CAREER OBJECTIVE

To work within the entertainment industry with an emphasis on writing, directing and freelancing. Portfolio available.

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin - Parkside; Major: English; Writing Concentration. Minor: Communications. Graduated August, 1996.

WRITING EXPERIENCE: SCREENPLAYS

*Optioned & transcribed dramedy Shy of Normal; B+Boy Productions, 2007
*Created psychological thriller November Son; B+Boy Productions, 2007
*wrote psychological thriller October Moon; B+Boy Productions, 2005
*Documented Something To Scream About; Tempe Entertainment, 2003
*Wrote 5 Dark Souls, Part 3: Retribution; B+Boy Productions, 2003
*Commissioned to write Sleepless Nights; Rapid Heart Pictures, 2000
*Created psychological thriller Julia Wept; B+Boy Productions, 2000
*Wrote horror script Somewhere, He Waits; Majestic World Entertainment, 1999
*Documented Brinke Stevens Private Collection IV; Think Brinke Inc., 1999
*Developed mystery sequel 5 Dark Souls, Part 2; MDM Productions, 1998
*Wrote commercial Program Activities & Opportunities at Sienna Center; Racine Dominicans, 1996
*Created action-thriller screenplay 5 Dark Souls; MDM Productions, 1996
*Wrote mystery script Mark of the Devil 666; MDM Productions, 1995
*Developed screenplay Deranged 2; MDM Productions, 1994

WRITING EXPERIENCE: JOURNALISM

*Authored the book "Assault of the Killer B'S: Interviews With 20 Cult Film Actresses." McFarland & Co. Publishers, 2004
* Wrote chapter "Into the Post-Modern Era" for the book "Attack of the B Queens," Luminary Press, October 2003
*Wrote "Slashback: Where Did the Friday the 13th Girls Go?" and "The Hills Still Have Eyes" retrospectives, Alternative Cinema #21, Summer 2003
*Researched and documented 50+ retrospectives for Femme Fatales Magazine._SEE COMPLETE LIST BELOW
*Wrote "Elvira's Haunted Hills Busts Out," Fangoria Magazine #212, June 2002
*Profiled "Witchouse 2," Fangoria Magazine #197, October 2000
*Critiqued eight movies and film business, Fangoria Magazine, 1991 - present
*Commentated "Horrified by Harris," Video Store Magazine, December 17, 1995
*Wrote "A Mess in the Making," Independent Video Magazine #6, 1994
*Published short story in the Christian book Dreams Alives (1991) and the text book Creating A Christian Lifestyle (1996)

FILM EXPERIENCE

*Director, Something To Scream About (documentary); Tempe Entertainment, 2003
*Director 5 Dark Souls, Part 3: Retribution (horror);B+Boy Productions, 2003
*1st A.D. / Actor, Bad Movie Police series (comedy); Tempe Entertainment, 2003
*1st A.D. / Actor, Deadly Stingers (horror); 20th Century Fox, 2003
*Actor, Hell Asylum (horror); Full Moon, 2002
*Director of Photography - Behind the Scenes Hell Asylum (documentary); Full Moon 2002
*Production Coordinator/2nd A.D., The Frightening (horror) Amsell, 2001
*Production Coordinator/2nd A.D., The Brotherhood 2 (horror); Regent, 2001
*Director, Julia Wept (psychological horror); B Boy Productions, 2000
*Production Coordinator/2nd A.D., Final Stab (horror); Rapid Heart, 2000
*Production Coordinator/2nd A.D., The Brotherhood (horror); Regent, 2000
*2nd A.D., Sega "Prank Caller" (commercial); Copper Media, 1999
*2nd A.D., Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (horror); Rapid Heart, 1999
*1st A.D., Worlds (drama); Giddy-up Productions, 1999
*Director, 5 Dark Souls, Part 2 (horror); MDM Productions, 1998
*Coordinator/Script Supervisor, OFF! Coils (commercial); Cowles Films, 1997
*Director, Lake Cook Health Care Center (commercial); LCHCC, INC., 1997
*Assistant Location Manager, Harp (action); Harp Productions, Inc., 1996
*Director, 5 Dark Souls (thriller); MDM Productions, 1996
*Script Supervisor, Skintastic (commercial); Cy DeCosse, Inc., 1996
*Director, Mark of the Devil 666 (mystery); MDM Productions, 1995
*Director, Sacrifices (documentary); Student Pictures, 1994

ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS

*Publicity Director, Tempe Entertainment, 2003
* Editor-in-Chief, Cinefantastique Magazine, 2002
* Assistant Editor, Femme Fatales Magazine, 2001-2002
*Head of Advertising and Marketing, Cinefantastique and Femme Fatales Magazines, 2001-2002
* Representative for Femme Fatales Magazine: Los Angeles Bureau, 2000-2001
*Developed text book and taught "Film Genre: American Horror 1968 - 1994" at University of Wisconsin - Parkside; Spring 2000, Fall 2002
*Media Relations Manager, Rapid Heart Pictures, 1999 - 2002
*Writer/Director/Production Assistant at TCI Television, 1996 - 1997
*Designed customer brochure for Moore Video Company, 1996
*Distribution Director for America's Deadliest Home Video; Randum Films & Entertainment, 1994 - 1995

PUBLISHED JOURNALISM

"Beauty in Darkness, The...." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Number 8. July 2002. Pgs 24 - 30. Q&A interview with splattertographer Ward Boult.

"Brinke Stevens: 20 Years Later...." (Coverstory) Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 72 - 81. Career retrospective includes interview with Brinke Stevens.

"Brotherhood, The." Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 4. September/October 2001. Pgs 48 - 49. Film coverage includes interview with Director/Producer David DeCoteau, Line ProducerWendy Kutzner and actresses Elizabeth Bruderman and Rebekah Ryan.

"Brotherhood: Elizabeth Bruderman." Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 4. September/October 2001. Pgs 53 - 54. Interview with newcomer/actress Elizabeth Bruderman.

"Brotherhood: Rebekah Ryan." Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 4. September/October 2001. Pgs 50 - 52. Interview and career piece with actress/model Rebekah Ryan.

"Brotherhood II: Young Warlocks, The." Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 4. September/October 2001. Pgs 55 - 56. Film coverage includes interview with Producer/Director David DeCoteau and actress Jennifer Capo.

"Brotherhood II: Jennifer Capo." Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 4. September/October 2001. Pgs 57 - 58. Interview with new actress Jennifer Capo.

"Brotherhood II: Stacey Scowley." Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 4. September/October 2001. Pgs 59 - 60. Interview with new actress Stacey Scowley.

"Cheerleader Ninjas." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 10/11. September/October 2002. Pgs 58 - 63. Film coverage and review includes interviews with Screenwriter/Director Kevin Campbell and Cinematographer Brendan C. Flynt.

"Danny Draven." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Number 1. January 2002. Pgs 21 - 24. Interview introducing new director includes interview with Danny Draven.

"David DeCoteau: Rapid Heart's Low-Budget Auteur." Femme Fatales. Volume 9, Number 7. November 2000. Pgs 16 - 31. Career retrospective includes interviews with David DeCoteau, Linnea Quigley, Michelle Bauer, Brinke Stevens.

"Debra DeLiso." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Number 8. July 2002. Pgs 46 - 51. Career retrospective includes interview with Debra DeLiso and Brinke Stevens.

"Debra Mayer." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Number 8. July 2002. Pgs 40 - 43. Interview introducing new actress Debra Mayer.

"Elvira's Haunted Hills Busts Out." Fangoria. Number 212. May 2001. Pgs 75 - 78. Film coverage of Elvira's Haunted Hills includes interviews with Elvira portrayer/creator Cassandra Peterson, producer Mark Pierson and director Sam Irvin.

"Felissa Rose." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 38 - 41. Sleepaway Camp film retrospective and interview with star Felissa Rose and Jeff Hayes.

"Filmmaker Sam Irvin: Child of the Drive-In." Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 5. November 2001. Pgs 22 - 31, 62. Career retrospective includes interviews with Sam Irvin, Stella Stevens, Musetta Vander, Cassandra Petersen, Julie Brown, Brinke Stevens and Mary Woronov.

"Final Stab." - Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 5. November 2001. Pgs 18 - 21. Film coverage includes interviews with director David DeCoteau and actors Melissa Renee Martin, Erinn Carter and Laila Reece Landon.

"Firestarter II: Rekindled." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 48 - 51. Film coverage includes interviews with director Robert Iscove, producer Jeff Morton, screenwriter Philip Eisner, and actress Marguerite Moreau.

"The Hills Still Have Eyes 26 Years Later." Alternative Cinema. Number 21. Summer 2003. Pgs.70 - 73. Retrospective/critique of why the film has retained it's power.

"The Independent: Ginger Lynn - Part 1." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 10/11. September/October 2002. Pgs 48 - 49. Film coverage and interview with Ginger Lynn Allen.

"J.R. Bookwalter: King of Guerilla Filmmaking." (Coverstory) Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Number 1. January 2002. Pgs 8 - 20. Career retrospective includes interviews with J.R. Bookwalter, Ariauna Albright, David DeCoteau.

"Julie Brown." Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 5. November 2001. Pgs 42 - 47. Career retrospective includes interview with Julie Brown.

"Judith O'Dea." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 10 - 15. Career and Night of the Living Dead retrospective includes interview with star Judith O'Dea.

"Karen Mistal." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Number 7. June 2002. Pgs 26 - 31. Career and Return of the Killer Tomatoes retrospective includes interview with Karen Mistal.

"Kelly Jo Minter." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 110 - 113. Career retrospective includes interview with Kelly Jo Minter.

"Killjoy 2." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Number 4. April 2002. Pgs 10 - 19. Film coverage includes interviews with director Tammi Sutton and actors Nicole Pulliam, Olimpia Fernandez, Rhonda Claerbuat.

"Lar Park-Lincoln." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 52 - 55. Career and Friday The 13th, Part VII retrospective includes interview with Lar Park-Lincoln.

"Lisa Wilcox...Her Nightmare Became a Dream Come True." (Coverstory) Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 96 - 103. Career and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 retrospective includes interview with Lisa Wilcox.

"Lisa Zane." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 118 - 120. Career retrospective included interview with Lisa Zane.

"Mannequin Mayhem in the Heartland." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 10/11. September/October 2002. Pgs 72 - 77. Film coverage of Jigsaw includes interviews with writers/directors Harry James Picardi and Don Adams and actors Aimee Bravo, Maren Lindow, James Palmer, and Arthur Simone.

"Mess in the Making, A." Independent Video Magazine. Issue 6. Winter 1994. Candid diary of a beginning filmmakers mistakes. 

"Michelle Nordin: Ancient Evil - Scream of the Mummy." (Coverstory) Femme Fatales. Volume 9, Number 7. November 2000. Pgs 8 - 11, 13 - 15. Film coverage and career interview with lead Michelle Nordin.

"Pamela Susan Shoop." Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 3. July/August 2001. Pgs 56 - 60. Career retrospective interview with Pamela Susan Shoop.

"Panic Room." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 8 - 9. Film coverage and special FX interview with Pixel Liberation Front artist Ron Frankel.

"Q&A with Lezlie Deane." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 114 - 117. Film and music career retrospective included interview with Lezlie Deane.

"Rapid Heart Pictures." Femme Fatales. Volume 9, Number 7. November 2000. Pgs 11 - 12. New Production Company interviews with David DeCoteau and Michelle Nordin.

"Slashback: Where Did the Girls of Friday the 13th Go?" Alternative Cinema. Number 21. Summer 2003. Pgs. 64 - 69. The search for the women of one of horror's most beloved franchises.

"The Slumber Party Massacre Saga." (Coverstory) Femme Fatales. Volume 9, Number 3. August 11, 2000. Pgs 8 - 10, 13 - 16, 19, 21, 23, 26 - 27. Film franchise retrospective includes interviews with Brinke Stevens, Heidi Kozak, Juliette Cummins, Marta Kober, Brandi Burkett.

"Slumber Party Massacre: Brinke Stevens." Femme Fatales. Volume 9, Number 3. August 11, 2000. Pgs 11 - 13. Retrospective includes interview with Brinke Stevens.

"Slumber Party Massacre: Robin Rochelle Stille." Femme Fatales. Volume 9, Number 3. August 11, 2000. Pg 14. Career retrospective of late actress includes interviews with Brinke Stevens, David DeCoteau and poet Rhonda Baughman.

"Slumber Party Massacre 2: Heidi Kozak." Femme Fatales. Volume 9, Number 3. August 11, 2000. Pgs 17 - 18. Career retrospective includes interviews with Heidi Kozak and Kevin Blair Spirtas.

"Slumber Party Massacre 2: Juliette Cummins." Femme Fatales. Volume 9, Number 3. August 11, 2000. Pgs 19 - 20. Career retrospective includes interview with Juliette Cummins.

"Slumber Party Massacre 3: Brandi Burkett." Femme Fatales. Volume 9, Number 3. August 11, 2000. Pgs 24 - 25. Career retrospective with Brandi Burkett.

"Slumber Party Massacre 3: Marta Kober." Femme Fatales. Volume 9, Number 3. August 11, 2000. Pgs 21 - 22. Career retrospective includes interview with Marta Kober.

"Stacey Nelkin." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 85 - 87. Career and Halloween III: Season of the Witch film retrospective includes interview with Stacey Nelkin.

"Taking a Bite Out of Crime...." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Number 8. July 2002. Pg 57. Interview with actress Elizabeth Bruderman on roles in America's Most Wanted, The Brotherhood and The Frightening.

"Tammi Sutton...In a Class By Herself." (Coverstory) Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Number 4. April 2002. Pgs 20 - 25. Career interview with new director Tammi Sutton.

"Tanya Dempsey: Horror's Fresh Femme." (Coverstory) Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Number 8. July 2002. Pgs 32 - 39. Interview introducing new actress includes Q&A interviews with Tanya Dempsey and Danny Draven.

"There's Nothing Out There... The 10th Anniversary." Femme Fatales. Volume 10, Number 3. July/August 2001. Pgs 42 - 47. Film Retrospective interview with writer/director Rolfe Kanefsky.

"Thinking Outside Hollywood." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pg 84. Interview with indie film star Tina Ona Paukstelis. (Written under pseudonym "Bud Windale.")

"...What Are You Doing, Tuesday Knight?." Femme Fatales. Volume 11, Numbers 5/6. May 2002. Pgs 104 - 109. Career and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 retrospective includes interview with actress Tuesday Knight.

"Witchouse 2: Blood Coven - Another Lilith Scare." Fangoria. Number 197. October 2000. Pg 10. Film coverage includes interviews with director J.R. Bookwalter and actress Ariauna Albright.

Fangoria Mini-Reviews:

            C.L.A.M.P.ing Down: Religion vs. Horror (April 2000, #191)
            Blair Witch Project vs. America's Deadliest Home Video (November 1999, #188)
            Scream: The Battle Between Mirimax/Sony/MPAA (September 1997)
            Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (March 1996)
            Movie Studio's Poor Business Ethics (July 1993)
            Prom Night IV: Deliver Us From Evil (October 1992)
            Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (April 1992)
            The Howling VI: The Freaks (October 1991)