Michael Klug was born in eastern South Dakota and raised in that state's beautiful Black Hills. He is an award-winning screenwriter, a film critic, an award-winning actor, a screenplay consultant, as well as a director. He attended college at Minnesota State University; Moorhead where he received his BA in Theatre, with an emphasis on acting and directing. Michael is an avid horror film fan, with a specific love for the zombie sub-genre. His favorite film is George A. Romero's 1985 release, Day of the Dead. He resides in Los Angeles.
Michael was a contributing writer and film critic for the horror website, Horror Freak News from 2014-2019. He penned approximately 400 movie reviews and feature articles for HFN, during his tenure.
Michael was the Region 5 winner (representing 8 states and performing at the Kennedy Center) in the 1996 Irene Ryan/ACTF Acting Scholarship Competition.
Michael was one of the contributing authors to the critically acclaimed, best-selling and award winning "Hidden Horror: A Celebration of 101 Underrated and Overlooked Fright Flicks" (2013) His essay covered the Nazi zombie classic, Shock Waves.
Michael is a contributing film critic for the horror website, Tom Holland's Terror Time.
Michael was 1 of 48 contributing writers to the book of essays, "My Favorite Horror Movie" (2018) edited by Christian Ackerman. Michael's essay covers George A. Romero's Day of the Dead (1985).