In 1815, Lord Byron challenged guests to write a ghost story—and 18-year-old Mary Shelley crafted “Frankenstein.” In this video, Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read Mary Shelley’s classic novel.

Both a spin-off as well as a prequel that branches off the original Star Trek pilot, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will follow the missions of the USS Enterprise–a decade (give or take) before Kirk takes the helm for the famous five-year mission of the original series.

Four iconic monster movies—Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933), and The Wolf Man (1941)—are headed back to the big screen with two double-feature events in time for Halloween.

“I wanted to capture the existential horror of war and place it within the context of the supernatural.” Alistair Rey contributed the story "What Hath God Wrought?" In this interview, the author talks about legend vs. history, mixing horror with the Old West, and the challenges of historical fiction.

Exploring the series that revolves around a world inhabited by supernatural characters. Including the novels in order, the Sookie Stackhouse short story collections, plus quotes from the author.

Watch the livestream here! Star Trek Day will be hosted by Wil Wheaton and Mica Burton and feature a live orchestra, in-person conversations with cast members and creative minds, “legacy moments” with iconic cast, plus surprise announcements.

“What's the creepiest thing you've ever seen…" The short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides features some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

List of book series that feature monsters, magic, folklore, urban fantasy, science gone wrong, alien invasions, zombies, vampires, and the supernatural.

1933’s King Kong is known for its groundbreaking special effects—including stop-motion animation, matte painting, rear projection and miniatures—all done decades before CGI. 

“Showing that ‘horror’ things do happen in Texas was a lot of fun for me.” The author's fascination with Cryptids, and being such an eclectic writer.

These giant monsters sometimes save (sometimes destroy) cities. They also fought a lot of OTHER things. Can you match which monster fought what?

“I had to get the western part right.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides, with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

Celebrating Toho's legendary kaiju, plus Godzilla’s enemies (like King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla) and Godzilla’s allies (like Kong, Mothra, and Rodan).

“The Old West is such an enduring setting because it embodies adventure, danger, and oftentimes isolation.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

Classic sitcom The Munsters (1964-1966) featured a regular, suburban family that just happened to also be related to the Universal Monsters.

Octavia E. Butler’s storytelling pushed the boundaries of what Black people were allowed to be in science fiction.

Celebrating the classic 1970s monster investigator, we look at Kolchak’s Best Episodes, plus an Episode Guide, a look at Why Was It Canceled, and how to Watch Episodes Online.

“My stories are mainly driven by ideas—weird, cool, frightening, whatever.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides, with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

It seemed like every week the Munsters ran into bank robbers, con artists, and smugglers…