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EVIL DEAD is out… and now it’s getting CUTE for the kids (and bringing frightful friends)

The headline to this post is completely misleading. Yes, the much-touted remake of the EVIL DEAD has hit theaters, but no - there is...

Recall: The Hot Wheels Urban Shredder by Dynacraft (Acceleration & Fall Hazard)

Remember the badass-looking Hot Wheels Urban Shredder vehicle by Dynacraft (and Mattel) that I wrote about last Fall? IT'S BEEN RECALLED. The United States...

Modern Retro Toys: THE MUNSTERS are ready to go Hot Roddin’…

The action figure-slinging badasses over at Diamond Select Toys hit The Rock Father with news on some of their latest goodies, the perfect way...

Watch: THE STORY OF ROCK BAND… The Day the Music Died… DON McLEAN’s AMERICAN PIE closes out DLC…

Today is the day that I've been mentioning with every ROCK BAND DLC update for the past couple of months. After more than five...

BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP releases 2013 Autism Speaks Bears…

Today (April 2, 2013) is World Autism Awareness Day, and the folks at Build-a-Bear Workshop are contributing to the cause with the release of...

An April Fools gag actually gets a Press Release (Play-Doh 3D Printer)…

I'm not sure who (if anyone) was actually "fooled" by this, but as I finally catch up on emails here at Rock Father HQ,...

LEGO is NOT pulling their STAR WARS Jabba’s Palace due to a controversy…

In what certainly seemed like a bad April Fools' joke, many news outlets have reported today that "LEGO is pulling their Jabba's Palace Playset...

Toy Review: TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS Predaking (Voyager Class)

When TRANSFORMERS PRIME returned to The Hub for it's third season last week, The Autobots were slapped with the return of an evil force...

Retro Toys: NECA brings John S. RAMBO back to the action figure aisle…

Growing up, there was a distinctly 80s phenomenon of companies spinning-off a lot of awesome toys from entertainment properties that weren't kid-friendly. In fact,...

PBS KIDS launches FREE PBS Parents Play & Learn App…

The folks over at PBS KIDS have just launched PBS Parents Play & Learn, their first app designed specifically for parents to help them build...

SESAME STREET: The Real MONSTERS OF ROCK…

SESAME STREET has musical connections that run deep. Throughout the years, the songs have become timeless, and countless artists from all genres have appeared...

Watch: Math, Magic, Toys and Puzzles on INVENTORS from PBS Digital Studios…

PBS Digital Studios has a biweekly webseries by filmmaker/photographer David Friedman, called INVENTORS. This week, the subject is Mark Setteducati, a self-professed “mathe-magician” that uses...

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