Lianne Spiderbaby

Birth Name: Lianne MacDougall

Height: 178 cm

Before she admitted to plagiarizing several other horror journalists' work in 2013, Lianne Spiderbaby was a writer for Fangoria, FearNet, Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Video Watchdog. She has also written for Film Journal International, Cineplex Canada, Vice, and Horse Sport magazines. Lianne's professional journalistic force led to high profile set visits and interviews. Lianne holds an honors degree with distinction in Cinema Studies (specializing in film history and the representation of women in film) from the University of Toronto.In late 2013, Lianne's first book, Grindhouse Girls: Cinema's Hardest Working Women, was going be available from St. Martin's Press, but was eventually canceled after her status as a serial plagiarist was confirmed.Aside from writing, Lianne was also the director, producer, and host of the popular genre web show, Fright Bytes and she made her first (and only) onscreen appearance in the upcoming Coffin Baby (2013), directed by Dean Jones.In the wake of the plagiarism scandal Lianne returned to her native Canada and now works as an 8th grade teacher for the Peel District School Board in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Show less «

[from a February, 2013 interview] Commit to writing every day, even if it's just for 20 minutes. Tha...Show more »

[from a February, 2013 interview] Commit to writing every day, even if it's just for 20 minutes. That's why I think it's important for every writer to have a blog. Even if you have five minutes and only something small you want to say, there is an outlet for it. As far as writing books, I would give myself personal deadlines. I gave myself two weeks per chapter, and when I'm writing full-time, I give myself four days per chapter. Show less «

[from an interview in March, 2013] I write for a variety of genre and non-genre magazines that I thi...Show more »

[from an interview in March, 2013] I write for a variety of genre and non-genre magazines that I think my writing speaks for itself now. Show less «

[from an interview in February, 2013 when asked about the challenge of writing on a daily basis] No,...Show more »

[from an interview in February, 2013 when asked about the challenge of writing on a daily basis] No, it's really just as simple as I love writing about things that I love, so it's easy to stay motivated. I'm lucky not to have the kind of writing job where I HAVE to go online and write about relationship advice or something like that. I'm lucky that I don't have to do that to make ends meet -- that mundane, forced to write about s**t I don't care about is never a factor in my writing. I only write about what I want to write about, and I'm fortunate enough -- especially in the case of my book -- to get paid well to do it. Show less «

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