As a child, everything scared me. My two greatest fears were tetanus and tornadoes. The irony was I got my TDAP shot regularly, and I grew up in Rhode Island, where tornadoes never happened. Nevertheless, the idea of death was always on my mind. The only way I could cope with my growing fears was through humor. As a self-diagnosed hypochondriac, it helps to be able to laugh at yourself. Eventually, my fears turned to fascination, and I found myself drawn to the genre of horror, more specifically horror-comedy. I write and direct films that often deal with disturbed families, escaping death, and anxious characters. I have directed three short horror films and have written four short comedic films.