Corey Jason Trahan

Dr. Corey Trahan was born in 1976 and raised in Beaumont, TX, where he attended college before moving to Austin, TX in 1999 for graduate school at the University of Texas in Austin. He received a Ph.D. in quantum physics in 2003 and remains in Austin today where he works as a physicist, film director, producer and writer. Trahan is a professional guitarist and vocalist, having played for a number of Texas regional rock bands over the last two decades. He currently plays guitar and/or sings in the bands; The Immortalz, Residue and Scientific Jesus. Trahan also has over a decade experience in sound engineering and in music production. In 2007, Trahan leveraged his passion for horror and dark arts to open a Halloween theme park in Lubbock, TX. The park consists of multiple, highly produced haunted houses and a staff consisting over 140 people, including 100 actors, a team of makeup/FX artists, wardrobe, etc. In October 2021, Trahan expanded to a second, 15-acre location in Austin, TX called Bat City Scaregrounds, where he serves as operational director for both parks to this day. Trahan has had an active role in the film industry over the last decade. He was previously noted for creating original film scores, foley, sound engineering and general film audio production/mastering. He has also written a number of screenplays. The Witch’s Bargain was his debut as Director and Producer. Since then, Trahan has served as executive producer and owner of HorrorWeb Productions, a production company out of Austin, TX that has gathered a rather large social media following and is well known for releasing highly produced interviews of horror-related artists, actors, etc. and for their Tub of Terror production, in which Scarah, a horror-host, has discussions in her tub about currently released horror movies. Trahan is currently involved with a number of film projects as Director, Writer and/or Producer. He also continues as director/owner of his two theme parks and as a live musician in the Austin area.