Jamie Alvey

Much like Shirley Jackson before her Jamie Alvey delights in what she fears. Alvey’s start in the world of horror began much like many others; she loved scary stories as a child. With a horror fan mother and a cinephile father, she was raised on a steady diet of varied media and grew to be a reader, writer, and actress. Alvey’s child and teen years were marked by isolation, depression, and uncertainty due to intense bullying, and as a result she further retreated into the world of film and fiction. This led to her writing her own short stories, which by her own admissions were poor Twilight rip offs. Her craft became more unique as the years passed when she found her innate creative voice and started to blossom in her own right as a writer and actor. She went on to attend Brescia University and graduated summa cum laude with a BA in English and theatre. After obtaining her BA she successfully earned her MA in English literature from Mercy College. It was during this time period that Alvey made her first official forays into journalism and academic analysis, choosing to focus on horror and its relationship to feminism, psychology, and literature. Alvey also made a conscious effort...