史蒂文•傑伊•施奈德 是一名電影評論傢、學者、製作人，擁有哈佛大學哲學碩士學位及紐約大學電影學碩士學位。他是一位頗為內行的恐怖片鑒賞專傢，其撰文著述、教學授課成果頗豐，涉及電影的方方麵麵，涵蓋瞭審美學、心理分析，乃至血腥恐怖片的觀賞樂趣。編著的作品有《有生之年非看不可的1001部電影》《無疆恐怖：全球恐怖電影大集閤》《100部歐洲恐怖電影》《恐怖電影與心理分析》《世界電影傳統》《新好萊塢暴力》和“有生之年非看不可的101部類型電影係列”。

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