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Craig Spector

About Me

CRAIG SPECTOR is a bestselling author, editor, screenwriter, and musician, with eleven books published, millions of copies sold, and reprints in nine languages. His fiction has been published by Bantam Books,Harper Collins, Pocket Books, Arbor House, and others; film and television work includes A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD and projects for TNC Pictures, Anonymous Content, ABC, NBC, Fox Television, Hearst Entertainment, Davis Entertainment Television, New Line Cinema, Beacon Pictures, and Wonderful World of Disney.
Spector was the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Stealth Press (1999-2002), an Internet-enabled publishing company that specialized in quality hardcover reprints of titles by such authors as Peter Straub, Ray Bradbury, Clive Barker, Peter Atkins, William Nolan, Dennis Etchison, John Shirley, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
Spector is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston MA and an alumni of the Atlanta College of Art in Atlanta GA, and currently plays in a number of different projects; you can hear more of his music at www.craigspector.com.
Spector's last novel, UNDERGROUND, was published by St. Martins Press in hardcover and by Tor Books in Paperback; the French edition won Le Prix Masterton for Best Translated Novel of Horror for 2008 (Bragelonne). A limited number of autographed copies can be purchased via his website.
Spector's latest feature film, ANIMALS, is slated for a 2009 release, and stars Marc Blucas (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Nicki Aycox (Jeepers Creepers), Eva Amurri, and Naveen Andrews (from ABC's Lost.)Spector plays in the band SMASH-CUT with fellow writer/musicians Preston Sturges and Richard Christian Matheson. Their first album, FADE IN, is slated for a 2009 release. Spector is also at work on his album, SO LO, slated for a 2009 release from Serendipity Music. The film and television rights to Spector's graphic novel collabration with Whitley Strieber, THE NYE INCIDENTS (Devils Due, 2008) have been acquired by Dark Castle Entertainment and Warner Bros.
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Member Since: 01/03/2006
Band Website: http://www.craigspector.com
Band Members: SMASH-CUT is:
Preston Sturges - guitars, vocals
Richard Christian Matheson - drums, gum
Craig Spector - bass, vocals

Record Label: SMASH-CUT: Zerimuz Music/Spector: Serendipity
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NOTES FROM A HOT SET

Hi All -While flying back to LA for the 4th of July break with producer Bill Borden he said, you know what's great about shooting in Utah? You can go home& True that. Loved being there, love going ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:58:00 GMT

ANIMALS goes into production!

Hi All -Back in RB, pooped and stanky but very happy (man it's freakin' HOT there). The shoot is 23 days, the budget got trimmed by a mil plus but the sets look like a movie that cost a LOT more. The...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:37:00 GMT

A Bouncing Baby Blog!

Hi all -Like the world really needs another one, but what the hell, welcome to my brand new bouncing baby blog! I'm half geek, half feeb with this stuff, so bear with me as we go (and feel free to of...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:40:00 GMT