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Celebrating Women’s History Month 2025 with Monster Complex female authors!
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Celebrating Women’s History Month 2025 with Monster Complex female authors!

To join in Women’s History Month, Monster Complex wants to share several of the women authors we’ve talked about on the site. Find out more about these ladies—plus links to find them online.

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28 Striking Vampire Books—including horror, romance, fantasy, and comedy titles
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28 Striking Vampire Books—including horror, romance, fantasy, and comedy titles

This list of remarkable vampire books shows classics to blockbuster series—ranging from horror and romance to fantasy or even comedy. Which books would you add to the list?

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30+ Black Authors for fans of Horror, Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Fiction
Books, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 6/19/23 Books, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 6/19/23

30+ Black Authors for fans of Horror, Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Fiction

There are many great Black writers that readers of horror, urban fantasy and paranormal fiction should get to know. Our list includes Helen Oyeyemi, Linda D. Addison, Tananarive Due, and lots more!

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Horror Fiction: Discover 75+ Chilling Horror Authors and Their Best Works
Books Chris Well 5/21/23 Books Chris Well 5/21/23

Horror Fiction: Discover 75+ Chilling Horror Authors and Their Best Works

Who are YOUR favorite horror authors? Behind-the-scenes info on Stephen King, Tananarive Due, Mary Shelley, Koji Suzuki, Ray Bradbury, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and many more!

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75+ Urban Fantasy Writers Who Aren’t White UPATED
Books, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Witches, Zombies, Magic, Mermaids, Werewolves Chris Well 6/3/22 Books, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Witches, Zombies, Magic, Mermaids, Werewolves Chris Well 6/3/22

75+ Urban Fantasy Writers Who Aren’t White UPATED

Including L.A. Banks, Maurice Broaddus, Jessica Cage, Zoraida Córdova, Owl Goingback, Nalo Hopkinson, N. K. Jemisin, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Shweta Taneja, Kenesha Williams, and more.

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‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Fans—16 Vampire Books You Should Check Out
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‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Fans—16 Vampire Books You Should Check Out

For fans of vampire stories that break into new territory, check out these 16 vampire books that offer their own unique spin on vampire mythology.

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Panel: Black Women Who Write Dark Fiction and Poetry [Video]
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Panel: Black Women Who Write Dark Fiction and Poetry [Video]

Video panel presented by the Horror Writers Association. Panelists include horror authors Linda D. Addison, L.H. Moore, Tish Jackson, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Rhonda J. Garcia, and L. Marie Wood.

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Chris Well celebrates stories about monsters and the people who hunt them and/or love them. Over the years (please don’t ask how many), Chris has worked in different kinds of media as a writer, producer, performer, broadcaster, and/or college instructor. Now he hosts the website Monster Complex. Find out more about Chris at StudioWell.com.

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