Universal Monsters DRACULA comic
A while back I heard that a new four-part comic series was being released with a new take on THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. I pre-ordered them and read them as they came in the mail in two installments of two comics each. While it was great to see my favorite creature, the one […]
ABIGAIL film fun
It has been quite a while since I last blogged here. I’ve been busy the last year planning major revisions and expansion to some of my nonprofit and have been content to share TheoFantastique thoughts on Facebook. But I thought I’d make a few posts in light of recent films and comics, for what it’s […]
Forthcoming “Be Afraid” podcast
I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email from Fuller Seminary on Friday announcing a forthcoming podcast addressing horror and spirituality. Given evangelicalism’s hesitancy to embrace horror out o concerns for evil and its alleged incompatibility with a respectable expression of faith, it will be interesting to see how horror is treated in this series. […]
Steve Wiggins on The Wicker Man
Steve Wiggins is the guest to discuss his new book The Wicker Man. From the publisher’s website description: Many fans of Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man (1973) may know that this classic is considered a fine sample of folk horror. Few will consider that it’s also a prime example of holiday horror. Holiday horror draws […]
Two Forthcoming Titles
I’m pleased to announce two forthcoming titles that look great. I know both authors and they have made appearances on this blog previously, which makes it even more exciting, and the subject matter is wonderful. First, on the fiftieth anniversary of The Wicker Man film, Steve A. Wiggins has written The Wicker Man as part […]
OUTER RANGE: Western/Sci-Fi Hybrid incorporates realistic struggle with religious commitments
Last weekend my wife and I binge watched a series from Amazon Prime. It was OUTER RANGE, a Western/science fiction combination that I heard about in watching one of the stars, Josh Brolin, as he ate through the hot sauce on wings challenge on the show HOT ONES. I’m a fan of Brolin’s work, and […]
David Puglia on Folklore and Monster Studies
Folklore provides another helpful lens through which we can broaden our understanding of monster studies. In this conversation, David Puglia is the guest. David is Associate Professor and Deputy Chairperson in the English Department at Bronx Community College of The City University of New York, where he teaches courses in folklore, children’s literature, popular culture, […]
Yasmine Musharbash and the Anthropology of Monsters
Monster studies is a growing academic discipline, but while religious studies and pop culture have made important contributions, anthropology and other disciplines have not had the representation and contribution they deserve for a truly multidisciplinary approach to the subject. So goes part of the argument of Yasmine Musharbash, an anthropologist who has done important work […]
New issue of The Journal of Gods and Monsters
A new issue of The Journal of Gods and Monsters has been published, Vol. 3, no. 1 (Winter 2022). You can view and download here.
Reflections on “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
If you have been reading this blog for any length of time it will come as no surprise that I am a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro. I’ve written numerous blog posts about his work (here’s an example), and edited an anthology on it titled The Supernatural Cinema of Guillermo del Toro: Critical Essays. […]
