Tom Albanese is a writer and filmmaker born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City and is the founder of Mad Hat Entertainment, an award-winning production company specializing in genre films. 'A Purgatory Story', an award-winning short film he wrote and directed that follows a demon stuck on Ouija Board duty, qualified for the 92nd Academy Awards. He is currently studying English Literature part-time at the University of Oxford and holds a Certificate in Creative Writing from UCLA Extension. He resides in Virginia, where he works for Apple.