
Last week, the much-anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at Universal Orlando. And next week, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 comes to game consoles. All that gaming and park-going is bound to work up some geeky appetites, and here’s just the thing to satisfy them: a collection of awesome Harry Potter-themed bentos!

At this week’s E3, Nintendo announced that 2011 will see a new Zelda game for the Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. So it seemed an appropriate time to highlight some fan-made cross-stitch creations inspired by the franchise’s earlier installments.

This Sunday the paranormal populace of Bon Temps returns for a third season of HBO’s hit vampire series True Blood. Last year I featured some awesome fan made tributes to the series, and now I’m revisiting the show to see what the creative fang fans have been up to more recently.

In celebration of old-school gaming and the creativity that goes along with it, here’s a collection of twelve awesome fan-made dice bags — one for each side of your marbelized translucent dodecahedron.

Over its six seasons, Lost has established a mythology rich with icons and institutions that seem like they could easily exist in our own reality. Many talented fans have designed t-shirts inspired by the epic series. Here are 15 (!) of the cleverest, to help you ease the pain of saying goodbye this Sunday night.

The long-awaited sequel to 2008′s Iron Man comes out in US theaters this week, having already made a ton overseas. There are crafts of Tony Stark in every medium imaginable, but I just love the irony (no pun intended) of making the armor-clad Avenger out of cotton-stuffed felt.

The latest reboot to hit movie theaters, A Nightmare on Elm Street, comes out this week. Freddy Krueger is one of the biggest icons of horror thanks to Robert Englund’s creepy portrayal of him over the years, and now Jackie Earle Haley takes over the role to continue the legacy. Here are ten fans’ tributes to the disfigured dream invader.

It’s Earth Day 2010 and we haven’t quite reached the point of colonizing other planets or living on space stations. We’re stuck here on Planet Earth, so let’s take care of it! Here are 12 reusable tote bags featuring all kinds of geekery, from sci fi to gaming to comics.

Labyrinth, starring David Bowie and a young Jennifer Connelly, was a box office flop when it hit theaters in 1986. But more recently, it’s become a cult classic, and practically any geek you ask could answer the question “What babe?” Here are 13 fan-made tributes to the film — one for each of the hours on Jareth’s countdown clock.

Ever wonder what it would be like if the characters and elements from the games of the late ’70s and early ’80s came to life and invaded New York City? Evidently, French filmmaker Patrick Jean did, as his new short film “PIXELS” indicates.