<i>Star Wars</i> Fans Greet Shuttle

Star Wars Fans Greet Shuttle

Star Wars fans are being asked to leave goodwill messages for the seven-person crew of the space shuttle Discovery on the official Web site. More...

One-Third Believe In Ghosts

One-Third Believe In Ghosts

About 34 percent of people polled by the Associated Press and Ipsos say they believe in ghosts, the wire service reported. That's the same proportion who believe in unidentified flying objects, exceeding the 19 percent who accept the existence of spells or witchcraft. More...

<i>Buffy</i>'s Whedon Reacts To Fox

Buffy's Whedon Reacts To Fox

Joss Whedon, creator of TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, told fans that he was saddened by 20th Century Fox Television's decision to shut down fan-sponsored sing-along theatrical screenings of the show's musical episode, "Once More, With Feeling." More...

Batman Debut Comic Turns Up

Batman Debut Comic Turns Up

A near-mint copy of Detective Comics number 27, a pre-World War II comic featuring the debut of Batman, was recently found in an attic and sold to a local collector, the Associated Press reported. More...

<i>Extras</i> Contest Now Live

Extras Contest Now Live

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and FanLib, the online fan creativity hub, announced an Extras contest tied to the latest installment of New York Times best-selling novelist Scott Westerfeld's Uglies book series. More...

Universal's <i>Halloween</i> Revives Icons

Universal's Halloween Revives Icons

Universal Studios creative director John Murdy told SCI FI Wire that it wasn't easy to bring three horror-movie icons to life for the Los Angeles theme park's Halloween Horror Nights event, which runs every weekend through Halloween. More...

Browncoats Fly Into Philadelphia

Browncoats Fly Into Philadelphia

This year's Browncoat Ball, a weekend event for fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly/Serenity, takes place Sept. 28-30 in Philadelphia, organizers announced. More...

Fan <i>Trek</i> Episode Debuts

Fan Trek Episode Debuts

A fan-produced "lost" episode of Star Trek, subtitled New Voyages: World Enough and Time, has debuted online and is available for free download at the Magic Time Web site. More...

<i>Dark</i> Stealth Promotion Begins

Dark Stealth Promotion Begins

In a novel promotion for its upcoming fantasy film The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, Fox Walden has hidden symbols representing the film's mystical "Signs" in its advertising and promotional materials, which can be inserted into the "Seek the Signs" portion of the official Web site to unlock preview images, footage and behind-the-scenes videos. More...