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Fans have had 20 years to practice emulating their favorite characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Yes, as we celebrate all that is one of the best things to spawn from the mind of Tim Burton, we also celebrate the fans who’ve taken the time Read More

Some fans of Nightmare Before Christmas couldn’t even get tattoos when the movie came out. We were merely grade school kids with eyes as wide as Sally’s. Then 20 years passed and we were like, “Hell yeah! Our parents can’t stop us now.̶ Read More

It’s hard to imagine cakes as basic flat sheet cakes with basic rose designs when the art of baking has gotten as extreme as that couponing show on TLC. So it’s no surprise that one of the best subjects for the delightful desert and all its glory is The Read More

It's getting to be that time of year again, and maybe you want to show your holiday spirit. But you don't have to sacrifice flaunting your geekiness at the same time — just wear one of these geeky tees fashioned after the classic Christmas sweater! Read More

Dexter Morgan's blood slides — his collection of "trophies" from each of his kills — are such an iconic part of the Showtime series that several fans have found ways to incorporate them into crafts of various sorts, all without having to resort to murder. Read More

Star Wars fan and guitar enthusiast Travis Stevens built an electric guitar out of a vintage Millennium Falcon playset. It even lights up! Read More

This past weekend, we attended Dragon*Con in Atlanta, and as always, there was some fabulous costuming. There was so much awesomeness that instead of a list, I'm sharing a gallery of some of the best costumers and costume groups I came across during the Read More

In 2008, the Chicago-based Slay-A-Thon, an annual charity event organized by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel fans, raffled off a particularly cool prize: a playset of the iconic Magic Box, made by fanvidder (and modeler) HammerPixVideo. Read More

Take a break from your Starcraft 2 slaughter to check out some of these awesome fan-made tributes to the prolific Zerg. Some of these are so cute that you might actually feel bad the next time you send your Firebats out to do their duty. Read More

Ever get lonely playing Portal? Wish you had your own Weighted Companion Cube to snuggle? Sara Chicazul made her own, and she recorded the whole process in a fashion so detailed it's almost scientific (GLaDOS would be proud). If you're crafty, you can Read More

We're in the midst of summer, and while geeks typically are an indoor breed, we too occasionally flock to the beaches. While there, some of us even leave crop circle-like monuments to our visit, as evidenced by these five awesomely geeky sand sculptures. Read More

For 20 years, the Monkey Island series has garnered a cult following, and that means lots of awesome fan crafts and tributes. So grab your sword, your map, and your rubber chicken with the pulley in the middle, and let's go treasure-hunting for some Read More