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Anne Rice wrote about Christmas with the werewolf
Werewolves, Christmas, Books, Flashback Chris Well 12/3/22 Werewolves, Christmas, Books, Flashback Chris Well 12/3/22

Anne Rice wrote about Christmas with the werewolf

It is winter at Nideck Point and for Reuben Golding, now infused with the Wolf Gift, this promises to be a season like no other. “It was meant to be a Christmas book,” Rice said. “I thought, 'I want to do Christmas with the werewolf.'“

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Top 31 Vampire Comedy Movies (1-10)—including What We Do in the Shadows
Comedy, Vampires, Movies, Universal Monsters, Flashback Chris Well 11/30/22 Comedy, Vampires, Movies, Universal Monsters, Flashback Chris Well 11/30/22

Top 31 Vampire Comedy Movies (1-10)—including What We Do in the Shadows

Find out more of our big list of 31 of the best vampire comedy movies! This section includes Mad Monster Party (1967), Monster Squad (1987), What We Do in the Shadows (2014), and more!

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Top 31 Vampire Comedy Movies (11-20)—including Love at First Bite and Day Shift
Comedy, Vampires, Movies, Flashback Chris Well 11/30/22 Comedy, Vampires, Movies, Flashback Chris Well 11/30/22

Top 31 Vampire Comedy Movies (11-20)—including Love at First Bite and Day Shift

Continuing our list of fun vampire comedy movies! This section includes details from Love at First Bite (1979), Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003), Day Shift (2022), and more.

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27 Monster Musicals (Pt 3): From Young Frankenstein and Monster High to Xena: Warrior Princess and more
Music, Vampires, Flashback, Movies, TV, Comedy Chris Well 11/29/22 Music, Vampires, Flashback, Movies, TV, Comedy Chris Well 11/29/22

27 Monster Musicals (Pt 3): From Young Frankenstein and Monster High to Xena: Warrior Princess and more

Continuing our “monster musicals” series with details about the staging of Shrek, a Scooby-Doo vampire musical, the stage transformation of Toxic Avenger, and more!

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27 Monster Musicals (Pt 2): From King Kong and the rock band KISS to Beauty and the Beast and more
Music, Vampires, Flashback, Giant Monsters, Movies, TV, Comedy Chris Well 11/29/22 Music, Vampires, Flashback, Giant Monsters, Movies, TV, Comedy Chris Well 11/29/22

27 Monster Musicals (Pt 2): From King Kong and the rock band KISS to Beauty and the Beast and more

Continuing our series celebrating musicals that celebrate monsters, we’ve got more titles for the list—including Little Shop of Horrors, plus musicals from Stephen King and Batman!

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27 Monster Musicals: From Addams Family and Spirited to Wicked and beyond
Music, Vampires, Flashback, Giant Monsters, Comedy Chris Well 11/27/22 Music, Vampires, Flashback, Giant Monsters, Comedy Chris Well 11/27/22

27 Monster Musicals: From Addams Family and Spirited to Wicked and beyond

Many monster movies mix together elements from multiple genres. While Phantom of the Opera is a super famous example, we’ve got more to add to the list…

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The Mummy: 15 Versions from Movies
Mummies, Universal Monsters, Flashback, Comedy, Movies Chris Well 11/26/22 Mummies, Universal Monsters, Flashback, Comedy, Movies Chris Well 11/26/22

The Mummy: 15 Versions from Movies

“Death is only the beginning…” The legends of the mummy have inspired more than a few stories in movies. Check out our list of mummy movies from the 1930s to the present day…

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Haruki Murakami: The Strange Library [Spotlight]
Books, Flashback Chris Well 11/25/22 Books, Flashback Chris Well 11/25/22

Haruki Murakami: The Strange Library [Spotlight]

Entering the strange world of best-selling Haruki Murakami’s wild imagination, The Strange Library is a fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library.

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The Munsters on Thanksgiving in 1964
TV, Flashback, Comedy, Universal Monsters Chris Well 11/24/22 TV, Flashback, Comedy, Universal Monsters Chris Well 11/24/22

The Munsters on Thanksgiving in 1964

Thanksgiving in 1964 was a big deal for The Munsters. First, the family celebrated the U.S. holiday on the show. Then on Thanksgiving Day itself, Herman and Grandpa appeared at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. We've got videos from both…

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These alien wisemen made Christmas cosmic: Watch it now…
Flashback, TV, Christmas, Aliens Chris Well 11/24/22 Flashback, TV, Christmas, Aliens Chris Well 11/24/22

These alien wisemen made Christmas cosmic: Watch it now…

This animated TV special revolved around three aliens from an unknown planet visiting Earth to learn the purpose of the Star of Bethlehem. Watch the whole special here.

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Mummy Fiction Books by Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, R.L. Stine, more
Mummies, Flashback, Books, Comics Chris Well 11/23/22 Mummies, Flashback, Books, Comics Chris Well 11/23/22

Mummy Fiction Books by Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, R.L. Stine, more

The legends of the mummy have inspired stories from lots of surprising authors! Check our list of novels and short stories that unwrap ancient horror..

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10 Times Gene Roddenberry Hated Star Trek
Flashback, TV, Movies, Aliens Chris Well 11/22/22 Flashback, TV, Movies, Aliens Chris Well 11/22/22

10 Times Gene Roddenberry Hated Star Trek

Gene Roddenberry was very proud of the universe he created, but also very protective. The folks at What Culture outline 10 times he was unhappy with something in the Star Trek universe.

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The Munsters: Why Did They Change Marilyn Munster?
Comedy, Universal Monsters, TV, Flashback Chris Well 11/18/22 Comedy, Universal Monsters, TV, Flashback Chris Well 11/18/22

The Munsters: Why Did They Change Marilyn Munster?

Classic sitcom The Munsters introduced viewers to a family of monsters - with a niece who was normal. Oddly, Marilyn was the one character where the actress kept getting replaced…

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Flashback: Katherine Dunn’s ‘Geek Love’ should come with a warning
Books, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 11/17/22 Books, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 11/17/22

Flashback: Katherine Dunn’s ‘Geek Love’ should come with a warning

The unforgettable story of a circus-geek family received a lot of praise. The book’s author, Katherine Dunn (1945-2016), was surprised by the success of the book…

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Remembering Kevin Conroy: 13 Great Batman Performances
Comics, TV, Flashback Chris Well 11/16/22 Comics, TV, Flashback Chris Well 11/16/22

Remembering Kevin Conroy: 13 Great Batman Performances

With the death of actor Kevin Conroy (1955-2022), the voice of Batman in several media, we go through a list of some of his great work, including the Batman series, Justice League, and more…

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Ranking 61 Stephen King Novels
Books, Flashback Chris Well 11/16/22 Books, Flashback Chris Well 11/16/22

Ranking 61 Stephen King Novels

King has sold LOTS of horror fiction, which has also been adapted for a bunch of movies, TV shows, and more. Book reviewer Jimmy Mango lists the best Stephen King books…

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Flashback: Forbidden Planet—Everything You Need to Know
Aliens, Flashback, Movies Chris Well 11/15/22 Aliens, Flashback, Movies Chris Well 11/15/22

Flashback: Forbidden Planet—Everything You Need to Know

“One of the most influential science fiction movies ever made,” the 1956 classic Forbidden Planet follows a mission to a distant planet to learn what happened to a colony that has gone silent…

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John Carpenter’s “The Thing” Scared Quentin Tarantino
Movies, Flashback Chris Well 11/9/22 Movies, Flashback Chris Well 11/9/22

John Carpenter’s “The Thing” Scared Quentin Tarantino

Director Quentin Tarantino and Late Show host Stephen Colbert share their love for The Thing—and Tarantino explains how he is rarely scared by movies, but The Thing was an exception…

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Halloween vs Christmas Town: Director Henry Selick wants credit
Music, Comedy, Christmas, Flashback, Movies Chris Well 11/6/22 Music, Comedy, Christmas, Flashback, Movies Chris Well 11/6/22

Halloween vs Christmas Town: Director Henry Selick wants credit

The king of Halloween Town stumbles upon Christmas Town. Listen to his song about the discovery, and find out more about the making of the movie “Nightmare Before Christmas.”

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The Munsters: 7 Classic Monsters in the Family
Universal Monsters, Flashback, TV, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 10/31/22 Universal Monsters, Flashback, TV, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 10/31/22

The Munsters: 7 Classic Monsters in the Family

When the creators of “The Munsters” first pitched the series, Universal wanted the sitcom to stick closer to these monsters they’d spent decades creating as part of Universal Monsters.

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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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