Chris Alexander is an award winning Canadian writer, author, editor, music composer, teacher and filmmaker. He is the former editor-in-chief of the iconic American horror film magazine FANGORIA and is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of DELIRIUM magazine. He is the writer, director and composer of the avant garde horror films BLOOD FOR IRINA, QUEEN OF BLOOD, BLOOD DYNASTY, FEMALE WEREWOLF, SPACE VAMPIRE, NECROPOLIS: LEGION, IT KNOWS YOU'RE ALONE, GIRL WITH A STRAIGHT RAZOR and PARASITE LADY. As a recording artist, he has released the albums MUSIC FOR MURDER, BLUE EYES OF THE BROKEN DOLL,THEY DRINK YOUR BLOOD and BODY DOUBLE. Alexander created and teaches the "Fear on Film" horror film history course at Canada's Sheridan College. Alexander's critically acclaimed, bestselling book CORMAN/POE: INTERVIEWS AND ESSAYS EXPLORING THE MAKING OF ROGER CORMAN'S EDGAR ALLAN POE FILMS, 1960-1964 was released by UK publisher Headpress in June, 2023.Upcoming books include the film criticism book/ memoir ART! TRASH! TERROR! due out in 2024 and WELCOME TO STARLINER: THE MAKING OF DAVID CRONENBERG'S SHIVERS due out in 2025.
I am available to speak on my vast experience as an editor and publisher of mass-market magazines, my body of work writing, directing and producing independent feature and documentary film, my books and the history of horror, dark fantasy and science fiction film.
