Thomas M. Sipos

Thomas M. Sipos was born in Queens, NY. He graduated NYU's film school and studied writing at UCLA Extension.

His books include Vampire Nation, Manhattan Sharks, and Halloween Candy. His stories and articles have appeared in Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, 100 Wicked Little Witch Tales, Liberty, Cost of Freedom, Actors Source Directory, Cthulhu Sex, Filmfax, Tangent, Horror, Journal of Horror Cinema,.Midnight Marquee, Sci-Fi Universe, Super-8 Newsletter, Mondo Cult, Indie Slate, Wicked Mystic, and the Santa Monica Daily Press.

He's written numerous screenplays, mostly horror or comedy, some of which have won contests and been optioned. His produced scripts include nonunion promotional/industrial films.

As an actor, he's performed skit comedy and comedy improv on stage, in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Santa Monica. He's had speaking roles in numerous (mostly student) films, including The Ancient Law (left). He's worked as an extra in over 60 productions, and is a member of SAG and AFTRA., and Film Independent. He's performed volunteer work for the Los Angeles Film Festival and the David Lynch Foundation.

He's the founder and director of the Tabloid Witch Awards horror film contest and festival (right).

He's been interviewed on over 40 radio shows, mostly about vampires, horror films, or haunted houses.

He's been a panelist at several World Horror Conventions.

He's taught "Book Promotion for Authors" at UCLA Extension and "Haunted Houses" at The Learning Annex.

He's spoken several times at Culver City's Karl Hess Club.

He can be reached through tsipos at communistvampires dot com or snail mailed at Thomas M. Sipos, PO Box 1903, Santa Monica, CA 19406-1903.

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