C.L. Bauer: Author Q&A—“Ghosts can do just about anything, right?”
We interviewed C.L. Bauer about her novel The Haunted Lost Rose. Bauer shares the inspiration for her fiction, explains why she values the supernatural, and reveals what makes her stop reading. “There’s more to the afterlife than just going to sleep or into darkness for eternity.”
Stephen King: ‘The Shining’—when the author explored his own secrets
In Stephen King’s classic novel The Shining, Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. “Consciously, King was writing Jack Torrance as a kind of exorcism,” author Grady Hendrix says.
Jessica Faleiro: ‘Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa’—family secrets are revealed
The Fonseca family are celebrating Savio Fonseca’s 75th birthday. But when the lights go out, they start swapping spooky stories—and startling family secrets are revealed, as is an ancient curse that forever binds the family…
Top 100 Monster Complex Posts in 2022
We cover a lot of monster fiction here on Monster Complex—including books, movies, TV, music, games, comic books and more. Here are the most popular posts from the past year.
Batman + The Flash vs Phantom Killer (1979)
Sometimes, Batman’s team-up book would include horror and/or supernatural comics guests. However, we’re talking now about guest The Flash dealing with a ghostly killer…
Top 45 Monster Movie and TV Posts in 2022
We cover a lot of monster movies and TV shows here on Monster Complex. Here are the most popular posts from the past year, including articles about Supernatural, The Munsters, zombie comedies, space movies and more.
Top 61 Monster Complex posts in 2022 about authors and books
Here at Monster Complex we explore the pages of urban fantasy, horror, supernatural thrillers, paranormal, zombie, vampire, magic and other kinds of monster fiction. Here are the most popular articles about horror fiction that folks were reading on Monster Complex last 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…
R.L. Stine: ‘The New Year’s Party’—when they hide the body but begin dying off…
For the New Year, R.L. Stine amps up the occasion with his YA thriller horror novel ‘The New Year’s Party.’ Stine says, “I don’t try to put any messages in these books. The only lesson is to run.”
Peter Straub: ‘Ghost Story’ offers a haunted Christmas season
What was the worst thing you’ve ever done? In a sleepy town about to be engulfed by a Christmas blizzard, four old men are about to learn that no one can bury the past forever...
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.
13 Christmas Horror Anthologies
Want a look at the scary side of Christmas? From Krampus and ghosts to zombies and killers, these anthologies offer dozens of authors raising a lot of questions about the season…
Clay McLeod Chapman: Ghost Eaters [Spotlight]
With propulsive momentum, bone-chilling scares, and dark meditations on the weight of history, this Southern horror will make you think twice about opening doors to the unknown.
‘Dead Bride’ now on VOD, digital
Her family has been living with a terrible curse, unleashed by a bride killed by her grandfather: Ghost story DEAD BRIDE from writer/director Francesco Picone is available on VOD and digital.
Author Q&A Kiran Manral on More Things in Heaven and Earth: “Sometimes trying to get closure can open fresh wounds.”
The author talks about the ideas fueling her novel, her mission as an author, and why her fiction helps readers to better understand the female perspective.