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Photo: Cheryl Eddy/GizmodoMembers of a very specific, very passionate fandom niche descended upon a historic movie theater in Orinda, California in May this year for the first-ever Krofft Kon—a day honoring the works of 1970s TV legends Sid and Marty Krofft. Both brothers (who are 93 and 85) were on hand, as were performers notable for their work in the duo’s colorfully weird, puppet-filled, fantastically psychedelic children’s shows, including H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, Lidsville, and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.…

| Frank Frazetta is perhaps the most famous and acclaimed fantasy artist of the past century, and the number of iconic and very well-known covers he produced during his lifetime is seemingly endless.  Even casual fans are familiar with pieces like Egyptian Queen and the Vampirella #1 cover.  If there's such a thing as an obscure comic book cover that Frazetta had a hand in, the cover of Beware #10 might just be it.  Frazetta inked this one over Sid Check's pencils, but Frazetta's hand is still unmistakable here.  That's…

I learned photography from my mother. After school, I didn’t want to join the establishment, so moved in with this New York psychedelic pop band called the Glitterhouse and ended up taking pictures. When they got a record deal, Atlantic used my pictures. I then sold some photos of Tina Turner and my career started to snowball. I was introduced to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who asked me to take pictures. Their manager introduced me to Malcolm McLaren, who managed the New York Dolls. I ended up touring with them and taking…

Fun and festive frights can be found at Oogie Boogie Bash at Disney California Adventure during Halloween time, as well as at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Disney Parks recently invited io9 to attend both Halloween experiences on a tour filled with tricks and treats; we…Read more... Fun and festive frights can be found at Oogie Boogie Bash at Disney California Adventure during Halloween time, as well as at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World’s Magic…

As Hollywood has been reminded fairly regularly over the past decade or so, giving the fans what they want isn’t always a path to commercial and critical glory. Just ask the makers of Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Snakes on a Plane or Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.It’s perhaps no coincidence that at a time when nobody really wanted another Predator movie, the straight-to-streaming prequel Prey has reinvigorated interest in the long-running saga. Set in North America in 1719, its less-is-more strategy pays off by…

Image: ShudderBased on the trailer and its near-mythical status as a project Oscar-winning animator and special effects supervisor Phil Tippett (Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back) has been working on for three decades, you might have an idea of what you’re in for while watching Mad God. Scratch that notion, because this movie is far more dazzling and unsettling than you ever imagined.Mad God is mostly stop-motion animation blended with live-action, and it plays out across…