Today marks what would have been the 72nd birthday of the late John Lennon, musician, songwriter, iconoclast, humanitarian, tireless champion of trying and raising awareness to find harmony and peace on the planet and immortal icon for millions upon millions of loyal, almost rabid fans.

There are so many different facets and parts of the life of John Lennon that he spanned and transcended in a way labels, even though there have many that have been and continue to be affixed on the man, like Beatle, Activist, Artist, Champion For Peace, Radical, the list is endless. There’s an ironclad, almost suffocating reverence for John Lennon, in many ways beyond the passions given to other late artistic icons of his generation, like Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison to name a few. Many of his fans refuse to let any flaws that were in Lennon’s life usurp any feelings they have for the man and his ideals and work. Lennon was one of those rare once-in-a-lifetime individuals who not only was able to manifest his music, art, thoughts, and visions in a manner that constantly was on peak level for the most part, but was also in many ways a true renaissance man of the word, who parlayed his dazzlingly and brightly blinding success with The Beatles into a true personal empire of sights and sounds, becoming as the cliché goes, but rightly exclaimed here, “A Voice of a Generation.”

TFAW has a pre-order deal on the Hobbit Gollum Mini-Bust for only $50.00 (that’s 23% off the list price of $65.00). The figure will be released on March 27, 2013.

But to grab the Hobbit Gollum Mini-Bust at a discount, you have to pre-order it today, Tuesday, October 9, 2012, before 11:59pm PST while supplies last.

Love it or hate it, there’s more anime coming to the Marvel universe as Marvel and Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced Iron Man: Rise of Technovore, a feature-length film slated for release on DVD in Spring 2013. The story will be written by Brandon Auman, who previously worked on Avengers Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Iron Man Armored Adventures. The film is produced by Madhouse.

Iron Man: Rise of Technovore focuses on a confrontation between Iron Man and Ezekiel Stane, who develops new bio-technology that apparently outclasses the Iron Man armor. After Stane commits a terrorist attack and sets Tony up to take the fall, Iron Man must evade S.H.I.E.L.D. and find a way to clear his name.

Toy Story was Pixar’s first full length feature. It has since then spawned two successful sequels and three hilarious animated shorts (Small Fry, Hawaiian Vacation, and Partysaurus Rex). Whether or not there will be a fourth one remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure, we will continue to see these characters through a variety of shorts in the future. We recently saw Rex star in his own short called Partysaurus Rex. However, if you weren’t able to see the short, which was attached to Finding Nemo 3D, you will get another chance to see it tonight when the Disney Channel debuts the short at 10:05 PM.

To get a sense of what to expect in the short, click here to watch a small clip.

In a Toy Story-related story, we will get to see the gang reunite once more for a holiday-themed TV special called, Toy Story of Terror, which is set for release in 2013. Pixar Times reports that the TV film will feature the Toys taking shelter in a dark roadside motel. When one of the toys goes missing, the gang forms a search party to find the missing. But one by one they start to disappear, and they must find each other or else they will stay missing forever. According to them, the TV special will run about 22 minutes.

Hello Geeks and Ghouls, Famous Monster here. Well, it’s finally October and you know what that means? Breast Cancer Awareness 5Ks? Good guess. Pumpkin Spice Lattes? Delicious, but no. Halloween? YES. Horror movies? DOUBLE YES!

Welcome to 31 Days of Horror, where I’ll cover at least two noteworthy horror films a day for the entirety of the month. That’s 31 Days of Horror and 62+ scary movies perfect for a cold, dark October night. Be sure to visit Geeks of Doom every day this month for a double-shot of chills and thrills!

Today’s double-shot of creature features will turn even the most experienced sailor into a bellyachin’ landlubber. I present to you Jack Arnold‘s 1954 classic, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Steven Spielberg‘s 1975 blockbuster, Jaws.