Jim D’Andrea was born and raised in New England, the last of five kids. After graduating from Fairfield University, he spent a year in San Francisco running a clinic for the homeless population as a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
After a stint in New Orleans where he made his living as a Repo-Man, Jim landed a gig on a film crew, working as a production assistant on movies such as Kingpin, The Ringer, and Fever Pitch.
He taught himself to write screenplays by reading them as often as possible, focusing on comedy and developing multiple projects with various producers. He earned representation from WME and Paradigm on separate low-brow romps.
His passion for horror—specifically in the form of prose—took hold, compelling him to write his premiere novel The Haunting of Ashley Hall School, an Adult/YA gothic horror story.
Jim’s favorite show as a kid was Tales from the Crypt. He was also heavily influenced by movies, books and tv shows like The Twilight Zone, Creepshow, The Shining, Rosemary’s Baby, Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Burnt Offerings, Silence of the Lambs and The Lost Boys.
His favorite writers include: Mario Puzo, Hunter S. Thompson, Franz Kafka, Charles Bukowski, and Elmore Leonard. Favorite books: Frankenstein, Fight Club, The Trial, Animal Farm, The Godfather.
He prefers Jason Vorhees over Michael Myers, and can never turn down the opportunity to watch House of 1000 Corpses.
He currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina in a 300-year-old home that is gently haunted. He has two cats for protection. He never works on Halloween, and rarely on other days.
