Whew, public domain has been all the rage the last year or so. Earlier this year a milestone moment happened when Mickey Mouse, or more specifically Steamboat Willy hit the public domain. This wasn’t the first we heard of beloved characters becoming free for all to use in any way they’d like, nope, that honor belongs to Jagged Edge Productions and their disturbingly odd Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey which saw everyone’s favorite pooh-bear go on a homicidal rampage.
While ‘Blood and Honey‘ was not well received by critics (or most audiences) it lit enough of a spark to start what’s being called the “Public Domain Horror Universe’. Jagged Edge (not to be confused with the awesome late-90s/early 00’s R&B group) not only has a sequel to Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey but also has Bambi: The Reckoning (a title worthy of Mel Brooks), Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare and, as we learned today, Pinocchio Unstrung.