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Roy Dotrice has passed away at the age of 94. May he rest in peace.

I wasn’t sure who he was at first, since I’m not interested in Game of Thrones. That is, I didn’t realize who he was until I checked IMDB and saw that he had played Roger Wyndam-Pryce in one episode (Lineage) of Angel. Now I remember him. Looking through the rest of his filmography, I have also seen him in Nightmare Classics: Carmilla (1989), Tales From The Crypt (1972), and two episodes of Faerie Tale Theatre. He was also Zeus in three episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

I might need to track down his episode of Tales From The Darkside, wherein he plays "Vampire Count Jeffrey Draco."

Tony Scott has passed away, at the age of 68, following him jumping from a bridge. It looks like he had recently been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. Condolences to his family, and may he rest in peace. He co-produced Prometheus, and helped make films such as The Hunger, Days of Thunder, and many others. He produced the forthcoming miniseries Coma, along with working on the tv series Numb3rs. David Krumholtz posts his remembrance of the man.

William Windom has passed away, at the age of 88, due to congestive heart failure. May he rest in peace. Star Trek fans will remember him from The Doomsday Machine as Commodore Matt Decker.

ETA: Phyllis Diller has passed away at the age of 95. May she rest in peace.

Best wishes to Marc Summers for a speedy recovery after his cab accident. He suffered some serious facial injuries.

Cantaloupe Outbreak Kills Two, Sickens 141 In U.S. A friend of Dad’s is one of those 141, and should be getting out of the hospital shortly after being stuck there a month.

Demonoid Domain Sale Banned Over Legal Issues.

Possible Remnants Of Amelia Earhart’s Plane Found.

Marvel Promotes Lauren Sankovitch To Editor.

Read the increasingly desperate tweets of Martian rock N165 as it is zapped by Curiosity.

8 Of The Scariest Horror Movies Made For Kids. I’m happy to see that someone else out there remembers Pinocchio And The Emperor Of The Night.

I Love Ya But You’re Strange—Justice League…Antarctica?

Teaser Trailer For Asylum of the Daleks.

From Cracked: 4 Reasons Gremlins Are The Deadliest Movie Monster Ever.

Also from Cracked: The 6 Most Baffling PSAs Starring Famous Superheroes.

The next movie for Svengoolie is Ghostbreakers.

Trailers From Hell: Adam Rifkin on The Terminator.

The 2012 DCU Fic/Art Halloween Challenge.

Bruce Campbell Has Seen The Evil Dead Remake.

James Gunn In Talks To Direct Guardians Of The Galaxy.

The Hub adds Superman: The Animated Series, Sliders, and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys to their schedule.

After Man of Steel, Which DC Comics Movie Will Warner Bros. Make Next?

Godzilla vs. Kincade.

Fraggle Rock 30th Anniversary Art.

Alternative authors’ version of Lord of the Rings.

ABC is developing the steampunk adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Yes, really.

Warner Bros is offering single night screenings of The Dark Knight Returns in a New York theater before it comes to DVD and Blu-Ray.

From Think Geek: Hypnotoad Vinyl Figure.

A deleted scene from The Avengers.

Deconstructing the Complete And Utter Insanity Of Batman: Odyssey, Part 1 Part 2. Hysterical.

Bad Movie Fiends Podcast #138: Hell Squad (1985)

Schlock Treatment 89: Starcrash (1978)

Sofa Dogs Podcast: The Lost Boys (1987) Commentary.

Greatest Movie Ever Podcast: Doc Savage: The Man Of Bronze (1975).

Mutant and Proud: An X-Men Themed Feel-Good Meme.

10 Songs For Supervillains.

River Song’s chronology on Doctor Who, from River’s own point of view.

The final Doctor Who Confidential included a skit with the Eleventh Doctor and Einstein, written by the children of Oakley Junior School. You can watch Death Is The Only Answer here.

Kevin Sorbo suffered three strokes during his time on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. This explains why they had to film around him for several episodes, such as when he was transformed into a pig. It was always claimed he was a little ill, or a stunt had injured him. I’m amazed he continued with the show while still trying to recover.

10 Comics Worthy of an Arrested Development-Style Comeback.

Wired lists the top 10 Halloween movies for younger kids. The only thing on the list I don’t agree with is the inclusion of E.T., but that’s just because I truly despise the film.

Rogue harnesses a cat’s powers to get out of trouble.

A listing of all the theaters screening Ghostbusters in the month of October.

According to a small ad in a local newspaper, on October 18th Maiden Alley Cinema will be showing An American Werewolf In London. I can’t verify yet, as their site hasn’t been updated. If it airs at a good time, I’ll be going—never seen it before, always meant to. On October 28th is The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which I won’t be going to see. On the 29th is the Zombie Walk—no word yet as to what will be showing after that.