Mickey Mouse is getting the horror movie treatment, now that "Steamboat Willie" is in the public domain. Simon Phillips Actor/YouTube Mickey Mouse isn’t just for kids anymore. A trailer has dropped ...

Andrew McGowan studied at Bowdoin College and the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. Hs has served on programming and judicial teams for several film festivals, and has written about cinema ...

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E. One of the most beloved cartoon characters of all time is now the subject of several new interpretations thanks to the end of copyright protection for the 1928 Steamboat Willie ...

LOS ANGELES — Who's the newest horror star that's coming to the screen? M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E. At least two Mickey Mouse-inspired horror movies have been announced since 1928's "Steamboat Willie" — ...

The copyright on Mickey Mouse expires today, meaning The Walt Disney Company no longer has the exclusive rights to the character. Does this mean you can put Mickey in your own cartoon? Not exactly.

Still, in honor of Mickey's 85th birthday—the character made his debut before paying customers in the short "Steamboat Willie" on Nov. 18, 1928—we tried, and we came up with 85 things that can be ...