James Lovegrove on ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon’— “My goal [was] to create a proper Holmes story with an overlay of ghostliness.”
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…”
SNL: Stalking Santa Claus like an Eminem music video—“Getting this present is the only thing keeping me alive...”
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…
Justice League vs Solomon Grundy at the Christmas party: “No one should be without a present at Christmas.”
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.
D.M. Guay on her Christmas horror comedy ‘Hell for the Holidays’—“We horror geeks. We love Christmas horror so hard.”
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.
Behind the Scenes: ‘Violent Night’—“Time for some season’s beatings…”
“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.
Convincing Run-DMC to celebrate Christmas in Hollis: “Jack Frost chillin’…”
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.
Joe Hill: NOS4A2—“I find most vampire novels sooo disappointing.”
“I find most vampire novels soooooooooo disappointing…” The spine-tingling, bone-chilling novel of supernatural suspense from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.
Anna and the Apocalypse: Go behind the scenes of the holiday zombie musical
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!
Cosmic Christmas—aliens visit Earth to learn the purpose of the Star of Bethlehem
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.
Season’s Bleedings: 13 Christmas Horror Anthologies with stories from Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, Seanan McGuire, Neil Gaiman, and more!
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!
Santa vs Martians: Watch the weird sci-fi holiday classic now!
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…
Horror movie legend Christopher Lee sings the holiday song “Jingle Hell”—“My great grandparents were opera singers.”
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.
11 Sci-Fi Versions of ‘A Christmas Carol’
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.
Anna and the Apocalypse (2018): Behind the scenes of the musical Christmas zombie movie
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!
Top 22 Monster Complex Music Posts of 2022
Last year, Monster Complex began to explore the songs and the music that that celebrates monsters—whether we’re talking about the scores for a monster movie, a stage show with songs or just the lyrics of a song that make you want to sing along. Here are 22 of our top “monster music” posts from the past year.
SNL: Threatening Santa Claus
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…
Andrew Shaffer: ‘Secret Santa’ and the gift that keeps on taking
In this Christmas horror comedy novel, Lussi Meyer must figure out the meaning of the cursed gift before it destroys her soul. It’s “The Office” meets Stephen King, dressed up in holiday tinsel.
Santa vs Martians: That time Santa Claus fought aliens from Mars—watch it now!
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…
Gremlins: Merry Christmas to all those creatures…
A man is given a strange creature—which generates other creatures that unleash chaos over a whole town Christmas Eve. Watch interviews on set during the making of Gremlins…
Gregory Bastianelli: ‘Snowball’—motorists stranded during a blizzard must fight a twisted toymaker
A group of motorists become stranded on a lonely stretch of highway during a Christmas Eve blizzard and fight for survival against a twisted toymaker.