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Co-written by Michael Moorcock and Mark Hodder, The Albino’s Secret is a “Doctor Who-meets-Sherlock Holmes” mash-up of fantasy, action, and adventure.
Remembering H.G. Wells as we mark his birthday—born September 21, 1866. A productive writer in lots of topics, today he is mostly remembered as the father of science fiction.
Graphic novel horror trilogy The Night Eaters is an epic tale of family—as well as magic and monsters. We share more info about the series, plus co-creators Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda.
Influential genre author Tanith Lee won lots of awards, published inventive fiction, and was probably responsible for the Sandman comic book series. (Even if her name was never mentioned.)
In this exclusive interview, the award-winning horror author, editor, and publisher tells us about his zombie P.I. fiction series. “I love detective stories. I also love zombies. So, I mashed them together.”
Find out the story behind the epic hit from Michael Jackson, info from the band Toto about working on the blockbuster album, plus 13 AMAZING cover versions of the title track.
Here at Monster Complex, we talk about giant monsters a lot! Find links to several stories we’ve posted about Godzilla—plus other giant monsters, including Kong, Gamera, Ultraman, and more…
A new monster family movie aims to recapture the strength of 1980s family movies. “The movies of our childhood, they were not pulling punches. They were scary.”
Classic genre magazine Weird Tales has returned as a regular magazine, plus a novel imprint, and more. “One big focus for me is to explore as many different kinds of storytelling as possible,” says Weird Tales editorial director Jonathan Maberry.
Charlaine Harris talks about the end of Gunnie Rose series. “I thought, ‘I wanna write a story about someone who shoots a lot of people.’ But she’s not going to shoot you for the hell of it.”
The authors of The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History talked with us about what inspired their book, their personal history with Ghostbusters, and why they interviewed more than 30 people.
Let’s talk about that Outer Limits episode that asked you to laugh. And love. Even though it will eventually destroy the, well, universe. You can also watch the episode or listen to the original score.
Rainbow Rowell’s She-Hulk stories were bursting with comedy, drama, and romance. Get to know about She-Hulk from Rainbow Rowell—plus the surprising origins of She-Hulk, and her e ngaging role in the larger Marvel Comics universe.
Pop music legend Brian Wilson wrote so many amazing songs. But I’m here to talk about “This Isn’t Love”—the song he wrote for the 2000 movie The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.
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The authors of The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History talked with us about what inspired their book, their personal history with Ghostbusters, and why they interviewed more than 30 people.
You have have more options where to buy your books. Offering links to find a bunch of different booksellers—including Bookshop, plus booksellers specializing in horror, SF, Fantasy, and more.
The King of Monsters will stomp his way (again) across the two comic book companies. Godzilla meets with the Fantastic Four, Justice League, Spider-Man, X-Men, and more!
Celebrating our articles that got the most views in the past year! Including stories about monsters in books, movies, TV, music, comic books, and more.
Horror and comedy both make us jump—so these elements work so well together! Looking at books from authors like Terry Pratchett, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Tanya Huff, and many more.
Looking for places to send your monster stories? We’ve posted links to some places looking for urban fantasy, horror stories, science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction.
Over the decades, there have been LOTS of robots on TV. We look at robots from a couple dozen TV shows, including sci-fi series, cartoons, and sitcoms.
Want to see some monster movies that are technically bad but are fun to watch? These may never live up to the standards of applauded horror movies, but you can’t say they aren’t fun to watch…
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.
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...
Find out about the new movie with Scooby-Doo and Krypto. Also, find more info about Scooby-Doo’s impact on pop culture, the history of Krypto the super dog, and info about more of the many team ups that Scooby-Doo has had with characters in the DC Comics universe…
A new streaming TV show expands the epic story told through recent Godzilla and King Kong movies. In this story: What the show is about; Godzilla has made a huge impact on popular culture; Kurt Russell is in some of my favorite movies; and more!
Find out more about some of horror fiction’s most well-known and beloved authors. Including info and links for Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, and more!
The award-winning author of bestselling novels, short fiction, and comics, Joe Hill shares how he starts a book, what makes the best horror stories, and why some horror films just don’t work.
The last of the classic Universal Monsters, the Creature from the Black Lagoon starred in a trilogy. Looking over the legacy of the series, plus info about each movie in the series.
In the comic book world, it’s always a cool thing to see worlds collide. Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong sees DC Comics’ biggest heroes meet up with the two giant monsters.
When you list off the most intriguing monsters, so many of the names on that list refer to the original Universal Monster movies. In this video, the folks at Storied celebrate the classic era.
According to Looper, Barker was once in conversation with the makers of one of the Godzilla movies. Looking at how the horror author once pitched how to make the iconic monster more of a terror again.
Celebrating the classic science fiction novel, and the lots of times H.G. Wells’ ideas were borrowed for movies and TV—like the Universal Monster movies, animated films, TV shows, and more.
Who are YOUR favorite horror authors? Behind-the-scenes info on Stephen King, Tananarive Due, Mary Shelley, Koji Suzuki, Ray Bradbury, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and many more!
Celebrating several independent urban fantasy authors, including Ilona Andrews, Jessica Cage, Dan Willis, Whitney Hill, N.D. Jones, N.E. Conneely, D.M. Guay, Lindsay Buroker, 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!
Celebrating those characters from Marvel’s dual legacies of monsters and superheroes—including Blade, She-Hulk, Venom, Morbius, Groot, Godzilla, Frankenstein's Monster, and more!
Mel Brooks turned his 1974 comedy film Young Frankenstein into a stage musical comedy. Come inside to listen to the whole cast album, plus to read more details about the musical’s creators.
The novel Frankenstein represents so much to so many. As we celebrate the anniversary, we look back at a number of facts about the author and her novel…
Many monster movies mix together elements from multiple genres. While Phantom of the Opera is a super famous example, we’ve got more to add to the list…
A fun reboot of the song “Monster Mash” finds the Frankenstein’s Monster complaining about the newer monsters. Click through for 3 videos that include the song, plus take you behind the scenes.
1960’s monster family sitcom The Munsters continues to reach new fans. To celebrate the classic show, we’re sharing several links to find out more about the show, or to watch the original series.