Most Popular Posts 2024
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.
Laugh Or Scream: 50+ Comedy Horror Books
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.
Zombies or vampires? Richard Matheson’s legendary novel I AM LEGEND is about both.
Is Richard Matheson's novel I AM LEGEND about vampires or is it about zombies? Well, yes to both. We talk about the impact the book has had on storytellers ranging from George A. Romero and Rod Serling to Stephen King and Anne Rice... and so many more.
Interview: Brian Martinez on serializing his horror novel TRACKING BLOOD
The author talks about serializing his horror novel featuring infected monsters. Martinez shares the origins of TRACKING BLOOD, his goals with serializing the novel online, and why there are actually TWO versions coming.
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.
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!
Making WELLINGTON PARANORMAL: Behind the Scenes
Mockumentary TV show Wellington Paranormal follows police investigators tracking supernatural events like demon possession, haunted houses, and blood bank robberies. The video playlist includes looks behind the scenes, including comments from co-creator Jemaine Clement.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Juan of the Dead (2011): The zombie comedy that criticized the leaders but raised up the people
Juan of the Dead provided a view of Cuba that was both positive and negative. In our video playlist, watch the movie’s trailer and also to see them promoting the film at LA Film Fest.
Anna and the Apocalypse (2018): Behind the scenes of the musical Christmas zombie movie
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!
Little Monsters (2019): The zombie comedy where allergies are scarier than zombies (not a complaint)
Our list of zombie comedy movies had to include 2019’s Little Monsters. Watch the video playlist for the director and stars talking about a kindergarten class surviving the zombie apocalypse.
Cockneys vs Zombies (2012): Bank robbers and old folks vs monsters
Looking for a good zomedy? Cockneys vs Zombies follows some working-class Londoners out to rescue a retirement home from a zombie apocalypse. Visit the set of the film.
Dead Alive AKA Braindead (1992): This zombie comedy is one of the goriest movies ever made
This 1992 New Zealand zombie comedy splatter film is one of the most blood-soaked movies of all time. In our video playlist, you can watch the trailer, and hear director Peter Jackson talk about the film.
Cooties (2014): Zombie comedy about teachers vs. kids (and bad chicken nuggets)
Ranking 13 of the best funny zombie movies, we include the teachers vs. students zombie comedy Cooties. Watch the trailer, and go behind-the-scenes for the making of the movie.
The Dead Don’t Die: The zombie comedy has a gloomy political angle
This ludicrous zombie comedy focuses on how people tend to make bad situations even worse. See interview clips with the amazing cast, learn about the making of the movie, and more.
Zombieland (2009): How a TV pilot became a blockbuster movie
“Who’s Bill Murray?” In the video playlist, go behind the scenes of the zombie comedy Zombieland. Even see the reunited cast rewatch Zombieland’s best scenes 10 years later.
James Scott Bell: Complete Zombie-at-Law Series
Lawyer-turned-suspense-writer James Scott Bell came up with a humorous horror angle that included a zombie lawyer taking on supernatural cases. Mallory Caine, Zombie at Law, defends the creatures no other lawyer will touch…and longs to reclaim her real life…