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.

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.

Bram Stoker’s novel DRACULA has left a lasting mark on the vampire genre. Published in 1897, the book also explores superstition, sexuality, and the clash between modern POVs with ancient evil.

DRACULA author Bram Stoker said that Van Helsing was based on a REAL person. But WHO? We look at the history of the vampire hunter, including possible inspirations, and some of his interesting appearances.

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.

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?

On classic 1960s sitcom The Munsters, Herman Munster is the the spitting image of Universal's Frankenstein’s Monster. But the show established at least three different monsters created by Doctor Frankenstein...

The new song “Children of the Night” shows love for the Universal Monsters. We talk to the songwriters and the vocalist, plus share more info about Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, Phantom of the Opera, Invisible Man, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the rest.

Bram Stoker claimed that parts of Dracula were real. The author wrote Dracula in the 1890s, generating ideas based on both folklore and history.

The Universal Monsters classic teams the comedy legends with the official Dracula, Wolf-Man and Frankenstein Monster. These videos talk about the historic film and its prominence among the official Universal Monsters movies.

Looking at the Dracula origins of Marvel Comics vampire hunter Blade, exploring the best ways to catch up on his history, and looking forward to what to expect in the future.

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.

The first sound film adapting Bram Stoker’s novel, 1931’s Dracula did not offer a film score. In the late-1990s, Universal asked Philip Glass to compose a new score for Dracula for the DVD release.

Celebrating some of the funniest monster movies ever made! “The neighbors can see you flying around the house. Do you want to draw attention to this house, hmm?” Vampires can turn up in some uproarious comedies. Check out our list to find behind-the-scenes details for these movies.

Hitting theaters soon, horror comedy RENFIELD focuses on the long-suffering servant of Dracula—as he deals with the complications. RENFIELD star Nicholas Hoult shares what attracted him to play the horror comedy movie’s title role.

Nicholas Cage talks about the challenges (and fun) of his role as Dracula in the horror comedy RENFIELD, when Count Dracula’s manservant takes on a new perspective in modern-day New Orleans—even attending a support group.

The upcoming horror comedy movie Renfield finds Count Dracula’s manservant taking on a new perspective in modern-day New Orleans—even attending a support group—-when he falls in love with a traffic cop. Watch the trailer and find out more about the film here.

A look back at our most popular comics-related monster posts from the past year. As we enter 2023, see a list of popular comic-book-related articles, including posts about comics as well as adaptations into other media…

“You can’t match my eloquence…” A hip-hop tribute to the “monster rallies” that bring together the Universal Monsters from their separate film series. You really want to watch this…

Sit back for stories of famous monsters in a new collection of horror short stories that reimagine, subvert, and pay homage to our favorite monsters and creatures.