Dan Dinello is an independent filmmaker, teacher, and author. His most recent book is "Technophobia! Science Fiction Visions of Posthuman Technology."  Among other things, this book looks at the science fiction films of director Michael Bay, such as The Island and the Transformers series. He also writes for the Chicago Tribune among other publications. Some of his work can be found at ShockZine.

In the 1990s, he made several award-winning films with his nephew Paul Dinello and his friends Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris.   These films included "Beyond the Door," "Shock Asylum," and "Wheels of Fury." These films can be ordered at Shock Film.

Currently, he teaches film and video production and critical studies at Columbia College Chicago where he has taught since 1979.

For further information, see Shocklife.