Various news items touching on the fantastic from the preceding week, published previously on my Facebook page and via Twitter.

Sigourney Weaver on AVATAR
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An interview with Sigourney Weaver where she discusses the impact of the environmentalism of Avatar on herself and viewers.

Del Toro’s “The Devil’s Backbone”: horror with heart » The Pioneer | Whitman news, delivered.
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Director Guillermo Del Toro is perhaps most famous for “Pan’s Labyrinth,” his alternatively charming and terrifying take on a young girl navigating her way through the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. The older brother to “Pan’s Labyrinth” is “The Devil’s Backbone”—Del Toro’s story of a young boy,

The Art Of Hammer book review – Den of Geek
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The Art Of Hammer celebrates almost 40 years of engaging, bizarre and eye-catching movie posters from the British house of horror. Phil delves in to take a look.

Can moviegoers really persuade Ron Perlman to sign up for Hellboy 3? – Den of Geek
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Over 1000 people have already added their names to the list of those wanting Ron Perlman back for Hellboy 3. Can we get enough to make the great man come back to the series?

Have Scientists Finally Discovered Evidence for Psychic Phenomena?! | Psychology Today
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New studies show people can anticipate future events. By Melissa Burkley, Ph.D.

A Life After Death Double-Feature: Eastwood’s Hereafter and Noe’s Enter the Void
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A contrast of depictions of the afterlife in recent films including Hereafter and Enter the Void.

On Ancient Aliens: Seeing the Future in the Past (A.D. After Disclosure)
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21st century humanity likes to think of itself as the sole master of its own fate. But a detached review of ancient history provides a strong case that humankind has never been alone. It is a case currently being made to great popular acclaim on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens.

AMC renews ‘The Walking Dead’ | Los Angeles Times
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Looks like the undead will live to see another day: On Monday, AMC announced that it has greenlighted a 13-episode second season of its zombie drama, The Walking Dead. Based on the comic-book series written by Robert Kirkman.

Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s: A Conversation with Historian Greg Sadowski « Comics
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American horror comics had a very prosperous and very brief spurt of popularity during the first half of the 1950s. But these comics were nearly driven to extinction in 1954, with the advent of the Comics Code Authority, a self-censorship body created because of public concern over the lurid content. Look for a discussion of the related topic of banned horror comics of the 1950s through the book The Horror! The Horror! next week here at TheoFantastique.