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Happy Public Domain Day 2026!

Happy Public Domain Day 2026!

Every year on January 1st, something remarkable happens: a new collection of books, characters, films, and music becomes free for everyone to use. No permissions. No licensing fees. No copyright barriers.

Happy Public Domain Day 2026!

Every year on January 1st, something remarkable happens: a new collection of books, characters, films, and music becomes free for everyone to use. No permissions. No licensing fees. No copyright barriers.

Pooh Horror Movie

The Next Wave: Public Domain Characters That Co...

Each January, a new batch of characters enters the public domain — and with them comes a flood of creative possibilities. Horror filmmakers have already proven what can happen when...

The Next Wave: Public Domain Characters That Co...

Each January, a new batch of characters enters the public domain — and with them comes a flood of creative possibilities. Horror filmmakers have already proven what can happen when...

Popeye Horror Film

Public Domain Horrors That Ruled 2025: Frankens...

2025 has been the year of public-domain horror, a strange, exciting, sometimes brilliant, sometimes baffling wave of movies born from characters finally free from copyright.Some filmmakers leaned into Gothic elegance....

Public Domain Horrors That Ruled 2025: Frankens...

2025 has been the year of public-domain horror, a strange, exciting, sometimes brilliant, sometimes baffling wave of movies born from characters finally free from copyright.Some filmmakers leaned into Gothic elegance....

Picassos surrealist Frankenstiens Monster

Frankenstein 2025 and The Public Domain Artisti...

Few monsters in fiction have inspired as much art as Frankenstein’s creature. From 19th-century engravings to surreal modern sketches, every generation has reimagined Mary Shelley’s vision through its own creative lens.

Frankenstein 2025 and The Public Domain Artisti...

Few monsters in fiction have inspired as much art as Frankenstein’s creature. From 19th-century engravings to surreal modern sketches, every generation has reimagined Mary Shelley’s vision through its own creative lens.

Gothic horror painting

When Monsters Met Music: How Horror Found Its S...

Before horror had screams, it had silence. In the earliest days of cinema, monsters moved across the screen with no voices, no footsteps, and no sound — only the faint...

When Monsters Met Music: How Horror Found Its S...

Before horror had screams, it had silence. In the earliest days of cinema, monsters moved across the screen with no voices, no footsteps, and no sound — only the faint...

Frankenstien Shot burned cross

The Best Oldschool Halloween Films of All Time

Every October, something magical happens. The lights dim, the popcorn’s ready, and we reach for the films that make Halloween feel complete — from eerie classics to fun frights.Some are...

The Best Oldschool Halloween Films of All Time

Every October, something magical happens. The lights dim, the popcorn’s ready, and we reach for the films that make Halloween feel complete — from eerie classics to fun frights.Some are...