Steven Jay Snyder is an expert in horror film appreciation. His writing and teaching are very successful, covering all aspects of movies, including aesthetics, psychoanalysis, and even the appreciation of bloody horror movies. In order to write this book, he assembled more than 50 best writers, critics, film critics, professors, fans and filmmakers from all over the world. This team consists of the best film critics, including Jean-Michel Frodon of Le Monde and Toshi Fujiwara of Tokyo Undercurrent magazine. Other members are from Empire, Vision and Hearing, Rolling Stones, new york Times, Complete Film, International Film Guide, LA Weekly, Film Quarterly, Washington Post and Film Action, New Mexico.