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Wayne (Kyle) Spitzer (born July 15, 1966) is an American author and low-budget horror filmmaker [1] from Spokane, Washington. He is the writer/director of the short horror film, Shadows in the Garden[2], as well as the author of Flashback [3], an SF/horror novel published in 1993. Spitzer's non-genre writing has appeared in subTerrain Magazine as "Strong Words for a Polite Nation" [4],[5], [6], [7], and Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History [8].
Spitzer was highly active in Spokane's underground filmmaking scene from 1994 – 2005. [9]. Notable projects include Dead of Night [10], a Spokane area (cable TV) broadcast venture(as well as Don't Look Up), and a feature-length compilation, Monstersdotcom, including Shadows in the Garden [11] and Last Stop Station [12].
Spitzer has taught creative writing at Corbin Art Center [13] and Airway Heights Corrections Center [14]. He currently lives and works in Seattle, Washington.