Perk Perkins is an American author and award winning journalist who spent a decade distilling life into his celebrated, weekly newspaper column, The Smile Factor. A versatile, honest storyteller, Perk moves fluidly between high-concept novels and razor-sharp screenplays
Beyond the page, he cut his teeth on set as a script doctor and developed an original television pilot. Currently he's focused on adapting his extensive library of fiction into cinematic features and short films.
Drawing on his background in standup comedy and live performing, Perk brings a performer's timing to every line, knowing exactly how to hold an audiences attention until the very last frame.
The Angels of Valley Junction
Novel and Feature Screenplay
Stranded in the backwards 1950's mountain town where nobody knows his name or his crimes, a hardened mob hitman finds his icy exterior melting under the weight of the simple life, miraculous events and excessive Ozark Mountain hospitality.
5 out of 5 stars
Ozark noir!😀
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2022
Such a great book about a mobster called Lou Gianni who ends up on a most unusual journey. It is sometimes serious, very funny, sad, sentimental and with super characters .
Short Screenplays Available
Three Actors - Simple Locations - Great Dialogue
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