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Vital Thrills Editor

Mirko Parlevliet

Mirko Parlevliet
Mirko Parlevliet has been covering the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to deliver the latest news on streaming, movies, and TV shows.

Vital Thrills Writers

Jenna Busch

Jenna Busch
Jenna Busch has written and spoken about movies, TV, video games, and comics all over the Internet for over 15 years, co-hosted a series with Stan Lee, appeared on multiple episodes of “Tabletop,” written comic books, and is a contributing author for the 13 books in the “PsychGeeks” series, including “Star Wars Psychology.” She founded the Legion of Leia site and hosted the “Legion” podcast.

Alan Cerny

Alan Cerny
Alan Cerny has been writing about film for more than 20 years, for sites including Ain’t It Cool News, CHUD, Birth. Movies. Death., and ComingSoon. He has been a member of the Houston Film Critics Society since 2011. STAR WARS-biased. Steven Spielberg once called Alan a “very good writer,” and Alan has the signed letter to prove it, so it must be true.

Scott Chitwood

Scott Chitwood
Scott Chitwood has been writing about film online since 1995. He is a co-founder of TheForce.Net, IGN Movies, and the Houston Film Critics Society. Scott wrote for ComingSoon until joining Vital Thrills in 2020. Scott is also the publisher of Red 5 Comics and lives in Houston, TX.