Experience

Author

• Writing and Editing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • 1999 - Present

  Kristin Battestella writes for her hometown newspaper The Cumberland County Reminder and has been writing non-fiction, speculative fiction, dark fantasy, paranormal, and horror for over twenty years. She is a member of the South Jersey Writers Group and founder of the South Jersey Women Authors. Kristin has attended the Philadelphia and Collingswood Book Festivals and the Muse Online Writers Conference among numerous other literary events across the Mid-Atlantic states. She established the Autumn Authors Fair as well as the Mount Holly Writers Conference and Book Fair in addition to volunteering at her local libraries. Along with numerous sports articles, print essays, online reviews, and pen name fiction, Kristin's first eBook was published in 2005. Her first full-length work The Vampire Family was re-released with Eternal Press in 2010, and her 7 book sequel series Fate and Fangs was published with Muse It Up in 2013. Kristin's essays appeared in the Horror Addicts Guide to Life Anthology in 2015, and she has written for Search Magazine since 2016. Recently, she has done podcasts and video reporting for HorrorAddicts.net in addition to her longstanding film criticism at I Think, Therefore I Review. After a difficult battle with Lyme Disease, Kristin is ready to finish her next dark fantasy novel alongside exploring new media platforms and attending more literary events. Show less



I Think, Therefore I Review

• Greater Philadelphia Area

• Film Critic

  • 2007 - Present

  For a complete portfolio visit https://ithinkthereforeireview.blogspot.com/ After writing various television, film, music, and book reviews in print and online, I collected my previously published reviews here and have continued to blog on classic movies, horror, and television series for over ten years. My review blog has appeared in several blogger lists and I am involved in blog organizations in addition to TCM Online Courses and review reprints at several actor websites. Recently, I've begun to work on a companion podcast and video channel for I Think, Therefore I Reviews, using new media tools to gain a wider reader audience. Show less



Horror Addicts.net

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Media Contributor

  • 2013 - Present

  I write the Frightening Flix column featuring movie and television reviews in addition to the matching podcast segment and other audio features. I also do various media including written interviews, author interviews, on location coverage of horror events, video reviews, and occasional photography. I am active on the Horror Addicts social media platforms and involved with the website community as well as with their publishing arm including the Horror Addicts Guide to Life Anthology. I write the Frightening Flix column featuring movie and television reviews in addition to the matching podcast segment and other audio features. I also do various media including written interviews, author interviews, on location coverage of horror events, video reviews, and occasional photography. I am active on the Horror Addicts social media platforms and involved with the website community as well as with their publishing arm including the Horror Addicts Guide to Life Anthology.



Search Magazine

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Contributing Writer

  • 2016 - Present

  I've written several articles and done photography for the quarterly magazine in print and online as well as social media promotions, contests, and advertising. I've written several articles and done photography for the quarterly magazine in print and online as well as social media promotions, contests, and advertising.



InSession Film

• Staff Writer

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Writing regular online Features, Reviews, and Top Ten Lists on Classic Film and Old Hollywood Stars. See my complete contributions at https://insessionfilm.com/author/kristin-battestella/ Writing regular online Features, Reviews, and Top Ten Lists on Classic Film and Old Hollywood Stars. See my complete contributions at https://insessionfilm.com/author/kristin-battestella/



The Reminder Newspaper

• Millville, New Jersey

• Columnist

  • 2004 - Present

  I currently write the Fresh from Franklin news beat and have previously written opinions, editorials, and other articles in addition to photography and interviews for the companion Down Jersey Magazine I currently write the Fresh from Franklin news beat and have previously written opinions, editorials, and other articles in addition to photography and interviews for the companion Down Jersey Magazine



Muse It Up Publishing

• Montreal, Canada Area

• Book Author

  • 2012 - 2013



Eternal Press

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Book Author

  • 2009 - 2010