Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Announces Special Events

The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (BHFF) has announced their full list of parties, panels, podcasts and more for its 2025 incarnation, running 10 days this year in celebration of their 10-year anniversary. The festival will run from October 16-25 with all screenings held at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg, where many events will take place. Most events are open to the public, with VIP access for festival badgeholders.

Opening Night will kick things off with with the Opening Night Zombie Bash Presented by IFC/Shudder with DJ Sara Jabarri. The party starts at 10:30 pm at the Nitehawk and will run until the late hours. Friday night heads into the weekend with DJ Nuclear Volcano at Lo-Res at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg. There will be drinks, dancing and mayhem most nights at Lo-Res. On Saturday, October 25, the festival will head into hibernation after the Closing Night Halloween Party, presented by Dark Sky Films. Costumes are encouraged!

NYCC 2025: The Nacelle Company Announces New Biker Mice from Mars Toys

The Nacelle Company, a leader in the pop-culture space behind the growing NacelleVerse, has unveiled the Biker Mice From Mars Wave 3 Rimfire Figure (MSRP: $34.99), Modo’s nephew from the iconic 90s franchise. The figure was revealed during the company’s How The Toys That Made Us Launched a Toy Company panel at New York Comic Con 2025.

Mike Mignola and Brother Team for THE CROWN: A TALE OF HELL

Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and his brother Todd Mignola (“Hellboy: The Exorcist of Vorsk”) are teaming up with artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell (Our Encounters with Evil) for a hellacious family reunion for the creators and their characters in The Crown: A Tale of Hell. Starring Hellboy’s brothers and their mother, the two-issue comic event will feature covers by Johnson-Cadwell and variant covers by Mignola and Bruno Seelig. 

“Todd came to me with the idea of writing something about Hellboy’s brothers,” explains Mike Mignola. “It never would have occurred to me to do more with those guys but it didn’t take much prodding. Brothers writing about brothers in a somewhat complicated family dynamic—once we got going it was almost too easy. And fun. And SO MUCH fun that I could only imagine it drawn by Warwick.” 

In Uncertain Times, One Numerologist Offers a Way to Harness Hidden Forces

As people search for new ways to make sense of uncertain times, ancient practices are getting a modern second look. One of the most surprising? Numerology.

According to world-renowned numerologist Jesse Kalsi, the numbers that surround people in their everyday lives — from addresses and birthdays to business names — carry living energy that can influence success, relationships and overall well-being. In his book, The Power of Home Numbers: Discover the Best Numbers to Increase Harmony and Prosperity in Your Home (4th edition), Kalsi shows readers how to recognize and harness these unseen forces to invite harmony, prosperity and opportunity into their lives.

NYCC 2025: Hasbro's G.I.Joe Marches On

EVOLVE OR DIE! This was the battle cry for G.I.Joe as weak, live-action movies forced loveless action figure lines and nearly put the license in the ground. Some years later, G.I.Joe enjoys new life in a 6 inch figure format, introducing characters like Fire Fighters and Police that inspire collectors to ARMY BUILD, even if they only have the slightest interest in the Joes and their eternal struggle with COBRA. THAT is a turnaround! Let's take a look at what Hasbro has on tap for G.I.Joe in the coming months...

NYCC 2025: Kayou Delivers Star Power, Superfan Excitement at Comic Con

Kayou's highly anticipated U.S. debut at New York Comic Con was a showstopper and the ultimate superfan celebration. China’s No.1 collectibles company and top trading card brand, Kayou, delivered fan-first experiences for NYCC attendees celebrating anime, pop culture, and trading card enthusiasts with four days of nonstop activities. 

FragPunk to Unveil World Premiere of Season 3 PVE Mode at TwitchCon

Bad Guitar Studio, the developer of the revolutionary 5v5 hero shooter FragPunk, has announced its upcoming participation in TwitchCon San Diego 2025, scheduled from October 17-19 at the San Diego Convention Center. During the event, players will be the first to get a hands-on experience of the game’s highly anticipated Season 3 PVE mode at an exclusive, high-energy LAN Party on Sunday, October 19.

NYCC 2025: Major Collect and Those Big Rubber Guys

In the world of vintage wrestling toys, there's mainly LJN's and Hasbros. Hasbros are smaller pre-posed wrestlers with some action feature allowing "kids" to recreate their favorite fighting moves. LJN's are big rubber guys you can defend your house with! The latter is what caught my eye from across the room while hunting for the DC booth...because big honkin rubber guys are what Major Collect excels in! Let's catch up with the company that loves wrestlers, run by wrestlers!

NYCC 2025: HIYA on Godzilla

On the hunt for the elusive Tenacious Toys booth, we slid past the packed Crunchyroll booth and ran smack into HIYA Toys! Among the horror fiends, Walking Dead survivors, video game icons and Scifi heroes doing a near 360 around their booth were bunches of kaiju from a veritable plastic history of Godzilla films. Let's get a closer look at those titanic creatures HIYA has captured for your collecting pleasure...

NYCC 2025: MGA on ARMORSAURS

MGA Entertainment, the global toy and entertainment company, partnered with Disney Branded Television and CAKE on a global, two-season deal to launch Armorsaurs, a bold new live-action VFX franchise rooted in cutting-edge storytelling and epic dinosaurs. The series debuts October 13 exclusively on Disney XD. Building on MGA’s global toy and entertainment expertise, Armorsaurs is designed to grow into a multi-platform brand, with toys, lifestyle products, games, and digital extensions rolling out in 2026. Based on the hit South Korean property Armored Saurus, the reimagined series combines live action, visual effects, and animation. It follows five young pilots and their armored dinosaurs as they defend Earth against an alien race intent on rebuilding its prehistoric army.

NYCC 2025: Skybound, Image & Hasbro Present a New Era for the Energon Universe

At the official Energon Universe panel at New York Comic Con (NYCC) this weekend, Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading games, IP and toy company Hasbro, revealed all-new covers, interior pages, and character designs from the shared universe in a panel featuring superstars Robert Kirkman (Void Rivals, TRANSFORMERS), Joshua Williamson (G.I. JOE), Dan Mora (TRANSFORMERS), Jorge Corona (TRANSFORMERS), Tom Reilly (G.I. JOE), Conor Hughes (Void Rivals) and Ben Abernathy (Executive Editor for the Energon Universe at Skybound). 

From the Creator of Sally Face: Horror-themed Deckbuilder House of Hamelin

The House of Hamelin, the horror-themed deckbuilding roguelike from developer and publisher Wither Studios, the team that made IMMURE and directed by the creator of the dark adventure game Sally Face, brings dastardly deck-building gameplay to Steam Next Fest.

Enter the frightful world of The House of Hamelin and take control of Perdita, a young woman tasked with finding her missing cat, Paige, in a house where ghastly creatures and serpentine, ever-changing hallways make each step a horrific fight for survival.

NYCC 2025: VIZ Media Takes Center Stage at Comic Con

VIZ Media took New York Comic Con 2025 by storm, thrilling fans with blockbuster panel lineups, special guest appearances, and world-premiere reveals that celebrated the very best of anime and manga. Here’s what made headlines:

NYCC 2025: Prime Video Unmasks Premiere Date and Trailer for BAT-FAM

The Bat-Family is back, and they’ve got a lot more than crime-fighting on their plates.  Today at New York Comic Con, Prime Video unveiled the official trailer and premiere date for BAT-FAM,  the all-new animated series from DC and Warner Bros. Animation. The half-hour action-comedy is a follow-up to the hit holiday film, MERRY LITTLE BATMAN, and will be available to watch November 10 on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The series will also stream on Amazon Kids+, Amazon’s digital subscription for kids.

NYCC 2025: Marvel Comics Announces the End of the Ultimate Universe

Just announced at New York Comic Con, Marvel Comics’ ULTIMATE UNIVERSE concludes next year, bringing an end to a line of blockbuster titles that ignited the industry with bold storytelling and captivating new versions of iconic characters.

During Marvel’s Next Big Thing Panel, Head of Marvel Comics and Franchise Dan Buckley, Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski, Senior Editor Wil Moss, Ultimates writer Deniz Camp, and Ultimate Wolverine writer Chris Condon revealed information on the final issues of all five Ultimate titles to a room of surprised fans: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #24 in December, ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #24 in January, ULTIMATE X-MEN #24 in February, and ULTIMATES #24 and ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #16 in April.