Robert Tinnell

• Birthplace — Fairmont, West Virginia • Nationality — American • Area — Writer, Director, Producer • Write — y • Relatives — Jeffrey Tinnell (brother)

Tinnell is best known in comics for a series of horror graphic novels, including The Black Forest, The Wicked West, The Living and The Dead, and Sight Unseen. His book Feast of the Seven Fishes was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – Reprint. While promoting Feast of the Seven Fishes, Tinnell was a guest on several popular radio cooking shows, including The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper, the Rocco Dispirito Show, and KCRW's Good Food.

Tinnell is the brother of film producer and graphic novel publisher Jeffrey Tinnell. Robert lives in West Virginia with his wife, Shannon, and two children, Isabella and Jack.

Filmography • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — Surf Nazis Must Die — Producer • 1993 — Young Goodman Brown — Co-Producer • 1995 — Kids of the Round Table — Director and Writer • 1996 — Frankenstein and Me — Director and Writer • 1999 — Airspeed — Director • 2000 — Believe — Director and Writer • 2009 — Shades of Gray — Writer and Producer • 2010 — Romeo Must Hang — Writer and Producer • 2019 — Back Fork — Producer • 2019 — Feast of the Seven Fishes — Director and Writer • 2023 — 12 Desperate Hours — Producer • 2024 — Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story — Producer • 2024 — The Bad Guardian — Producer • 2026 — River — Executive producer