Ernest Mathijs (born 1968 or 1969)[1] is a professor at the University of British Columbia, where he teaches film.
According to CTV News, his "specialties include movie audiences, the reception of alternative cinema and cult film.
"[2] Mathijs is primarily known for his books on cult films, such as The Cult Film Reader[3][4][5] and 100 Cult Films,[6][7][8] which he co-edited and co-wrote, respectively, with Xavier Mendik; Cult Cinema,[9][10] which he co-wrote with Jamie Sexton; The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero[11][12][13] and John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps.
[14][15] With Sexton, he is the co-editor of the Cultographies series, which examines individual cult films in the form of short books.
[16][17][18][19] Mathijs is married to Canadian actress Emily Perkins.