Robert Tinnell

Robert Tinnell, a West Virginia native, is a motion picture screenwriter, director, and producer. He is also the author of several comic books and graphic novels, notably with a horror slant. Robert has two children Isabella and Jack and a wife Shannon. Isabella is an aspiriring actress.

Biography

Tinnell's work as a director includes the films "Kids of the Round Table", "Believe", and "Frankenstein and Me", the latter of which was very popular with fans of classic horror. Tinnell has frequently acknowledged his passion for horror, particularly classic horror films. [Kronenberg, M., Comic Book Market Place, Aug 2004, vol. 3 #114, page 40-43.] As a producer, Tinnell worked in both the music video world as well as feature films. Among his credits as producer are the MTV Award-winning Paula Abdul music video "Straight Up", directed by David Fincher and the notorious cult film Surf Nazis Must Die (released through Troma).

Tinnell is best known in comics for a series of horror graphic novels, including "The Black Forest", "The Wicked West" , "The living and The Dead" , and "Sight Unseen". His book, "Feast of the Seven Fishes" was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album - Reprint. Currently, Tinnell is writing "The Chelation Kid", a webcomic dealing with his son's autism, and "EZ Streets" in collaboration with Mark Wheatley as well as various screenwriting and directing projects. Tinnell lives in West Virginia with his wife and two children.

Trivia

Film stars Elisha Cuthbert and Ryan Gosling both had early film roles for Tinnell.

Hammer Film Productions aficionados seek out Tinnell's film "Frankenstein and Me" because of a sequence inspired by the Terence Fisher 1960 film "Brides of Dracula", which starred Peter Cushing. Tinnell's film actually recreates a windmill set that is used in the Hammer Film. [McTigue & Keller, Vampirella magazine #4, page 40.] Tinnell is a huge fan of all things horror, and in the same film, meticulously recreated a scene reminiscent of "Night of the Living Dead" as well as other horror classics. All of the sequences featured children in the adult roles. Burt Reynolds and Louise Fletcher starred in "Frankenstein and Me" alongside a young Ryan Gosling.

Tinnell was a guest on several popular radio cooking shows, including The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper, the Rocco Dispirito Show, and KCRW's Good Food, while promoting his graphic novel, Feast of the Seven Fishes.

Tinnell directed second unit on John Dahl's "Kill Me Again" (1989).

Brother of Jeffrey Tinnell

Awards

Tinnell received the Best Director Award from Europe's prestigious Fantasporto Film Festival for Frankenstein and Me.Fact|date=March 2008

Tinnell's directorial debut, "Kids of the Round Table", was nominated for a Cable ACE Award. The film, which starred Malcolm McDowell, dealt with a young boy who discovers Excalibur, the legendary sword of King Arthur.Fact|date=March 2008

"The Black Forest" won the The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards for Best Horror Comic of 2004 and in 2005 "The Black Forest 2" won the award again for the creative team of Tinnell and Todd Livingston (writers) and Neil Vokes (artist). Fact|date=March 2008

"Rue Morgue Magazine" selected "Sight Unseen" as best horror comic of 2006. Fact|date=March 2008

Bibliography

*"The Black Forest" (co-scripted with Todd Livingston, with art by Neil Vokes, Image Comics, 2004)
*"The Wicked West" (co-scripted with Todd Livingston, with art Neil Vokes, Image Comics, 2004)
*"The Faceless: A Terry Sharp Story" (with art by Adrian Salmon, Image Comics, 2005)
*"The Living and the Dead" (co-scripted with Todd Livingston, with art by Micah Farritor, Speakeasy Comics, 2005)
*"Feast of the Seven Fishes" (writer/art by Ed Piskor and Alex Saviuk, Allegheny Image Factory, 2005)
*"Sight Unseen" (co-created with artist Bo Hampton, Image Comics, 2006)
*"The Wicked West 2: Abomination and other tales" (numerous contributors, Image Comics, 2006)
* [http://www.thechelationkid.com "The Chelation Kid"] (webcomic, with art by Craig Taillefer, 2006-present)

External links

* [http://www.sevenfishesblog.com/ Robert Tinnell's Feast of the Seven Fishes Blog]

* [http://www.theyknewtoomuch.com Shades of Gray] (Robert Tinnell,producer)