WAYNE SPITZER is an author, filmmaker, and teacher of writing from the Pacific Northwest. His genre work includes an SF/
horror novel, Flashback (Books in Motion/Classic Ventures, 1993), the movies Shadows in the Garden (IndieFlix, 2007) and Monsters-
dotcom (Brimstone LLC, 2003),
and numerous low-budget television programs and ad spots. His non-genre work has appeared in Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History, subTerrain, Micro-film: The Magazine of Personal Cinema in Action, and Generation X National Journal. He is currently writing an autobiographical novel titled X-Ray Rider, about growing up in the 1970s. Wayne is an MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University.

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EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, Eastern Washington University, Cheney WA, 2010 / Thesis: X-Ray Rider / Chair: Jonathan Johnson, PhD. Co-chair: Rachel Toor

Bachelor of General Studies, English/Humanities, Gonzaga University, Spokane WA, 2006

Associate in Applied Science, Television Production, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane WA, 1989

TEACHING
EXPERIENCE

Instructor, Creative Writing, Corbin Art Center, Spokane WA, April 2008—Present

Instructor, Creative Writing, Airway Heights Corrections Center, Airway Heights WA, September 2006—Present

Co-Instructor, Creative Writing, Greenacres Elementary School, Spokane Valley WA, October 2006

AUTHORED COURSES

Science-fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writers' Workshop I, Corbin Adult Fine Art Classes and Workshops-6356, October 1 through November 12, Fall Quarter 2008

Science-fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writers' Workshop II, Corbin Adult Fine Art Classes and Workshops-7350, January 21 through February 25, Winter Quarter 2009

Science-fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writers' Workshop III, Corbin Adult Fine Art Classes and Workshops-8526, April 8 through May 13, Spring Quarter 2009

Writer's Marketplace: Getting Published, Getting Read, and (Maybe) Getting Paid I, Corbin Adult Fine Art Classes and Workshops-6362, Fall 2008

Writer's Marketplace: Getting Published, Getting Read, and (Maybe) Getting Paid II, Corbin Adult Fine Art Classes and Workshops-7351, Winter 2009

Writer's Marketplace: Getting Published, Getting Read, and (Maybe) Getting Paid III, Corbin Adult Fine Art Classes and Workshops-8874, Spring 2009

CO-AUTHORED COURSES

Creative Writing for Intermediaries I, Airway Heights Corrections Center, September 24 through December 12, Fall 2006.

Creative Writing for Intermediaries II, Airway Heights Corrections Center, January 5 through March 20, Winter 2007.

Creative Writing for Intermediaries III, Airway Heights Corrections Center, September 24 through December 12, Fall 2008.

Creative Writing for Intermediaries IV, Airway Heights Corrections Center, January 5 through March 20, Winter 2009.

SELECTED LESSONS

"Searching for Sun Domes: An Exercise in Going Somewhere by Getting Nowhere" (Corbin Art Center, AHCC, March 2009)

"Address Unknown: Using the Epistolary Narrative to Add Realism, Verisimilitude, and Suspense" (Corbin Art Center, AHCC, January 2009)

"Theatre of the Grotesque: Marrying Empathy and Disgust to Create Powerful, Paradoxical Characters" (Corbin Art Center, AHCC, January 2009)

"The Green Dock-light: Using Objective Correlatives to Create Emotional and Thematic Leitmotifs" (Corbin Art Center, AHCC, January 2009)

"The Waiting Room: Using Personalized Environments to Fast-track Exposition and Illuminate Character" (Corbin Art Center, AHCC, December 2008)

"Playing God: Drawing on Creation Myths and the Oral Tradition to Build Worlds" (Corbin Art Center, AHCC, November 2008)

"From A to Z, in the Chocolate Alphabet: Jazzing Around with Vignettes and Flights of Fancy" (Corbin Art Center, AHCC, October 2008)

"And the Gunslinger Followed: Creating Unforgettable Openings by Starting in the Middle of the Action, the Landscape, Everything" (Corbin Art Center, AHCC, October 2008)

"What I Saw Leaving Danton, California: Interior Monologue and Limited Point-of-view" (Corbin Art Center, AHCC, October 2008)

“Poe’s Brain: Unusual States of Consciousness as a Literary Tool” (AHCC, February 2007)

“You Can Say That Again! Recognizing and Eliminating Clichés” (AHCC, January 2007)

“The Spell of Place: Dickens, Blackwood, and Setting as Character” (AHCC, December 2006)

“Dynamic Character, Defining Moments and Epiphanies” (AHCC, November 2006)

“Fear as Catalyst: Writing Popular Fiction with A Supernatural Theme” (AHCC, October 2006)

“Young Poets Workshop” (Greenacres Elementary School, October 2006)

“What Writing Is: Introductory Module” (AHCC, October 2006)

HONORS /
AWARDS

Patrick F. McManus Scholarship, Eastern Washington University, 2006—2007

Masters Literary Awards Honorable Mention (“How About a Coke and Some Fries?”), Titan Press, 2004

Winner, Best Short Film (Last Stop Station), Hollywood Scarefest, Buena Park CA, 2003

Puget Sound President's Scholarship for Academic Merit, University of Puget Sound, 2002

National Dean's List, Eastern Washington University, 2000—2002

Spokesman-Review Golden Pen Nomination, Spokane WA, 1994

Presidents/Dean's List, Spokane Falls Community College, 1987—1989

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Spitzer,Wayne K. Flashback. Spokane, Washington: Books in Motion/Classic Ventures, 1993.

ESSAYS /
SHORT FICTION

Spitzer, Wayne K. “Flying the Fogroads of Cascadia: Grover Krantz on the Trail of Bigfoot." Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History, Summer 2008; Vol. 22, No. 2.

Spitzer, Wayne K. “How About a Coke and Some Fries?” subTerrain Magazine, Volume 4, No. 37 (2003): 31—33.

Reprinted in: Generation X National Journal, Volume 2, No. 3 (2004): 20—21, 24, and 27.

Spitzer, Wayne K. “I Am the Ferryman.” Hemmingstein's Word Weaver's Review, Volume 1, No. 1 (1993): 90—120.

Spitzer, Wayne K. “The Operation.” Hemmingstein's Word Weaver's Review, Volume 1, No. 6 (1995): 119—122.

Spitzer, Wayne K. “The Escape.” Hemmingstein's Word Weaver's Review, Volume 1, No. 5 (1995): 91—98.

Spitzer, Wayne K. “The Torturer.” Hemmingstein's Word Weaver's Review, Volume 1, No. 4 (1994): 115—125.

Spitzer, Wayne K. “The Project.” Hemmingstein's Word Weaver's Review, Volume 1, No. 3 (1994): 131—139.

Spitzer, Wayne K. “The Institute.” Hemmingstein's Word Weaver's Review, Volume 1, No. 2 (1993): 105—113.

GRAPHIC
ARTS

Osborne, Tadashi and Wayne K. Spitzer. “Todd.” Serialized in Ninety-9, No. 7 (1993): 32—37; Ninety-9, No. 6 (1993): 7—14; Random Effects, Volume 1, No. 1 (1990): 64.

ELECTRONIC
MEDIA

INTERNET
PUBLICATIONS

Spitzer, Wayne K. "Yellow Avenging Angel in an Annihilating Sky: Truman Capote's In Cold Blood." Literary/craft analysis. Helium: Where Knowledge Rules (June 2009).

Spitzer, Wayne K. "Wild Thing: Tense, Association, and Merged-Consciousness in Robert Michael Pyle's Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide." Literary/craft analysis. Helium: Where Knowledge Rules (June 2009).

Spitzer, Wayne K. "Links on a Chain in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring." Literary/craft analysis. Helium: Where Knowledge Rules (June 2009).

Spitzer, Wayne K. "Flattering Myths Revered in Common: Assumption and Subversion in George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London." Literary/craft analysis. Helium: Where Knowledge Rules (June 2009).

Spitzer, Wayne K. "See, I Am the Vacuum Cleaner: Using the Patently Absurd to Expose the Patently Obvious in Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting By in America." Literary/craft analysis. Helium: Where Knowledge Rules (June 2009).

Spitzer, Wayne K. "That Thing We Killed." Short story. SFFWorld.com (September 2008).

Spitzer, Wayne K. "Coffin Road: A Mortality Tale for Children." Short story. Storywrite.com (September 2008). Re-printed at Smart Method Kids.com (June 2009).

Spitzer, Wayne K. "Just Passing By." Short story. AuthorsDen.com (September 2008).

Spitzer, Wayne K. Algernon Blackwood's The Willows. Screenplay/scriptment (WGA-West #1247825). SimplyScripts.com (February 2008). Log-line. Script/Swap review. Wikipedia. Interview at Buried.com.

Spitzer, Wayne K. “The Return of the Soldier: Anger and Alienation in Pat Barker's Regeneration.” Helium: Where Knowledge Rules (July 2007).

Spitzer, Wayne K. “Joseph Conrad: A Prayer Against the Darkness.” Helium: Where Knowledge Rules (July 2007).

Spitzer, Wayne K. “Our Thoughts Make Spirals in Their World: Further Discussion on Film Adaptation and ‘The Willows’ with Blackwood’s Biographer, Mike Ashley.” From former column, Oil of Dog, appearing in Dog Pile Magazine: an independent film e-zine (March 2004).

Spitzer, Wayne K. “Letters for Algernon: Talking Film Adaptation and ‘The Willows’ with Blackwood’s Biographer, Mike Ashley.” From former column, Oil of Dog, appearing in Dog Pile Magazine: an independent film e-zine (March 2004).

Spitzer, Wayne K. “Ghosts of Saint Helens: Inspiration, Collaboration, and Why The Alpha Male and the Rogue Male Don’t Always Get Along.” Feature Article. Guest Writer. Monsters at Play (August 2004).

Spitzer, Wayne K. “An Open Letter to Horror Fandom.” Random Sanity (October 2003).

Spitzer, Wayne K. “Dedication.” Poem. Buried.com (October 2003).

FILM /
TELEVISION

Co-writer/director, Monstersdotcom, feature-length dramatic film for Brimstone Media Productions LLC, Brighton MI, 2004. IMDb. View trailer.

Cinematographer/Actor, Snakeman, feature-length dramatic film for American Film Partners International (AFPI), Hollywood CA, 2003. Ron Ford Interview.

Writer/Director, Shadows in the Garden, 22-minute dramatic film for Shadows and Fog Media Ventures, Spokane WA, 2002. IMDb. Amazon. Rotten Tomatoes. Interview at Buried.com. View clip. View Fox News story.

Cinematographer/Actor, Last Stop Station, 15-minute dramatic film for Shadows and Fog Media Ventures, Spokane WA, 2001. IMDb. Netflix.

Writer/Director, Don’t Look Up, dramatic-format television pilot, TCI Communications, Cheney WA, aired 1997. View clip.

Creator/Co-producer, Dead of Night, dramatic-format television series, Cox Cable-Spokane, Spokane WA, aired 1994—1998. View Northwest Cable News story.

Creator/Co-producer/Co-host, Phantasmagoria, discussion-format television series (topics in speculative fiction, film and culture), Cox Cable-Spokane, Spokane WA, aired 1993—1994.

Producer/Editor, Echo of the Drum, feature-length documentary about Missionary work in Zaire Africa, for Grace Ministries International, Grand Rapids, MN, 1991.

Production Assistant, Serious Choices, feature-length documentary for the Washington State Crime Education Task Force, Spokane WA, 1990.

Production Assistant, Rx for Rural Health, feature-length documentary for KSPS Public Television, Spokane WA, 1989.

SELECTED
STUDENT
FILMS

Writer/Director, Eye of the Storm (60-minute video, dramatic format), Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane WA, 1988.

Writer/Director, Shades of Black (45-minute video, dramatic format), Spokane Falls Community College, 1987.

PANELS /
PRESENTATIONS

Special Guest, Shadows in the Garden Screening and Independent Filmmaking Panel, Spokane Comicon 2009, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane WA, May 2009.

“In the Dead of Night: Film Noir and the Process of Creation.” Multimedia exhibition and panel discussion presented to Seventh Annual Inland Empire Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention (Incon 1995), Spokane WA, October 1995. Revised version presented to Incon 1996, October 1996.

“The Art of Workshop, Word Weavers’ Style.” Panel discussion co-presented by John Dalmas (The Regiment, Fanglith), Loren Robinson (Search and War), and members of the Spokane Word Weavers writers’ group to Incon 1995, Spokane WA, October 1995.

“Phantasmagoria: SF, Horror and Fantasy in the Popular Culture & Beyond.” Multimedia exhibition and panel discussion co-presented to sixth annual Inland Empire Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention (Incon 1994), Spokane WA, October 1994.

“The Art of Critique, Word Weavers’ Style.” Panel discussion co-presented by John Dalmas, Loren Robinson, and members of the Spokane Word Weavers to Incon 1994, Spokane WA, October 1994.

Public reading (w/Word Weavers) from novella, Behind a Pale Mask, at Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane WA, 1992.

SELECTED
WORK /
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE

Securitas Security Services-USA, Spokane, WA / Kevin Stumph, Supervisor / July 2004—July 2007 / Security Officer for Community Colleges of Spokane (CPR Certified)

Inland Northwest Center for Writers, Eastern Washington University, Spokane, WA / Sam Ligon, Senior Editor / September 2006—Present / Editorial Assistant, Willow Springs

JFK Library Archives and Special Collections, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA / Charles Mutschler, Ph.D. / September 2001—May 2002 / Research Assistant/Data Entry

CWI Security, Yakima, WA / Wesley Parton, Supervisor / August 1995—June 2002 / Patrol Officer

Aesop Productions, Cheney, WA / Rick Kisely, Owner / 1996—1997 / Copywriter/Editor/ Videographer

Hillyard/Heritage Press, Hillyard, WA / Bob Kaumstra, Owner / 1991—1992 / Managing Editor, Hillyard Express

Lon Gibby Productions, Spokane, WA / Corey Burgess, Supervisor / July 1989—February 1990 / Production Assistant

KSPS-TV Channel 7 PBS, Spokane, WA / Jim Zimmer, Bob Lawrence, Supervisors / 1988—1989 / Production Assistant

Spokane Falls Community College, Office of Student Activities, Spokane, WA / Ron Johnston, Supervisor / 1989—1990 / Multimedia Logistics and Support

Spokane Falls Community College, Channel 19, Media Services, Spokane, WA / 1987—1988 / Editor, Audio-visual Support

Washington State Department of Agriculture, Civilian Conservation Corps, Spokane, WA / Johnny L. Minyard, Supervisor / 1985—1986 / Field Supervisor, Apple Maggot Quarantine Program/Forrest Fire Suppression

Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Spokane, WA / 1984—1985 / Forest Fire Suppression/Pesticide Application

COMMITTEES /
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT

Safe P.L.A.C.E. (Positive Licensing Awareness for Childcare Environment) Committee, Eastern Washington Family Child Care Association. Donated skills/man-hours toward production of Public Service Announcement (PSA) for national television, Spokane WA, 1996

Member of Spokane Word Weavers Writing Group, studying under science-fiction author John Dalmas, Spokane WA, 1992—1996

FESTIVALS /
SCREENINGS

KYRS Short Film Festival to benefit Thin Air Community Radio, Spokane WA, June 2006. Work screened: Shadows in the Garden.

1st Annual Spokane Falls Community College Horror Film Festival, Spokane WA, June 2006. Awarded prize for second place. Work screened: Shadows in the Garden.

8th Annual North American Science Fiction Convention/Cascadia Con, Seattle WA, September 2005. Work screened: Monstersdotcom.

Cinema Wasteland, Cleveland OH, September 2003. Work screened: Shadows and Fog.

Spokane Independent Film Convention (SPIFCON), Veradale WA, October 2003. Works screened: Shadows in the Garden, Last Stop Station, Monstersdotcom.

Tromadance 2002, Park City UT, October 2002. Work screened: Last Stop Station.

2nd Annual Spokane Film Festival at the Bing Crosby Performing Arts Center (formerly the Met), Spokane WA, September 1999. Works screened: Dead of Night, Don't Look Up, and ad spots produced for Aesop Productions, Cheney WA.

1st Annual Spokane Film Festival at the Bing Crosby Performing Arts Center (formerly the Met), Spokane WA, September 1998. Works screened: Dead of Night, Don't Look Up, and ad spots produced for Aesop Productions, Cheney WA.

Spokane Art Supply Film Festival, Spokane WA, December 1997. Work screened: Don't Look Up.

Screening, Eye of the Storm, Spokane Falls Community College SUB Lounge AB, Spokane WA, December 1988.

Screening, Shades of Black, Spokane Falls Community College SUB Lounge AB, Spokane WA, May 1987.

CITATIONS
(PRINT)

Moll, Jessica. (June 15, 2006) Inlander Picks. The Pacific Northwest Inlander: 41. “This is an easy one. Just get yourself to the Community Building Wednesday night….” Work mentioned: Shadows in the Garden.

Webster, Dan. (October 28, 2005) Spookane's horror critics' picks. 7/The Spokesman-Review: 23. Work mentioned: Shadows in the Garden.

Webster, Dan. (July 22, 2005) Everyone is allowed cinematic vices. 7/The Spokesman-Review: 21.

Webster, Dan. (July 1, 2005) Silver screen loves shooting in Spokane. 7/The Spokesman-Review: 20. Works mentioned: Monstersdotcom, Shadows in the Garden.

Webster, Dan. (January 15, 2005) A bloody genius. Inland Northwest Life/Arts. The Spokesman-Review: D1, D8. Work mentioned: Shadows in the Garden.

Amos, Melissa. (July 24, 2003) “Spokane's No-Budget Horror Filmmakers.” The Local Planet Weekly, Volume 4, No. 29: 8-9. Works mentioned: Dead of Night, The Snake Man, Shadows in the Garden.

Corrigan, Mike. (October 24, 2002) “Dark Shadows.” The Pacific Northwest Inlander: 34-35. Work mentioned: Shadows in the Garden.

Webster, Dan. (March 9, 2001) Festival explores Spokane film world. Events/Art. The Spokesman-Review: 16. Work mentioned: Shadows in the Garden.

Jensen, Chris. (March 8, 2001) “Night of the Local Indies.” This week at the movies. The Local Planet: 14.

Webster, Dan. (September 21, 2000) Film festivals planned at brewery, gallery. Entertainment. The Spokesman-Review: D7. Work mentioned: Shadows in the Garden.

Palpant, Andrea. (September 21, 2000) Indie auteurs unite: Local independent filmmakers show their work at E Gallery. Film. The Pacific Northwest Inlander: 19. Work mentioned: Shadows and Fog.

Kilmer, David. (September 16, 1998) Northwest stories. The Pacific Northwest Inlander: 13.

Sanderson, Ward. (September 1, 1996) Dead men stalk airwaves: It's science fiction in River City before dawn. The Region. The Spokesman-Review: B1, B8. Work mentioned: Dead of Night.

Webster, Dan. (March 20, 1994) Easy reading/Talking books: Booming industry caters to busy world by giving voice to the written word. Inset: Audiobook firm specializes in works of regional authors. E/T. Cover story. The Spokesman-Review: 4-5. Work mentioned: Flashback.

CITATIONS
(SELECTED
WEB)

Wikipedia.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Spitzer

The Hollywood Reporter.com
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/imdb_index.jsp?page=/title/tt0390474/

Talking Books on CD (Compact Disc)
www.arrowhead.lib.mn.us/audbkscass.pdf

The Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
http://poll.imdb.com/name/nm1508343/

Reviewer's Roundtable: The B-12
http://www.microcinemascene.com/articles/comments/reviewers_roundtable_the_b_12/

Penguin Comics.com
http://www.penguincomics.net/interviews/andykumpon.html

Unspeakable Magazine.com
http://lbhfs.proboards18.com/index.cgi

RADIO / TV / FILM
APPEARANCES

Played role of "Orderly #1" in Give 'Em Hell, Malone, directed by Russel Mulcahy, starring Thomas Jane, Ving Rhames, and Elsa Pataky. Hannibal Pictures/North by Northwest Productions, Spokane WA, 2008.

Interviewed on The Tom Grant Show, KSBN Money Talk 1230 AM, Spokane WA, 2003.

Mentioned on The Rick Miller Show, 1510 KGA AM, Spokane WA, 2002 and 2003.

Interviewed on B+ Movie-Making with Les Sekely, Adrenaline Radio.com, 2001 and 2002.

Mentioned on The Mike Fitzsimmons Show, KXLY Newsradio 920, Spokane WA 2000.

Profiled on Fox 28 News at Ten, KAYU TV Fox 28, Spokane WA, 2000.

Profiled on Northwest Cable News, “That’s Different,” Northwest Cable News/NWCN, Seattle WA, 1996.

WEB
INTERVIEWS

Interviewed at Buried.com: Everything that is horror, October 2003. http://www.buried.com/interviews/horror.php?id=107

Co-interviewed with Andy Kumpon at Unspeakable Magazine.com, April 2004.
http://lbhfs.proboards18.com/index.cgi

Interviewed at Alan Idol's Horror Review, October 2004.
http://www.angelfire.com/ego/idolsreviews/, http://www.rue-morgue.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19764

SELECTED
REVIEWS
(PRINT / WEB)

McCoy, Jeff. (Fall 2005) Review of Shadows in the Garden. Micro-Film Magazine, No. 7. Quoted from review: “The filmmakers … dare to tell this story in a non-traditional manner, providing exposition through dictionary definitions, newspaper clippings, talk radio voices, and even a motivational speaker that seems to mirror Sylkk's inner thoughts. Balancing the literate ideas are various intriguing images representing Sylkk's fantasies and psychic visions, often mated together in complex visual compositions….”

Scifilm. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2003.
“… a solid if simple story, artfully told, and polished until it shines. … It’s films like Wayne’s that made me fall in love with indy films in the first place.”
http://www.scifilm.org/reviews3/shadowsgarden.html

Ziggy’s Video Realm. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2004.
“Atmospheric, thoughtful, and captivating … Spitzer has put together 20 minutes of film that are easily as good or better than a fair percentage of the stuff that used to air on The Outer Limits every week … a triumph….”
http://www.ziggysvideorealm.com/reviews/shadowsinthegarden.htm
http://www.reelcriticism.com/ziggyrealm/reviews/shadowsinthegarden.html

Horrorview. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2003.
“The film packs a lot of emotion and cohesive visual storytelling into its trim running time, not wasting a minute on forced narrative or expository imagery … Lean, mean, and effective, Shadows in the Garden delivers.”
http://www.horrorview.com/shadows%20in%20the%20Garden.htm

The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review. Review of Monstersdotcom. 2003.
“… another evocative piece that comes with an ambitious professionalism that quite belies the next-to-no-budget it was made on ….”
http://www.moria.co.nz/horror/monstersdotcom.htm

Horrordiva. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2003.
“… stumbles through its technological road blocks to deliver an atmospheric, kitschy cult potential … genre bending ….”
http://www.horrordiva.com/new/essays/shadows.php

Cinema Eye. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2004.
“… the surreal imagery and steady downpour of rain really create a creepy and lonely atmosphere … Note to aspiring filmmakers: There's a lesson to be learned here.”
http://www.cinemaeye.com/index/reviews/rev_more/lo-res-shadows-inthe-garden/-garden/

Film Festival Today. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2004.
“Told with a touching fairytale simplicity matched with a flair for grand guignol … it makes for a spooky little fable that, at the climax, reveals itself as being well intentioned and effectively Capra sentimental.”
http://www.filmfestivaltoday.com/article_item.asp?ID=361

The Astounding B Monster. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2003.
“… it isn't pernicious or overly cynical ….”
http://www.bmonster.com/may2003.shtml

The Horror Review: Horror, SciFi & Fantasy Movie Reviews. Review of Monstersdotcom. 2003.
“All film students or people interested in seeking out filmmaking as a career should buy this film and study it ….”
http://fast.horrorseek.com/horror/horrorreview/sequels/past0203.html

Film Threat Magazine. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2003.
“The big difference here is that Wayne has obvious talent and a vision all his own, not one he's borrowing from someone else and then shredding it for all to wince at.”
http://filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=5232

Monsters at Play. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2004.
“… a nice homage to the classic b-movie creature features of yesteryear.”
http://www.monstersatplay.com/review/vhs/mdotcom.php

b-independent. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2004.
“… bring [s] to the table exactly what I've always found lacking in Lovecraft's work, humor and pathos.”
http://www.b-independent.com/reviews/shadowsinfog.html

CultCuts Magazine: Films for the rest of us. Review of Shadows in the Garden. 2003.
“… original … atmospheric … surpasses in story and emotion over typical monster films. Highly recommended!”
http://www.cultcutsfilms.com/

PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL
AND ACADEMIC REFERENCES
UPON REQUEST

June 3, 2009