is...
It’s hard not to admire Todd McFarlane. Despite some admittedly valid criticism regarding his artwork, storytelling and shady collaborations with other artists, it’s amazing to think...
Last month Synapse Films released Path of Blood on Blu-ray. The film takes place in 17th century Japan and focuses on a lone samurai warrior who...
As the wild year of 2017 draws to a close and families all around the globe gather to celebrate the holiday season, we horror fans are...
Robert Morgan‘s latest stop-motion animation had a World Premiere at Celluloid Scream‘s horror film festival in Sheffield this weekend. Ahead of the 40th-anniversary feature presentation of...
Animated horror movies are exceedingly rare in western media, mostly due to the age-old stereotype that cartoons are for children, despite a few notable exceptions. Luckily,...
The biggest buzz last week was Guillermo del Toro’s nearly 3-minute long “The Simpsons” couch gag for their annual “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” halloween special. The...
The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2 hits shops and online stores on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download today, January 29th. Below you can check out a...
Walt Disney Pictures has released a Comic-Con exclusive poster for Frankenweenie, Tim Burton’s latest animated feature in which a young Victor conducts a science experiment to...
While we wait for something official here Stateside, we’ve just now embedded the Russian trailer (no subs, sorry) for Genndy Tartakovsky’s Hotel Transylvania 3D, Sony Pictures...
I’m not against animated fare or stuff geared at kids, but I just can’t muster much enthusiasm for Genndy Tartakovsky’s Hotel Transylvania 3D. If you’re excited...
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