Jim Towns

Jim Towns is a filmmaker, writer and artist living in San Pedro CA. Originally from Pittsburgh, Towns studied painting and sequential art at the Savannah College of Art & Design and worked in Philadelphia and New York City before returning to Pittsburgh in 1999, where he began exhibiting his paintings and mixed media art in galleries. He moved to Los Angeles in 2005 shortly before the completion of his first feature film Prometheus Triumphant (co-directed by Mike McKown). Prometheus was released in 2009 and has been followed by the feature films STIFF, House of Bad, State of Desolation, The Beast Inside and the streaming series Immortal Hands. Towns began publishing short fiction in 2015 with 'Powdered Frankenstein'. His short stories have been featured in anthologies and literary magazines including Pulp Modern, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, Dark Nowhere, Dead Fern Press, Burial Day and Castle of Horror. His first book AMERICAN CRYPTIC was released in 2020 by Anubis Press (soon to be followed by 2023's AMERICAN BOOGEYWOMAN). His first novel BLOODSUCKER CITY came out in November 2021 from Castle Bridge Media, and is currently being optioned to become a streaming series. WHISKEY STORIES collects his poetry, prose and photography, and is available through Uncle B Publications. Towns' work mixes the macabre and gothic with dark humor and irony, blending styles and eras together and finding a harmonious line between pulp and literature. Towns continues to develop new fiction works and film projects. www.jimtowns.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/jimtownsfilm @jim_towns (twitter)