The comic book anthology Kolchak: The Night Stalker: 50th Anniversary has been nominated for the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards in the category of Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel. Find out more about the project, including why the editor was so excited—and about all the great writers and artists involved.

The world recently lost singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte (1927-2023), whose popular songs included “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” and “Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)”—both of which were in the movie Beetlejuice. In fact, you can watch those clips now!

Is Warner Bros. finally making Beetlejuice 2? After floating in development for years, Warner Bros. mentioned as part of their CinemaCon 2023 panel that Beetlejuice 2 is going to happen. Wednesday star Jenna Ortega is reported as possibly part of the Beetlejuice sequel cast. More info here.

Star Trek: New Frontier is a series of novels written by Peter David that features original characters set in the larger Star Trek universe. “The advantage of playing in the Star Trek universe is that you have access to that vast reservoir of possibilities. The disadvantage is that you really can’t change any of the characters. Except that’s not an issue in New Frontier. It’s really the best of both worlds.”

Celebrating some of the funniest monster movies ever made! “The neighbors can see you flying around the house.” Find behind-the-scenes details for these movies.

The paranormal author talks about the broken love story that inspired her to write her own books. “What is wonderful about fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal novels is that the unknown, fantastical, and unmanageable can exist alongside the mundane and the familiar.”

One of The Simpsons best classic episodes, “A Fish Called Selma” featured an amazing parody of Broadway with its Planet of the Apes stage musical.

Check out our interview with Stephanie M. Wytovich, editor of Writing Poetry in the Dark. She explains the biggest challenges in writing horror poetry. “Don’t hesitate to experiment.”

The first collected edition of horror romance comic The Me You Love In The Dark is nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in the Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel category. Writer Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist Jorge Corona (No. 1 With A Bullet, Super Sons, Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed series Middlewest with this haunting tale.

Author Tim Waggoner talks to Monster Complex about Writing in the Dark: The Workbook. “Characters need to have realistic responses moment to moment, even if they’re in an unrealistic situation.”

A newspaper reporter with a fondness for the supernatural and the weird, Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigated Chicago’s most mysterious crimes on the 1970s TV show Kolchak: The Night Stalker. In this video, the folks at JoBlo Horror celebrate Kolchak: The Night Stalker for its 50th anniversary.

Lauretta Hignett talks to Monster Complex about her fun, fast-paced urban fantasy series Foils and Fury. “The odd-couple buddy comedy practically wrote itself.” Foils and Fury is a fun, fast-paced urban fantasy and paranormal cozy mystery series with a diverse cast including witches, shifters, vampires, sassy skeletons and, of course, vengeance demons.

The classic war series is getting a relaunch onscreen and a new comic book. Got some info here about the relaunching of DC Comics adaptations, as well as the comic book origins. (Plus some details of what else is on the way from DCU.)

Find out about more about the cultural icon’s memorable track “Haunted.” The song was inspired by frustrating problems with being taken advantage of by the music business.

We interview author Richard Thomas about his Bram Stoker Award-nominated horror fiction collection, Spontaneous Human Combustion. “I’m drawn to more psychological horror, how the layers of body, mind, and soul go deep into the storytelling to get you to turn the page, feel strong emotions, and then blow your mind, staying with you long after you put the book or story down.”

The fourth collected volume of horror comic book series Something is Killing the Children has been nominated for the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards in the category of Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel. Netflix planning live-action adaptation of hit comic series.

Find out more about the nominations for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction for horror books. With info about the nominated books from Michael Cisco, Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes, Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson, Tim Waggoner, and Stephanie M. Wytovich. Author interviews coming soon!

Lately, there have been lots of references to alternate realities in pop culture. Interested in exploring some examples? We look over several cases from literature, TV, movies, and more.

The horror comedy author explains what led to him adapting the cult classic disaster parody, reveals his goals for the novelization, and tells us why he didn’t include any George Clooney jokes.

Meet some of the most popular authors whose fiction mashes together the complexities of modern life with vampires, werewolves, and other magic details!