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The Name of the Doctor trailers and pictures

The BBC have been recovering after accidentally shipping pre-orders of Doctor Who on disc early. Fans have been asked not to spoil the finale by posting details. Have you seen any? The clips below are from a range that the BBC did intend to share. If you like your teaser trailers, enjoy! She Said, He [...]

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You are now entering Silent Hill

Always pay attention to signs. Via Imgur.

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Thousands of free RPGs, sales and updates at DriveThru RPG

It’s a busy time at DriveThru RPG. I flashed past a banner on the site that suggested something about having lots of free products. A few days later, I decided to check it out. They do; 2940 free products according to their advanced search today. That’s great news for gamers. Go download stuff. I can [...]

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Paizo release Pathfinder: Dark Waters Rising graphic novel

The large hardback collects the firstin a single compilation. As the comic book series has been including Pathfinder RPG goodies this means Dark Waters Rising has, characters, and world detail which includes a map of the region the adventure takes place in. The hardback features a new front cover by Matteo Scalera and a 10-page [...]

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Riddick trailer

It’s the third in the series, following from Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick. Pitch Black is now 13 years old, having come out in 2000 and Chronicles of Riddick is only a little younger having made it to the big screens in 2004. The plot is familiar. It’s headhunters versus Riddick, the planet is [...]

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Wizards without Coats: Envy

Dungeon Masters have a unique way of “looking daggers” at people. Mind you, with the right attributes characters are pretty good at disarming too.

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All 11 Doctors, the TARDIS and a few generations of sonic screwdriver

This collection of Doctor Who fan art, showing all current 11 Doctors and the TARDIS, is the work of deviant artist Erich Owen. Owen is based in the US and took a break from drawing James Bond when we started this collection of Timelords.

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Vampires and bandwagons: An interview with Freda Warrington

Freda Warrington is the author of the highly acclaimed A Taste of Blood Wine. In this interview, I ask Freda about the story, about vampires but also about gender roles in fiction and in reality. Are female authors treated differently? You can try this test yourself; what comes to mind when you speculate on a [...]

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271 seconds of goodness in the new Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. trailer

Okay, we’ve had the teaser and saw Coulson lives. Now we’ve got a chunkier trailer; nearly 3 minutes of it. Marvel actually clears up a lot of questions. This is clearly post Avengers. There had been some doubt although most people had hoped for it. Coulson, or someone who looks a lot like him, is [...]

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T-shirt: Herbert West–Reanimator

I’m not sure Lovecraft would have approved of the Reanimator movie but I wonder if the implied horror of this t-shirt design would have been more to his tastes. This “cat dead, details later” masterpiece is the work of Jeff Pina who is enjoying a rightful week of sales over at Gimmick Tees.

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