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“We belong dead!” Saluting the 1935 ‘Bride of Frankenstein’
“We belong dead!” Saluting the 1935 ‘Bride of Frankenstein’

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.

Remembering Robert E. Howard: Creator of Sword & Sorcery and Conan the Barbarian
Remembering Robert E. Howard: Creator of Sword & Sorcery and Conan the Barbarian

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.

Mothra Q&A: Translator Jeffrey Angles talks making the original kaiju fiction available in English!
Mothra Q&A: Translator Jeffrey Angles talks making the original kaiju fiction available in English!

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….”

Expanding ‘Weird Tales’ with spin-off novels and collections
Expanding ‘Weird Tales’ with spin-off novels and collections

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.

Weird Tales Presents: Johnny Compton’s short story collection ‘Midnight Somewhere’
Weird Tales Presents: Johnny Compton’s short story collection ‘Midnight Somewhere’

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.

New comic book coming from Thundarr the Barbarian: When Conan meets Star Wars!
New comic book coming from Thundarr the Barbarian: When Conan meets Star Wars!

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!

Zombie Fic: Jonathan Maberry’s Rot & Ruin series
Zombie Fic: Jonathan Maberry’s Rot & Ruin 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.

Q&A: Tim Hawken talks his murder mystery ‘The Apocalypse Will Still Have Coffee’
Q&A: Tim Hawken talks his murder mystery ‘The Apocalypse Will Still Have Coffee’

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.”

9 Monster Sci-Fi TV Episodes to Devour for Thanksgiving
9 Monster Sci-Fi TV Episodes to Devour for Thanksgiving

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 Day 2025: What’s YOUR favorite Godzilla movie?
Godzilla Day 2025: What’s YOUR favorite Godzilla movie?

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

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.

https://chriswell.substack.com/
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