Scot D. Ryersson is the author of numerous critiques and essays on film and literature. He is also an award-winning illustrator and graphic artist who has lived and worked in London, Toronto, Sydney and New York City. Trained at London’s prestigious Chelsea School of Art and Design, for many years Ryersson excelled as a prolific motion picture poster designer in the United States, Canada and Europe. Numerous credits include advertising campaigns for such Academy Award winning films as The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Ghost (1990) and Witness (1985). Other credits include The Changling (1980), Children of the Corn (1984), Working Girl (1988), She Devil (1989), Pet Sematary (1989) and Presumed Innocent (1990). Ryersson was presented with two Art Directors of London Awards for his poster designs for the British films Evil Under the Sun (1982) and Another Country (1984). In addition to many other citations, the concept poster design for The Silence of the Lambs was voted fifth place of the ‘Fifty Greatest Film Posters of All Time’ by Britain's Empire magazine, while earning sixteenth place for the same accolade by the U.S. publication Premiere. And in 2008, Ryersson's work on The Hunt for Red October and The Silence of the Lambs was included in '25 Perfect Movie Posters' since 1983 by Entertainment Weekly.

Michael Orlando Yaccarino is renowned for his analyses of genre films and interviews with their creators. His writings on fashion, music and unconventional historical figures appear in many international publications. In addition, Yaccarino is a specialist in the Tarot which he reads professionally.

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