About
Christopher A. Micklos is a life-long horror junkie, an award-winning filmmaker, and a frequently published writer of horror-themed fiction and non-fiction.
His first feature film, THE NURSERY (writer/co-director), was distributed by Uncork’d Entertainment in 2018; and his second feature, THE HEADMISTRESS (writer/co-director), was distributed by Indican Pictures in 2023. His debut novel, a pulp horror adventure called TICK TOWN, was published by Castle Bridge Media in June 2025.
An active member of the Horror Writers Association and the Wisconsin Writers Association, Christopher was recently awarded the Wisconsin Backbone of Horror Award for “crafting amazing horror experiences” and “supporting Wisconsin horror”. His horror writing has appeared in outlets like Rue Morgue Magazine, DreamOfShadows.co.uk, Sci-Fi Lampoon Magazine, and the Chilling Tales for Dark Nights podcast, among many others.
Christopher lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife, daughter, two frisky ferrets, and their monstrous mini-labradoodle Ygor.
Author
An active member of the Horror Writers Association, Christopher’s horror writing has appeared in outlets like Rue Morgue Magazine, DreamOfShadows.co.uk, Sci-Fi Lampoon Magazine, and the Chilling Tales for Dark Nights podcast, among many others. Check out his writing HERE.
Filmmaker
Christopher’s first feature film, THE NURSERY (writer/co-director), was distributed by Uncork’d Entertainment in 2018. His second feature, THE HEADMISTRESS (writer/co-director), was distributed by Indican Pictures in 2023 and enjoyed a short theatrical run. Find out how to watch his movies HERE.
Podcaster
Christopher and his partners at Three Tortured Minds produced the popular podcast INDIE HORROR RISING, a weekly show about indie horror filmmaking, indie horror films, and indie horror filmmakers. Check out archived episodes of INDIE HORROR RISING on SoundCloud HERE.
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