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What Are Your Favorite Non-Horror Monsters?
While horror definitely has the monopoly on some of the most terrifying creatures ever brought to celluloid, there are still some pretty amazing monsters that have been a part of non-horror films. As a child, I wasn’t allowed to watch too much in the way of horror. I had to sneak out of my bedroom late at night to sneak a peek at something gruesome or it had to be seen at a friend’s house during a sleepover.
But what I was allowed to watch were sci-fi and fantasy films, which I to this day love. And in those movies, there were often some truly spectacular monsters, ones that have stuck in my mind for over two decades.
So let’s pay homage to the monsters that don’t come from horror but instead from beyond the stars or the realms of magic! Ahead are several of my favorites and then I want to know…
What are your favorite non-horror monsters?
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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August
We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.
A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.
Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.
Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”
“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.
“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”