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Meet Briana MalmstromThe Calavera Kid

Briana Malmstrom-The Calavera Kid

I started RRC back in 2004 (under a different URL) as a site dedicated to promoting my writing and the work of other horror/sci-fi writers and dark artists.  Originally called "Dust to Dust: Horror, Memory, Mutation", it was my fun little party piece, my first website design, and my first foray into working with this subject matter online.  The original description stated: "This site is an exploration of death, memory, hope and desire in literature, music and art."  I had a lame pseudonym, the site was hosted on Geocities and it featured animated gifs.  It was awesome.

 

My professional 'mainstream' web design work began in late 2004 with a nonprofit website, and I began working in online marketing at that time. While working for a nationally known industrial design and marketing agency, I specialized in industrial, commercial and SMB (small to midsize business) website design, web project management, and online marketing. Since 2006, I've worked with artists, musicians and small businesses as RRC . 

 

The site you see now is RRC V5, coming full circle and bringing all of my marketing and writing skills back to the subject matter I love most. In April 2010, RRC shifted gears away from mainstream small business clients, focusing on only horror/sci-fi entertainment, writers and dark art clientele, with a full redesign in support  of the change in direction. 

 

My education:
Bachelor of Arts in English, with emphasis on Creative Writing (Magna cum Laude)
Minor: Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
Focus on horror, Gothic and science fiction literature and film theory. Additional studies in classical mythology, feminism, fairy tales, and Mexican/Latin American folklore.

( MFA in Creative Writing to follow. That's the plan, anyway!)


Selection of classes:
Monsters, Robots and Cyborgs
Grimms Fairy Tales: Feminism and Folklore (taught by Jack Zipes, I was honored to study at his feet)
Love & Death in the Gothic Novel (Honors thesis class)

 

Life-changing movie:  The Thing (1982)
Freakiest monsters from my childhood: Anything non-human in The Thing, El Cucuy, Eddie Quist from The Howling (1981), and Katahdin from Prophecy (1979)

My hero effects guy: Rob Bottin
Favorite band: Skinny Puppy

 

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