J.S. Cardone
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Writer, director and producer J.S. Cardone has made a steady succession
of hugely enjoyable and satisfying mystery thrillers and horror
chillers since the early 80s. He was born as Joseph S. Cardone in 1946
in Pasadena, California. Cardone graduated from college with a degree
in political science. He spent four years each as both a rock band
member and a theater director before working as a writer at Universal
television for an additional three years. Cardone made his promising
feature film debut with the nifty low-budget fright flick "The Slayer."
His follow-up movies are likewise on the money solid and entertaining
affairs; they include the creepy and underrated sci-fi/horror sleeper
"Shadowzone," the gripping supernatural serial killer opus "Shadow
Hunter," the terrifically trashy vampire doozy "The Forsaken," and the
pleasingly eerie zombie effort "Wicked Little Things." Cardone has also
written scripts for such pictures as the "Prom Night" remake, "The
Covenant," "Sniper 3," "Alien Hunter," and "Crash and Burn." He usually
writes the scripts for the movies he directs and has served as a
producer on a handful of films. Moreover, J.S. Cardone often works with
his cinematographer brother Michael, producer wife Carol Kottenbrook,
and actress Lori Heuring.
