Television Crossover Universe

Every Thursday I am posting excerpts from the Horror Crossover Encyclopedia relating to a particular horror series from television or film. COLLIERS MAGAZINE “THE BODY SNATCHERS” (NOVEL BY JACK FINNEY) Release Date: 1954 (Contemporary Setting) Series: Body Snatchers (novel) Horror Crosses: Halloween; Phantoms; Memoirs of an Invisible Man; Stephen King Universe; Scream of the Banshee; Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 film); Return of the Living Dead; Boo; Sharknado Non-Horror Crosses: Airwolf; A Friend to Die For; Ben 10; Doctor Who The Story: In Santa Mira, California, people are starting to act different. It turns out aliens are invading by slowly replacing the inhabitants and taking their forms. Notes: Unlike the film versions, in this story, there is a happy ending and the aliens are defeated. And in fact, in the Katrina Protocol (aka Voodoo Twilight), it’s revealed that the Shop (the secret government agency from Stephen King books) sent in Ohisver van Helsin

Each Thursday, I will be sharing excerpts from the Horror Crossover Encyclopedia related to a specific series from film or television. TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN VOLUME 6: GRAND GUIGNOL “THE CHILDREN OF HERACLES” (STORY BY ROMAN LEARY) Release Date: 2010 (Setting is 1949) Series: Tales of the Shadowmen Horror Crosses: Behemoth the Sea Monster; the Magnetic Monster; Kolchak the Night Stalker; The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms; Night of the Living Dead; Phantoms; Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos; “The Stephen King Universe” (the works of Stephen King) Non-Horror Crosses: Nyctalope; Andromeda Strain; Quatermass; Doctor Who; Big Bad John; Six Million Dollar Man The Story: The heroic Nyctalope is in California teaming with Professor Quatermass against the evil Agent Lord. Notes: There are appearances of characters from Behemoth the Sea Monster, the Magnetic Monster, Kolchak the Night Stalker, Big Bad John, and the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Behemoth the Sea Monster is a 1959 monster film.

I'm doing the final edits for TELEVISION CROSSOVER UNIVERSE: WORLDS AND MYTHOLOGY VOLUME I. Thanks to  Ivan Ronald Schablotski ,  Toby O'Brien  and  James Bojaciuk  for making notes for me. I'm in the process of shopping for someone to design a new logo for the TELEVISION CROSSOVER UNIVERSE and SUPER ENTERTAINMENT. So far, both designers I've contacted have not responded to my inquiries, which is pretty frustrating. Both designers were referred to me, too, which makes it even more  frustrating. I have too high of standards for those who claim to be professional, I suppose.  Christofer Nigro  is writing the foreword for this volume. The book should be ready for publication in 30 days. It will feature an introduction to the TVCU, three chronologies (FLINTSTONES FOREVER: THE BEDROCK ANOMALY, THE DOCTOR WHO UNIVERSE, and A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN: CRISIS OF THE SUPER FRIENDS). And as a bonus, there will be a history of Super Comics, the Wronskiverse, and Chris Kowalski, finally

THE ABC SATURDAY SUPERSTAR MOVIE “THE MAD, MAD, MAD MONSTERS” (ANIMATED FILM) Release Date: September 23, 1972 (See Notes regarding setting) Series: Mad Monster Party? Horror Crosses: Frankenstein (Universal); Frankenstein (Rankin/Bass); Dracula (Universal); Wolf Man; Mummy (Universal); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Universal); Invisible Man (Universal); Creature from the Black Lagoon; King Kong The Story: When Dr. Henry von Frankenstein creates a bride for his monster, he decides to throw his creations a wedding. Notes: Dear God, Henry! What have you done? Playing God. Reanimating the dead. Creating a Phyllis Diller. So this is a prequel to Mad Monster Party?, which came out in 1967, so this must take place before then. See my notes for Mad Monster Party? for my notes on the individual characters involved. SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE # 51 “THE METALUNA MUTANT VS. THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON” (DENNIS DRUKTENIS PUBLISHING) Release Date: June 2004 (Setting is 1