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.
Complete Savage Rebellion by Matt Wallace + Q&A: “A lot of us want the kinds of resolutions that can only be found in fantasy.”
Matt Wallace is currently on a blog tour promoting Savage Crowns, the latest book in his dark fantasy Savage Rebellion trilogy. Find out more about the series and check out our author interview!
King Kong 1933: How The Movie Was Made
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!
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!
13 Updates Linda D. Addison—horror poet and author of ‘The Place of Broken Things’
Featuring links to news, reviews, and interviews with the award-winning poet and writer of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. “I’m often looking for a different perspective on fear,” Addison says, “while opening my own fear/pain as roots to feed what I’m writing.”
Mignola on Hellboy in Love: “I loved the idea of Hellboy just trying to have a relationship.”
The comic book mini-series Hellboy in Love is an occult adventure and unlikely romance. The Hellboy creator talks about the origins of the love story and how it expands on classic Hellboy stories.
Keaton says Beetlejuice 2 being made “exactly” like original
Warner Bros. is finally making Beetlejuice 2, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton. The actor says making the sequel is “the most fun I’ve had working on a movie in I can’t tell you how long.”
First new Monster Cereal in 35 years—and its first woman representative!
General Mills expands the Monster Cereal line-up with caramel apple-themed Carmella Creeper. The first female representative of monster cereal joins Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Boo Berry, Fruit Brute, and Yummy Mummy.
13 Facts About Toni Morrison—author of BELOVED: “My world did not shrink because I was a black female writer. It just got bigger.”
Find out more about the award-winning novel Beloved—plus about the history of author Toni Morrison, how the late author continues to be important to future readers, and the funny way that Oprah Winfrey got in touch to make a movie.
Storied: The Golden Age of Movie Monsters—celebrating classic monster movies
When you list off the most intriguing monsters, so many of the names on that list refer to the original Universal Monster movies. In this video, the folks at Storied celebrate the classic era.
Complete Alex Craft series by Kalayna Price: “Add some mystery, some romance, some horror…anything goes.”
Looking at Kalayna Price’s urban fantasy series starring a witch who solves crimes speaking to the dead. “I enjoy working in a world that is recognizable but with a magical overlay,” the author says. “I like the endless possibilities available to work with.”
10 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ (Original Series)
Kids in the 1990s who wanted good ol’ scares but weren’t old enough to watch horror movies yet? Are You Afraid of the Dark? had them covered. Find out more info about the show here.
Nightmare Abbey 3 Returns to Haunt Readers with 7 New Terror Tales and Much More
“I wanted to publish the kind of fiction I loved reading late nights,” Nightmare Abbey editor Tom English says. “And because I do love old SF and Horror movies and TV, articles I want to feature.”
Marvel Comics honors George Perez’s legacy with variant covers featuring his iconic artwork
The comics industry lost one of its best storytellers, artist George Pérez. Marvel Comics has collected rare drawings from his archives, which will be showcased on the covers of select Marvel releases.
[Flashback] Susan Hill talks about writing ‘The Woman in Black’—and the movie starring Daniel Radcliffe
“Most ghost stories are short stories,” the author says. “And I just wondered whether there was anything that could be revived in the ghost story to make it full length again…”
Making BEETLEJUICE: Behind The Scenes from Special FX
Watch behind the scenes footage from making the 1988 horror comedy movie. The film has also inspired a cartoon TV show, video games, and a stage musical. There’s even a cookbook on the way!
Why We Are Drawn to the Macabre: Horror Authors Panel Discussion
A panel discussion where authors Daniel Willcocks, Leanna Renee Hieber, and Andrea Janes talk about what makes horror fiction connect with readers. “You have to feel some kind of empathy for that character.”
Clive Barker vs. Godzilla: Can he make Godzilla scary again?
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.
‘Dracula’—adding music to a silent classic
The first sound film adapting Bram Stoker’s novel, 1931’s Dracula did not offer a film score. In the late-1990s, Universal asked Philip Glass to compose a new score for Dracula for the DVD release.