Category Archives: monsters

John Edgar Browning: Speaking of Monsters

March 27th, 2013 | Posted in horror, monster theory, monsters, teratology

It was with great excitement that I heard about the book Speaking of Monsters: A Teratological Anthology (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), edited by John Edgar Browning. This volume provides an in-depth scholarly exploration of a number of facets of teratology, the study of monsters. It took us a while to finish this interview, but Browning made […]

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Hotel Transylvania Release and Its Glaring Omission

February 9th, 2013 | Posted in animation, cartoon, geek cultures, horror, monsters

Hotel Transylvania is now out on DVD and Blu-ray. My wife and I picked up a copy of the latter yesterday and watched it today. We had already seen it in the theaters and found it worthwhile. (My previous review can be read here.) I was especially looking forward to the Blu-ray extras. While these […]

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The Undead and Theology Now Available for Purchase

October 4th, 2012 | Posted in Kim Paffenroth, monsters, monstrous, undead

Theology and the Undead (Pickwick Publications) is now available for purchase in digital form for Kindle, MAC and PC through Amazon.com, and in print edition. See the publisher’s website for more information. This is a unique volume that explores various facets of how monsters can provide for theological reflection. It makes the perfect Halloween pumpkin […]

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Hotel Transylvania a delight for children, adults, and Monster Kids of every age

September 29th, 2012 | Posted in animation, monsters, Universal Pictures

Hotel Transylvania debuted in theaters last night, and may be the leading film in the box office this weekend. It turns in an impressive performance that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Hotel Transylvania is the latest animated film produced by Sony. It tells the story of Dracula who creates a seemingly secluded […]

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Call for Abstracts: A “Supernatural” History of Central Europe, 1870-Present

April 26th, 2012 | Posted in call for papers, folklore, monsters, paranormal, Witchcraft

Call for Abstracts: “A ‘Supernatural’ History of Central Europe, 1870-present” Editors: Eric Kurlander (Stetson U.) and Monica Black (U. of Tenn., Knoxville) Deadline: August 1, 2012 Despite the ostensible “disenchantment of the world” proclaimed by Max Weber at the beginning of the twentieth century, Central Europe has a rich modern history of occultism, folklore, paganism, […]

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Forthcoming Animated “Hotel Transylvania”

April 24th, 2012 | Posted in animation, monsters

There are many forthcoming animated monster offerings in cinema. From ParaNorman and Frankenweenie, to this new trailer for Hotel Transylvania. Monster Kids young and old rejoice.

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Monstrophy: Call for Papers in the Academic Study of Monsters

November 26th, 2011 | Posted in call for papers, monsters

Preternature, vol. 2, issue 2 Monstrophy: The Academic Study of Monsters ‘Monstrophy’ is a term referring to the academic study of monsters as representational and conceptual categories, which has gained recent currency in several related fields of study (literary and cultural history, sociological theories of identity and difference, et al.), as well as in a […]

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Scott Poole and Monsters in America: TheoFantastique Podcast 2.6

October 14th, 2011 | Posted in monsters, podcast, W. Scott Poole

On October 15 Scott Poole’s new book goes on sale just in time for the Halloween season. It is titled Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting (Baylor University Press, 2011): Salem witches, frontier wilderness beasts, freak show oddities, alien invasions, Freddie Krueger. From our colonial past to the present, […]

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Stephen T. Asma – On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears

February 1st, 2011 | Posted in Darwinian evolution, monster theory, monsters, monstrous

Quite some time ago I promoted a forthcoming interview with Stephen Asma regarding his book On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears (Oxford University Press, 2009). As I worked my way through my growing collection of books for research, review, and interviews, On Monsters finally crawled to the top, and I am pleased […]

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SyFy Channel’s “Beast Legends” Debuts This Week

September 7th, 2010 | Posted in cryptozoology, monsters

The SyFy Channel has an interesting series that debuts this week called Beast Legends: Beast Legends is a new six-part series that journeys around the world using scientific data to reconstruct what mythological monsters, from Krakens and Griffins to Fire Dragons, would have looked like. In each of the hour-long episodes, Beast Legends uncovers historical […]

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