Dany Roth
School
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Expertise
Podcasts, Star Trek, Horror, Pop Music
- Dany produces podcasts, hosts live-stage events at conventions, and appears in scripted video series all dedicated to sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.
- They own (and have committed to memory) a small mom and pop video store's worth of movies.
- One time Dany made a joke and William Shatner laughed at it.
Experience
For well over a decade, Dany has worked in entertainment journalism. Building up from a small, fan site, they cultivated relationships with writers, performers, and creatives in comic books, television and film. They spent most of the last decade at SYFY WIRE where they hosted their flagship podcast Who Won the Week, produced the Every Day podcast series, and both scripted and produced the Amazon audio series Untold Story. Dany joined Looper in 2020 where they write about everything from the importance of horror schlock to the historical origins of The Floor is Lava. Dany's latest podcast project is Song vs Song, where they and their co-host Todd Nathanson argue the merits of two similar songs each episode.
Education
Dany has a Bachelor's Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in English Literature with a focus on the Jewish American author. This degree is how Dany first learned the subtle art of writing thousands upon thousands of words on a single topic.
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Stories By Dany Roth
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The Season 1 finale of Marvel Disney+'s What If...? shows The Watcher placing Black Widow into the universe where Hank Pym killed Natasha and other Avengers.
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The 2007 found-footage horror movie "Paranormal Activity" has had a lot of sequels, but few know about its Japanese sequel "Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night."
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Paramount+ releases the official trailer for Paranormal Activity Next of Kin, the new Paranormal Activity franchise movie directed by William Eubank.
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The latest Hotel Transylvania was going to be a great treat for Halloween. Unfortunately, fans are now up in arms after the studio's latest announcement.
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Jason Blum has shaped the genre of horror more than anyone else in recent years. He spoke to Looper about what he feels is his biggest contribution.
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Here's where you may have seen the actress who plays Jess in The DUFF.
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Ahead of its upcoming release, "Dune" fans have been given a behind-the-scenes look at the film's incredible, awe-inspiring sets and real-life locations.
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Howard has announced a new way the HBCU plans to honor its distinguished alumnus, while also helping to forge a path for future inheritors of Boseman's legacy.
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"Squid Game" might be the most surreal experience available on Netflix. This is how much the winner would receive when winning the battle royale.
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This cult-classic horror movie was the most obvious Gremlins ripoff ever.
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The Blumhouse chief talks about his Amazon-distributed anthology series, the legacy of Get Out, and much more.
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Here's the moment during American Horror Story: Death Valley's first episode that didn't make sense and went too far for a lot of viewers.
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With Daniel Craig saying goodbye to the James Bond franchise, Henry Cavill has opened up about whether or not he'd like to take on the iconic role next.
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Waiting for an update on this video game adaptation? Here's what Jason Blum has to say.
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Looper sat down with Carl Tart, the actor who voices Kayshon, to find out how much research goes in to playing a Tamarian.
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The upcoming prequel film "Wonka" starring Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka, recently announced some major cast members, including Olivia Coleman.
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An extended glimpse of 'Venom 2' shows the moment of Kletus' transmogrification into the hideous symbiote Carnage.
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Daniel Craig will re-team with James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli on a new staging of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, co-starring Ruth Negga.
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Mayim Bialik has been as much of the story of "Jeopardy!" as anyone else on the show. She finally opened up about the hosting controversy.
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"Alien 3" had an incredibly rocky production schedule and went through multiple rewrites. It got so chaotic that the film almost never saw the light of day.
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Here are some questions we're left with at the end of "Midnight Mass" that are worth examining.
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The beloved 1990s sci-fi series "Babylon 5" is getting rebooted at The CW, with the original creator J. Michael Straczynski returning to
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It looks like the mind behind The Haunting of Hill House has another hit on his hands.
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Curious how Apple aims to adapt the labyrinthine story of Asimov's 'Foundation'? We've got two minutes of footage to judge.
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The "Percy Jackson" novels never had a fair shake in theaters, but that's about to change thanks to Disney+. The books' author just gave an encouraging update.
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Ever since Netflix's "Daredevil" series, Vincent D'Onofrio endeared himself to fans as Kingpin. He recently confirmed whether or not he would reprise the role.
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David S. Goyer, the screenwriter of the 1998 movie Blade starring Wesley Snipes, shares his true feelings about the upcoming MCU reboot starring Mahershala Ali.