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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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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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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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14 Monster Families from The Munsters, Charmed, Hotel Transylvania, and more
TV, Movies, Comics, Magic, Witches, Vampires Chris Well 11/8/22 TV, Movies, Comics, Magic, Witches, Vampires Chris Well 11/8/22

14 Monster Families from The Munsters, Charmed, Hotel Transylvania, and more

Even monsters need family support. We explore 13 families that love their monsters—including Fantastic Four, the Looney Tunes Show, Addams Family, Flintstones, Bewitched, and lots more.

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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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Top 31 Hilarious Vampire Comedy Movies (21-31)—including Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Comedy, Vampires, Movies, Universal Monsters Chris Well 11/2/22 Comedy, Vampires, Movies, Universal Monsters Chris Well 11/2/22

Top 31 Hilarious Vampire Comedy Movies (21-31)—including Dracula: Dead and Loving It

More of our list of 31 of the best comedies that include vampires! Including The Munsters’ Revenge (1981), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), Rockula (1990), and more...

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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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Hulk vs Thor in 1988 and 2017
Movies, TV, Comics Chris Well 10/27/22 Movies, TV, Comics Chris Well 10/27/22

Hulk vs Thor in 1988 and 2017

Over the years, the Incredible Hulk and the Mighty Thor have battled across the pages of Marvel Comics. The two have also come to blows onscreen, including both film and TV.

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John Carpenter celebrates Godzilla with Masters of Monsters weekend
Movies, Giant Monsters, TV Chris Well 10/25/22 Movies, Giant Monsters, TV Chris Well 10/25/22

John Carpenter celebrates Godzilla with Masters of Monsters weekend

Director John Carpenter will host Shout Factory TV’s Masters of Monsters weekend, including four of his favorite Godzilla movies. Masters of Monsters will be available on several digital channels.

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Dark Corners Q&A: Universal’s Invisible Man—Horror’s Anti-Hero
Universal Monsters, Flashback, Movies Chris Well 10/20/22 Universal Monsters, Flashback, Movies Chris Well 10/20/22

Dark Corners Q&A: Universal’s Invisible Man—Horror’s Anti-Hero

One of Universal’s classic series of monsters, 1933’s The Invisible Man involves a scientist who goes insane and terrorizes people. Dark Corners Reviews talks through the original film series.

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Doctor Fate: His History Before Black Adam
Movies, Comics, Magic Chris Well 10/18/22 Movies, Comics, Magic Chris Well 10/18/22

Doctor Fate: His History Before Black Adam

In the upcoming Black Adam movie, DC Comics’ legendary magic character Doctor Fate promises to be an important figure in the film. Find out info about this intriguing character…

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Megan Thee Stallion on “Crazy” Addams Family + She-Hulk twerking
Comedy, Music, TV, Movies Chris Well 10/16/22 Comedy, Music, TV, Movies Chris Well 10/16/22

Megan Thee Stallion on “Crazy” Addams Family + She-Hulk twerking

Megan Thee Stallion rapped on a new song for Addams Family 2, and also showed up in TWO roles on the She-Hulk series. Check out the video for the first, and get details for the second.

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Abbott and Costello vs. 13 Monsters—including Dracula, Mr. Hyde, and the Creature From the Black Lagoon
Movies, Flashback, Vampires, Werewolves, Universal Monsters, Comedy, Mummies Chris Well 10/13/22 Movies, Flashback, Vampires, Werewolves, Universal Monsters, Comedy, Mummies Chris Well 10/13/22

Abbott and Costello vs. 13 Monsters—including Dracula, Mr. Hyde, and the Creature From the Black Lagoon

Universal Studios had access to one of the world’s greatest comedy teams and several of the most stunning monsters. It made perfect sense to have them meet.

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She-Hulk + More Characters That Talk to the Audience
Flashback, Comics, TV, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 10/6/22 Flashback, Comics, TV, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 10/6/22

She-Hulk + More Characters That Talk to the Audience

When She-Hulk’s TV series debuted, did you see that part where she turns to the viewers and talks to them? We share several examples of TV, movie, and comics characters doing that…

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‘Dead Bride’ now on VOD, digital
Movies, Ghosts Chris Well 10/4/22 Movies, Ghosts Chris Well 10/4/22

‘Dead Bride’ now on VOD, digital

Her family has been living with a terrible curse, unleashed by a bride killed by her grandfather: Ghost story DEAD BRIDE from writer/director Francesco Picone is available on VOD and digital.

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Reviewers Say Rob Zombie’s The Munsters “Fails”
Movies, TV, Comedy, Universal Monsters Chris Well 9/27/22 Movies, TV, Comedy, Universal Monsters Chris Well 9/27/22

Reviewers Say Rob Zombie’s The Munsters “Fails”

Rob Zombie’s 2022 film adaptation of the 1960s sitcom “The Munsters” is available. Unfortunately, reviewers are saying it’s as bad as we expected…

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Godzilla vs American version ‘Zilla’ (Hollywood’s 1998 version)
Flashback, Giant Monsters, Movies Chris Well 9/22/22 Flashback, Giant Monsters, Movies Chris Well 9/22/22

Godzilla vs American version ‘Zilla’ (Hollywood’s 1998 version)

In Godzilla: Final Wars, Earth is being attacked by giant monsters. Godzilla fights lots of monsters in this film—including the Hollywood approach from 1998’s Godzilla.

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The B-Movie Monsters That Time Forgot
Giant Monsters, Flashback, Movies Chris Well 9/15/22 Giant Monsters, Flashback, Movies Chris Well 9/15/22

The B-Movie Monsters That Time Forgot

In Hollywood during the 1950s, monster movies pretty much turned away from the genre’s classic creations—there came new nightmares drawing from the Atomic Age.

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Ranking the Universal Monster Movies
Flashback, Universal Monsters, Movies Chris Well 9/1/22 Flashback, Universal Monsters, Movies Chris Well 9/1/22

Ranking the Universal Monster Movies

“There are tons of Universal films—these are just the classic monster movies…” Horror writer Anda Kent watched the seven original Universal monster movies and ranked them…

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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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