Paranormal Author Q&A: Moni Boyce (Oracle Chronicles)
“I love for the characters to have a journey besides the love story.” The author on the world of her series, how her background informs her fiction, and what the future holds for her characters.
Anantya Tantrist Mystery Series by Shweta Taneja
Shweta Taneja is a F&SF author, comic writer and journalist based in India. Her work is described somewhere between feminist, horror, experimental and humorous.
Complete Vampire Hunters Academy from Delizhia Jenkins
“The storyline is a intricately woven web of everything that I know about vampires and their origins, mixed with everything I’ve learned about religion, spirituality and mythology.”
FLASHBACK: Hotel Transylvania (2012)—rethinking Universal Monsters as a hilarious family comedy
A look behind the scenes! Count Dracula owns a monster’s-only hotel where they can stay clear of the humans that hate them. To celebrate the birthday of his teen daughter, he invites his best monster friends over…
Bite Me: 25 Authors Who Write About Werewolves
There’s certainly a history for werewolf fiction. Some modern examples include titles from Patricia Briggs, Jessica Cage, Jonathan Maberry, Nalini Singh, Anne Rice, Owl Goingback, and more.
The Vampire Issue: Faith Hunter, L.A. Banks, Anne Rice, Buffy vs. X-Files
Featuring authors Faith Hunter, Delizhia Jenkins, L.A. Banks, Anne Rice, Laurell K. Hamilton, plus Buffy the Vampire Slayer vs. X-Files, Top 5 Underrated Vampire Movies, and more!
Vampire Huntress: Remembering L.A. Banks
“I was like, ‘When I grow up, I’m going to write something and this will not happen. My guys are gonna make it.’” Taken from classic interviews, how urban fantasy author L.A. Banks crossed genre lines, the elements of her childhood that made their way into her stories, and why she called Dracula the “Hugh Hefner of vampires.”
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Books by Laurell K. Hamilton In Order
The complete list of books, plus the author on the origins of the series, the arc of Anita Blake’s love life, and why her combination of romance, mystery, and horror is here to stay.
Urban Fantasy Q&A: Deborah Wilde (Jezebel Files)
The urban fantasy author talks to Monster Complex about writing a Jewish heroine, horror story pet peeves, and why her fiction is funny. “I wanted to see someone like me having magical adventures and being the object of desire.”