"Making Old Monsters New Again

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Thanks to everybody who participated in my very favorite topic. It was great talking about monsters with you all, and I'm really looking forward to reading and watching your recommendations! :)

For general edification (and at the request of inkandchocolate) here are some of the recommendations made at the 'Making Old Monsters New' panel (if you remember ones I've missed - or have new ones - please note them in the comments.) (B) = Book, (M) = Movie, (T) = Television

Zombies:

World War Z (B)
Breathers: A Love Story (B)
Dead Alive (M)
Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead

Not mentioned at the con, but fresh approaches to the topic:
Fido (M)
Serpent and the Rainbow (M)
Return of the Living Dead (M)
Shaun of the Dead (M)

Vampires:

Let the Right One In (M), (B)
Sunshine by Robin McKinley (B)
Dark Shadows (T)
Being Human (T)
Gil's All-Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez (B)
Fat White Vampire Blues and Bride of Fat White Vampire by Andrew Fox (B)
The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks (B)
Martin (M, see icon)
30 Days of Night (M)

Ghosts:
Being Human (T)
The Others (M)
Haunted (M)
Ghost Radio by Leopoldo Gout (B)
One for Sorrow by Christopher Barzak

Werewolves:
Howling Mad by Peter David (B)
Naked Breath (B) (I have been unable to find this listed on Amazon, so may have written the title down wrong)

Weird:
The Scream by John Skipp and Craig Spector (B)
(Not mentioned, but applicable: American Gothic (T))

Monsters are Us:
The Girl Next Door (M)

YA/Middle Grade:
The Snark-Out Boys and The Baconburg Horror by Daniel Pinkwater (B)