Elizabeth Erwin was raised on a steady diet of ABC soap operas, Sweet Valley High books, and 1940s horror. This left her with an affinity for big hair and dramatic monologues. Over the course of her career, she spent time as a pub crawl performer, a freelance writer, a public librarian, an oral historian, a seriously terrible law student and a slightly better-than-average competitive debater. Through it all, horror films remained a consistent presence in her life and she is thrilled to be able to share her appreciation of the genre via When the Woman Screams.
A former blogger for Entertainment Weekly, she has presented her research at various fan and academic conferences and she is currently working on a project exploring the intersection of gender and trauma in fandom cosplay. Holding an MLIS in Library Science and an MA in American Studies, she is now working toward a PhD in English at Lehigh University. Her research interests include American horror film, serialized storytelling, LGBT+ media representation, and digital literacy.
Elizabeth writes extensively on horror films and popular culture and she is co-creator of Horror Homeroom, a website/podcast that examines horror narratives from an academic perspective. She is the co-editor of The Politics of Race, Gender and Sexuality in The Walking Dead (McFarland & Company, 2018) and her writing has appeared in The Gay & Lesbian Review. She is currently working on a new podcast exploring nostalgia and cultural capital in retro television.
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