Anthony Timpone

Tony Timpone is an American magazine editor, author and film festival programmer known for his long association with the horror genre. Born in New York City and raised in Queens, he studied journalism at New York University and sold freelance interviews to Starlog and other genre magazines while still a student. He joined Fangoria in 1985, working his way from editorial assistant to editor in chief, and edited the magazine until 2010; he also edited its sister publication Gorezone from 1989 to 1993. He went on to run Fangoria's video-on-demand and DVD divisions after leaving the top editor's job. Elsewhere he helped program horror and fantasy festivals in Milan and Montreal, has been co-director of international programming for Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival since 1998, produced Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments in 2004, and wrote the 1996 book Men, Makeup, and Monsters.