Monsters, Movies & Mayhem
Lights! Camera! Monsters?
Winner of the 2021 Colorado Book Award!
Sometimes you go to the movies. And sometimes, the movies—and their monsters—come to you. At any moment, without notice, monsters once relegated to the screen become a reality. Aliens and demons, dragons and ghosts, werewolves, vampires, zombies, and seemingly ordinary people who are just plain evil.
Join award-winning authors Jonathan Maberry, Fran Wilde, David Gerrold, Rick Wilber and others for 23 all-new tales of haunted theaters, video gods, formidable demons, alien pizza, and delirious actors. Each story takes you to the silver screen with monstrous results.
Funny or grim, unsettling or cozy… You’ll laugh! You’ll sigh! You’ll scream!
Grab popcorn—and good running shoes—and enjoy the show.
Table of Contents
Introduction © 2020 by WordFire, Inc.
Gavin Funke's Monster Movie Marathon (Bring the Whole Family!), by Jonathan Maberry
Flickering Dusk of the Video God, by Luciano Marano
Michael Thinks the House is Haunted , by David Gerrold
Atropos Green. by Jesse Sprague
Last Sunset Home, by C.H. Hung
Love Your Mother, by Kevin Pettway
Progress as Grown Out of Motion, by David Boop
When the Shift Hits the Fan, by Julie Frost
Hyde Park, by Shannon Fox
Make Me a Star, by Brendan Mallory
Alien Pizza, by Linda Maye Adams
Whoever Writes Monsters, by Sam Knight
Toad Man, Toad Man, by Hailey Piper
False Bay, by Rick Wilber
Z Is for Zombie, by Steve Rasnic Tem
Vinegar Syndrome, by Ben Monroe
Beer with Friends, by Charles Maclay
Motivating a Monster, by Irene Radford
Tunnel Visions, by James A. Hearn
Our Lady of Celluloid, by Ryan F. Healey
Josie's Last Straw, by Karina Fabian
Last Drive-in Movie, by B.D. Prince
Welcome to the Underhill Cinema, by Fran Wilde
Gavin Funke's Monster Movie Marathon (Bring the Whole Family!), by Jonathan Maberry
Flickering Dusk of the Video God, by Luciano Marano
Michael Thinks the House is Haunted , by David Gerrold
Atropos Green. by Jesse Sprague
Last Sunset Home, by C.H. Hung
Love Your Mother, by Kevin Pettway
Progress as Grown Out of Motion, by David Boop
When the Shift Hits the Fan, by Julie Frost
Hyde Park, by Shannon Fox
Make Me a Star, by Brendan Mallory
Alien Pizza, by Linda Maye Adams
Whoever Writes Monsters, by Sam Knight
Toad Man, Toad Man, by Hailey Piper
False Bay, by Rick Wilber
Z Is for Zombie, by Steve Rasnic Tem
Vinegar Syndrome, by Ben Monroe
Beer with Friends, by Charles Maclay
Motivating a Monster, by Irene Radford
Tunnel Visions, by James A. Hearn
Our Lady of Celluloid, by Ryan F. Healey
Josie's Last Straw, by Karina Fabian
Last Drive-in Movie, by B.D. Prince
Welcome to the Underhill Cinema, by Fran Wilde
