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Top 13 Giant Monster Posts in 2022
Giant Monsters, Movies, TV, Books, Comics Chris Well 1/10/23 Giant Monsters, Movies, TV, Books, Comics Chris Well 1/10/23

Top 13 Giant Monster Posts in 2022

We take a look at the most popular GIANT MONSTER articles that folks were reading on Monster Complex over the past year. Take a look and maybe find something you really want to read or watch…

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Top 40 Vampire Posts on Monster Complex in 2022
Vampires, Books, Movies, TV, Universal Monsters, Comedy Chris Well 1/5/23 Vampires, Books, Movies, TV, Universal Monsters, Comedy Chris Well 1/5/23

Top 40 Vampire Posts on Monster Complex in 2022

We cover a lot of vampire fiction here on Monster Complex. As we enter 2023, we thought it’d be nice to highlight the most popular “vampire” articles from the past year.

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Vincent Price: Essential Facts About The Horror Legend
Flashback, Movies Chris Well 1/3/23 Flashback, Movies Chris Well 1/3/23

Vincent Price: Essential Facts About The Horror Legend

A class-act movie star with an engaging voice, actor Vincent Price quickly became an actor whose career focused on horror films. Highlights included The Fly (1958) and The Raven (1963).

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‘End of Days’—fighting the devil on New Year’s Eve
Movies Chris Well 12/31/22 Movies Chris Well 12/31/22

‘End of Days’—fighting the devil on New Year’s Eve

Is ‘End of Days’ a supernatural action thriller—or a clumsy attempt at drama? Watch this video as the reviewer compares what the film wants to be with how it turns out…

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Stan Lee: 13 Notable Cameo Appearances
Comics, TV, Movies, Flashback, Games Chris Well 12/28/22 Comics, TV, Movies, Flashback, Games Chris Well 12/28/22

Stan Lee: 13 Notable Cameo Appearances

Without Stan Lee, there would be no Marvel Comics. Part of his impact included dozens of appearances in related movies, TV shows, comics and games. Here is a list of our favorite cameos.

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Santa vs Martians: That time Santa Claus fought aliens from Mars—watch it now!
Christmas, Aliens, Movies Chris Well 12/23/22 Christmas, Aliens, Movies Chris Well 12/23/22

Santa vs Martians: That time Santa Claus fought aliens from Mars—watch it now!

Often hailed as a terrible movie, the 1964 film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians carries a weird kind of charm that beckons me. Want to watch? Here’s the whole movie right here…

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Gremlins: Merry Christmas to all those creatures…
Movies, Christmas, Flashback Chris Well 12/21/22 Movies, Christmas, Flashback Chris Well 12/21/22

Gremlins: Merry Christmas to all those creatures…

A man is given a strange creature—which generates other creatures that unleash chaos over a whole town Christmas Eve. Watch interviews on set during the making of Gremlins…

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Star Trek: Is Paramount selling Star Trek to another studio?
Aliens, TV, Movies Chris Well 12/12/22 Aliens, TV, Movies Chris Well 12/12/22

Star Trek: Is Paramount selling Star Trek to another studio?

Does Paramount need to sell off Star Trek to save the company? This can mean either selling its products to another channel or selling the whole brand to another studio. How likely is that?

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RIP Kirstie Alley from Star Trek, Cheers
Movies, TV Chris Well 12/5/22 Movies, TV Chris Well 12/5/22

RIP Kirstie Alley from Star Trek, Cheers

Actress Kirstie Alley (1951-2022), who began her film career in 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, has died following a battle with cancer. She was 71.

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Santa vs Mercenaries in ‘Violent Night’— “This could be really special”
Christmas, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 12/2/22 Christmas, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 12/2/22

Santa vs Mercenaries in ‘Violent Night’— “This could be really special”

“Time for some season’s beatings…” Violent Night star David Harbour was initially nervous about the concept of a “Santa Claus action movie”—until the filmmakers convinced him.

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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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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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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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