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Cyberpunk? Best books, movies, more exploring a dystopian future with “high tech and low life”
Books, Comics, Movies, Robots Chris Well 3/12/24 Books, Comics, Movies, Robots Chris Well 3/12/24

Cyberpunk? Best books, movies, more exploring a dystopian future with “high tech and low life”

Cyberpunk science fiction shows high tech and low life—including cyborg stuff, nano tech, and jumping into cyberspace. We show how fans can find more great cyberpunk science fiction.

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Faith Hunter Q&A: Rift in the Soul “Adding magic didn’t make anything easier for anyone.”
Urban Fantasy, Books, Interview Chris Well 3/11/24 Urban Fantasy, Books, Interview Chris Well 3/11/24

Faith Hunter Q&A: Rift in the Soul “Adding magic didn’t make anything easier for anyone.”

The urban fantasy author stops by as part of her blog tour for her latest novel! Faith Hunter talks to Monster Complex about the fun—and challenges—of writing a magical story that’s also a police drama.

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Faith Hunter: Complete Soulwood Books—including RIFT IN THE SOUL
Urban Fantasy, Books Chris Well 3/7/24 Urban Fantasy, Books Chris Well 3/7/24

Faith Hunter: Complete Soulwood Books—including RIFT IN THE SOUL

Learn about the latest book in this urban fantasy series about investigators who solve paranormal crimes. We also have info on every book in the series—including a collection with stories from both Soulwood and Jane Yellowrock!

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‘Dracula: Dead and Loving It’—Behind the scenes of the vampire comedy
Vampires, Comedy, Movies, Flashback, Show Chris Well 3/4/24 Vampires, Comedy, Movies, Flashback, Show Chris Well 3/4/24

‘Dracula: Dead and Loving It’—Behind the scenes of the vampire comedy

Did people misjudge the Mel Brooks movie “Dracula: Dead and Loving It”? Looking at several behind-the-scenes elements of the 1995 vampire comedy movie to see why people have been warming up to it in the years since its release.

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Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson Series in Order
Books, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Werewolves Chris Well 2/29/24 Books, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Werewolves Chris Well 2/29/24

Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson Series in Order

This urban fantasy series stars the shape-shifting mechanic who can take the form of a coyote. “I actively avoid power creep. I think that underpowered characters make much better protagonists.”

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QUIZ: Superhero Secret IDs—How Well Do You Know These Superheroes?
Comics, Movies, TV Chris Well 2/28/24 Comics, Movies, TV Chris Well 2/28/24

QUIZ: Superhero Secret IDs—How Well Do You Know These Superheroes?

Test your knowledge of these heroic characters from TV, movies, and comics! And find out more about Batman, Elastigirl, Black Panther, Superman, the Bionic Woman, Wolverine, and more!

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InCryptid Series by Seanan McGuire In Order
Books, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 2/27/24 Books, Urban Fantasy Chris Well 2/27/24

InCryptid Series by Seanan McGuire In Order

Seanan McGuire’s Hugo-nominated series features an eccentric family of cryptozoologists who act as a buffer between the humans and the magical creatures living in secret around us.

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That time on TV when it was Beetlejuice vs Teen Titans
Animation, Ghosts, Comedy, TV Chris Well 2/26/24 Animation, Ghosts, Comedy, TV Chris Well 2/26/24

That time on TV when it was Beetlejuice vs Teen Titans

A look at the fun and surprising crossover between cartoon Beetlejuice and the DC Comics team from Teen Titans Go! “Boy, am I hungry. Being dead will do that to you.”

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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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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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