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Interview: Horror author Stephen Graham Jones: “The slasher is my one true love.”
Interview, Books Chris Well 2/19/24 Interview, Books Chris Well 2/19/24

Interview: Horror author Stephen Graham Jones: “The slasher is my one true love.”

io9 chats with the author about his novels, horror films, and book recommendations. “It’s not about whether the world acknowledges you, it’s about whether you do what you think is right.”

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BEING HUMAN: Werewolf Transformation Revealed—Behind The Scenes
TV, Werewolves, Vampires, Ghosts, Flashback Chris Well 2/12/24 TV, Werewolves, Vampires, Ghosts, Flashback Chris Well 2/12/24

BEING HUMAN: Werewolf Transformation Revealed—Behind The Scenes

British supernatural comedy-drama Being Human revolved around supernatural roommates. Watch how it wasn’t easy to turn actor Russell Tovey into a flesh-eating werewolf...

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Alicia Ellis’ complete Flesh and Metal: This bionic woman fiction series for the modern age pushes SO MANY buttons
Books, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 2/7/24 Books, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 2/7/24

Alicia Ellis’ complete Flesh and Metal: This bionic woman fiction series for the modern age pushes SO MANY buttons

Who will survive the war between man and machine? Alicia Ellis’ Flesh and Metal series about a cyborg woman combines action movie energy with classic story ideas and mystery solving. Here are the descriptions for these books.

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Eric Wilson Q&A: His classic vampire trilogy mixes horror with Bible history
Books, Vampires, Interview Chris Well 2/5/24 Books, Vampires, Interview Chris Well 2/5/24

Eric Wilson Q&A: His classic vampire trilogy mixes horror with Bible history

The author of The Jerusalem’s Undead Trilogy on the origins of the vampire series, conflicted conversations the books have led to, how these novels fit into the larger picture of Eric’s work, and why Stephen King is a genius.

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Did DRACULA copy ANOTHER vampire from a DIFFERENT book?
Show, Books, Flashback, Movies, Universal Monsters Chris Well 1/26/24 Show, Books, Flashback, Movies, Universal Monsters Chris Well 1/26/24

Did DRACULA copy ANOTHER vampire from a DIFFERENT book?

Dracula is one of the most famous monsters in literature! But does what we remember about Dracula actually come from ANOTHER vampire from a DIFFERENT book altogether?

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How the author of FRIGHT NIGHT is expanding the world of the original vampire movie
Vampires, Flashback, Movies, Books, Comics Chris Well 1/18/24 Vampires, Flashback, Movies, Books, Comics Chris Well 1/18/24

How the author of FRIGHT NIGHT is expanding the world of the original vampire movie

In the classic, a teen horror film addict is shocked to discover his neighbor is a vampire. Find out how the original movie’s writer and director is revisiting the whole story with a new book trilogy and a new comic book series!

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How the Grim Reaper almost killed rock band The Turtles in 1966
Music, Flashback Chris Well 1/12/24 Music, Flashback Chris Well 1/12/24

How the Grim Reaper almost killed rock band The Turtles in 1966

Some intriguing secrets about The Turtles, including stories behind one of their biggest failures—and also behind their biggest hit! Find out more details—and listen for yourself!

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Substack spec fiction authors—including profiles and links to fiction and articles
Books Chris Well 1/9/24 Books Chris Well 1/9/24

Substack spec fiction authors—including profiles and links to fiction and articles

Now revised! Introducing a media platform for authors that we’ll be using to complement Monster Complex™. Meet some other authors who also use Substack—including several who write horror, fantasy, and related kinds of fiction.

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The Munsters: Is Herman Munster Really Frankenstein’s Monster? (Well…)
Flashback, Universal Monsters, TV, Comedy, Show Chris Well 1/1/24 Flashback, Universal Monsters, TV, Comedy, Show Chris Well 1/1/24

The Munsters: Is Herman Munster Really Frankenstein’s Monster? (Well…)

On classic sitcom The Munsters, Herman Munster is the spitting image of Universal's Frankenstein’s Monster. But they established at least three different monsters created by Doctor Frankenstein...

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Surviving New Year’s regrets: 14 Tales of Holiday Horror
Books Chris Well 12/27/23 Books Chris Well 12/27/23

Surviving New Year’s regrets: 14 Tales of Holiday Horror

The countdown has begun, but the only thing striking at midnight will be terror. For the anthology “Year’s End,” join more than a dozen horror authors as they reveal the dark side of our end-of-year celebrations.

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James Lovegrove on ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon’— “My goal [was] to create a proper Holmes story with an overlay of ghostliness.”
Books, Christmas Chris Well 12/25/23 Books, Christmas Chris Well 12/25/23

James Lovegrove on ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon’— “My goal [was] to create a proper Holmes story with an overlay of ghostliness.”

A Sherlock Holmes novel from the bestselling author of “The Age of Odin” and the Firefly novel “Big Damn Hero.” “There’s a literary tradition going back to Victorian times of equating Christmas with ghosts…”

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SNL: Stalking Santa Claus like an Eminem music video—“Getting this present is the only thing keeping me alive...”
Comedy, Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/22/23 Comedy, Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/22/23

SNL: Stalking Santa Claus like an Eminem music video—“Getting this present is the only thing keeping me alive...”

In this Christmas sketch from Saturday Night Live, Santa Claus has his elves reading Christmas letters—and quickly discovers a series of Christmas letters from a persistent man…

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Justice League vs Solomon Grundy at the Christmas party: “No one should be without a present at Christmas.”
Animation, Comics, TV, Comedy, Christmas, Zombies Chris Well 12/20/23 Animation, Comics, TV, Comedy, Christmas, Zombies Chris Well 12/20/23

Justice League vs Solomon Grundy at the Christmas party: “No one should be without a present at Christmas.”

Zombie Solomon Grundy has crashed the Justice League’s Christmas party! Come watch one of my favorite episodes, which makes me laugh and also, I must admit, makes me cry.

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D.M. Guay on her Christmas horror comedy ‘Hell for the Holidays’—“We horror geeks. We love Christmas horror so hard.”
Books, Christmas, Comedy, Interview Chris Well 12/18/23 Books, Christmas, Comedy, Interview Chris Well 12/18/23

D.M. Guay on her Christmas horror comedy ‘Hell for the Holidays’—“We horror geeks. We love Christmas horror so hard.”

Revisiting the Christmas horror comedy book from the 24/7 Demon Mart books author. She tells us her inspirations and recommends more horror comedy Christmas stories.

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Hugo-winning “Murderbot Diaries” books being adapted by Apple TV+
TV, Books Chris Well 12/16/23 TV, Books Chris Well 12/16/23

Hugo-winning “Murderbot Diaries” books being adapted by Apple TV+

The streaming network that gave us Monarch and Foundation is now creating a science fiction show based on Martha Wells’ books about a self-hacking security droid. More about the show and the original books here.

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Behind the Scenes: ‘Violent Night’—“Time for some season’s beatings…”
Christmas, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 12/15/23 Christmas, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 12/15/23

Behind the Scenes: ‘Violent Night’—“Time for some season’s beatings…”

“Time for some season’s beatings…” Violent Night star David Harbour was initially nervous about the concept of a “Santa Claus action movie”—until the filmmakers convinced him.

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Convincing Run-DMC to celebrate Christmas in Hollis: “Jack Frost chillin’…”
Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/13/23 Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/13/23

Convincing Run-DMC to celebrate Christmas in Hollis: “Jack Frost chillin’…”

Asked to be part of a Christmas album, Run-DMC was worried a cover song would come across as fake. But finding a personal angle led to a song—and the Best Video of the Year award.

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Joe Hill: NOS4A2—“I find most vampire novels sooo disappointing.”
Books, Christmas Chris Well 12/11/23 Books, Christmas Chris Well 12/11/23

Joe Hill: NOS4A2—“I find most vampire novels sooo disappointing.”

“I find most vampire novels soooooooooo disappointing…” The spine-tingling, bone-chilling novel of supernatural suspense from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

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Anna and the Apocalypse: Go behind the scenes of the holiday zombie musical
Zombies, Comedy, Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/8/23 Zombies, Comedy, Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/8/23

Anna and the Apocalypse: Go behind the scenes of the holiday zombie musical

A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven—at Christmas—forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival. Go behind the scenes!

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Cosmic Christmas—aliens visit Earth to learn the purpose of the Star of Bethlehem
Flashback, TV, Christmas, Aliens Chris Well 12/6/23 Flashback, TV, Christmas, Aliens Chris Well 12/6/23

Cosmic Christmas—aliens visit Earth to learn the purpose of the Star of Bethlehem

This animated TV special revolved around three aliens from an unknown planet visiting Earth to learn the purpose of the Star of Bethlehem. Watch the whole special here.

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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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