After earning a bachelor's degree in Film and Television from the University of Wisconsin, Eric made his way to Los Angeles, where he studied improv and sketch comedy at Second City and ImprovOlympic. Screenwriting soon became his passion and he hasn't stopped writing since. Working primarily in the Sci-fi/Fantasy and Horror genres, he loves digging into structure and infusing a bit of adventure and humor into all of his projects.
A number of his screenplays have done well on the contest circuit - THE DEVIL'S FOOTPRINTS won ScreenCraft's Horror Contest, SAVE THE PRINCESS was a top 10 Finalist in Stage 32's Fantasy and Sci-Fi contest, and AVALANCHE recently won Stage 32's Feature Screenwriting Contest and was a top 5 Finalist in Final Draft's Big Break.
Orchid's Dawn Action ⋄ Thriller After learning her son is still alive, a former cult member must return to her old life and pull him out before his developing telekinetic "gifts" are used as a weapon by the cult's charismatic leader.
Avalanche Budget: $1M - $5M | Adventure ⋄ Drama After an avalanche buries her remote family cabin under a mountain of snow, a pregnant woman must use all of the skills she learned as a child in order to survive.
Save the Princess Sci-fi ⋄ Fantasy A headstrong princess and the egotistical bounty hunter who once rescued her must join forces in order to stop a tyrannical overlord from kidnapping and marrying all of the princesses in the Galaxy.
The Devil's Footprints Horror ⋄ Mystery ⋄ Thriller Rural England, 1855. In order to reclaim his lost soul, a charismatic criminal joins an expedition to defeat the supernatural force behind a string of grisly murders - a killer suspected to be the Devil himself.
Second Rounder Austin Film Festival Screenwriting - AVALANCHE
(2019)
Semi-Finalist Page International Screenwriting - AVALANCHE
(2019)
GRAND PRIZE - Stage 32 Feature Screenwriting Contest - AVALANCHE
(2019)
Top 5 Finalist - Drama Category - Final Draft Big Break - AVALANCHE
(2019)
Top 10 Finalist 2nd Annual Stage 32 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Contest - SAVE THE PRINCESS
(2018)
Second Rounder Austin Film Festival Screenwriting - SAVE THE PRINCESS
(2018)
Semi-Finalist ScreenCraft Sci-Fi - SAVE THE PRINCESS
(2018)
Semi-Finalist Page International Screenwriting - SAVE THE PRINCESS
(2018)
Semi-Finalist ScreenCraft Action/Thriller - ORCHID'S DAWN
(2018)
GRAND PRIZE ScreamCraft Horror Script Contest - THE DEVIL'S FOOTPRINTS
(2014)