Richard Tanner

Richard Tanner is the award-winning writer/director of Room for Rent and Once Upon a Nightmare. He’s lived on the southside of Atlanta his entire life. He originally tried his hand at being a writer to make use of his English degree and it was that or become a barista. Shortly after his failed attempt at being the next great American novelist, Richard found himself serving coffee. So, he gave filmmaking a chance. About his love of horror, Richard says, “I grew up with a mother that would read me Stephen King stories for bedtime and a father that believed quality time was best spent watching black and white monster movies.”