Wayne Kyle Spitzer (born July 15, 1966) is an American author, illustrator, and low-budget horror filmmaker[1] from Spokane, Washington, and founding editor of the publications Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction, Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder, and Mobius Blvd Magazine. He is the author of countless books, stories, and other works, including Flashback[2], The Ferryman Pentalogy (comprising Comes a Ferryman, The Tempter and the Taker, The Pierced Veil, Black Hole, White Fountain, and To the End of Ursathrax[3]), X-Ray Rider and 7 Other Dark Rites of Passage, Legends of the Flashback: The Finished Saga, The Devil Drives a '66 and Other Stories, The Witch-Doctor Diaries and Other Dystopias, The Place and 10 Other Stories from the Region Between, as well as a film (Shadows in the Garden[1]) and a screenplay (Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows[4]). His work has appeared in MetaStellar—Speculative fiction and beyond, subTerrain Magazine: Strong Words for a Polite Nation[5] and Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History[6], among others. His recent fiction includes The War-torn Hills of Earth and The Wine-Dark Passage.
Wayne Kyle Spitzer | |
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| Born | Wayne Kyle Spitzer July 15, 1966 Spokane, Washington, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Author, artist, film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Trinh Ngoc Ho |
Spitzer was involved in Spokane's underground filmmaking scene from 1994 to 2005.[7] His notable projects include Dead of Night,[8] a Spokane-area (cable TV) broadcast venture, Don't Look Up, and a feature-length compilation, Monstersdotcom,[9] including Shadows in the Garden[1] and Last Stop Station.[10]
Spitzer has taught creative writing at Corbin Art Center[11] and Airway Heights Corrections Center.[12] He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing from Eastern Washington University, a Bachelor of English from Gonzaga University, and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Television Production from Spokane Falls Community College.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Spookane's horror critics' picks | The Spokesman-Review".
- ^ "fusionsbook Resources and Information". ww1.fusionsbook.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "The Ferryman Pentalogy (5 Book Series)". Amazon. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ Spitzer, Wayne Kyle; Blackwood, Algernon (August 29, 2017). Algernon Blackwood's The Willows: A Scriptment. Independently published. ISBN 9781549615245.
- ^ "friesforpost.jpg (image)". bp2.blogger.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Columbia Magazine Table of Contents: Summer 2008; Vol. 22, No. 2". columbia.washingtonhistory.org. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011.
- ^ "Fox News Story: "Shadows and Fog" (2000)". YouTube.
- ^ "History of 'Dead of Night' (1996) (Wayne Spitzer, A. Kumpon) by Casting – Dailymotion". Dailymotion. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Monstersdotcom". December 31, 2003.
- ^ "Last Stop Station (Director's Cut) 2001 Part 2". YouTube.
- ^ "Spokane police history chronicled in 'Badge' | The Spokesman-Review".
- ^ "Writers' block at Airway Heights | The Spokesman-Review".
External links
edit- Wayne Spitzer at IMDb
- Spitzerkumpon Channel on YouTube
- Curriculum Vitae
- Interview: Adapting 'The Willows'Wayne Spitzer Filmmaker - Exclusive Horror and Sci-Fi Interviews - 209 - Horror of Buried.com - Everything That Is Horror
- Dead men stalk airwaves, Spokesman-Review Article, The Region, front of page, Dead men stalk airwaves, Spokesman-Review Article, The Region, article continued
