Tom Calen
Expertise
Movies, TV, Comics
- Tom is a freelancer news writer for Looper.
- Tom currently has seven books published in the horror and science-fiction genres.
- He wrote the bestselling "The Tilian Virus," part of "The Pandemic Sequence" trilogy.
Experience
Tom Calen is the author of the bestselling horror series, The Pandemic Sequence, as well as the science-fiction series, Scars of Tomorrow. A New York City native, Tom holds a degree in English and spent several years toiling in the world of business before abandoning all reason and deciding to write full-time. He finds the worlds in his novels far less frightening than the corporate world. His books The Tilian Virus and The Tilian Effect both reached #1 on Amazon's Bestselling Science-Fiction Series list, and both were the #1 Hot New Release in horror and science-fiction. From Castle Rock to Arakis, Middle Earth to Westeros, Tom eagerly devours as many science-fiction, fantasy, and horror novels as time allows.
Education
Tom holds a B.A. in English.
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Stories By Tom Calen
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Starting around Season 11, Matthew Gray Gubler's Criminal Minds character, Spencer Reid, began having sporadic absences from the BAU.
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Rossi's heartbreaking final scene with his wife remains a real tearjerker.
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The element of family is more common in "Criminal Minds" than you might think. Fans of the show especially fell in love with this moment.
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Morgan is one of the most stoic and level-headed characters on "Criminal Minds." This scene completely upended everyone's expectations.
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There was one twist that changed everything — and led to the show's darkest moments.
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The unsub family in Criminal Minds' Season 4 episode Bloodline offered viewers multiple shocks, each exponentially worse than the previous one.
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One of the most compelling parts about "Criminal Minds" is the close-knit BAU family. Did Jordan Todd's character arc with that family do her justice?
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As with any family, the BAU had their fair share of squabbles and disagreement. Perhaps the most notable tension existed between Morgan and Hotch.
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This mafioso from 'Criminal Minds' was so terrible that he actually made the BAU cringe. How did he get this way?
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How do two star-crossed killers find each other? Fans aren't satisfied with the explanation.
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On 'Criminal Minds,' there's one family relationship that scores the highest with fans by a wide margin.
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Penelope Garcia is a fan-favorite character on 'Criminal Minds,' but some of her actions toward the people she loves are questionable at best.
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If there's anything Criminal Minds taught us, it's that dating or being married to a member of the Behavioral Analysis Unit is extraordinarily challenging.
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Season 14 of "Criminal Minds" introduced Daryl Wright, the ex-husband of Dr. Tara Lewis, played by Aisha Tyler. The former couple has a tense relationship.
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On the "Criminal Minds" spinoff "Beyond Borders," the IRT travels to India to investigate a black market organ trafficking ring and meet criminal leader Hasina.
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Part one of Pam's delivery episode on The Office could have been different if co-stars Steve Carell and John Krasinski had done one thing differently.
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Beyond the BAU's function, "Criminal Minds" also took great liberty with the resources such a group would have available to them.
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Lola Glaudini starred on the first two seasons of "Criminal Minds" as FBI agent Elle Greenaway, but she was unceremoniously written out of the show in Season 2.
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In Season 5 of the CBS show "Criminal Minds," Hotch, played by Thomas Gibson, deals with a devastating family loss that forces him to become a better father.
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In the final seasons of Criminal Minds, Sharon Lawrence plays Roberta Lynch, a con artist turned murderer who corrupted her son, Everett.
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To fill the void, and the vacant seat at the BAU's table, the series introduced Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez). Alvez brought a set of impressive credentials.
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Fans fo the popular procedural have some issues with how Hotch's girlfriend was treated on the show.
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While the CBS procedural "Criminal Minds" was beloved over the course of its 15 seasons, one recurring plot point had some fans bothered.
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It's almost impossible to pick the perfect 'Friends' episode, but all the data suggests this one stands above the rest.
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This particular killer continues the debate of nature vs. nurture with an abusive childhood and murderous lineage.
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The motivations of Maggie Lowe, the killer in Season 1, Episode 18 of "Criminal Minds", are rooted in love and revenge.
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There were a couple of instances over the years in which BAU cases forced Garcia to temporarily trade her tech for a firearm to protect herself and others.