Top 21 Zombie Posts in 2022
“Zombie stories are not about zombies.”—Jonathan Maberry
We cover a lot of zombie fiction here on Monster Complex—including books, movies, TV, music, games, comic books and more. As we enter 2023, we thought it would be nice to take a look at the most popular articles that folks were reading on Monster Complex over the past year. Take a look at the list and maybe find something you really want to read or watch…
#1 Top 13 Zombie Comedy Movies
Looking for a good zom-com? These filmmakers found a way to mix laughs and scares to bring new life to the zombie genre. For this list, we’re ranking 13 of the best funny zombie movies any fan should check out. Find out more details and behind-the-scenes info about some of the funniest zombie movies ever made. (Plus a special bonus!) Find out more here.
#2 ‘Hotel Transylvania 4’ Headed For Streaming - UPDATED
Have you watched those animated comedies about the monster hotel where the staff are all zombies? In the latest movie, Van Helsing's mysterious “Monsterfication Ray” turns Johnny into a monster, while transforming Dracula and his monster pals into humans! Find out more here.
#3 100 Supernatural Detective Series
Solving Mysteries One Monster At A Time! Urban fantasy and crime fiction make great partners: While the traditional detective investigates common crimes, the occult detective’s cases involve magic, monsters (sometimes including zombies), and other elements of the supernatural. Want to meet some authors who mix the genres together? This list includes Jonathan Maberry, Kat Richardson, Diana Rowland, Kevin J. Anderson, Tony Hillerman, Seanan McGuire, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ben Aaronovitch, Yoshihiro Togashi, Charlaine Harris, Daniel José Older, Amanda M. Lee, Kim Harrison, Simon R. Green, Benedict Jacka, Kalayna Price, plus tie-novels from The X-Files, Hellboy, Supernatural—and bunch more authors worth checking out. Find out more here.
#4 Best Zombie Books: 40+ Great Zombie Novels
Looking for a zombie story? Here are some zombie novels worth checking out. Includes books from a diverse group of authors—ranging from horror legend Richard Matheson and acclaimed novelist Justina Ireland to horror legend Stephen King and up-and-comer Zoraida Córdova, from Hugo-winner Octavia Butler and Pulitzer Prize-nominated Colson Whitehead to Internet sensation Rhiannon Frater, from the global perspective of Manel Loureiro and up-to-date political angle of Mira Grant to the alien invasion scenario of Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due. Find out more here!
#5 70+ Zombie Book Series
Whatever you want from a zombie story—light or weighty; political or romantic; futuristic or set in the past—you’re bound to find a series here to match your, um, taste. Featured authors include Seanan McGuire AKA Mira Grant, Manel Loureiro, Carrie Ryan, Jonathan Maberry, Justina Ireland, J.L. Bourne, Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due, David Wellington, Rhiannon Fater, Isaac Marion, Diana Rowland, Sylvester Barzey, Sophie Littlefield, David Moody and more. Find out the list here.
#6 100 Best Horror Comedy Movies of All Time - Best Funny Scary Movies
A for a whole range of tastes—from zombie comedies (zom-coms?) and funny vampire tales to ghost stories and monster-centric animated features for the whole family. Find out more here.
#7 Jonathan Maberry: Complete Joe Ledger Series
Horror writer Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger is the star of series of bio-terrorism thrillers that started with 2009’s Patient Zero. The series—which includes novels, short stories, audio originals, and novellas follows Captain Joe Ledger, who fights terrorist threats that range from zombie pathogens to weaponized plagues to transgenic monsters. Find out more here.
#8 The Zombie Issue: Isaac Marion, Justina Ireland, Zombie Comedy Movies, More!
Author interviews, Top 13 Zombie Comedy Movies, 70+ Zombie Book Series, plus BONUS links about zombie books, zombie movies, zombies on television, and zombies in comics. Find all the articles on the webpage here!
#9 50 Most-Searched-For Zombie Comedy Movies 2020
Here Are Zombie Movies Even For People Who Don’t (Necessarily) Like Zombie Movies: Zombie stories are more popular than ever—including horror fiction, TV series, video games, and movies. But in the past several years, there’s been an explosion of zombie movies that play it all for laughs. And when folks want to know about ‘em, they head for their local search engine. Here’s a list of the 50 zombie comedies that are RIGHT NOW the most search-for titles according to Google. (Listed in reverse order of the year they were released.) Find out more here.
#10 Mira Grant AKA Seanan McGuire: Complete Newsflesh series + Interviews
“I wanted to see what would happen if I started explaining zombies.” Author Seanan McGuire outlines the differences between “Seanan McGuire” and “Mira Grant,” reveals what she wanted to bring to the zombie genre, and explains why diverse readers can see themselves in her books. Oh—and she teaches us how to survive the zombie apocalypse. Find out more here.
#11 Zombie Q&A—Justina Ireland: “The things that scare people are always the most interesting to write about.”
“There’s a whole new level of trauma when your dead friend is trying to eat your face.” The Dread Nation author shares the origins of her Civil War-era zombie books, reveals the inspirations for her no-nonsense heroine Jane McKeene, and explains the importance of representation in media. Find out more here.
#12 Diana Rowland: Complete White Trash Zombie series
Horror meets humorous urban fantasy in the award-winning White Trash Zombie series, a fun urban fantasy collection starring an ordinary Southern girl who became a zombie. Find out more here.
#13 Zombie Q&A: Dana Fredsti (Ashley Parker Series)
“There are ways to include details that show you’ve done your research without being tedious.” The author talks about what inspired her love of zombie stories, explains the innovation she brought to the party, and reveals why she prefers slow zombies. Find out more here.
#14 Zombie Q&A—Jonathan Maberry: “Zombie Stories Are Not About Zombies”
“All the way home I was continuing that story in my head, figuring out how I might survive an event like the dead rising.” The thriller author on the enduring appeal of zombies, what drew him to write stories with them, and why a zombie outbreak seems so damned plausible. Find out more here.
#15 VIPs making horror comics: Creepshow, Bruce Campbell, Owl Goingback
Here are some horror comics you should check out—from award-wining horror author Owl Goingback, noted actor Bruce Campbell, and the makers of a new comic for the classic title Creepshow. Find out more here.
#16 Shaun of the Dead: Slackers vs. The Apocalypse
In this horror comedy from director Edgar Wright, an aimless TV salesman (Simon Pegg) and his friend battle zombies. Find out more about the film here.
#17 Zombie Q&A—Sylvester Barzey (Planet Dead)
“I want to sit back and be like, ‘Damn, I wish I thought of something like this.’” The author explains his unique spin on zombie fiction, shares why his books set an example for his son, and reveals why he’s written clown zombies. Find out more here.
#18 Complete Warm Bodies series by Isaac Marion
Isaac Marion’s 2010 best-selling debut novel WARM BODIES inspired a major film, and led to a series of four books. “I find it telling,” the author told us, “how quick people are to dismiss zombies as non-human cannon fodder the moment they stop behaving in ways we understand.” Find out more here.
#19 Zombie Q&A—Andy Kumpon (Seeds of the Dead)
“If zombies eat everything around them, why are some as skinny as a beanpole?” The Mexican-American author talks about combining survival horror, gallows humor, action, and suspense; reveals what inspired his unique take on the zombie genre; and shares his zombie movie influences. Find out more here.
#20 Zombie Q&A—Isaac Marion: “George Romero tried to touch on the humanity of the zombies.”
“I find it telling how quick people are to dismiss zombies as non-human cannon fodder the moment they stop behaving in ways we understand.” In this exclusive interview, the Warm Bodies author shares the personal inspiration for his unique take on zombies, explains his biggest genre pet peeve, and reveals why zombies stories are “hard to love” as a category. Find out more here.
#21 Night of the Living Trekkies—merging Roddenberry’s culture with Romero’s
Journey to the final frontier of sci-fi zombie horror! “I love the zombie genre,” says co-author Kevin David Anderson. “I’m a Star Trek fan, too. In the right situation, these people could be the heroes...” Find out more here.