Michael Mallory

Michael Mallory is an internationally recognized authority on the subjects of film, animation and 20th century pop-culture, and the author of eleven nonfiction books, including "Universal Studios Monsters," "Essential Horror Movies," "Marvel's Black Widow," "The Art of Krampus," and "Marvel: The Characters and their Universe." With the legendary American animation artist Iwao Takamoto he co-authored the memoirs "Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters," and has written more than 650 magazine and newspaper articles that have been published worldwide. In the realm of fiction Mike writes the Amelia Watson mystery series, which include the novels "The Stratford Conspiracy" and "Murder in the Bath," and humorous mysteries featuring hapless Hollywood P.I. Dave Beauchamp, including, "Dig That Crazy Sphinx!" and "Bada-Bing, Bada Tomb!" In addition, he is the author of the stand-alone novels "The Ambulance," "Ebenezer Scrooge and the Battle for Christmas," "The Mural." and "Death Walks Skid Row. He has written some 190 published short stories (mostly mystery), many of which have been collected and anthologized. A former newscaster and actor, Mike lives and works in the Greater Los Angeles area.