"Eric has always been a keen storyteller, having studied the dramatic arts at the same school as actors Sir Ben Kingsley and Robert Powell. He then completed a BA in English Literature and Psychology from the University of Leeds in 1994. A bizarre chain of events led him to join the police force, before finally going on to complete his education as an attorney. From this eclectic beginning came the roots of his screenplay writing, which began in earnest in 2001.

"In 2006, he optioned two feature films which are now in pre-production with a German film company, K5 Films. Later that year, he was approached by manager Anthony Vasto of Instrumental Literary Management in Los Angeles, and went on to consistently place very highly in several international screenplay competitions. 

"In 2008, he optioned his third script, the big-budget fantasy action adventure film "Ghost Finder" to Epic Level Entertainment.

"He is also a professional fiction writer. His short stories have been published in various magazines, such as “Alienskin”, “The Willows” and "Chaos Theory:Tales Askew". His fiction is scheduled to appear in the Australian book “In Bad Dreams 2”, the superhero fiction anthology “POW!erful Tales”, the macabre novella collection “Death Grip 3: It Came from the Cinema” and the alternate universe anthology "The Random Eye"."

FICTION CREDITS:

"Travelling Man" published in "The Random Eye" anthology 2009.

"The Silver Shadow" published in "POW"erful Tales" anthology  Feb 2009

"City of the Damned" published in "In Bad Dreams 2" anthology Jan 2009

"The Smell of Aniseed" published in "The Willows" magazine May 2007

"Donovan's War" published in "Alienskin" magazine Jan 2007

"Charlie" Editor's Choice in "Scifantastic" magazine April 2006, shortlisted for the British Fantasy Society's "Terror Tales" 2009

"The Shift" published in "Scifantastic" magazine Jan 2006 and again in "Chaos Theory: Tales Askew" magazine June 2006

"After the Fall" published in "Chaos Theory Tales Askew" magazine 2005

"Sundown" novella published in "Death Grp3: It Came from the Cinema" anthology 2005

"3 A.M." winner of the Writer Online Halloween contest 2004  

OPTIONED SCREENPLAYS

"Ghost Finder" optioned by Epic Level Entertainment September 2008

"The Ratcatcher" with James McCormick optioned by Matthias Benenr in 2006 and this option was transferred to K5 Films in 2008

"Family Portrait" with James McCormick optioned by K5 Films 2007