Below are several news items related to the fantastic from the last couple of weeks. Those interested in reading these items as they come available can also find them posted daily on my  Twitter account and Facebook page.

2011 will be a busy year for geeks on TV
MSN includes a piece that looks at the many offerings on television related to the fantastic, including The Cape, Terra Nova, and Being Human.

Science Fiction in 2010 and beyond
Examiner.com out of Boston summarized the offerings in science fiction from the last year and looked forward to the future.

Ridley Scott pays tribute to “Prophets of Science Fiction”
i09 is reporting that the Science Channel has greenlighted a project with Ridley Scott titled Prophets of Science Fiction.

Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters
Movie Moron has a brief piece which discusses the forthcoming comedy horror Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.

Public Domain: Watch ‘The Golem’ (1920) NOW!
The Golem remains a great horror film from the past, part of a collection of films from the period, including Metropolis, Nosferatu, and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, as reported by Bloody Disgusting. It can be viewed in the public domain.

Full Trailer: John Carpenter’s “The Ward” Horror Film
John Carpenter returns to horror film directing with the film The Ward. A trailer is now available.

‘Chupacabra’ Mystery Solved? Strange Animal Identified In Kentucky (VIDEO)
In news of the paranormal, specifically addressing strange creatures of cryptozoology, news media recently identified an alleged Chupacabra.

Ron Perlman talks Mountains Of Madness and Hellboy 3 | TotalFilm.com
Ron Perlman, currently in Season of the Witch, recently spoke about his hopes to star in The Mountains of Madness, directed by Guillermo del Toro, and is open to the possibility of coming back for Hellboy 3 to wrap up a trilogy.

Top-Grossing Horror Movies for 2010
About.com asks, What Were the Most Popular Horror/Suspense Movies the Year? They provide the answer, and unfortunately the teen paranormal romance The Twilight Saga: Eclipse not only made the list, but topped it.

NASA deems 2012 “absurd”, Blade Runner “realistic”
As reported in Wired.co.uk, “Space agency Nasa has named and shamed Roland Emmerich’s world-ending disaster flick, 2012, as the most absurd and scientifically flawed sci-fi blockbuster in recent memory.” By contrast, Blade Runner received praise.

Anne Francis, of ‘Forbidden Planet’ and ‘Honey West,’ Dies at Age 80
“Anne Francis, best known for her starring role in the 1956 science fiction film Forbidden Planet, has died of complications from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. Francis was also known as 1960s TV’s Honey West.” Not long ago, Francis’s co-star in Forbidden Planet, Leslie Nielsen, also passed away.