Michael Mallory is a recognized authority on twentieth-century pop-culture subjects, and the author of such books as The Vampire Diaries, Essential Horror Movies, and Marvel: The Characters and Their Universe. He has written more than 600 newspaper and magazine articles and is an award-winning fiction author. Emmy Award-winning producer Jason Blum is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, which has produced Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Insidious, and Sinister franchises, as well as The Invisible Man.