Music duo Boyce and Hart wrote all those songs for The Monkees. But they also hit the charts with their own hits, and appeared on TV shows like I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, and Flying Nun.

Hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror, Shirley Jackson’s 1959 gothic horror novel THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE has been adapted for the movies, stage, and TV.

Here’s a big list of classic monster movies. Watch for examples from all the Universal Monster series—including some Frankenstein movies, as well as those with the Wolf Man, Dracula, and more!

Want to meet some Sword & Sorcery writers? We’re working on a list with several authors who have explored their own takes on Sword & Sorcery fiction.

Godzilla has returned in like 40 movies. There are many arguments for which are the best. But which of Godzilla’s movies are the worst?

For centuries, storytellers have explored various ideas about the nature of the devil. But this article is really just so I can show you some funny music videos.

Ghosts in your attic? Zombies in your neighborhood? We got options for you. “I had two goals: 1) promote weird detectives, and 2) expand the subgenre [with] new characters.”

Turns out that Carla’s new house was built on top of a prison graveyard. What can go wrong? “Why, I could no more close my eyes in that cauldron of blood than sever my own arm. Oh, yes, well. Angels on your pillow.”

Conan the Barbarian has grappled with many kinds of threats. But which was deadliest? The official Conan podcast explores the monsters the Cimmerian has crossed blades with over the years.

A depressed, reclusive vampire musician is rejoined by his centuries-old wife in this off-kilter romantic drama. Watch the videos for info about the making of the movie.

In the new horror comedy novel Brokeula, what’s scarier—the monster or the marketing scheme? “Horror demands a sort of fiction-reflected-reality. Casted against zombies or vampires.”

Looking for some monster movies worth checking out? Here are THIRTY creature features that deserve more attention—from undersea threats to weird city disasters to kaiju battles!

Sword & sorcery icon Conan the Barbarian debuted in a 1932 issue of Weird Tales. In the decades since, Conan has appeared in more books, plus movies, comic books, and more.  

When the original show was cancelled, Star Trek was going to come back a cartoon. Outlining the shaky beginnings—and surprising victory—of the 1974 show Star Trek: The Animated Series.

Holmes’ new novel blends historical fiction with Southern gothic psychological horror. “We survive and thrive in little pockets—but it’s always temporary when oppression is the rule of the day.”

Over his long career, the famed comedy storyteller’s works have included 1974’s Young Frankenstein, 1987’s Spaceballs, 1995’s Dracula: Dead and Loving It, plus so much more.

How the woman who wrote for Wonder Woman rethought the world of Sword & Sorcery. “I’ve been a fan of strong female characters and pulp and fantasy and all of that forever.”

What if a made-up story about invading alien snails comes true? “The challenge was cradling a bunch of little stories inside a few medium stories inside one overarching story. They all had to work together.”

If this is true, actor Dwayne Johnson tried working behind the scenes with his Black Adam movie. And his schemes to run the show made the whole DC movie series come crashing down…

A mind-bending sci-fi western bearing shades of The Murderbot Diaries: “Bad things are happening, BUT I don’t want to write about a hopeless world.”