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SNL: Wes Anderson Horror Trailer
TV, Comedy Chris Well 8/11/22 TV, Comedy Chris Well 8/11/22

SNL: Wes Anderson Horror Trailer

Saturday Night Live’s 2013 short asked what if filmmaker Wes Anderson made the horror film The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders. SNL host Edward Norton played Owen Wilson.

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Flashback: Owl Goingback—Bram Stoker winner “Crota”
Flashback, Books Chris Well 8/8/22 Flashback, Books Chris Well 8/8/22

Flashback: Owl Goingback—Bram Stoker winner “Crota”

CROTA is a magical tale blending elements of mystery, suspense, and Native American mythology. The novel won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, and was one of four finalists in the Best Novel category.

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Ultra Q: The Japanese X-Files Show That Preceded Ultraman
Flashback, TV, Aliens, Giant Monsters Chris Well 8/4/22 Flashback, TV, Aliens, Giant Monsters Chris Well 8/4/22

Ultra Q: The Japanese X-Files Show That Preceded Ultraman

Ultra Q is an SF kaiju series made in the tradition of Toho’s many SF/horror films. The first of the long-running Ultra Series, the series was followed quickly by the more popular Ultraman.

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Mónica Ojeda: Jawbone [Spotlight]
Books Chris Well 8/1/22 Books Chris Well 8/1/22

Mónica Ojeda: Jawbone [Spotlight]

Interweaving pop culture references and horror concepts, Jawbone explores the terror inherent in the pure potentiality of adolescence and the fine line between desire and fear.

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Michelle Yeoh Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Characters | GQ
Movies, Interview Chris Well 7/28/22 Movies, Interview Chris Well 7/28/22

Michelle Yeoh Breaks Down Her Most Iconic Characters | GQ

Michele Yeoh breaks down her characters from Everything Everywhere All at Once, Tomorrow Never Dies, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Supercop, and Crazy Rich Asians.

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Jennifer Meinking: Complete Loki of Midgard Series
Magic, Books Chris Well 7/25/22 Magic, Books Chris Well 7/25/22

Jennifer Meinking: Complete Loki of Midgard Series

If you think you know the Norse god of mischief, think again. Things are not always what they seem, and this trickster is full of surprises.

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‘Sarah Jane Adventures’ star Anjli Mohindra returns as Rani
Audio, Aliens Chris Well 7/21/22 Audio, Aliens Chris Well 7/21/22

‘Sarah Jane Adventures’ star Anjli Mohindra returns as Rani

Big Finish has announced a brand-new set of audio adventures with “Sarah Jane Adventures” star Anjli Mohindra returning as her series character, Rani.

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How Charles Addams helped Ray Bradbury’s monster family in ‘From the Dust Returned’
Books, Flashback Chris Well 7/18/22 Books, Flashback Chris Well 7/18/22

How Charles Addams helped Ray Bradbury’s monster family in ‘From the Dust Returned’

Ray Bradbury, in an extraordinary flight of the imagination a half-century in the making, took readers to a most wondrous destination—into the heart of an Eternal Family.

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‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie Delayed Nearly a Year
Books, Movies, Vampires Chris Well 7/14/22 Books, Movies, Vampires Chris Well 7/14/22

‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie Delayed Nearly a Year

New Line has pushed back the film until 2023 due to COVID-19 related delays. In Salem’s Lot, writer Ben Mears returns to his childhood home and discovers something sinister at work.

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Author Q&A: Rus Wornom: Ghostflowers—A Love Story With Blood
Vampires, Books Chris Well 7/11/22 Vampires, Books Chris Well 7/11/22

Author Q&A: Rus Wornom: Ghostflowers—A Love Story With Blood

My wife gave me the initial idea for this novel while I was getting ready for work. She said, “Why don’t you write a really bad novel, like, vampires of Madison County, and make us a lot of money?”

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Frankenstein vs Wolf Man: Fight Scene
Flashback, Movies, Universal Monsters Chris Well 7/7/22 Flashback, Movies, Universal Monsters Chris Well 7/7/22

Frankenstein vs Wolf Man: Fight Scene

1943’s Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man stars Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein’s monster, and Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot, the Wolf Man. The film is a sequel to both The Ghost of Frankenstein and The Wolf Man.

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Ian Fortey Q&A: WereCage
Books, Werewolves, Interview Chris Well 7/4/22 Books, Werewolves, Interview Chris Well 7/4/22

Ian Fortey Q&A: WereCage

Legend says that whoever is bitten by Nic Cage and lives becomes a Nic Cage themselves... “The book does get a little gruesome at times, but the entire thing is absurd from start to finish.”

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Ms. Marvel Actress Is An MCU Fan
TV, Comics Chris Well 6/30/22 TV, Comics Chris Well 6/30/22

Ms. Marvel Actress Is An MCU Fan

A Pakistani-American growing up in Jersey City, Kamala Khan idolized super heroes—never dreaming she’d be able to join her role models safeguarding society from the forces of evil.

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Brandon Sanderson: Complete The Stormlight Archive
Books Chris Well 6/27/22 Books Chris Well 6/27/22

Brandon Sanderson: Complete The Stormlight Archive

The Stormlight Archive is a series of epic fantasy novels written by Brandon Sanderson. Here’s a list of all the Stormlight books so far, which exist as part of his Cosmere shared universe.

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26 Swamp Monsters from Myths, Comics, X-Files, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more
Comics, Flashback, TV, Movies Chris Well 6/23/22 Comics, Flashback, TV, Movies Chris Well 6/23/22

26 Swamp Monsters from Myths, Comics, X-Files, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more

There are swamp monsters at more than one comic book company—and, as you’ll see in this list, there are other sources involved, including mythology and TV…

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Flashback: Shirley Jackson—The Haunting of Hill House
Books, Flashback Chris Well 6/20/22 Books, Flashback Chris Well 6/20/22

Flashback: Shirley Jackson—The Haunting of Hill House

The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre. Published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.

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Olivie Blake Q&A: The Atlas Six
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/13/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/13/22

Olivie Blake Q&A: The Atlas Six

An Amazon Best Book of March 2022! The Atlas Six introduces six of the most devious, talented, and flawed characters to ever find themselves in a magical library…

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Part 3: 200 Authors Every Horror Reader Should Know (F-H)
Books, Vampires, Witches, Zombies, Urban Fantasy, Magic Chris Well 6/11/22 Books, Vampires, Witches, Zombies, Urban Fantasy, Magic Chris Well 6/11/22

Part 3: 200 Authors Every Horror Reader Should Know (F-H)

Here’s part three of our massive list of authors for fans of horror fiction, urban fantasy, vampires, zombies, ghost stories, magic, science fiction, dark fantasy, and other monster fiction.

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Saturday Creature Features at Rosendale, NY
Movies, Universal Monsters, Giant Monsters, Flashback Chris Well 6/10/22 Movies, Universal Monsters, Giant Monsters, Flashback Chris Well 6/10/22

Saturday Creature Features at Rosendale, NY

In Rosendale, NY, come see a series of classic (and wonderfully campy!) monster movies. Costumes will be encouraged, games will be played! Come by for the fun!

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Hannah Whitten: Wilderwood series + Q&A
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/10/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/10/22

Hannah Whitten: Wilderwood series + Q&A

The first daughter is for the Throne. The second daughter is for the Wolf. Scroll down for the books in the series, and to see some questions and answers from author interviews.

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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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