Celebrating 40 years of Stephen King’s CHRISTINE
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.
Twilight Zone: 13 Books For Fans of the Rod Serling Classic TV Show
“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.
When ‘The Simpsons’ Turned ‘Planet of the Apes’ Into a Musical
One of The Simpsons best classic episodes, “A Fish Called Selma” featured an amazing parody of Broadway with its Planet of the Apes stage musical.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker—50th Anniversary Retrospective
A newspaper reporter with a fondness for the supernatural and the weird, Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigated Chicago’s most mysterious crimes on the 1970s TV show Kolchak: The Night Stalker. In this video, the folks at JoBlo Horror celebrate Kolchak: The Night Stalker for its 50th anniversary.
Q&A: Jeff Strand on novelizing Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: “The movie is absolutely ridiculous, and thus the book is absolutely ridiculous.”
The horror comedy author explains what led to him adapting the cult classic disaster parody, reveals his goals for the novelization, and tells us why he didn’t include any George Clooney jokes.
How “Total Eclipse of the Heart” turned out to be a vampire love song
Bonnie Tyler’s classic pop hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart” sounds like a heartbreak song for regular people. But it turns out that the song was written about vampires. Find out lots of weird details about this song!
Michelle Yeoh: 16 great fight scenes from the history-making Oscar winner
The major movie star has done great action scenes—including those with Jackie Chan, Star Trek, James Bond and the MCU. To celebrate Yeoh’s history-making win at the Academy Awards, we’re taking a look at some of her best fight scenes ever, including Shang Chi, Gunpowder Milkshake, and Super Cop.
‘Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.’ in U.S. theaters March 22, 2023
Classic 2003 film with Godzilla, Mothra and Mechagodzilla will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a one-night-only event. Find out more about the making of the film—and how it connected with the larger Godzilla franchise.
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”—listen to 60 cover versions here!
An epic hit from Michael Jackson, our video playlist features Jackson’s official music video of “Thriller”—plus original cover versions from more than 60 artists including R&B versions, heavy metal covers, acoustic renditions, a cappella and more.
Will Smith vs Freddy Krueger—and the courts
Will Smith’s hip-hop hit “A Nightmare on My Street” riffs on an imagined encounter with monster Freddy Krueger. Which led to a court case…
[Flashback] ‘Dawn’ by Octavia E. Butler explores out-there aliens
A look at an exciting book where one woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in a revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author.
MST3K’s Kaiju Song “Every Country Has a Monster”
When Mystery Science Theater 3000 heckled Danish giant monster movie Reptilicus, the host used a fun song to help the robots understand that giant monsters come from all over. Watch the video for the song, plus learn more about MST3K, about the movie and for the lyrics to this song!
White Zombie’s hit riffs on this sci-fi film
White Zombie’s rocker “More Human Than Human” is connected to TWO sci-fi films. Watch the music video and one of the film’s trailers, and find out more…
25 Monsters Who Are Marvel Superheroes
Celebrating those characters from Marvel’s dual legacies of monsters and superheroes—including Blade, She-Hulk, Venom, Morbius, Groot, Godzilla, Frankenstein's Monster, and more!
Flashback: Stephen King—It
Welcome to Derry, Maine. It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real.
Hellboy: Fight Scene
In 2008’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the fate of mankind hangs in the balance when a prince awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. In this Troll Market battle, Hellboy fights Mr. Wink…
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.
Why were these ‘Twilight Zone’ episodes banned from reruns?
“The Twilight Zone” has lasted in our collective memories for decades. But what few know is that four episodes of the show were withheld from syndication…
Top 13 The Munsters posts in 2022
Monster Complex talks about The Munsters a lot. Take a look at the list of our most-read articles from the past year that referenced the famed monster family.
Vincent Price: Essential Facts About The Horror Legend
A class-act movie star with an engaging voice, actor Vincent Price quickly became an actor whose career focused on horror films. Highlights included The Fly (1958) and The Raven (1963).