J.J. Alo is a versatile force in the entertainment industry, known for his

spellbinding work as a commercial actor, writer, and the acclaimed

author behind the Southern New England Horror Anthology series.

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With a macabre fascination, J.J. has spent years weaving award-winning

horror screenplays and novels. His anthology series, teeming with deeply

etched, complex characters and mesmerizing antiheroes, has become a

sinister staple in horror literature, which ensnares readers and refuses

to let go.

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J.J. Alo’s The Street Between the Pines has achieved the 2024 President’s Book Award from the Florida Authors & Publishers Association and was a FINALIST in both the Chanticleer International Book Awards and the Killer Nashville Claymore Award Competition. Featured in the January 2024 issue of Kirkus Reviews magazine, the novel has received widespread critical acclaim from multiple editorial publications. Additionally, J.J. Alo’s screenplay has garnered numerous accolades in the Best Horror/Thriller categories at prestigious competitions, including the Los Angeles Film and Script Festival, Fright Night Film Fest, and Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition.

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J.J. lives and works out of his Connecticut Shoreline home with six insane cats and spends his time visiting coffee shops, movie theaters, and concert venues. He is a lifelong pop culture nerd, ComicCon & cosplay fanatic, avid gym enthusiast, and subpar snowboarder. (he tries!) And he'll never say no to a perfectly shaken dirty martini. Never. 

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