Darren Callahan is a critically acclaimed Los Angeles-based film director, playwright, novelist, screenwriter and musician whose primary works include the novels The Audrey Green Chronicles and City of Human Remains, the stage plays The White Airplane, Horror Academy, Desperate Dolls, and Beautiful Women in Terrible Trouble, the films Under the Table and Children of the Invisible Man, the 24-volume set The Collected Screenplays of Darren Callahan (published by Battery Filmtext), and the 12-album discography of TRAVEL, a noise rock band featuring poet Matt Hart. His work has been reviewed and he has been interviewed in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Dayton Daily News, Time Out, Chicago Examiner, Daily Herald, Metromix, and the Chicago Sun-Times, and others. His plays have been produced by Chicago's Strawdog Theatre, Babes With Blades, Polarity Ensemble Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, Breadline Theatre, Stage 773, PROP THTR, and City Lit. Chicago Reader named him Critics Choice for his novel The Vanishing of Archie Gray (2004). He is the author of several produced radio dramas, including Uncle Ant (1997), The Death Guard (2000), The Tokyo Tourist Bureau (2005), The Wave (1998), and Carnival of Spies (2001) as well as the audio book The 30 Day Baby Company. He is winner of the NPR Best Audio Drama Award. He is president and founder of Phantom Soundtracks, a U.S.-based recording company. Releases include The White Airplane (2009), Spikes (2010), Alien Terrain (2011), North Point (2012), Chrysalis (later releases as Battle Apocalypse) (2014) and Cry It Out (2017), American Barbarian (2018), LVRS (2018), and All The Flowers That Cut Through The Earth (2018). The label has released scores by Darren Callahan, Demetri Fox, Christopher LaPorte, Eric Leonardson, and others. Notable 2010-2019 In 2012, he wrote, directed, and composed the score for Glass City Films' production of Under the Table, a horror movie. The film played several festivals and led to other assignments as a director, including Death & Devils, Children of the Invisible Man, Don't Call Me Loretta, and Desperate Dolls (film version). In 2014, his stage play Desperate Dolls was produced and caused a significant controversy due to the violent and sexual content. The play was reviewed by the Chicago Tribune,Chicago Reader,Windy City Times, Gapers Block,Stage and Cinema, LA Splash Magazine, and The Independent. In 2015, he produced the film Chat Room, directed by Emily Bennett. That year also saw the re-release of 1993's debut album from his pop band, OO