A. J. Black is a freelance writer from the West Midlands who now lives in the West Country. He has written for various publications including the Daily Express, Film Stories, The Quietus, The Companion and Horrified Magazine. He is the author of The Cinematic Connery: The Films of Sir Sean Connery and Star Trek, History and Us, and writes primarily on film, television and broader popular culture. He is also an avid podcaster and runs a pop culture podcast network called We Made This. You can find him primarily on linktr.ee/@ajblackwriter.