Zombies vs. Vampires: Celebs of the supernatural speak

BY AARON SAGERS

The undead vs. the walking dead: We spoke to celebrities who have built a career around the supernatural about this undying debate ...

John Carpenter, photo by
Thomas Peter Schulz

JOHN CARPENTER

Director, Halloween, Vampires, Big Trouble in Little China

"They're both great. Vampires go way back to when I was a little kid. And back even more to my parent's generation - and back even before them. The zombies are a little more recent. One of my favorite directors and close friends is George Romero and I think he transformed the horror genre with Night of the Living Dead. And it's everywhere today. Everywhere. That movie has influenced everything here, all movies that are made. It's unbelievable – and ripped off and ripped off, again and again and again."

R.L. Stine Returning to 'Fear Street'

Through the magic of Twitter, R.L. Stine's "Fear Street" series is making a comeback! What started out as a single tweet pleading for more teen tales of terror, a storm of 140 character fond memories and requests for more stories soon followed.

In an interview with Big Thrill, Stine admits that he was initially shocked by the requests, but after some consideration, he decided that the time to revive the series was now. He began shopping the idea to publishers, however, despite the success of the "Fear Street" series, with over 100 stories and 80 million copies sold, no one was interested in returning to ShadySide High.

'Monster Edition' Pays Tribute to 'Goosebumps'

"Reader beware, you're in for a scare!"

From 1992-1997, R.L. Stine brought kid-friendly horror into the mainstream with his popular "Goosebumps" tales. During that period, he published 62 original stories and followed up with several spin-off titles that are still being published over 20 years later.

To commemorate these childhood-shaping stories, Monster Edition, a new fan made art zine, is releasing a special edition dedicated to the "Goosebumps" anthology. They have collected artwork from over 40 international artists who have all put their own personal spins on some of the most popular titles from the series.

This issue of Monster Edition features 46 full color pages, and is available now for pre-order ($20) or you can snag the limited edition combo pack ($35), which features the zine, trading cards, stickers and an original Goosebumps book. Shipping will begin in January 2014.

Head on over to the Monster Edition Tumblr for more sneak peeks!

-Nowal Massari