Lauren Burdolski

Ms. Lauren Burdolski Taylor became intrigued with writing and film when she was very young. In high school, she began writing her first screenplay, "Resinous Bullets," after falling for Quentin Tarantino. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Westminster College studying History, English, Communications and Fine Arts. In 2001, Lauren wrote the film "Untitled" directed by Roger Erik Tinch. In 2003, she received her Masters of Arts in History & Fine Arts from the University of Missouri - Kansas City - with a thesis titled "The Horror Genre". Lauren began teaching at the University of Missouri - Kansas City in their Communiversity program. She has taught "Silent Horror Classics", "They're Us: The Living Dead in Film", "Reflections of Society in the Buffyverse", and "Reflections of Society in the Horror Genre". Her horror series, "The Stricken Narrative" was released in 2009. "Book One: Stricken" and "Book Two: Hinder" are available in stores.