Nerd (Un)Culture
Revealing the private parts of a public school, the unconventional new comedy series Summer Heights High offers a hilarious and brutally honest look at teenage life, kicking off its eight-episode season Sunday, Nov. 9 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO….
Background Shaun of the Dead is the British zombie comedy that was released back in 2004. The film stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as two roommates – Shaun and Ed – that are looking for direction in life. From…
Jon Schiller, designer of Little 9 and Friends, is back with a few new projects. Both of them will be available via his website on this coming Wednesday. Postcard Series One and Two: 5 cards per pack (10 total designs)…
Tonner made a limited number of the above pictured Elvira – Mistress of the Dark TCFs available for their Nightmares Halloween Convention. And now, they’re available for you to purchase. The “Queen of Halloween” is limited to only 300 pieces…
Akumu Ink, a Montreal-based t-shirt company, will be including a limited edition paper toy with every hoodie purchased. Limited to only 50 pieces, the paper toy is called The Cannibal and stays true to the company’s Japanese fashion/horror style.
Cris Rose is following his Runcible figure with his newest resin figure – Rotund. Above is the final turnaround for his first sculpt. The figure measures 4″ tall and will sport the same painted body/clear head combo as Runcible. Rotund…
Based on the Retro Demons illustration by Jack from Horrorwood, the Paper Demon is a mini papercraft diorama that takes two sheets of paper to produce. You can download it for free here. However, the printer ink and paper…you must…
Background Trick ‘r Treat is the much anticipated (and much delayed) film that interweaves four different storylines that occur on Halloween. Called on of the best horror films in year, one of the main characters is a little trick-or-treater named…
Shawn Smith of Shawnimals sits down as the guest co-host of the latest Nerd City podcast (Episode 23). They talk plush, vinyl, the history of the Shawnimals brand and his new Ninjatown game for Nintendo DS. You really should listen.
Rivet presents a show featuring works from Charlie Owens and Jim Koch. This exhibit will include paintings, mixed media, and custom toy pieces from the artists. The opening reception takes place on Saturday, November 1st from 7PM until 10PM, while…
Cris Rose has released 4 more of his Runcible resin figures, each being limited to a run of one single piece. Each figure has something special in its head (in quotes below). The figures are as follows, in order as…
Span of Sunset is set to release their spooky Bird Head Skeleton vinyl figure in a black-gold colorway. This piece is the newest Span of Sunset and Disney collaboration. Standing at 16″ tall, the Bird Head Skeleton has two points…
Background Mezco Toyz released the second series of Cinema of Fear roto plush characters with a trio of horror film legends. Leatherface, Jason Vorhees and Freddy Krueger are all represented in this series. We’ll be looking at the Freddy Krueger…
To compliment their male military action figure, Hot Toys has revealed their U.S. Secret Service – Emergency Response Team (ERT) with P90 1:6 scale figure. All decked out in a detailed uniform, the 12″ tall figure includes a ton of…
O wait…it’s Halloween? Well, to celebrate the occasion, you could always go ahead and print out one of these free paper toys from Tang Mu. You can download the Zombie Arm and the Boney Arm.