Giant monster legend Godzilla returns to American comic books in 2025—with brand-new stories scheduled at both Marvel Comics and DC Comics. The King of Monsters will meet up again with the likes of Fantastic Four, Justice League, and more in brand-new comics stories.

Monster Complex celebrates our articles that got the most views in the past year! Looking back at our most-read monster stories from 2024, including stories about monsters in books, movies, TV, music, comic books, and more.

Author J.J. Ackerknecht talks about his superhero LitRPG series All I Got is This Stat Menu. JayAck talks about how his sci-fi book series is moving from being mostly Earth-focused to expanding out into the farther reaches of space. “Each book really builds on the one before it.”  

Horror and comedy both make us jump—which is why these elements work together so well together. Looking at books from authors like Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Tanya Huff, Kelley Armstrong, John Scalzi, Diana Rowland, and Kevin J. Anderson, plus many authors you should meet.

In this video interview, Ryan North talks about the hilarious and uplifting superhero comic book starring Squirrel Girl. He also talks about his book How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler.

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.

The 1957 sci-fi horror movie called the “worst film ever made” has a new book version coming for the 100th birthday of Edward D. Wood Jr., the man who wrote, directed, produced, and even edited the movie.

In our exclusive interview, Meg Ripley tells Monster Complex how NECROLOGY sets up the bigger picture, some of her favorite horror fiction, and how her book impacts particular kinds of readers.

In our exclusive interview, the author explains how his monster research impacts him as a storyteller, and how he wrestles with both real-world monsters and those that are fantastical…

Exclusive interview with the author about her new urban fantasy that takes readers on thrilling journey into Bay Area’s supernatural underbelly.  “Expect drama, romance, steamy sex, and heightened emotions—with Democracy hanging in the balance!”

Based on the novel by Gary Brandner, this riveting werewolf tale sinks its teeth into your deepest fears and never lets go. The videos include the movie trailer and the documentary taking you behind the scenes of the classic werewolf movie.

DC Comics announced a couple of upcoming horror titles—including Creature Commandos and an anthology. Writing for both is David Dastmalchian (who you’ve probably watched on screen a few times).

Exclusive interview with author Paul Terry about his short story collection KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER—HAUNTED & HUNTED, celebrating the classic monster investigator TV show.

British studio Hammer kicked off their classic monster movies with their Dracula films often starring Christopher Lee as Count Dracula and Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing. Find out about all nine movies in their series.

The author talks to Monster Complex about the challenges of writing monster books for middle grade readers. “I realized they come up with way crazier monsters than I do.”

The latest Hellboy movie strikes much closer to the source material than previous movies. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola appreciates the vision of the director: “His intention is to make a horror movie.”

As we near the 70th anniversary for Godzilla, get ready to be mind-blown when these Godzilla facts totally change how you see the King of the Monsters! Including the hilarious time Toho told Hollywood, “That’s not Godzilla!”

Donyae Coles’ debut gothic thriller weaves paranoia and fear into the fabric of a decaying 1840s English estate. The author talks to Monster Complex™ about how writing horror fiction was… an accident.

Go backstage to see how Broadway brought Beetlejuice back to life. ABC News’ Will Ganss went one-on-one with the ghost with the most himself, Alex Brightman.

The tech expert talks about the importance of the scrutiny of the tech community, morality, and female representation. “Our household is tech talk nonstop.”