SNL: ‘Spooky Song’ with Chance the Rapper
“Well, here’s the thing: My death was a real you-had-to-be-there kind of situation...” Ghosts in a graveyard (including SNL guest Chance the Rapper) sing about how they died.
[Flashback] Dracula by Bram Stoker—“the events really took place…”
Bram Stoker claimed that parts of Dracula were real. The author wrote Dracula in the 1890s, generating ideas based on both folklore and history.
Complete Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez: The horror comic book that inspired the TV show
Find out about the books in the dark fantasy comic book series by best-selling author Joe Hill and acclaimed artist Gabriel Rodriguez, including the crossover with Neil Gaiman’s Sandman!
Stephen King: ‘Holly’—return of the beloved character from ‘Mr. Mercedes’
Holly Gibney returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town. “I could never let Holly Gibney go,” King says.
When Star Trek’s Captain Janeway Defeated Fear
“But what does fear seek—at the end of the ride?” Over the years, various episodes of the Star Trek saga have touched on horrific conditions. On ST: Voyager episode “The Thaw”, the crew must fight with a bizarre computerized trauma. The video discusses one of the key scenes from the episode.
Complete Kitty Norville by Carrie Vaughn: “Werewolves kind of got short-changed over the last 100 years.”
A look at all the books in the series about a werewolf who hosts a talk radio advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. “I realized that vampires and werewolves and other supernatural creatures living in the modern world would need their own advice shows,” the author says, “because Dr. Laura and Dr. Phil just wouldn’t know what to do with their problems.”
Top 10 Behind the Scenes Secrets about ‘Vampire Diaries’
Go behind the scenes at the teen drama TV show The Vampire Diaries—looking at the drama, mistakes, and rewrites that were happening behind the cameras in Mystic Falls.
Author Q&A: Christopher Flowers on Shackleford Banks Sasquatch: “I wanted it to be horrific, but also darkly comedic.”
Author Christopher Flowers shares how being an English teacher impacts his stories, his unique spin on horror fiction, and his pet peeves that he’s seen other writers do.
Eat, Brains, Love (2019): Zombie comedy won Best Picture at the 2019 Screamfest Horror Film Festival
An ordinary lunch hour explodes in an orgy of spurting blood and flying organs. In the video playlist, watch the official trailer, and also watch an interview with the director.
Complete Blue Rose Trilogy by Peter Straub: “I knew how fear tasted and how it worked.”
A look behind how these horror/mystery books impacted all the popular writer’s work. “My childhood trauma demonstrated to me very bluntly that the world was not at all benign.” Find out more about the author—and all the books in this important series.
The Return of the Living Dead: What idea did the zombie comedy movie invent?
The Return of the Living Dead introduced some popular concepts to the zombie genre. Watch the official trailer, and go behind the scenes of the making of the Return of the Living Dead.
13 Updates: Kim Harrison—author of the Hollows series, Shadow Age series, Peri Reed Chronicles
Linking to news, reviews, and interviews with the urban fantasy author of the Hollows series. “It is very important to me that the series doesn’t just peter out.”
Army of Darkness (1993): How the zombie comedy went so far from its origins
A sarcastic hardware store clerk is stuck in 1300 A.D. and must battle an army of the dead. In the video playlist, we’ve got a trailer, clips, and a documentary about the making of Army of Darkness.
Making ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN: Behind the scenes of the classic movie
The Universal Monsters classic teams the comedy legends with the official Dracula, Wolf-Man and Frankenstein Monster. These videos talk about the historic film and its prominence among the official Universal Monsters movies.
13 Updates: Victor LaValle—author of Lone Women, The Changeling, and Destroyer
Looking over news, reviews, and interviews with this popular horror author. “As I’m writing a cool monster,” LaValle says, “often halfway through I go, ‘What’s the monster’s point of view? Is it really a monster?’”
Warm Bodies (2013): How the warmhearted zombie comedy embraces survival
Find out more about the zombie-romance Warm Bodies, based on the novel by Isaac Marion. In the video playlist, watch the film’s trailer, meet the cast, and go behind the scenes.
Interviewing Jeff Strand “the funniest person in horror”
Horror comedy author Jeff Strand is interviewed by the Drinking With Authors Podcast. “I self-identify as a horror writer who puts lots of jokes in the books.” Strand is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of more than 50 books, including his novelization of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
Fantastic Four: 13 Reasons They Stand Out From Other Comics: “We’ve changed! We’re more than just human!”
Marvel’s First Family has regularly broken new ground for comic books. In this list, we go over several factors that make the FF stand out from other comic books.
13 Updates: Carrie Vaughn—author of the werewolf Kitty Norville series, more
Featuring links to news, reviews, and interviews with the urban fantasy author. “I always have more ideas than I have time to write,” says the author best known for her werewolf Kitty Norville series.
Monstrum: Jinn—Ancient Arabian Shapeshifters
Jinn are powerful, emotional beings capable of living for thousands of years. This video explains how jinn became a popular character in fiction, while looking at how their origins continue to influence Islamic cultures today.