Biography

John Fitzpatrick is an award winning independent film director and professional editor best known among horror fans as the writer/director of Skypemare (2013) and the Scary Endings (2015) series. He holds bachelor's degrees in Media Arts and English Literature and began his film making career at a young age. His first festival film was a documentary short for his high school's science department at the age of fifteen. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2001, John has edited numerous TV shows, music videos and promotional material for Warner Brothers, NBC, TBS, Bravo, MTV and DC Comics. He served as supervising editor on three cable shows: 10 Items or Less (TBS), Unbeatable Banzuke (G4), and The Dub Magazine Project (MTV2). The latter ranked highest in MTV2 history.

John has directed over 20 shorts with numerous accolades and festival screenings and an award-winning Mercy (2003) which starred Ryan Dillon. His twelve episode web series, 'Phantom Rabbit Hitman' premiered at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival and is partnered with YouTube. In 2013, John wrote and directed the short thriller 'Skypemare' starring Cerina Vincent and Annika Marks which was met with widespread critical acclaim and following a successful one year film festival run, has received almost a million views online.

Taking a break from the thriller genre, he directed a series of water conservation PSA's Stay Filthy, Cali (2015) written by his 'Skypemare' cast members Cerina Vincent and Annika Marks.

Along with "Scary Endings", John's latest project is the satirical thriller Brentwood Strangler (2015) which stars Jordan Ladd and Adam J. Yeend.

John resides in Los Angeles with his wife and producing partner Sarah.