Isaac R. Thorne grew up in rural Tennessee, where he attended high school and some college. From an early age, Thorne became fascinated by scary folklore, such as the types of tales that are often told around campfires. From there, he developed a love of scary audio or radio stories, which he borrowed on vinyl from the local library.
Although he has been writing since he could form letters with crayons, Thorne has always considered himself a private man, publishing none of his horror work until January 2013, when he released the digital short story "Nobody Was Here". From there, he branched out on social media and became acquainted with the Carmen Online Theater group. That group, which produces audio horror of the type he loved as a child, prompted Isaac to try his hand at a scripted version of one of his stories.
In his Smashwords interview, Thorne says that the first story he remembers writing is from age 6. It was about overalls and why everyone should wear them.