by Paul N. ReinschTexas Tech UniversityPaul N. Reinsch is associate professor of practice in Screen/Stage Studies in the School of Theatre and Dance at Texas Tech University. He is the author of A Critical Biography of Shirley Jackson and is an editor of Python beyond Python: Critical Engagements with Culture. He is also co-editor of The Soundtrack Album: Listening to Media.

by Danielle GlassmeyerBradley UniversityDanielle Glassmeyer is an associate professor of English at Bradley University. Her research interests include literature, film, and culture of mid-twentieth-century America, with a special focus on cultural texts related to World War II and the Cold War.

by Alex SymonsAlex Symons is associate professor of communication and media studies at LIM College, New York City. His research includes the monographs Women Comedians in the Digital Age: Media Work and Critical Reputations After Trump (Routledge, 2023), and Mel Brooks in the Cultural Industries: Survival and Prolonged Adaptation (Edinburgh UP, 2012), as well as numerous articles in journals, including the Journal of Popular Film and Television, Celebrity Studies, the Journal of Fandom Studies, the Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies, and the Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance.

by Vincent L. BarnettVincent L. Barnett is an independent scholar based in London, United Kingdom, who has published various books and journal articles on the economic history of the film industry, including on Elinor Glyn in Hollywood, on Hammer Film Productions Ltd, and on the role of organized crime in various media industries.

by Douglas RasmussenDouglas Rasmussen earned his Master of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Saskatchewan. Since then he has published a number of journal articles and book chapters on various films (Death Proof, Scream, Haywire), television (Breaking Bad, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), as well as a handful of articles on popular music studies (Prince, David Bowie, and Queen).

by Judith Clemens-SmuckerJudith (Judy) Clemens-Smucker is an assistant professor of mass communication at Sam Houston State University. She specializes in film and media studies, particularly conducting research about television and its intersection with gender. She received her PhD in American culture studies from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) as well as her master’s in popular culture. She has published work about Stranger Things (in this publication) as well as Star Trek and Schitt’s Creek.

by Lauren Crockett-GirardLauren Crockett-Girard is a fifth-year PhD student at Boston College. Her area of focus is twentieth-century American literature, with a special interest in apocalyptic literature/film and zombie theory. She is particularly interested in exploring the ways in which the zombie appears in American political discourse.

by Antonio SannaUniversità degli Studi di SassariAntonio Sanna (PhD, University of Westminster, 2008) is the coeditor of the Lexington book series Critical Companion to Contemporary Directors and the editor of the volumes Pirates in History and Popular Culture, Critical Essays to Twin Peaks: The Return, and Arthur Machen: Critical Essays.

by Milo Farragher-HanksUniversity of St. Andrews, Scotland, UKMilo Farragher-Hanks is a third-year PhD student in Film Studies at the University of St Andrews, studying the history of moral panic around cinema. His writing has appeared in journals including Movie: A Journal of Criticism.

by Janelle PötzschJanelle Pötzsch is a philosopher with expertise in ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of literature. She is a researcher and student advisor at the Centre for Teaching and Learning of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.