Ryan Stacy was born in Dayton, Ohio on July 1, 1986 to parents Robert & Karen Stacy. The third of four siblings, Ryan lived in Medway, Ohio until he was 10. His family relocated to the quiet village of Brookville (now a city) in 1996 and remains there to this day. Attending Miami Valley Career Technology Center his junior & senior year of high school, Ryan's interest in film-making blossomed after receiving a video editing project for his senior project. His first film, "Midsummer Nightmares," was released in October 2011 by Concept Media, a company he co-founded with friend Shawn Burkett. The company has since released multiple films and shorts of the horror genre including a sequel to the company's first film entitled "Midsummer Nightmares II: Summer's End."