Afraid of the Dave Schrader Files

Robert Heske is a multi-award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, casting director, actor, published graphic novelist and indie comic creator.

Bob is writing/directing/producing an experimental documentary called "Afraid of Nothing".

Bob wrote and produced "Blessid", an ultra-low-budget drama dedicated to his mother (Carlotta Heske) who passed while the film was in post-production. Blessid was accepted into several festivals and won many awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Lead Actor and an Award of Excellence.

Bob also wrote the festival winning short film "Alibi" by transgender filmmaker/director Noni Salma Lawal and "Waiting" starring Richard Schiff, Izabella Miko and W. Earl Brown and directed by Lisa Demaine.

Bob's vampire epic "The Night Projectionist" was published by Studio 407. Bob has also published "Bone Chiller" (winner of a Bronze medal at the Independent Publisher Book Awards), "2012: Final Prayer", "Cold Blooded Chillers: Tales of Suburban Murder and Malice", and has edited/contributed to other graphic anthologies.

A member of the New England Horror Writers Association, Bob's favorite genre is horror but he also writes animation, comedy, drama, fantasy, sci-fi, suspense/thriller, among others. He lives in the oldest house in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts (where he filmed part of "Blessid") with his wife Angela, two daughters Carly and Emily and a golden doodle named Tedy. In the … Read More

A product of upstate NY, Cuyle has spent time living and working in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta. Most recently wrapping a significant role in 2019 Academy Award Winner, Kevin Willmott's next film, The 24th. Carvin also recently worked alongside Tom Cruise in American Made, and his character on The Walking Dead holds the dubious record on the show for "most kills by a non main character" with 34 victims. Cuyle has guest starred and appeared in more than thirty prime time and network television shows and recently made his big screen debut alongside of Tom Cruise in American Made.

He was a coveted athlete throughout his schooling years, although he rarely spent much time on any one team, rather choosing to switch the sports he played each year.

Cuyle is a passionate activist for the environment and also animal rights. He's also deeply interested in the world of the paranormal - making time for investigations whenever possible. He's an avid adventurer, with plans to hike the entirety of the Appalachian trail in the near future. He's also a major nerd at heart. He loves playing Magic the Gathering, Catan, and any fantasy or adventure table top game, or especially RPG video games. He has an affinity for all things horror and the macabre.

From an early age, Dave Schrader has been surrounded by the strange and anomalous, from haunted homes to creature sightings, UFO encounters, and more. Now, as an experienced paranormal investigator, he travels the world seeking the truth and following the claims of Ghosts, Bigfoot, UFOs, Monsters, Myths and Legends.

You can find Dave streaming on MAX & Discovery+'s hit TV series, The Holzer Files and Ghosts of Devil's Perch. Dave has also appeared on Paranormal State, Ghost Adventures, Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room, Paranormal Challenge, Haunted Hospitals, Fright Club and in the ShockDocs; The Curse of Lizzie Borden & Demon in the White House.

Dave has lived in Minnesota for thirty-five years with his family, which includes eleven children and eight grandchildren. He has been a mainstay of local radio on KLBB, KTLK, WCCO, Coast to Coast AM and as host of his own podcast, The Paranormal 60.