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Stephen Wise
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Thriller, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Horror
Skills: Performance/Spoken Word, Press/Media Interview, Reading/Literary Event, Speaking Engagement/Lecture, Writing Workshop
tephen Wise was born in Michigan. At age eight, friends of his invited him to participate in a "home movie" they were making. This set him on a course of filmmaking where he wrote and directed his own films on Super 8 through his teen years. His family moved to Texas and then to Oklahoma, where he earned an Associate's Degree in Broadcasting. He then relocated to Orlando, where he was one of the first 30 students inducted into the inaugural class of the University of Central Florida's film program and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree cum laude.
With a love of writing, Stephen focused on screenwriting. He received accolades for multiple screenplays he wrote, including "Paradigm", which won 6 awards internationally. He co-wrote a script for a proposed Batman film that was in consideration at Warner Bros., but was eventually passed over in favor of the reboot "Batman Begins." IFC listed his effort as one of the seven best unproduced Batman scripts (http://www.ifc.com/2012/01/batman-unproduced-screenplays) and the Hollywood Reporter featured the screenplay in an article in June 2015 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-movie-series-list-unmade-802032). He has also been a screenwriting judge for the Blue Cat Screenwriting Competition and for the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival.
He has had a varied career in film production and in the private sector. Among the dozen short films he wrote, directed, and/or produced, several played in film festivals around the world. He wrote, directed, and produced "Sur'vi", which won 20 awards from countries around the world. He directed and produced the pilot for the TV series "Blackwater Blues" starring Corin Nemec and Jason London. He has worked on video projects for Walt Disney World and Lockheed Martin, as well as winning five Addy Awards for commercials he produced and directed. He has worked in theater, both onstage and behind the scenes as director and technical director. He appeared as a background performer in "Jurassic World" and "Fantastic Four." If you don't blink, you might see him.
Short stories have always been a creative outlet for him. He published a collection of stories he wrote entitled "Portals of the Mind" and the stand-alone short story "The Melting Man". His favorite genres are adventure, science fiction, horror, fantasy, and suspense--basically anything that sparks his imagination. His favorite authors are Stephen King, Piers Anthony, Orson Scott Card, Alan Dean Foster, Tad Williams, Caleb Carr, Ray Bradbury, and Agatha Christie.
Stephen currently works as a Creative Services producer in Pensacola and is also the Programming Director for the pop culture convention Pensacon.
Stephen Wise's books
Portals of the Mind
"See those little circles there? Those are portals to another dimension."
After this wild declaration, 14-year-old Max's Weird Uncle Bob disappears. Then the teen receives strange messages over his electronic devices. He believes they are from his uncle, who has traveled beyond the boundaries of our known universe--a plane of existence that Max intends to visit
"The Portals" begins this eclectic collection of short fiction and poetry written by Stephen Wise that brings us into the worlds of terrifying creatures in the dark, magical musicians, and obsessive killers, among others.
The stories contained within the volume are from a mixture of genres--science fiction, horror, fantasy, western. Come along for the ride, as you never know what to expect next.
The Melting Man
Detective Peale had dealt with Todd an Lori Harlin over the years, as their drinking often turned to violence toward one another. One night, Todd confesses to Peale that he has killed his wife, then weaves a tale about a mysterious substance he found in a warehouse and its horrific effects when exposed to flesh.
Stephen Wise brings you this dark tale, a cross between a nourish detective thriller and body horror that will keep you turning the page.