Carter Moulton is a PhD candidate at Northwestern University. He researches media industries and franchises, movie fandom, the experience economy, and media tourism. He has published on various topics ranging from 3D cinema (CineAction) to Blu-Ray special features (Media Fields Journal), TV Everywhere apps (The Popular Culture Studies Journal), midnight movies (The Routledge Companion to Cult Cinema), cult blockbuster fandom (The New Review of Film & Television Studies), and the convergence of nostalgia and speculation in promotional media (The International Journal of Cultural Studies). He previously taught college writing and rhetorical analysis at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he received his M.A. in English and Media, Digital, and Cinema Studies. He is currently a Graduate Teaching Mentor and Teaching Consultant at the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching.