Paul Inman is an award-winning filmmaker and writer who crafts stories where the extraordinary bleeds into the everyday. Born and raised in coastal South Carolina, he still calls the area home, living just outside of Myrtle Beach with his wife, Kim, and their daughter, Parker.
A graduate of Coastal Carolina University, Paul holds a BA in Music Performance and an MA in Teaching. This musical background infuses his visual work with a unique rhythm and cadence. Currently, he balances his creative pursuits with teaching Digital Literacy to adult learners at HCS Adult Education.
His film work has garnered accolades from the Beaufort International Film Festival, the Stephen King Rules Dollar Baby Film Festival, and the Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival. Whether he is directing a horror-comedy or writing a time-travel thriller, Paul is driven by a passion to explore new worlds.
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A woman on her belated honeymoon deals with the transgressions of her past.
A dying woman must face her past to help her family move on once she's gone.
Sometimes you really are dying of thirst.
A group of friends meets for their weekly "game club" (a la book club). What will they get into this week? Including "The ABCs," "The Metric Week," "The Holiday Special," and "The Weather Channel".
The story of Jack Thompson. *Note: I didn't direct this, but I worked camera dept. and co-edited.*
When an obnoxious teenage neighbor drops in on Mrs. Zalensky, she decides to have a little fun at his expense.
A stormy blackout at a tense dinner party awakens a terrifying threat within X.I.A, the AI home assistant.
Novels & Anthologies
A free, full-cast audio drama of "The Legend of Jakob Stanley." Click to listen now.
A "young" woman with a genetic anomaly spends her extra-long life running from the people who would exploit her.
Collected in MACABRÉ: A Horror Anthology. When Jordan is having the weirdest day at work. Think Lovecraft meets Men In Black meets Clerks.
Chilling original tales from the minds of Stephen King Dollar Baby filmmakers. Manuscript finished; in submission to publishers.
When a retro game enacts real-world disasters, two women must choose between free will and survival. Manuscript finished; in submission to publishers.
Selected Coverage
Watch all the episodes of Bored Games for free! Do it, lady!
An in-depth conversation about transitioning from film to novels.
Stephen King Short Movies reviews "That Feeling".
Listen to the first ELEVEN chapters of the novel as a podcast—written and narrated by Paul Inman.
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