Donald F. Glut

Donald F. (“Don”) Glut (www.donaldfglut.com) is a director/writer of independent motion pictures, the most recent being Dances with Werewolves and Tales of Frankenstein, author of approximately 80 books (novels including a national Number One best-seller, the novelization of “The Empire Strikes Back,” and “Frankenstein; The Final Horror,” and non-fiction, e.g. “Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia” series and Tales of Frankenstein: The Book of the Movie), short stories, comic books (writer of Captain America, Tarzan, Vampirella, Tales of Frankenstein Graphic Novel and many others, creator of “The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor,” “Dagar the Invincible” and “Tragg and the Sky Gods”), TV shows (live action such as Shazam! and Land of the Lost, and animation such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Transformers, Duck Tales, Robo-Cop, X-Men and many more), music, articles, etc. He was a monster-magazine editor (e.g., “Modern Monsters”) and is a musician, photographer, lecturer and actor (most recently did voice-over acting for Japanese-language anime and live-action movies).During the late 1960s he played bass guitar in the Penny Arkade, a rock band produced by then-”Monkee” Mike Nesmith. Don has been associated with such franchises as “Transformers,” Masters of the Universe,” “Star Wars,” Marvel Comics, “G.I. Joe” and others. Currently he is writing comics scripts for Shudder and Vampiress Carmilla magazines. He is also a volunteer fossil preparator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.Don’s interests include paleontology, horror, science-fiction and fantasy, vintage radio and TV shows, old comic books, stage magic, trains, “Holy Relics,” the Three Stooges, Jackie Gleason and avoiding having to get a “real” job.