Raised in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Gaetano Brown was raised on the art of film. A film crew technician and lover of classic movie stories, he took his love of film and brought it into his career as a writer. He is a big fan of the great works of Stephen King and J.K. Rowling. However, he cites video game writer, Sam Lake, and his work on the 2001 PC classic, Max Payne, as his main influence.