Q&A: Vincenzo Natali on his sci-fi horror graphic novel TECH: “I’m fascinated by the duality of our relationship to our technology.”
What would humans do if they got their hands on ALIEN TECHNOLOGY? They would exploit it for PROFIT. Check out our interview with filmmaker Vincenzo Natali about his sci-fi graphic novel lamenting the horrors of humans misusing alien technology.
Joe Hill Tells You How To Write A Horror Novel
The award-winning author of bestselling novels, short fiction, and comics, Joe Hill shares how he starts a book, what makes the best horror stories, and why some horror films just don’t work.
Complete Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez: The horror comic book that inspired the TV show
Find out about the books in the dark fantasy comic book series by best-selling author Joe Hill and acclaimed artist Gabriel Rodriguez, including the crossover with Neil Gaiman’s Sandman!
Complete Kitty Norville by Carrie Vaughn: “Werewolves kind of got short-changed over the last 100 years.”
A look at all the books in the series about a werewolf who hosts a talk radio advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. “I realized that vampires and werewolves and other supernatural creatures living in the modern world would need their own advice shows,” the author says, “because Dr. Laura and Dr. Phil just wouldn’t know what to do with their problems.”
Author Q&A: Christopher Flowers on Shackleford Banks Sasquatch: “I wanted it to be horrific, but also darkly comedic.”
Author Christopher Flowers shares how being an English teacher impacts his stories, his unique spin on horror fiction, and his pet peeves that he’s seen other writers do.
Complete Blue Rose Trilogy by Peter Straub: “I knew how fear tasted and how it worked.”
A look behind how these horror/mystery books impacted all the popular writer’s work. “My childhood trauma demonstrated to me very bluntly that the world was not at all benign.” Find out more about the author—and all the books in this important series.
13 Updates: Victor LaValle—author of Lone Women, The Changeling, and Destroyer
Looking over news, reviews, and interviews with this popular horror author. “As I’m writing a cool monster,” LaValle says, “often halfway through I go, ‘What’s the monster’s point of view? Is it really a monster?’”
Interviewing Jeff Strand “the funniest person in horror”
Horror comedy author Jeff Strand is interviewed by the Drinking With Authors Podcast. “I self-identify as a horror writer who puts lots of jokes in the books.” Strand is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of more than 50 books, including his novelization of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
What’s The Scariest Thing You’ve Ever Written? A Panel Discussion with Horror Writers S.A. Barnes, Christopher Golden, and Anne Heltzel
“I have a lot of nightmares. I have gotten into the habit of writing them down.” Watch this conversation with horror writers S.A. Barnes, Christopher Golden, and Anne Heltzel as they discuss their books and the appeals of reading horror novels.
Q&A: M.J. Kuhn on fantasy heist book THICK AS THIEVES—“Diving into the darker side of human nature.”
On a blog tour promoting her new dark fantasy heist novel Thick As Thieves, author M.J. Kuhn tells Monster Complex about the inspirations behind her magical crime series, shares her love of the genre(s), and reveals what she has enjoyed by other storytellers.
Christopher Golden Q&A: “The character I hate the most, weirdly, is not one of the villains...”
Christopher Golden is an author of horror, fantasy, and suspense fiction. He explains his favorite research story, and reveals the inspiration for his Ben Walker novel Red Hands.
How a robot Julie Newmar EXCITED viewers in this overlooked 60s sitcom before she was Catwoman
This video looks at 1960s sitcom My Living Doll and how actress Julie Newmar had TV viewers IN LOVE WITH HER before she was Catwoman. “[My Living Doll] was…was probably my best work.”
Complete Urban Magick & Folklore series by C. Gockel: “The last thing I want is to be boring.”
Looking at the books in the Urban Magick & Folklore series, featuring retellings of fairy tales. “I discovered I loved poking fun at our modern myths,” the author says. “And I loved playing with big ideas…in a story that could be action packed, emotionally moving, and fun.”
Complete Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz: “The lingering dead don’t talk. I don’t know why.”
“‘The lingering dead don’t talk. I don’t know why.’ So that complicates his efforts to assist them.” From one of the most successful novelists comes one of his most popular works—starring a young fry cook who can see the spirits of the “lingering dead.”
How to Find Ideas: Horror Authors Panel Discussion
“I think that ideas occur to you when you’re not necessarily looking for them.” Book and Author Society hosted a panel discussion with popular horror authors Linda Addison, Hailey Piper, Chuck Wendig, Lisa Morton, and Cynthia Pelayo. Watch the discussion here.
Seanan McGuire Q&A + Complete Wayward Children Series List
“I have never been an author who didn’t write in series form.” Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series has won multiple awards, and been optioned to be a TV show. We share a a complete list of books in the series, plus author interviews with McGuire.
Complete Talisman series by Stephen King and Peter Straub
A look behind the scenes of the blockbuster series co-written by these horror fiction masters. “I like the idea of horror,” Peter Straub says, “to speak truths otherwise ignored or suppressed.”
N.K. Jemisin on her sci-fi murder mystery FAR SECTOR: “It was a chance to play with things I haven’t had the chance to dig into before.”
Hugo award winner N.K. Jemisin talks about bringing all her SF novelist energy to a brand-new Green Lantern officer investigating a sci-fi murder mystery.
Q&A: Michelle Schad on SMOKE AND STARS: “Fantasy offers so many possibilities.”
Check out our interview with Michelle Schad, author of the high fantasy Rise of the Phoenix series. Schad tells Monster Complex what drove her to write it, explains her unique angle for writing fantasy, and reveals her pet peeves for others in the genre.
Complete RING series by Koji Suzuki: “I really dislike most horror writing.”
Koji Suzuki’s The Ring horror trilogy has expanded to include more books, plus lots of movies, TV shows, comics, and video games. “All human diseases and illnesses are more or less influenced by state of mind,” the author said. Find out for more about the series!