10/17/2026
OWEN COTTER
Media Personality, Interviewer, Producer, Writer and Founder and Host of SciFiction.com – Biography
Owen C. Cotter is a media personality, interviewer, producer, writer, and founder and host of SciFiction.com. His work spans digital media, television, podcasts, radio, live events, convention coverage, and original entertainment programming.
Over the course of his media career, Owen’s work, interviews, appearances, or programming have been featured through a growing range of entertainment and genre-media outlets, including Amazon Prime Video and podcast programming, DownTheTubes.net, Tripwire Magazine, Writers and Illustrators of the Future Podcast, UFO Paranormal Radio, The Authors Quill, and additional science-fiction, entertainment, literary, and pop-culture platforms.
His broader media experience has also included work and appearances associated with outlets and platforms such as ESPN, VH1, SiriusXM, Real Scene TV, William Shatner’s MyOuterSpace TV, and other entertainment-media projects.
Through SciFiction.com, Owen has interviewed actors, filmmakers, writers, illustrators, producers, archivists, scientists, technology leaders, and other influential voices throughout science fiction and popular culture.
His on-location media work has included coverage from major industry and fan events such as San Diego Comic-Con, Star Trek Las Vegas, Dragon Con, Star Wars Celebration, FanExpo/Wizard World, and other conventions, premieres, press events, red carpets, and entertainment-industry gatherings.
Owen’s work also extends into documentary and archival projects, including efforts involving historically significant science-fiction material and conversations centered on the preservation of genre history.
His professional interests go beyond entertainment coverage alone. Owen has consistently focused on the relationship
CHRiS McAULEY
Author, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Creative Entrepreneur – Biography
Chris McAuley is an award-winning screenwriter, film producer, author and creative entrepreneur whose career spans film, television, video games, comic books, novels and audio drama. As Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Trinity Studios, McAuley is helping develop an ambitious slate of international film and television productions, bringing established creative properties and original intellectual property to audiences worldwide. His work combines a passion for cinematic storytelling with a deep appreciation of literature, history, science fiction and Gothic horror.
At Trinity Studios, McAuley is leading the creative development of a major cinematic adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, conceived as the opening chapter of a planned trilogy of feature films. As the project’s screenwriter and a driving force behind its creative direction, he is developing an adaptation that returns to the atmosphere, psychological complexity and literary foundations of Stoker’s original novel. Working alongside Trinity Studios President Brooke Woods-Bechtol and co-founding partner Owen Cotter, McAuley is also helping establish the studio’s wider production slate, including the feature-film development of Blades of the Fallen Sun, the historical samurai comic he co-created with artist James Roach. Trinity’s creative strategy encompasses original films, adaptations and international production partnerships.
McAuley’s accomplishments in independent cinema include seven film-festival award wins and multiple nominations, recognising his contributions to screenwriting, producing and science-fiction filmmaking. His work on The Tower Protocol: Resurrection, for which he served as co-writer and executive producer, has received international recognition, including Best Sci-Fi Film at the 2025 Shockfest Film Festival, Best Producer, Best Writer and Best Short Film at the 2025 Luis Buñuel Memorial Awards, and Best Short Film at Paris Cine Fiesta. The production also received recognition at the New York Long Island Film Festival and an honourable mention at the Absurd Film Festival. His other film credits include The Stranded Warrior, on which he worked as a writer and executive producer, further establishing his credentials in independent genre filmmaking.
Beyond cinema, McAuley is recognised for his work with internationally established entertainment franchises, including Doctor Who, Star Trek, The Terminator and Battlestar Galactica. He is the co-creator of StokerVerse, developed alongside Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker, expanding the literary legacy of Dracula through original stories, comic books, games and multimedia productions. He also co-created Dark Legacies with actress Claudia Christian, building a science-fiction universe across multiple storytelling formats. His writing portfolio includes more than 80 creative projects and publications, demonstrating his versatility across
