Writing about monsters, one cannot deny fiction often copies real life. Unlike the kingdom of humans, the animal kingdom offers a wide variety of mating rituals and encounters. None more fascinating and/or horrifying than that of the anglerfish. I’m partial to this sexy creature, because I used the premise of the anglerfish for two of […]
This Halloween blog reports the results of three polls I conducted to discover the most popular monster of The Big Four. The Sci-Fi community, the science fiction writers community, and Texas Tech students were polled. Poll Results for Favorite Monster Question: Of the BIG FOUR classic movie monsters: Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolf Man and The Mummy—who is […]
Continuing our research into classic movie monsters and the recipe to their success, we reach our final of the Big Four, and my favorite, Wolf Man. Recap The most memorable monsters are continually being resurrected on the big screen, like the current undertaking by Universal to reboot such classic movie monsters as Dracula, The Mummy, Wolf Man, and Frankenstein. […]
