John Marmysz holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from State University of New York at Buffalo. His primary research interests focus on issue of nihilism and its cultural manifestations. Marmysz is the author of The Nihilist's Notebook (Moralinefree Publishing, 1996), Laughing at Nothing: Humor as a Response to Nihilism (SUNY Press, 2003), The Path of Philosophy: Truth, Wonder and Distress (Wadsworth, 2011), and The Nihilist: A Philosophical Novel (No Frills Buffalo, 2015). He is coeditor (with Scott Lukas) of Fear, Cultural Anxiety and Transformation: Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films Remade (Lexington Books, 2009). Marmysz has also written articles and reviews for various journals including Film and Philosophy, Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, Film-Philosophy, The Journal of Popular Culture and The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism."Writing about and researching the topic of nihilism helps me to remember how meaningless life really is. Running, motorcycling and listening to punk rock music helps me to forget," says Marmysz.Marmysz is the recipient of the 2004 SUNY Chancellor's Award For Excellence in Scholarship and Creativity and served as an NEH fellow in 2005. He currently teaches philosophy at the College of Marin in Kentfield, CA.