Tag: Writers

From the Archives: (Some of) The Women Who Wrote Hitchcock

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Hitchcock gets a lot of credit for his mystery and suspense films, rightfully so, but sometimes that credit goes as far as erasing the writers who came up with the mysteries, twists, dark jokes, thrills and stories Hitchcock built his films on. Hitchcock himself gave credit where it was due. He put writers’ names on screen for everyone to see. But if film history has taught us anything, it’s that credits, dedications and acknowledgments are not enough to keep women both trans and cis, genderqueer and nonbinary people from disappearing from memory and history.

Interview with Mike Allred!

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At Biff Bam Pop, E. A. Henson interviews comics legend, Mike Allred! “Join us as we talk about the Kickstarter campaign for his new book with Clover Press Art The Marvel Art of Michael Allred! We also chat about Star Wars, prop building, existentialism, his various projects with […]

(Some of) The Women Who Wrote Hitchcock

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This year for Switcheroo Month I thought I would doubly switch things up by writing about something reputable–the films of Alfred Hitchcock–and something I would not usually write about–the films of Alfred Hitchock. Hitchcock is a filmmaker I struggle with. I recognize the quality of his work. I […]

“A Celebration of Ray Bradbury”

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The Library of America is sponsoring a celebration of Ray Bradbury’s work. Watch online on July 19! “In The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Fahrenheit 451, and other visionary works melding science fiction, horror, fantasy, and high literature, Ray Bradbury electrified readers and inspired generations of genre-bending younger […]