Jesse Hassenger is a writer and critic living in Brooklyn, New York. His criticism and essays have appeared in The A.V. Club, Decider, The Guardian, GQ, Vulture, Polygon, Nylon, and Paste Magazine, among others. His short fiction has appeared in The Masters Review, Your Impossible Voice, The Threepenny Review, The Toast, and others. He co-hosts The New Flesh, a podcast about horror movies, and occasionally writes and podcasts for SportsAlcohol.com.