A host of characters, movies, and songs created in the early 1930s will enter the public domain at midnight on Jan. 1, 2026.

Public-domain horror has given us killer Pooh bear, murderous childhood icons, like Steamboat Willie-era Mickey, and a graveyard’s worth of “sure, why not?” premises. Some are fun, some are… choices.

Betty Boop faces the risk of joining a growing trend of iconic characters being transformed into horror properties once they ...

Boop-Oop-a-Doop... disembowel! The Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey movies have led to twisted takes on the likes of Peter Pan, Bambi, Popeye, Mouses Mickey and Minnie... and now Betty Boop! As the ...

Fans of Popeye and Tintin may be seeing a lot more of the nostalgic cartoon characters this year — though likely in a new and ...

In 2023, the British horror film “Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey” took the internet by storm. Most reactions were of revulsion, as while people recognized that the film was legally permissible, they ...

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