Brad Marlowe studied filmmaking at NYU, read scripts for legendary schlockmeister Roger Corman, wrote for Playboy magazine, was a freelance technology columnist, and is an award-winning screenwriter/director with five feature films to his credit. HOUSE OF DRUMS is the author's second novel, following the contemporary fantasy, SLEEPWALKER: THE LAST SANDMAN. Mr. Marlowe lives in California with his sons, Cameron and Taylor.