Stephen King Simmons 41 years young. Born and raised in SLC, Utah. At age 12, instead of lemonade stands, he was creating haunted houses out of his parent’s basement. In 2005, founded a local cult hit multi-art horror show titled “An October Evening”. He has gained a cult following on Youtube with his adaptations of “SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK”. His favorite hobbies are ghost hunting, collecting macabre memorabilia and watching old black/white silent films. “THE PARKER SESSIONS” (Bayview Entertainment) is his first feature film which had it’s world premiere at HorrorHound and International premiere at FrightFest. “THE PARKER SESSIONS” won several awards in the film festival circuit. Including Best Feature, Writing and Sound Design.

Lauren Robyn is making her feature film debut with Wait ‘Til Dawn. She is an actor and director with a keen eye and meticulous attention to detail who takes inspiration from the works of Ari Aster, Mike Flanagan, and John Carpenter.

You can see some of her previous work with Human Pincushion Productions (Silent Night, Seeing Double, and Baby It’s Cold Outside) on their YouTube channel, and her work with SimmeringFire Productions (Ava and Eli Forver) on theirs.

Worst Laid Plans (2022), currently streaming on Tubi, and The Thing About Beecher’s Gate, which was awarded a Drive-In Academy Award by Joe Bob Briggs. He has also written and directed stageplays for the award-winning Bacchus Theatre Collective.

Co-Director Bio:

New York City Horror Film Festival alums, Gregory Van Voorhis and Nicole Van Voorhis, are a sibling co-directing duo from hell. Or New Jersey. With a last name so similar to the Friday the 13^th horror icon, it’s in their blood!

Gregory’s love for horror started at the ripe old age of 4, when a babysitter introduced him to horror movie classics from the 70s. As Gregory moved into his teen years, this love then grew to include literature as his bookshelves were littered with a myriad of Stephen King novels. It was his eventual affinity for Greek mythology and Dante’s Inferno that lead to the birth of what would eventually become the feature film, The Pitchfork Retreat, his first horror feature film.

While an admirer of every genre, Nicole Van Voorhis (actress, writer, and director) is drawn to the complexity of horror as the thrill of entering the dark offers a heightened sense of being alive. She loves delving into characters that are consumed by chaos, whether in trying to flee it or by maniacally trying to cause it. It gives her the opportunity to dive into a world where creatures of all kinds roam about, whether hidden or not.