Emily Sears is a freelance writer for hire based on the East Coast. Her film analysis, reviews, and monthly column Cover to Credits were featured at Birth.Movies.Death. until the site’s closure in 2020. She is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic with bylines at Fangoria.com and Shudder’s The Bite. She served as a film juror for Fantastic Fest in 2019 and as a member of their Screening Team from 2020-2022. A sucker for coming-of-age stories, Emily spends the majority of her time watching movies, reading, and rebelling against authority. She is currently writing a gothic novel for young adults.