The founder of 3D Film Archive talks to Monster Complex about the reissue of 1953 alien horror movie ROBOT MONSTER—including why he’s following it with a 3-D comic book anthology.

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.

Jaq Evans writes speculative fiction and horror about sad, weird, hopeful people trying their best. The author talks to Monster Complex about how horror fiction horror helps us process difficult emotions, and why she writes fiction to freak herself out.

Find out about the new book in the Killing Eve series—and why you can read it free online! Killing Eve creator Luke Jennings talks about his wide range as an author, the espionage fiction that inspires him, and his goals with the Killing Eve books. You can also find out more about the earlier volumes in the series.

Cyberpunk science fiction shows high tech and low life—including cyborg stuff, nano tech, and jumping into cyberspace. We show how fans of Blade Runner, Cyberpunk 2077, or Akira can find more great cyberpunk science fiction.

The urban fantasy author stops by as part of her blog tour for her latest novel! Faith Hunter talks to Monster Complex about the fun—and challenges—of writing a magical story that’s also a police drama.

Learn about the latest book in this urban fantasy series about investigators who solve paranormal crimes. We also have info on every book in the series—including a collection with stories from both Soulwood and Jane Yellowrock!

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.”

Seanan McGuire’s Hugo-nominated series features an eccentric family of cryptozoologists who act as a buffer between the humans and the magical creatures living in secret around us.

io9 chats with the author about his novels, horror films, and book recommendations. “It’s not about whether the world acknowledges you, it’s about whether you do what you think is right.”

Who will survive the war between man and machine? Alicia Ellis’ Flesh and Metal series about a cyborg woman combines action movie energy with classic story ideas and mystery solving. Here are the descriptions for these books.

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.

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?

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!

Now revised! Introducing a media platform for authors that we’ll be using to complement Monster Complex™. Meet some other authors who also use Substack—including several who write horror, fantasy, and related kinds of fiction.

The countdown has begun, but the only thing striking at midnight will be terror. For the anthology “Year’s End,” join more than a dozen horror authors as they reveal the dark side of our end-of-year celebrations.

A Sherlock Holmes novel from the bestselling author of “The Age of Odin” and the Firefly novel “Big Damn Hero.” “There’s a literary tradition going back to Victorian times of equating Christmas with ghosts…”

Revisiting the Christmas horror comedy book from the 24/7 Demon Mart books author. She tells us her inspirations and recommends more horror comedy Christmas stories.

The streaming network that gave us Monarch and Foundation is now creating a science fiction show based on Martha Wells’ books about a self-hacking security droid. More about the show and the original books here.

“I find most vampire novels soooooooooo disappointing…” The spine-tingling, bone-chilling novel of supernatural suspense from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.