Steven Schlozman studied English and Biology in Northern California and taught high school English and science before starting medical school in New England. After training in psychiatry and child psychiatry, he joined the faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School where he is currently an assistant professor of psychiatry. Long a fan of popular culture and especially a fan of horror movies, he has written about movies, books, pop songs and sports in blogs for the Boston Globe, Psychology Today and in academic journals.