Author Aaron Ray Ballard produced the independent, Texas-made, cult classic horror film “Circus of the Dead,” spent a little over two decades in advertising, and has been working at a TV news station since 2014. Ever since he was captivated by “The Twilight Zone” as an impressionable kid, he’s wanted to be a storyteller, whether through writing short stories and screenplays or making films, much like his literary heroes— Stephen King, Rod Serling, and Richard Matheson.
