Monfette grew up in Massachusetts as a life-long lover of genre fiction. He began his career as an entertainment journalist for mainstay geek institutions IGN and G4 and transitioned to comic-writing with IDW's Seduth, his debut collaboration with horror maestro Clive Barker. He later re-imagined the Hellraiser franchise for Boom! Publishing, penning the first eight issues of the critically celebrated series. As a screenwriter, he's collaborated with childhood idols such as Barker and Stephen King and continues to develop original work in the realms of horror, science fiction and action/adventure.