Archive for October 21st, 2007

The Spooky 20 Spectacular

Blog: October 21st, 2007

#16. The Skeleton Dance
Released in 1929, this Silly Symphony was the first animated cartoon to use non post-sync sound. Set to a foxtrot (ballroom dance) in a minor key, Carl Stalling suggested the idea originally as a gag. Joke or not, Disney celebrated in 1994 as it was voted #18 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons […]

The Spooky 20 Spectacular

Blog: October 21st, 2007

 
#17 Candy Corn. Where the hell does it come from?
George Renninger, (a candy factory worker) invented Candy Corn in the 1880’s. Originally, the candy composed of sugar, honey and corn syrup was made by hand due to the lack of machinery. Produced by the Wunderle Candy Company by 1990, the Goelitz Candy Company, now […]

Webcomics Idol Voting Has Begun!

Blog: October 21st, 2007

Click The Banner Below (or on the right sidebar) to vote for Dead of Summer for Webcomics Idol!
We were lucky enough to end up in the final 10 out of 105 competitors, and of those 10, only 5 go to round 2. Vote early, vote often!

30 Days of Night: Blood Trails

Blog: October 21st, 2007

Blood Trails is a short story about a group that is figuring out that the Vampires are on the move to Barrow, Alaska. The short is 7 episodes long and an average of 4 minutes each. This is a cool little gem if the movie just left you wanting more. FEARnet has all the episodes […]