Annette Cascone

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Annette Cascone is an American author and screenwriter. She lives in New Jersey. [1]

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Along with her sister Gina Cascone, she is the author of the Deadtime Stories series of middle-grade horror books, originally published under the name A.C. Cascone. She has written the several episodes of the Nickelodeon TV series, based on the books. She is also the screenwriter (along with Gina Cascone) of the 1990 feature film Mirror, Mirror.

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References

  1. Interview with Annette Cascone – Author and co-creator of Deadtime Stories Archived October 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine ‘’Family Review Guide’’, 10/27/13