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Zombieland (2009): How a TV pilot became a blockbuster movie
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/20/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/20/23

Zombieland (2009): How a TV pilot became a blockbuster movie

“Who’s Bill Murray?” In the video playlist, go behind the scenes of the zombie comedy Zombieland. Even see the reunited cast rewatch Zombieland’s best scenes 10 years later.

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Shaun of the Dead (2004): How the zombie comedy borrowed a TV plot and became so much more
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/18/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/18/23

Shaun of the Dead (2004): How the zombie comedy borrowed a TV plot and became so much more

Zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead is one of the best. Watch the video playlist for the official trailer, a clip of Pegg’s character being oblivious to the zombies, plus see the process behind making it.

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Fido (2006): Putting zombies to work? This zombie comedy has it figured out.
Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/15/23 Movies, Zombies, Comedy, Flashback Chris Well 7/15/23

Fido (2006): Putting zombies to work? This zombie comedy has it figured out.

In a world where radiation from space has turned the dead into zombies, ZomCon has created a remote control collar that turns hungry zombies into servants. Watch this behind-the-scenes video.

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How All 3 Cloverfield Films Are Connected (And wait—what about the 4th movie?)
Giant Monsters, Movies, Flashback Chris Well 7/11/23 Giant Monsters, Movies, Flashback Chris Well 7/11/23

How All 3 Cloverfield Films Are Connected (And wait—what about the 4th movie?)

The Cloverfield movies are all different—but are all part of the larger story. “[Breaking] down all the connections between the three Cloverfield movies…before the movie even hit theaters…”

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Comparing THE THING 1951 vs. 1982 vs. 2011
Movies, Aliens, Flashback Chris Well 7/4/23 Movies, Aliens, Flashback Chris Well 7/4/23

Comparing THE THING 1951 vs. 1982 vs. 2011

The 1938 horror novella by John W. Campbell about an Antarctic research camp and a crash-landed alien has been adapted several times in different media. Let’s talk about the three movies…

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Making WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: Behind the scenes of the original movie
Comedy, Vampires, Movies Chris Well 6/27/23 Comedy, Vampires, Movies Chris Well 6/27/23

Making WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: Behind the scenes of the original movie

The 2014 movie What We Do in the Shadows is a hilarious mockumentary horror comedy that follows three vampire roommates. This video is a rare visit behind the scenes of the making of the original movie.

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2022 Bram Stoker Awards Winners—presented at StokerCon 2023
Books, Movies, TV Chris Well 6/26/23 Books, Movies, TV Chris Well 6/26/23

2022 Bram Stoker Awards Winners—presented at StokerCon 2023

The Bram Stoker Awards honor horror fiction in several categories. Check out the the whole list of winners this year—and you can even watch the event video!

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WOLFMAN on BLADE: “Suddenly, I knew exactly who he was...”
Comics, Movies, TV, Flashback, Vampires Chris Well 6/22/23 Comics, Movies, TV, Flashback, Vampires Chris Well 6/22/23

WOLFMAN on BLADE: “Suddenly, I knew exactly who he was...”

Looking at the Dracula origins of Marvel Comics vampire hunter Blade, exploring the best ways to catch up on his history, and looking forward to what to expect in the future.

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Making TERMINATOR: DARK FATE—Behind The Scenes
Movies, Robots Chris Well 6/20/23 Movies, Robots Chris Well 6/20/23

Making TERMINATOR: DARK FATE—Behind The Scenes

Go behind the scenes of the underrated 2019 science fiction movie where Sarah Connor teams up with a cyborg and an old classic Terminator to stop a killer robot. See the crew discuss the making of the movie.

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King Kong 1933: How The Movie Was Made
Giant Monsters, Movies, Flashback Chris Well 6/13/23 Giant Monsters, Movies, Flashback Chris Well 6/13/23

King Kong 1933: How The Movie Was Made

One of the greatest monster movies of all time, these videos take you behind the scenes with King Kong’s historical significance—including special effects, music score, the storytelling, and more!

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Keaton says Beetlejuice 2 being made “exactly” like original
Movies, Ghosts, Comedy Chris Well 6/8/23 Movies, Ghosts, Comedy Chris Well 6/8/23

Keaton says Beetlejuice 2 being made “exactly” like original

Warner Bros. is finally making Beetlejuice 2, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton. The actor says making the sequel is “the most fun I’ve had working on a movie in I can’t tell you how long.”

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13 Facts About Toni Morrison—author of BELOVED: “My world did not shrink because I was a black female writer. It just got bigger.”
Books, Ghosts, Movies Chris Well 6/7/23 Books, Ghosts, Movies Chris Well 6/7/23

13 Facts About Toni Morrison—author of BELOVED: “My world did not shrink because I was a black female writer. It just got bigger.”

Find out more about the award-winning novel—plus how the author continues to be important to future readers, and the funny way Oprah Winfrey got in touch to make a movie.

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Storied: The Golden Age of Movie Monsters—celebrating classic monster movies
Universal Monsters, Movies, Flashback Chris Well 6/6/23 Universal Monsters, Movies, Flashback Chris Well 6/6/23

Storied: The Golden Age of Movie Monsters—celebrating classic monster movies

When you list off the most intriguing monsters, so many of the names on that list refer to the original Universal Monster movies. In this video, the folks at Storied celebrate the classic era.

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[Flashback] Susan Hill talks about writing ‘The Woman in Black’—and the movie starring Daniel Radcliffe
Ghosts, Books, Movies, Interview Chris Well 5/31/23 Ghosts, Books, Movies, Interview Chris Well 5/31/23

[Flashback] Susan Hill talks about writing ‘The Woman in Black’—and the movie starring Daniel Radcliffe

“Most ghost stories are short stories,” the author says. “And I just wondered whether there was anything that could be revived in the ghost story to make it full length again…”

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Clive Barker vs. Godzilla: Can he make Godzilla scary again?
Giant Monsters, Movies Chris Well 5/28/23 Giant Monsters, Movies Chris Well 5/28/23

Clive Barker vs. Godzilla: Can he make Godzilla scary again?

According to Looper, Barker was once in conversation with the makers of one of the Godzilla movies. Looking at how the horror author once pitched how to make the iconic monster more of a terror again.

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‘Dracula’—adding music to a silent classic
Vampires, Movies, Music Chris Well 5/27/23 Vampires, Movies, Music Chris Well 5/27/23

‘Dracula’—adding music to a silent classic

The first sound film adapting Bram Stoker’s novel, 1931’s Dracula did not offer a film score. In the late-1990s, Universal asked Philip Glass to compose a new score for Dracula for the DVD release.

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Ms. Marvel “dies,” joins exclusive club with Mr. Spock, Sherlock, Batman, Spider-Man, etc
Comics, Movies, TV, Books Chris Well 5/25/23 Comics, Movies, TV, Books Chris Well 5/25/23

Ms. Marvel “dies,” joins exclusive club with Mr. Spock, Sherlock, Batman, Spider-Man, etc

Ms. Marvel will be in the movie The Marvels. But she is also “dying” in a comic book. Look at all the ways we know she’ll get better—and meet LOTS of famous characters who “died” and came back.

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Is ROBOT MONSTER the weirdest looking sci-fi movie ever?
Movies, Aliens, Flashback, Robots Chris Well 5/23/23 Movies, Aliens, Flashback, Robots Chris Well 5/23/23

Is ROBOT MONSTER the weirdest looking sci-fi movie ever?

The 1953 sci-fi movie Robot Monster was an indie black-and-white 3D science fiction film, remembered in later decades as one of the “worst movies ever made.”

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Director Pierre Földes on adapting Haruki Murakami to the screen: “The supernatural and the commonplace rub together.”
Movies, Urban Fantasy, Interview Chris Well 5/9/23 Movies, Urban Fantasy, Interview Chris Well 5/9/23

Director Pierre Földes on adapting Haruki Murakami to the screen: “The supernatural and the commonplace rub together.”

A look at the magical realism fiction that inspired the movie Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, which adapts the stories of magical realism author Haruki Murakami.

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Celebrating 40 years of Stephen King’s CHRISTINE
Books, Movies, Flashback Chris Well 5/5/23 Books, Movies, Flashback Chris Well 5/5/23

Celebrating 40 years of Stephen King’s CHRISTINE

Celebrating now 40 years, the classic Stephen King horror novel Christine tells the story of a car possessed by dark supernatural forces. The book was also adapted—that same year—as a movie directed by John Carpenter.

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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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