- Born
- Nickname
- Dr. Shapiro
- Height6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
- Eric Shapiro is a writer & filmmaker. As a screenwriter, he's won a Fade In Award and written numerous feature films in development by companies including WWE, Mandalay Sports Media, Game1, and Select Films. He is also the resident script doctor for Rebel Six Films (producers of A&E's "Hoarders"). As a journalist, Eric's won a California Journalism Award and is co-owner and editor of The Milpitas Beat, a Silicon Valley newspaper with tens of thousands of monthly readers that has won the Golden Quill Award as well as the John Swett Award for Media Excellence. As a filmmaker, Eric's directed award-winning feature films that have premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and Shriekfest, and been endorsed by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Eric's apocalyptic novella "It's Only Temporary" appears next to Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" on Nightmare Magazine's list of the 100 Best Horror Novels of All Time. He lives in Northern California with his wife, Rhoda, and their two sons.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Dennis Fordham
- SpouseRhoda Jordan(May 28, 2004 - present) (2 children)
- Psychological realism in extreme or absurd scenarios.
- Suspense scenarios built around ticking clocks and deadlines.
- Won the 19th Annual Fade In Award for Thriller Screenplay [with Kris Lippert, 2015].
- Co-hosts the show "House of Mystery" on NBC News Radio.
- Won a California Journalism Award in 2020 for his opinion column in The Milpitas Beat.
- Has interviewed Dean Koontz, S.A. Cosby, Josh Malerman, Richard Chizmar, & other genre authors on "House of Mystery" on NBC News.
- Has a non-commercial YouTube channel called "Fever Street" which mostly features surreal horror movies he makes with his wife and kids.
- The thing it took me years to learn during film classes in high school and college is that the actors and script are really 90 percent of your final product. Granted, I always get the most talented DP, editor, and musician I can find, but once your cast and script are locked, so much of what the film can and will be is already determined. Then it's all about using film technique to bring the best out of what's there.
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