Brendan Knapp
School
Western Michigan University
Expertise
Horror, Simpsons Seasons 1-8, Post-Apocalyptic Media
- Brendan is an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist who spent more than a decade in television news before switching to writing full-time.
- He's written for a variety of digital publishers over his career, with one of the most memorable jobs being when he had a two-page spread about an American slug hunter featured in the British science journal New Scientist.
- Brendan has been writing about movies since his review of The Exorcist in 1998 was named one of his college paper's five best articles of the year.
Experience
Brendan has been a professional journalist and writer for more than two decades. In 2021, Brendan signed off from his broadcast career to write full-time. He has since had bylines in various publications online, like Rotten Tomatoes, Inverse.com, Parents.com, and Business Insider, and on the magazine rack. He's also putting the finishing touches on a children's picture book. When not writing about movies and television, Brendan writes digital content for tech companies and conjures up fantastic stories for his two young daughters.
Education
Brendan earned his BA in Public Relations from Western Michigan University, where he reviewed movies for the Western Herald. He also earned a professional writing certificate from UC Berkeley Extension.
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Stories By Brendan Knapp
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Horror, perhaps more than any other genre, has had its share of years that marked massive shifts and unforgettable trends that change the landscape forever.
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Anything is possible with animation. Here's a list of animated movies that used innovative styles and technology to push animation and film in new directions.
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Chris Farley's trademark comedic style made him a lovable fan-favorite during the 1990s, and here are some of the funniest moments in his movies.
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Some sci-fi movies get drubbed by critics but are worth checking out. We're looking at you, "The Black Hole," "Red Planet," '65" and many more.
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The comedic DNA of "How I Met Your Mother" can be found in other shows old and new. In some cases, it's obvious, and in other cases, it's not at all.
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You've visited The Wall, The Dreaming, and the Mines of Moria. Now, venture into the fantasy worlds of these other, underrated TV series.
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Now that Andy Muschietti's It duology has opened the door, here are the topics we'd like to see Welcome to Derry explore.
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Draw your sword, prepare your spellbook, and help us defend these entertaining epic fantasy films from those dastardly critics.
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Like many shows, Seinfeld took a while to find itself — and then, of course, there's that finale. How did those speedbumps affect our favorite seasons?
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We present our picks for the best 14 episodes of the '90s DC cartoon, Superman: The Animated Series.