John S. Cairns was born in Mederie, Louisiana. He studied fiction writing and film at the University of Iowa and the Paris Center for Critical Studies, Sorbonne and received his MFA in Film Production from Syracuse University. He wrote and directed the film, "Schoolgirl Apocalypse" which premiered at the Puchon Fantastic Film Festival as well as the Montreal Fantasia Film Festival. He is also the author of a collection of short stories entitled, "The Negative Cutter". He now lives in Tokyo, Japan and divides his time between film production and writing. For an interview of John Cairns please check this link: http://www.filmdeviant.com/2013/08/fo...