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Nerdly Presents Episode 13 of the Romford Film Festival Podcast… Proudly presented by Nerdly host Kevin Haldon who sits down to chat with directors Alisa Stern and Scott Ampleford to talk about their short Vhx, which screened at this year’s Romford Horror Film Festival – which took place February 27th through March 2nd 2025.

A collection of home movies languish on a shelf, longing to be watched again. Little do they know, there’s a fate far worse than being forgotten. Vhx is a stop motion animated short made with real vintage VHS tapes...

Doctor Who fans are a talented bunch, eh?

For some Whovians, just sitting back and watching the BBC sci-fi series is not enough - they want to take part, to create - and many have taken to YouTube to present their own unique take on Who, using animation, CGI effects and whizzy editing.

Take a look at some of the very finest fan edits available online - there are Sherlock crossovers, Buffy mash-ups and more!

1. Dematerialisation!

The latest effort from one John Smith on YouTube, this spectacular animation provides a new twist on the familiar concept of the Tardis dematerialising and reappearing somewhere new - it's a breathtaking bit of work, as the Doctor's craft tears dramatically through the time-space vortex.

"Since the Tardis' dematerialisation effect has remained largely unchanged for the past fifty years, I thought it might be interesting to try out a new approach," reads the video description.

Welcome back to the series of posts here at SciFi Mafia that we’re calling Web Series Wednesday where we devote a space to the wonderment of the web series. Every Wednesday we’ll cover an awesome web series and give you all the info to get into it.

If you’ve got a favorite web series you’d like us to cover, head on over to the Contact Us page and shoot us your request. To catch up on past Web Series Wednesday posts click here.

This week we’re taking a little time to update you on shows we’ve already covered!

Space Janitor’s second season is available since we reported last. And they also met their Kickstarter goal for a third season and it is currently in production! Huzzah! You can see our initial review here, and you can check them out to your heart’s content here.

Doctor Puppet creator Alisa Stern has revealed, on her Twitter feed, her new puppet for 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi:

Here he is taking a walk through Brooklyn’s Prospect Park:

And at nearby Grand Army Plaza:

There’s another adorable photo from the Brooklyn shoot at Stern’s Doctor Puppet tumblr.

Can’t wait to see him in a Doctor Puppet adventure.

(If you stumble across a cool Doctor Who thing, feel free to email me with a link.)...