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.

Celebrating Johnny Sokko and his giant robot (including that catchy theme), the monsters Giant Robo faced, the impact of Giant Robo, and 13 Giant Heroes Who Fight Giant Monsters—including Ultraman, King Kong, and Frankenstein(?).

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!

John Barry’s score for the 1976 Dino De Laurentiis remake of King Kong gave the controversial film an emotional weight that is impossible to miss.

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.

The Cloverfield movies are all different—but are all part of the larger story. “[Breaking] down all the connections between the three Cloverfield movies…before the movie even hit theaters…”

Godzilla, “King of the Monsters,” has been in like 40 movies, on top of appearances in other media. This July, Pluto TV and Toho International team up for a 24-hour Godzilla channel.

One of the greatest monster movies of all time, these videos take you behind the scenes with King Kong’s historical significance—including a look at the special effects, the motion picture score, the storytelling, and more!

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.

The 1977 song “Godzilla” by Blue Oyster Cult is a tribute to the Godzilla film series. Watch the video to see the band perform the song onstage, and learn more about the behind-the-scenes…

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur features 13-year-old genius Lunella Lafayette and a Tyrannosaurus she yanked out of the past. Here are 13 facts around the series to help you appreciate them…

When Mystery Science Theater 3000 heckled Danish giant monster movie Reptilicus, the host used a fun song to help the robots understand that giant monsters come from all over. Watch the video for the song, plus learn more about MST3K, about the movie and for the lyrics to this song!

Continuing our series celebrating musicals that celebrate monsters, we’ve got more titles for the list—including Little Shop of Horrors, plus musicals from Stephen King and Batman!

Following his 1933 screen debut, Kong has inspired novels, comic books, stage productions, TV shows, and more. In this post, you’ll find several novels and comic book editions in print.

TV show Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot kicked off October 11, 1967. Earth is invaded by alien terrorists, which have created an army of monsters to conquer Earth.

The creature from 1933’s classic film has been borrowed, riffed, parodied, or outright stolen for a number of movies, comics, stage productions, and more.

Gamera is a giant monster, or kaiju, that appeared in a dozen Japanese films. Intended to compete with Godzilla, Gamera has become a Japanese icon in his own right…

Toho International is celebrating Godzilla Day 2021, Nov. 3. This year’s month-long Godzilla celebrations include special screenings, merchandise, and the like.

1933’s King Kong is known for its groundbreaking special effects—including stop-motion animation, matte painting, rear projection and miniatures—all done decades before CGI. 

These giant monsters sometimes save (sometimes destroy) cities. They also fought a lot of OTHER things. Can you match which monster fought what?