D J MacHaleD.J. MacHale is a writer, director, executive producer and creator of several television series, specials and movies. He is a best-selling author who has published well over twenty five novels filled with adventure and fantasy.As co-creator of the Nikelodeon series: Are You Afraid of the Dark? he was the Executive Producer of all 91 episodes while writing and directing dozens. It received Gemini and CableAce award nominations and won the Gemini for "Best Youth Series".D.J. wrote and directed the movie "Tower of Terror" for ABC's Wonderful World of Disney based on the Disney World theme park attraction. The Showtime series Chris Cross was co-created and written by D.J. He also served as Executive Producer. It received the CableAce award for Best Youth Series.D.J. created and produced the Discovery Kids/NBC television series Flight 29 Down. Over three seasons he wrote every episode and directed most. For Flight 29 Down, D.J. received the WGA Award for excellence in writing as well as a second WGA nomination and a DGA nomination.Other writing credits include several ABC Afterschool Specials; the pilot for the long-running PBS series Ghostwriter; and the HBO series Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective for which he received a CableAce nomination.D.J. authored the ten-book series of fantasy-adventure novels: PENDRAGON - Journal of an Adventure Through Time and Space. The series spent 78 weeks on the NYT Bestseller list, hitting the #1 spot. The series has been translated into over 20 languages and has launched multiple spinoff books. D.J. penned the YA supernatural trilogy MORPHEUS ROAD and the YA Sci-fi trilogy The SYLO Chronicles. He wrote the picture book: The Monster Princess and the Amazon Audible original fantasy: The Equinox Curiosity Shop. Also in print, D.J. wrote the first installment of the Voyagers sci-fi series and a trilogy of supernatural middle-grade novels titled The Library. Along with several short stories, D.J. has published a collection of short stories titled: BEYOND MIDNIGHT - Seven Peculiar Tales of Mystery and Suspense and a supernatural mystery novel titled The Paper Trail. Read More Read Less