Mike Phalin
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As seen in:
Dread Central,
ScienceFiction.com,
FanBolt,
Pirates and Princesses,
Clownfish TV,
SciFi Vision
Covers:
Sci-Fi, Horror, fantasy, and gaming
Doesn't Cover:
Politics
Current HR manager for @Blizzard_Ent. We’re a mostly grope-free environment.
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Mike Phalin’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Since 1997, Michael Patrick Phalin has been a contributing writer to various websites including Dread Central, iMockery, Bloody Disgusting, Syxx Sense Media, and FanBolt.
During the early 1980s, Phalin's love of the movie industry was fueled by the VHS tapes he found during his time spent at the video rental store his mother worked at. Rather than attending a daycare regularly, young Michael would form a tower of tapes with interesting cover art and go watch each one, the very first of these be…
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Interview
See all 12 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Reviewing "Frankenstein's Evil Eye" (Frankenstein Unbound) for Dread Central.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. Before I got my first PC that wasn't a C64, I used a typewriter to write my papers, create stories, and to manifest scripts.
How is social media changing news?
On the positive side, it allows for faster discovery of facts. On the negative, people are readily using emotion to call to arms.