Dustin McNeill is the author of eight books released through Harker Press. A lifelong genre fan, he gets his kicks obsessing over old horror movies. After writing stints with HorrorHound Magazine and DVD Active, Dustin published his first book in 2014 with Phantasm Exhumed, which was warmly received by fans and filmmakers alike. In 2019, he notably teamed with co-author Travis Mullins for the critically-acclaimed Taking Shape book series, which the pair followed up in 2022 with Reign of Chucky: The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy. In 2023, Dustin penned yet another solo effort with House of Rejects: The Making of Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy. In 2024, he was invited to record an official audio commentary for Via Vision Entertainment's Blu-ray release of the original Halloween II.

Joseph Maddrey is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Soul of Wes Craven (2024); Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2004); Not Bad for a Human, the official biography of film actor Lance Henriksen (2011); Simply Eliot, a biography of poet T.S. Eliot (2018); two volumes of Adapting Stephen King (2021-2022), and the graphic novel To Hell You Ride (2013). He has written or produced over 100 hours of documentary television, including episodes of Discovery Channel’s A Haunting, History Channel’s Ancient Aliens, Oxygen’s Snapped, and TVOne’s Payback.

Travis Mullins first dabbled into film journalism in 2017 by writing for Dread Central, one of the leading news sites dedicated to horror. The following year, he assisted with the creation of special features for Scream Factory's Collectors Edition Blu-ray of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation. An avid fan of the Halloween franchise, he made his first move into print publishing alongside Dustin McNeill with the Taking Shape duology, released in 2019 and 2020, respectively. In 2022, he re-teamed with Dustin for Reign of Chucky: The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy.

Andreas Johansson is undoubtedly the world’s most foremost expert on John Carpenter’s cult classic Escape From duology. From his home in Sweden, Andreas has tirelessly maintained The EFNYLA Page for over twenty years, which has long been an incredible online resource for fans of Snake Plissken. In doing so, he has interviewed more than one hundred cast/crew who worked on Escape From New York and Escape From L.A. - including writer/director John Carpenter himself. The two Escape Artists book volumes mark his print writing debut.

Matthew C. DuPée is the author of We're Here for the Krites: The Making of Critters and A Scary Little Christmas: A History of Yuletide Horror Films, 1972-2020, the latter published through McFarland Books. Brought up on a steady diet of classic and contemporary horror films in the early 80s, Matthew eventually attended Point Park University and graduated with a degree in film and video production in 2002. He has also written for Rue Morgue, Morbidly Beautiful, Offscreen, and Bright Lights Film Journal. He lives outside of Annapolis, Maryland with his wife, two children, and beloved Chihuahua-pitbull, Bella. Matthew continues his research into cult film history and is working on several additional projects, including a book examining the fascinating story behind the making of Albert Pyun’s post-apocalyptic rock-opera, Radioactive Dreams.

Lowell Greenblatt was that kid at sleepovers who wanted you to rewind so he could see how the effects were accomplished. This has led to a fruitful career writing reviews and conducting interviews for Macabre Daily. Lowell is a human IMDb with a B.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from SUNY Purchase, who sustains himself on iced coffee and physical media. He resides in Queens, N.Y. with his wife Brittany, and their dogs, Merlin and Phantom.

Lance Henriksen is a prolific genre actor and artist celebrated for his commanding screen presence and gravitas across film, television, and voice work. An NYC native, Henriksen rose to prominence through his collaborations with director James Cameron, most notably as the fan-favorite android Bishop in Aliens. A genre mainstay, he delivered unforgettable performances in The Terminator, Near Dark, and the cult classic Pumpkinhead, while also earning acclaim as FBI profiler Frank Black on the television series Millennium. With a career spanning more than five decades, Henriksen has become one of genre cinema’s most enduring and respected figures, known for bringing depth, intensity, and humanity to heroes, villains, and everything in between.

Founded in March of 2004 by horror devotees Rob Galluzzo and Mike Cucinotta, Icons of Fright began its life as a fan-driven webzine devoted to long-form, in-depth interviews with genre legends and rising filmmakers alike. Soon joined by Jason Alvino and Adam Barnick, the Icons crew built a killer reputation amongst genre fans based on gusto, candor, and a genuine love of horror. Their thoughtful, career-spanning conversations earned the trust of iconic genre creators and helped preserve candid snapshots of horror history in the new millennium.

Paul Downey is a freelance author based in Newcastle-under-Lyme in the UK. He works full time in Marketing and has also written books on the Black Christmas movies and Jaws: The Revenge. He is a keen amateur cinephile, especially for the horror genre plus a wide range of exploitation cinema.

A lifelong movie and horror fan, Bruce Kilkowski Jr. was born in Baltimore, MD. In 2015, he created the podcast Screenplay Archaeology, under the handle KiramidHead, which covers unproduced screenplays, and he now has a head full of useless information related to that subject. In 2024, he joined the Universal Monsters Podcast, which goes in depth on different aspects of the franchise. Bruce currently lives in Northwest Arkansas.

Dick Warlock is a veteran Hollywood stuntman and actor whose career began at the Corriganville Movie Ranch before an impressive decade-long stint at Disney Studios. He later became the longtime stunt double for Kurt Russell and worked on such classic films as Jaws and Escape from New York. His association with John Carpenter and Debra Hill would lead to his most well-known role as Michael Myers in Halloween II (1981). Warlock continued to work in Hollywood for decades, with his final stunt appearance coming in Sam Raimi's original Spider-Man.

John Copeman started his career fresh out of high school as an extra on 1984's Firestarter, eventually working his way up to stuntman, stunt coordinator, and second unit director. A lifelong film and horror fan, a chance meeting with Dick Warlock helped motivate him to pursue a career in stunts and eventually co-author Dick Warlock: The Shape of My Career. Hard work, perseverance, and a little luck led him to work on such films as The Thomas Crown Affair, where he doubled Pierce Brosnan; The Crow; Scream 5 and Scream 7; Beautiful Girls; The Last of the Mohicans; and Kate and Leopold, where he doubled Hugh Jackman. He was nominated for a 2005 Taurus World Stunt Award for Best High Work for The Forgotten. His television credits include The Sopranos, Dawson’s Creek, The Vampire Diaries, One Tree Hill, and The Righteous Gemstones, for which he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Stunt Coordination in a Comedy Series. John continues to work in the industry and recently completed Season 2 of ABC’s RJ Decker.

Kevin Dennis has been a videographer and producer for over 35 years, beginning in Wilmington, NC in 1990. But it was a few years before that, in 1983 when working as an extra on the film Firestarter, that he first met stuntman Dick Warlock. Already a horror film fan and aspiring filmmaker, the advice given and lessons learned from that meeting helped focus his ambitions and further motivated him to pursue a life in film and television. However, it wasn’t until a reunion with Dick at a fan convention nearly 40 years later that he began to think about writing a biography of the now legendary performer and stunt coordinator. Dick Warlock: The Shape of My Career marks the first book that Kevin has co-authored, and in the event that it ends up being another 40 years before the next one, he’s returned to his former life of shooting sporting events and commercials, playing really bad golf and happily spending ridiculous amounts of time and money watching movies.