Jim Roof is a graduate of the Theater School at DePaul University (formerly The Goodman School of Drama) and brings twenty years of industry experience to his own production company TapirCo and his work with Scream HQ. A veteran actor, he has appeared in dozens of professional productions in Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta. Films include Zombie Strippers!, Empty Rooms, and Alyce. He made his directorial debut with the macabre short, Murderabilia, which he also wrote and edited. He wrote and co-directed (with Jay Lee) the feature film The House with 100 Eyes. He also did a series of horror-comedy shorts including Zommunists: The Dead Menace, which he stars in, and Deathchair: The Chair That Eats, which he wrote.