Stephen W. Martin is an award-winning writer and director from St. John’s, Newfoundland. His first short film, “Dead Friends,” was the winner of the Crazy 8’s Film Festival in Vancouver and the Sacramento Horror Film Festival; It went on to screen at over 40 film festivals around the world, receiving a Tabloid Witch Award and a Leo Award nomination. Stephen is also the author of “Pop Manga,” #1 best-selling ‘How-to-Draw’ book on Amazon.ca, published with Random House. His first children’s picture book, “Robot Smash,” published by Owlkids, will debut in April of 2015. Follow him on Twitter @Stephen_W_M

Dead Hearts is a whimsical love story, with a twist of the macabre. Written as a love letter to his wife, Lola, and inspired by their favorite horror romance, ‘American Werewolf In London.’