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.
Exploring LOST BOYS: The History Behind the Beloved Vampire Horror Comedy
When a teen is befriended by a gang of vampires, can his younger brother and local vamp-slayers help before it’s too late? Find out about the 1987 horror comedy’s unusual history.
‘Dracula: Dead and Loving It’—Behind the scenes of the vampire comedy
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.
Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson Series in Order
This urban fantasy series from Patricia Briggs stars the shape-shifting mechanic who can take the form of a coyote. “I actively avoid power creep. I think that underpowered characters make much better protagonists.”
BEING HUMAN: Werewolf Transformation Revealed—Behind The Scenes
British supernatural comedy-drama Being Human revolved around supernatural roommates. Watch how it wasn’t easy to turn actor Russell Tovey into a flesh-eating werewolf...
Eric Wilson Q&A: His classic vampire trilogy mixes horror with Bible history
We talk to the author of The Jerusalem’s Undead Trilogy about the origins of the vampire series, the conflicted conversations that the books have led to, how these novels fit into the larger picture of Eric’s work, and why Stephen King is a genius.
Did DRACULA copy ANOTHER vampire from a DIFFERENT book?
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?
How the author of FRIGHT NIGHT is expanding the world of the original vampire movie
In the classic, a teen horror film addict is shocked to discover his neighbor is a vampire. Find out how the original movie’s writer and director is revisiting the whole story with a new book trilogy and a new comic book series!
Vampire Comedy Countdown #29 ‘Rockula’
A sexually frustrated vampire is condemned for eternity to watch his one true love be murdered. Determined to break the cycle of reincarnation and death, he tries to win her heart by starting a rock band. The 1990 comedy horror film Rockula starred Dean Cameron as the rocker, Toni Basil as his mom, and Thomas Dolby as the villain.
Vampire Comedy Countdown #31: The Munsters’ Revenge (TV Movie 1981)
I love The Munsters. So. Much. (Seriously, Monster Complex has talked bout The Munsters LOTS OF TIMES.) We’re including them on this list because of the movies, but let’s start with the original series. Count Dracula was a member of the family on classic monster comedy sitcom The Munsters (1964-1966).
Vampire Comedy Countdown #30 Vampire in Brooklyn
Starring Eddie Murphy and Angela Bassett, 1995’s Vampire in Brooklyn is a horror comedy film directed by Wes Craven (1939-2015). Craven is considered by many to be one of the all-time best masters of horror films, seeing as how he often mashed together horror tropes with satire and humor.
Top 10 Behind the Scenes Secrets about ‘Vampire Diaries’
Go behind the scenes at the teen drama TV show The Vampire Diaries—looking at the drama, mistakes, and rewrites that were happening behind the cameras in Mystic Falls.
Making ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN: Behind the scenes of the classic movie
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.
Making WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: Behind the scenes of the original movie
The 2014 movie What We Do in the Shadows is a hilarious mockumentary horror comedy that follows three vampire roommates. This video is a rare visit behind the scenes of the making of the original movie.
Top 31 Vampire Comedy Movies (Ranked by IMDb)
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.
Top 40 Vampire Posts on Monster Complex in 2022
We cover a lot of vampire fiction here on Monster Complex. As we enter 2023, we thought it’d be nice to highlight the most popular “vampire” articles from the past year.
Part 3: 200 Authors Every Horror Reader Should Know (F-H)
Here’s part three of our massive list of authors for fans of horror fiction, urban fantasy, vampires, zombies, ghost stories, magic, science fiction, dark fantasy, and other monster fiction.
Holly Black: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown [Spotlight]
“The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black.
100 Supernatural Detective Series UPDATED
Want books that mix urban fantasy and crime fiction? Including Jim Butcher, Shweta Taneja, Seanan McGuire, Jewell Parker Rhodes, plus novels from X-Files, Supernatural—and more.
RIP Anne Rice, whose 1976 Interview With the Vampire is “responsible for the image of vampires that dominates pop culture today”
Anne Rice, Author of Interview With The Vampire, Dead at 80. AMC is working on an “Anne Rice Universe of interconnected TV series adaptations.