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.

On classic 1960s sitcom The Munsters, Herman Munster is the the spitting image of Universal's Frankenstein’s Monster. But the show established at least three different monsters created by Doctor Frankenstein...

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…”

In this Christmas sketch from Saturday Night Live, Santa Claus has his elves reading Christmas letters—and quickly discovers a series of Christmas letters from a persistent man…

Zombie Solomon Grundy has crashed the Justice League’s Christmas party! Come watch one of my favorite episodes, which makes me laugh and also, I must admit, makes me cry.

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.

“Time for some season’s beatings…” Violent Night star David Harbour was initially nervous about the concept of a “Santa Claus action movie”—until the filmmakers convinced him.

Asked to be part of a Christmas album, Run-DMC was worried a cover song would come across as fake. But finding a personal angle led to a song—and the Best Video of the Year award.

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

A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven—at Christmas—forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival. Go behind the scenes!

This animated TV special revolved around three aliens from an unknown planet visiting Earth to learn the purpose of the Star of Bethlehem. Watch the whole special here.

Want a look at the scary side of Christmas? Check out these collections with Christmas horror stories from Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, Simon R. Green, Seanan McGuire, Neil Gaiman, Daphne du Maurier, Mercedes Lackey, Arthur Conan Doyle and more!

Often hailed as a terrible movie, the 1964 film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians carries a weird kind of charm that beckons me. Want to watch? Here’s the whole movie right here…

Every monster movie fan should know about Christopher Lee, who has appeared in lots of horror films. What you may have missed was his heavy metal Christmas songs.

Sharing excerpts from author interviews, including blockbuster horror authors Anne Rice and Stephen King, and more. Also sharing more info about the authors and links for further reading.

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.

Wilde loves writing smart, flawed, wisecracking women who can solve a mystery, kick supernatural butt, and banter with hot men. Wilde tells Monster Complex how Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy changed her life, reveals what compels her stories, and explains why she seeks worldbuilding without common fantasy elements.

Check out this article for some behind-the-scenes info about Dickens writing this classic, and enjoy a list of sci-fi and fantasy TV shows that have adapted the story for themselves.