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Those Portal turrets really aren't such bad robots. After all, it's not their fault that they're programmed to shoot you in the face. Everyone's favorite guilt-tripping sentinels get into the gleeful spirit with "This is Aperture," an ode to the puzzle-filled test facility sung to the tune of The Nightmare Before Christmas's "This is Halloween." [via Metafilter] More »
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Dan Sarkar, a self-described "Appleseed fanboi," says he couldn't live any longer in a universe without cool replicas of the guns we see in the series. More »
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You've seen our exclusive Axe Cop cover, the webcomic written by 6-year-old Malachai Nicolle and drawn by his 29-year-old illustrator brother Ethan — now watch the fan made film. Let's chop their heads off! More »
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Watch April O'Neil (sans awesome yellow jacket) get roughed up by a newly updated Foot clan in this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle short. Behold the turtle power and full monster suit! Plus more Ghost Shark is on the way. More »
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Corey Vidal has created a 6-minute short that brings us back to Dharma — shot entirely on the abandoned Hawaii sets for Lost. We have to go back to the island! More »
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What if Ryan Reynolds had made the Deadpool movie instead of Green Lantern? It probably would have looked a little something like this. One fan improves the Green Lantern trailer by completely replacing him with the Merc with a Mouth. More »
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Let's hope director Gary Ross is open to taking some hints on the Hunger Games movie, because this fan-made recreation of one scene is right on the money. Watch Katniss and Rue together in this (SPOILERY) homemade Hunger Games clip. More »
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Steven Davis mashed together clips from some of our favorite science fiction films to build one hell of an intriguing fan-made trailer for Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. A film we're betting will never exit development purgatory. More »
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Here's another incredible cyborg pumpkin to inspire your Halloween envy. A Doctor Who fan spent seven hours crafting a Dalek O'Lantern that will have the neighbors hiding behind the couch. And it's just as impressive with the lights on. More »
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Now that Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy has come to a close, could we get a graphic novel adaptation? Cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks gives us a taste of what a comic Hunger Games might look like. More »
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The fan-made masterpiece Star Wars Uncut is ready for its premiere. After dividing A New Hope into 15-second bits and divvying them out to fans to "remake," the project is finally winding down. Check out the latest trailer and clips. More »
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What happens when you cross Battlestar Galactica with Queen? In Battlestar Rhapsody, we get an inspired piece of filk that lets you relive the entire series to the tune of Freddie Mercury's operatic opus. More »
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Imagine cruising along the highway and suddenly catching a glimpse of a Predator in your rearview mirror, its mandibles extended wide. It could mean an alien invasion, or it could be this skull-covered Predator motorcycle. More »
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We all know that you haven't really heard Shakespeare until you've heard his works in the original Klingon. So one fan took it upon himself to dress as the Klingon prince Khamlet and recite the play's classic soliloquy. More »
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Neo and Agent Smith dodge bullets inside the Matrix. But this version doesn't star Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving; it stars superpowered Lego men in this frame-for-frame, stop-motion recreation of one of The Matrix's most famous scenes. More »
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Quentin Tarantino's violent alternate history of World War II isn't a comic yet, but these Jack Kirby-inspired comic book covers are begging to be made into a full series. Perhaps someday we'll see Tarantino's Nazi-killing violence in four colors. More »
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We told you earlier about Horrible Turn, the unauthorized musical prequel to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Now the movie is online, featuring a young Dr. Horrible's attempt to save his school and win the girl, backed by a snappy chorus. More »
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The Matrix gets a retro upgrade as a silent film starring none other than Charlie Chaplin. Neo learns he's the One, learns boxing-fu, impresses Trinity, and fights the goggle-wearing Agents Smith with the power of pie-fights. More »
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If JK Rowling had written the Harry Potter books in the 1980s, they would have been ripe for a sitcom adaptation. And Hogwarts High could have given us broomstick drag racing, a magical Christopher Lloyd, and David Bowie as Voldemort. More »
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While the Tenth Doctor is getting his own animated special, one fan reimagines the adventures of Doctor Who's Third Doctor as an anime, where he battles Daleks and Cybermen in a futuristic Tokyo, with a scantily-clad girl by his side. More »
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In HP Lovecraft's novella "At the Mountains of Madness" an expedition from the fictional Miskatonic University uncovers the unspeakable horrors waiting in Antarctica. One Lovecraft fan is crafting and assembling souvenirs from the ill-fated mission. More »
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There have been over a dozen editions of the popular strategy game Risk, covering franchises from Lord of the Rings to Star Wars to Transformers. There isn't a Lost version yet, so one fan went ahead and made his own. More »
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Start your infant off worshiping the Old Ones early, with this handcrafted Cthulhu baby blanket — complete with Velcro tentacles, to keep other terror-inducing toys from slipping away. [Craftster via Neatorama] More »
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It took Danny Boyle nearly two hours to tell his tale of the rage virus that transforms most of England's population into zombies, but a group of film students have managed to reenact the movie in a single minute. More »
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The recent movie mashup contest at b3ta.com asked members to combine two popular movies into a single, iconic movie poster. From Alien meets E.T. to Donnie Darko recast as Harvey, many of the results are truly clever and inspired. More »
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The kitchen at Lucasfilm's Big Rock Ranch delights in cooking up Star Wars themed confections. But how do their sweet treats compare with other cupcakes from that galaxy far, far away? More »
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One of the most impressive costumes at this year's Dragon*Con was this elaborate and detailed Big Daddy. Artist Harrison Krix explains how he brought the Bioshock foe to life, with plenty of blood stains and a working drill arm. More »
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The recession has evidently hit Latveria hard, forcing its monarch, Victor von Doom, to sell off his inventions. In this infomercial, Doom touts the features of the Doom-O-Matic, the perfect culinary device for smashing pasta, watermelons, and the Fantastic Four. More »
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Robert Goodin's blog Covered invites artists to remix and reinterpret their favorite comic book covers, resulting in fun and funky covers of classic superhero art. More »
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Wish your childhood involved Lego playsets depicting the sandy deserts of Arrakis? Now you can enjoy the childhood toy that never was thanks to two Lego fans with a penchant for building Fremen and sandworms. More »
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If only time travel were possible, the third Ghostbusters movie could star 1950s comedy greats like Dean Martin, Bob Hope, and Jerry Lewis. Fortunately, one fan has cooked up a trailer for the 1954 Ghostbusters movie that never was. More »
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Hundreds of aspiring villains submitted their video applications to become members of the Evil League of Evil and earn a spot on the Dr. Horrible DVD. Check out the videos of those found worthily evil. More »
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The latest RoboCop movie comes not from Darren Aronofsky, but from musicians The Anomalies. Their video mixes clips from RoboCop with their own beats and lyrics for a hip hop summary of the original film. More »
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With all the dark superhero movies flying through the theater of late, perhaps it's time to return to the pulpy advertising of the film noir genre. Artist Timothy Lim steps in with his noir-style reimaginings of recent superhero movie posters. His over-the-top and tongue-in-cheek descriptions of the films capture the dark side of their plots, while keeping in mind that these movies are fun at heart. More »
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When Batman Begins introduced the movie-going world to the Tumbler Batmobile, many an auto aficionado lusted after Batman’s ride. One fan, though, decided lusting wasn’t enough, and has been building his very own working Batmobile, complete with a V8 engine and Batcessories, in his garage. More pictures after the jump. More »
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