Mark Allen

Mark Allen was born and raised in Jacksonville, Texas. Upon high school graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy. He spent 21 years as a US Navy Hospital Corpsman, where he achieved the honor and privilege of becoming an Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman (IDC), and became a Fleet Marine Force Warfare Specialist. He served both in the U.S. and overseas, during times of peace and in war. He retired from active duty in May 2001. Mark had been writing short stories and novellas since age 10. But he loved movies, and had spent several years while on active duty learning the craft in his spare time. His first production, DELIRIUM (2007), which he wrote and directed, was shot in nine days on a budget of $9000. It achieved an international DVD distribution deal. Mark got another production off the ground with a close friend, Producer/Director Kevin DiBacco. The film, EARLY GRAVE, which Mark wrote and co-produced, was released in 2013. It enjoyed theatrical premieres on each coast with limited theatrical runs, followed by a global DVD release.. In 2014, Mark was diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer. All Screenwriting and filmmaking activities went on indefinite hold. His sole priority was to beat his cancer. He fought hard and emerged victorious. He is now seven years cancer-free. In the meantime, he successfully published the critically-acclaimed vampire noir novel, NOCTURNAL. He also continues to inundate his Manager with screenplays for TV series and feature films in the horror, thriller, film noir, and action genres. Mark lives quietly with his wife in the Pacific Northwest where he divides his time between novels and screenplays. He writes every day.