Mickey Mouse might seem the most unlikely character to ensnare viewers in a horror flick, but an expiration in copyright protection means an early version of the Disney mascot will stalk film screens.

Aya Tsintziras is a freelance writer who writes about TV, movies, and has a particular interest in the horror genre. She has a Political Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of ...

The 'Steamboat Willie' version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on January 1. According to the film’s synopsis (via The Hollywood Reporter), the film follows a girl named Alex on her 21 st ...

Mickey's Mouse Trap is the first horror film to take advantage of Disney's Steamboat Willie entering the public domain. Reading time 2 minutes It was inevitable that once Mickey Mouse entered the ...

The next Mickey Mouse horror movie to be released in theaters is Screamboat, which gives a deadly twist to the classic Disney animated short Steamboat Willie – however, the first official look at the ...

Michael Fishman and Maya Lynne Robinson arrive at Mickey's 90th Spectacular held at the Shrine Auditorium on October 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, Ca. © Tammie Arroyo/AFF ...

The ‘Steamboat Willie’ version of Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain. Filmmakers are taking advantage of that –– for horror movies. Disney, though, maintains the copyright on more modern ...

Thanks to the clip shared on X by ESPN, millions who weren’t in attendance got to watch Mickey lead the fountains like he was ...

Mickey Mouse horror movie The Mouse Trap is bad, but it's the reason it's bad that makes it so disappointing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Dana Noraas is a Senior Resource Writer for Collider. Her favorite genre of movies to watch and write about is horror, but she will watch everything from Disney to Darren Aronofsky. She received her ...

Some versions of Mickey are still under copyright protection. Here’s the lowdown on what’s fair game and what isn’t. Technically, later versions of Mickey are still under copyright, but you have some ...