Horror writer John James Minster talks about his new short story collection, his pet peeves about horror fiction, and reveals the challenges of writing short fiction vs writing novels. “What drives me is to scare myself, first. If I do that, I’m pretty sure some other reader will feel the electric tingles intended.”

Legends of the mummy have inspired TV episodes of more than a few classic shows. Check out our list and find several videos to re-watch important scenes…

The Black Stars project explores futures set in a variety of locales, from an alley in New York to an interstellar wormhole. This includes influential Black authors Nnedi Okorafor, Nalo Hopkinson, Nisi Shawl, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, C.T. Rwizi, and Victor LaValle. Find out more about each story!

The horror comic book collection Kraken Inferno: The Last Hunt has been nominated for the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards in the category of Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel. In this tale of lost love, man’s destructive nature meets nature’s most destructive force.

With his new book on the way, we take a look at Haruki Murakami’s best-selling books. “The more I try to write about reality in a realistic way,” the author says, “the more the unreal world invariably emerges.”

A look at the magical realism fiction that inspired the movie Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, which adapts the stories of magical realism author Haruki Murakami.

Season of Skulls continues Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross’ Lovecraftian Laundry Files series, perfect for fans of weird fiction and bureaucratic humor with a technological twist. Find out more about the series and the new book.

“Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone” is an unusual pop hit that included a Rod Serling impression, and a dance groove built around the original show’s theme.

Celebrating now 40 years, the classic Stephen King horror novel Christine tells the story of a car possessed by dark supernatural forces. The book was also adapted—that same year—as a movie directed by John Carpenter.

What would humans do if they got their hands on ALIEN TECHNOLOGY? They would exploit it for PROFIT. Find out about filmmaker Vincenzo Natali’s sci-fi graphic novel about the horrors of humans misusing alien technology.

Find out all about Stephen King’s multiverse fantasy western series Dark Tower. “If you create an entirely new, fictional world, readers who participate in the creation of that world say, ‘Fine. Let it exist according to its own laws,’” King says. “That’s wonderful.”

Horror comedy movie Cocaine Bear (2023) featured a black bear that swallowed like 75 pounds of lost cocaine. This fake pitch meeting for the movie features YouTube comedian Ryan George.

We talk to horror author Johnny Compton about The Spite House, a terrifying Gothic thriller about grief and death and the depths of a father’s love. In our interview, Compton shares the angle that drove him to write it, explains his favorite things about horror fiction, and reveals how he hates it when people dismiss the genre.

“You’re travelling through another dimension…. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!” Nothing less than groundbreaking television, Twilight Zone sparked the imaginations of countless writers and filmmakers around the world. Our list of related books includes fiction, scripts, guidebooks and biographies.

With a brand-new title coming out soon, Monster Complex is turning its focus to author Nalini Singh’s New York Times bestselling paranormal romance Psy-Changeling Trinity series.

The comic book anthology Kolchak: The Night Stalker: 50th Anniversary has been nominated for the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards in the category of Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel. Find out more about the project, including why the editor was so excited—and about all the great writers and artists involved.

The world recently lost singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte (1927-2023), whose popular songs included “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” and “Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)”—both of which were in the movie Beetlejuice. In fact, you can watch those clips now!

Is Warner Bros. finally making Beetlejuice 2? After floating in development for years, Warner Bros. mentioned as part of their CinemaCon 2023 panel that Beetlejuice 2 is going to happen. Wednesday star Jenna Ortega is reported as possibly part of the Beetlejuice sequel cast. More info here.

Star Trek: New Frontier is a series of novels written by Peter David that features original characters set in the larger Star Trek universe. “The advantage of playing in the Star Trek universe is that you have access to that vast reservoir of possibilities. The disadvantage is that you really can’t change any of the characters. Except that’s not an issue in New Frontier. It’s really the best of both worlds.”

Celebrating some of the funniest monster movies ever made! “The neighbors can see you flying around the house.” Find behind-the-scenes details for these movies.