Gretchen Brooks is a film selection judge for the Portland Horror Film Festival, the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival and Seattle’s Crypticon Film Festival. A lifelong fan of horror, she has shared her passion for cinema at numerous convention as a panelist and a guest on various podcasts. She co-hosts Gwen and Gretchen Watch Movies and Check the Gate Podcast. Gretchen also lent her voice to the role of Mary Rose in the short film "The Haunted Baby Carriage." She is currently working on a resource book for Tokusatsu Horror films.