Flashback: ‘Supernatural’ (2005)
After losing their mother to a supernatural force, brothers Sam and Dean Winchester (played by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles) were raised by their father to track mysterious creatures. Created by Eric Kripk, the show debuted on network WB on September 13, 2005, and subsequently became part of the lineup when the network switched to become CW.
The series was going to end with its fifteenth season—but with production delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the final season was split into two half-seasons.
Here’s a promo from when the series began…
Celebrating the 120th birthday of one of the most influential authors of all time! Most remembered for Conan, but REH typed out more than a hundred stories for many more pulp categories.
Translator Jeffrey Angles talks making the original 1960s Mothra fiction available in English! “Tōhō’s monster movies are great fun, but they are also fantastically revealing windows….”
Interviews with the several authors from the “Weird Tales Presents” project. The legendary magazine is adding original novels, anthologies, and compilations—with horror, sci-fi, and fantasy.
The horror author talks about his brand-new short story collection, how his fiction represents him as an author, and his excitement working with the folks at Weird Tales.
The 1980s sword & sci-fi & sorcery cartoon show Thundarr the Barbarian is returning as a comic book by Jason Aaron and Kewber Baal. Find out about the history of the original TV show—and what to expect from the comic book series!
The zombie post-apocalypse book series Rot & Ruin, written by Jonathan Maberry, has won lots of awards. Find out more about the books, plus the author's thoughts on the impact of zombie fiction.
The dark fiction author talks to Monster Complex about the apocalypse, coffee, and his novel’s bonus materials. “I have a lot of weird ideas.”
Celebrating Turkey Day with The Incredible Hulk, The Munsters, Mr. Spock, and more! After that big dinner, this is your chance to gouge on some fun genre TV mixing together fantasy with Thanksgiving…
Godzilla’s first movie came out in 1954. In the years since, there have been dozens more Godzilla movies—with all sorts of angles and different approaches. Which do YOU like best?
Chris Well been a writer pretty much his entire life. (Well, since his childhood.) Over the years, he has worked in newspapers, magazines, radio, and books. He now is the chief of the website Monster Complex, celebrating monster stories in lit and pop culture. He also writes horror comedy fiction that embraces Universal Monsters, 1960s sitcoms, 1980s action movies, and the X-Files.
Maybe the greatest monster movie ever, Bride of Frankenstein (1935) was directed by James Whale, and starred Boris Karloff and Colin Clive. The sequel also starred Elsa Lanchester in two roles.