JAMES E JOHNSON ENTERPRISE LLC PRESENTS
STORIES THAT STAY WITH YOU.
A creator-led home for film, television, music, books, radio and interactive entertainment. Different mediums. One unmistakable voice.
WHO WE ARE
ONE VISION.
MANY WAYS TO TELL IT.
Ghostlines Studios is the creative and entertainment brand of James E Johnson Enterprise LLC, based in East St. Louis, Illinois.
Founded on original storytelling and independent ownership, the studio develops screen stories, publishes books, builds music identities, broadcasts digital radio and explores the next generation of interactive experiences.
THE BRAND MARK IN MOTION
THE GHOSTLINES
LOGO LIVES HERE.
Your animated Ghostlines logo is now part of the website experience, giving visitors a moving brand element right on the homepage.
UNDER THE GHOSTLINES BANNER
OUR DIVISIONS
Connected disciplines. Distinct creative identities. Built to take ideas from the first page to a worldwide audience.
Ghostlines
Film & Television
Original movies and television stories in development. Project announcements coming soon.
COMING SOON / LEARN MORE ↗Ghostlines
Publications
Novels and original literary properties, including the Ghostlines series.
Discover the books ↗Ghostlines
Sounds
Recorded music, emerging artists and Ghostlines Studios Publishing.
Meet the music ↗Ghostlines
Network Radio
Independent music, shows, interviews, podcasts and digital radio.
Discover GNR ↗Ghostlines
Cinematics
Photography, visual identity and creative media production.
Explore the craft ↗Ghostlines
Interactive
Ghostlines Beat Bounce is complete and progressing through Google Play testing.
VIEW GAME STATUS ↗These are operating divisions and creative brands of Ghostlines Studios; they are not represented here as separately incorporated legal subsidiaries.
GHOSTLINES FILM & TELEVISION
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT.
Original films and series are being prepared for their public debut. The studio is open to qualified producing, financing and distribution conversations.
SOON.
New screen stories are on the horizon. Announcements and project highlights will appear here.
Interested in partnering on an original Ghostlines screen project?
Request a project conversationGHOSTLINES SOUNDS
MORE THAN
A SOUNDTRACK.
Listen now to Ghostlines Jay Buck and Smooth and Shay. Preview official artwork for upcoming Ghostlines Sounds artists, with their music marked Coming Soon.
ALBUM COVERS / FEATURED + UPCOMING
GHOSTLINES SOUNDS / 2026
Ghostlines Jay BuckAvailable Now
Smooth and ShayAvailable Now
Ghostlines Gospel ChoirComing Soon
Ghostlines Jah VibezComing Soon
Ghostlines Unknown DJComing Soon
Ghostlines Mickey RayComing SoonListen now to Ghostlines Jay Buck and Smooth and Shay. Additional artists are shown as preview album-cover panels and remain marked Coming Soon.
GHOSTLINES NETWORK RADIO
BROADCASTING
STORIES WITHOUT
BORDERS.
Ghostlines Network Radio brings independent artists, music, interviews, podcasts and original programming together in a 24/7 digital station built for discovery.
Download the app to listen. Independent artists can apply through the official submissions form.
GHOSTLINES PUBLICATIONS
STORIES FOR
THE READER.
Now featuring the actual book covers. Shadows at East Side High leads the shelf, with Ember Ashes displayed behind it.
FEATURED BOOKS
SHADOWS LEADS
THE SHELF.
Shadows at East Side High is the lead featured book on the Ghostlines Studios website, with Ember Ashes: Eyes from the 1917 East St. Louis Massacre positioned behind it as the second highlighted title.
The rest of the published catalog appears below using the actual cover art you provided.
Shadows at East Side High
Lead featured title in the Ghostlines Publications catalog.
View on Amazon ↗
Ember Ashes
Historical fiction rooted in the 1917 East St. Louis massacre.
View on Amazon ↗
Broken Heat
Relationship drama with a moody romantic edge.
View on Amazon ↗
Bloodline in the Bricks
Urban fiction centered on danger, family and survival.
View on Amazon ↗
Back to the Lights
Suspense and nightlife energy framed by the St. Louis skyline.
View on Amazon ↗
Ghostlines: Shadow Returns
A Ghostlines novel set against East Side School and the St. Louis Arch.
View on Amazon ↗
When the City Holds Its Breath
A dramatic city-night romance beneath the Arch skyline.
View on Amazon ↗The book section now uses your uploaded covers rather than placeholder graphics.
GHOSTLINES CINEMATICS
AN EYE FOR
THE STORY.
Photography, branded visual content and creative production that captures the feeling behind the frame.
View Cinematics →GHOSTLINES INTERACTIVE
THE NEXT
WORLD AWAITS.
Ghostlines Beat Bounce is completed and currently in Google Play testing. Public release information will be shared when available.
View testing status →LET'S MAKE SOMETHING THAT MATTERS
GOT A STORY
TO TELL?
Production partners, distributors, financiers, music supervisors, book media and creative collaborators: let's connect.
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