Anna Arnman is a PhD in film studies at Linneaus and Lund Universities. In her thesis Hellraiser - On Clive Barker’s film (Ellerströms, 2005) she looks at horror films in general and more specifically at Hellraiser and its relationship to the body, house, sexuality, gender and religion.

Benjamin Hessler, author, was born 1978 in Bochum, Germany. His first foray into writing was a dramatization of Dracula – at the age of 12.

Faye has been involved in video and film production since her teens, working in nearly every department, most regularly as editor. She has worked in her home town Edinburgh, very briefly in L.A., but mostly in London.

London born Jake West has worked extensively as both a director and writer in the film and television industry since 1993. His 1998 debut movie RAZOR BLADE SMILE – “a neck-ripping, bra-busting, blood-spurting vampire ride”, won ten international awards and made a considerable profit selling virtually every territory in the world.

Producer / director / screenwriter of documentary based reality shows for Scandinavian TV. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in film and writes a monthly column for movie magazine Cinema.

Michael Tapper, film critic ( Sydsvenskan), cinema studies scholar (Lund University) and encyclopaedist (Nationalencyklopedin)...

Olof Hedling teaches Film Studies at Växjö University and at Lund University, in Sweden. Currently he is involved in a research project that concerns European regional film production. He also co-ordinates Lund University's Master's Program in Film and Media Production which is located in Ystad.

A Classics scholar at Balliol, Phillip Bergson founded the Oxford Film Festival, G.B.'s first competition for features recognised by the F.I.A.P.F., and directed its six editions.

Sara teaches film and screenwriting at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California. She is an award winning screenwriter and has authoured three books, including Splatter Flicks: How to Make Low Budget Horror Films.

Simon Rumley is one of the UK's leading independent filmmakers. Having directed a handful of shorts, he completed the structurally unique Strong Language which was released by the BFI in 2000.

Directed and co-wrote the horror film Lyckantropen that was screened at the 2003 SCREAMFEST L.A. He also teaches advanced storytelling at film schools in Stockholm, Sweden.