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True Blood Reboot Still in Early Stages
TV, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Books Chris Well 8/22/21 TV, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Books Chris Well 8/22/21

True Blood Reboot Still in Early Stages

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The GODZILLA Issue: Godzilla, Kong, and Gamera Movies, Games, Cartoons, More
Books, Comics, Movies, Animation, Games, Quizzes, Giant Monsters, TV Chris Well 8/18/21 Books, Comics, Movies, Animation, Games, Quizzes, Giant Monsters, TV Chris Well 8/18/21

The GODZILLA Issue: Godzilla, Kong, and Gamera Movies, Games, Cartoons, More

Celebrating Toho's legendary kaiju, plus Godzilla’s enemies (like King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla) and Godzilla’s allies (like Kong, Mothra, and Rodan).

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Horror Q&A: Kevin M. Folliard (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 8/16/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 8/16/21

Horror Q&A: Kevin M. Folliard (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“The Old West is such an enduring setting because it embodies adventure, danger, and oftentimes isolation.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

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It's Lit: Octavia E. Butler, The Grand Dame of Science Fiction
Books Chris Well 8/12/21 Books Chris Well 8/12/21

It's Lit: Octavia E. Butler, The Grand Dame of Science Fiction

Octavia E. Butler’s storytelling pushed the boundaries of what Black people were allowed to be in science fiction.

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Horror Q&A: Gustavo Bondoni (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 8/10/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 8/10/21

Horror Q&A: Gustavo Bondoni (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“My stories are mainly driven by ideas—weird, cool, frightening, whatever.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides, with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

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Horror Q&A: Jason J. McCuiston (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books Chris Well 8/7/21 Books Chris Well 8/7/21

Horror Q&A: Jason J. McCuiston (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“Conflict is the lifeblood of a great story.” 

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Horror Q&A: Andrea Thomas (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 8/4/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 8/4/21

Horror Q&A: Andrea Thomas (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“Genre fiction has existed even as far back as the Bard himself.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides, with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

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The Supernatural Book Series in Order
TV, Books, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 7/6/21 TV, Books, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 7/6/21

The Supernatural Book Series in Order

The show spawned a number of tie-in books, including a series of novels that expanded on the stories in the Supernatural universe. Find a complete list—more books related to the show!

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Horror Author Q&A: Laura J Campbell (No Lesser Angels, No Greater Devils)
Books, Interview Chris Well 6/30/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 6/30/21

Horror Author Q&A: Laura J Campbell (No Lesser Angels, No Greater Devils)

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Best Zombie Books: 50 Great Zombie Novels from Colson Whitehead, Seanan McGuire, Isaac Marion, more
Books, Zombies Chris Well 6/25/21 Books, Zombies Chris Well 6/25/21

Best Zombie Books: 50 Great Zombie Novels from Colson Whitehead, Seanan McGuire, Isaac Marion, more

Looking for a zombie story? You can’t swing an undead cat without hitting another one. If you want some help narrowing down the field, here are some zombie novels worth checking out.

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Panel: Writing Horror in a Post-Covid World [Video]
Interview, Books Chris Well 6/14/21 Interview, Books Chris Well 6/14/21

Panel: Writing Horror in a Post-Covid World [Video]

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Wizard Writers: Jim Butcher + 31 More
Magic, Books Chris Well 6/9/21 Magic, Books Chris Well 6/9/21

Wizard Writers: Jim Butcher + 31 More

Here are more than two-dozen authors who write about magic, magic practitioners, and those who live in a world of magic.

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Dracula Comedy Roundup: Game, Movies, TV, Books, Comics, Videos
Flashback, TV, Universal Monsters, Vampires, Movies, Comics, Books, Comedy Chris Well 6/7/21 Flashback, TV, Universal Monsters, Vampires, Movies, Comics, Books, Comedy Chris Well 6/7/21

Dracula Comedy Roundup: Game, Movies, TV, Books, Comics, Videos

Many films have used the Count as a villain, while others have used him as a title character—or invoked his name as a buzzword or as shorthand…

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Seanan McGuire: Complete October Daye Urban Fantasy Detective Series
Books, Magic Chris Well 5/31/21 Books, Magic Chris Well 5/31/21

Seanan McGuire: Complete October Daye Urban Fantasy Detective Series

Seanan McGuire’s urban fantasy October Daye series follows changeling knight and sometime P.I. Toby Daye through the streets of San Francisco and into the mercurial world of Faerie.

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Cynthia Pelayo on ‘Children of Chicago’— “There was magic in our neighborhood”
Books Chris Well 5/24/21 Books Chris Well 5/24/21

Cynthia Pelayo on ‘Children of Chicago’— “There was magic in our neighborhood”

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Panel: Black Women Who Write Dark Fiction and Poetry [Video]
Books, Interview Chris Well 5/17/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 5/17/21

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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Horror Q&A: Peter Topside (Preternatural Evolution)
Books, Interview Chris Well 5/10/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 5/10/21

Horror Q&A: Peter Topside (Preternatural Evolution)

“I just like to see something that’s entertaining, but also has some significance and creates its own experience.” The author on the inspiration behind Preternatural Evolution, his pet peeves in horror fiction, and what he look for as a horror fan.

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Monster Comedy Roundup: Movies, TV, Books, Games, Comics
Books, Comics, Movies, Animation, Vampires, Games, Flashback, Werewolves, Universal Monsters, Zombies, TV, Comedy Chris Well 5/8/21 Books, Comics, Movies, Animation, Vampires, Games, Flashback, Werewolves, Universal Monsters, Zombies, TV, Comedy Chris Well 5/8/21

Monster Comedy Roundup: Movies, TV, Books, Games, Comics

Links to news and articles about films that mix comedy and horror, from Dick Briefer's comedic take on the Frankenstein Monster to Monster Squad to Little Monsters. 

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Fantasy Q&A: Delizhia Jenkins (Rise of the Elites)
Books, Interview Chris Well 5/3/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 5/3/21

Fantasy Q&A: Delizhia Jenkins (Rise of the Elites)

“Adaya must adapt quickly to her role as an Elite while also trying to figure who the killer is and prevent the Houses from going to war.”

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Chloe Neill Chicagoland Vampires Books In Order + Interview
Vampires, Magic, Books, Urban Fantasy, Interview Chris Well 4/30/21 Vampires, Magic, Books, Urban Fantasy, Interview Chris Well 4/30/21

Chloe Neill Chicagoland Vampires Books In Order + Interview

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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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