Troy Escamilla grew up in Davenport, Iowa. An avid horror fan from an early age, Troy began writing short horror stories and scripts in elementary school. After high school, he attended the University of Iowa, where he graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary English Education. Immediately after graduation, he relocated to Houston, TX, where he began teaching high school English.

His love of horror, however, did not subside and in 2007 he started the blog Fright Meter and began the annual Fright Meter Awards, which exist solely to honor the year’s best in horror. The awards have gained a following among horror fans and allowed Troy to interview genre favorites such as Lin Shaye, Lucky McKee, and Pollyanna McIntosh. Currently, the Fright Meter Awards Committee consists of over fifty members who are involved in some capacity with the genre.

In 2015, Troy completed his third feature length screenplay, Party Night. A homage to the 80’s slasher films he grew up loving, Troy knew it needed to be filmed. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Party Night was shot in June, 2016 in the Houston, TX area with Troy serving also as Producer and Director. Filming Party Night was a pivotal moment in his life, and he realized he possessed a passion for filmmaking. This past June, he wrapped production on his second feature film, the Christmas themed slasher film, Stirring a.k.a. Mrs. Claus.