
My name is Christopher McKittrick
I am lucky enough to make enough money from my writing to pay (most of) my bills.
My Books

Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away
The first full-length book about the talented performer's life and extensive body of work. Vera Miles's illustrious film and television career spanned nearly fifty years in Hollywood, and yet she is still considered one of the most unsung film actresses of her era.

Howling to the Moonlight on a Hot Summer Night: The Tale of the Stray Cats
The full story of the 1980s rockabilly band the Stray Cats. It not only celebrates the Cats as one of the most successful rock revival groups but follows their exploits as a throwback act in the years when MTV was still new, going on to enjoy long-lived popularity in rockabilly culture across the globe from Massapequa, Long Island to Memphis, Tennessee and beyond.

Gimme All Your Lovin': The Blues, Boogie, and Beard of ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons
From ZZ Top’s early work in creating classic rock radio staples like “La Grange” and “Tush” in the 1970s to becoming a global phenomenon with innovative music videos in the early years of MTV, Gibbons has been the guiding hand behind ZZ Top’s evolution from the “Little Ol’ Band from Texas” to pop culture behemoth with the 1983 album Eliminator, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.


Can't Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City
"Can’t Give It Away on Seventh Avenue is an intense and incredibly fun adventure, stuffed with fascinating trivia and bizarre anecdotes that feels like a virtual den packed with rock-and-roll memorabilia." - The Bowery Boys
Portfolio

Tracking Vera Miles: Clarifying a Golden Age Hollywood Star’s True Birth Year
- Publication Classic Movie Hub
I’ve been fortunate enough to do many interviews and film screenings followed by Q&As about my book, Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away, since its publication in March 2025 by University Press of Kentucky. One aspect of Miles’s story that I did not expect to receive so much feedback about was regarding her birth year, though understandably so, because sources all over the internet inconsistently cite her birth year as 1929 or 1930. I thought I had provided a sufficient explanation in the first chapter of my book as to why Miles was born on August 23, 1930. In this guest post for Classic Movie Hub, I examine the documentation for Miles’ true birth year.

THE GODFATHER Cast: Where Are They Now?
- Publication PEOPLE
I worked for Dotdash Meredith, the largest digital and print publisher in the United States, on two separate occasions for nearly six years. During my most recent period working for Dotdash Meredith, I was responsible for updating archival content, including for PEOPLE. In some instances, such as with this feature on the cast of The Godfather, I was responsible for rewriting the entire content of the article.

Animated ‘WRITING ON THE WALL’ Music Video Celebrates the Visual History of Iron Maiden
- Publication VFX Voice

How Movies Went From Black and White to Color
- Website LiveAbout.com
A short, informative piece detailing the history of the
various processes used to color film, including key examples of groundbreaking
films.

What the Movies Get Right—and Wrong—About Sleep
- Client Saatva
An informative, entertaining freelance article that depicts the facts and fiction of how sleep is depicted in movies for Saatva, a luxury mattress company. Features quotes from an interview conducted with Terry Cralle, RN, a clinical sleep educator.

The Wild, Untold Story of THE GOOD LIFE: How a ’90s Indie Movie Tried (and Failed) to Survive Stolen Golf Clubs, an MMA Pioneer, Mexican Crocodiles and the Stallone Brothers
- Publication Little White Lies
In 1996, an indie film titled The Good Life starring Frank Stallone, Andrew Dice Clay, David Carradine, and Beverly D’Angelo and featuring a cameo by Sylvester Stallone began shooting in Miami. After a tumultuous production that even involved moving the shoot from Miami to Mexico in less than a week, The Good Life made it to completion only to be prevented from release by lawsuits. This is the wild, unbelievable story behind this never-seen-by-the-public movie as told to me by the cast and crew.
Roger Corman on DEATH RACE 2050
- Publication Creative Screenwriting
I had the honor of interviewing iconic filmmaker Roger Corman about his 2017 production, Death Race 2050, including what he learned from storytelling after more than sixty years of filmmaking and creating nearly 400 movies.

Richard Linklater, Writer/Director of BOYHOOD
- Publication Creative Screenwriting

The Secret History of New York Blues
- Publication Artéfact Magazine








