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About
Video essayist. He is a media and horror fan, rising in popularity due to his YouTube channel, In Praise of Shadows. Predominantly known for his long-form essays, his videos feature horror history, reviews, and retrospectives. His channel has accrued more than 28 million views.
Before Fame
He joined YouTube in July of 2018, making his channel debut by sharing his first video, "The Twilight Zone: How Rod Serling Writes Characters."
Trivia
With millions of views, one of his most popular videos is about Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński, better known as The Nightmare Artist. His channel has amassed over 390,000 subscribers who enjoy his ability to "look at all forms of media, good and bad, framing it with context in the landscape of horror history."
Family Life
His real name is Zane Whitener and he is from the United States.
Associated With
His December 2021 essay, "In Defense of Nicolas Cage", discussed the actor's career.
