Preston Fassel is a Rondo Award nominated writer, journalist, and screenwriter. He was born in Houston, Texas and grew up between St. Charles, Missouri and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. In 2004, he was a recipient of the President's Volunteer Service Award, Gold Level, for work conducted with the Broken Arrow Police Department evidence room. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Lone Star College with an AA in 2009 and Cum Laude from Sam Houston State University with a BS in 2011. His work has appeared in Rue Morgue magazine, Screem magazine, and on Cinedump.com, largely focusing on the efforts of female horror filmmakers and writers. He authored "Remembering Vanessa," the first published biography of British horror star Vanessa Howard, printed in the Spring 2014 issue of Screem Magazine. A series of interviews he conducted with Bert I. Gordon formed the basis for the cover story of the March 2015 issue of Rue Morgue. In addition to his magazine writing, he served as the assistant editor of Cinedump.com from 2015 to 2017. Show less «