• Guillermo del Toro adds co-directing a stop motion Pinocchio to his unending list of products in development. Cinema Blend
• The long-gestating Chaplin musical is finally coming to Broadway this fall. Slow and steady wins the race? I hope so. Broadway World
• Shock Till You Drop has a huge write-up of visiting the set of ParaNorman. I'm seething with jealousy. I want to visit the set of a stop motion horror movie for kids. Shock Till You Drop
• Hitchcock may have disliked actors, but he sure had a way with kids. A principal's thank you letter to Alfred Hitchcock. Letters of Note
• The Monster Man himself, Cleve Hall, gives a candid interview. He doesn't want to call you out for being terrible. He's just obligated to do it for the fans, you see. Fangoria
• This makeup transformation for a horror movie promo in China is very impressive. May Daily

Finally, this audition for America's Got Talent blew me away last night. The man's name is William Close and he invents instruments. He turned the theater into a giant string instrument. It was something truly special.