Film & Television
Original screen properties in development; qualified co-production, packaging and distribution discussions are welcome.
MEDIA / PRESS / INTERVIEWS
Original stories, music, books, radio and interactive entertainment. Explore the people and projects behind an independent creative studio from East St. Louis, Illinois.

GHOSTLINES STUDIOS
Ghostlines Studios is the independent entertainment brand of James E Johnson Enterprise LLC. Founded by James E. Johnson and based in East St. Louis, Illinois, the studio develops original creative properties across six disciplines.
Original screen properties in development; qualified co-production, packaging and distribution discussions are welcome.
Seven published fiction titles, including Shadows at East Side High and historical novel Ember Ashes.
Music from Ghostlines Jay Buck and Smooth and Shay, with additional artist projects in development.
A 24/7 digital radio destination featuring music, independent artists and original programming.
Photography, original project visuals and creative image-making.
Ghostlines Beat Bounce, a music-driven mobile game, is in Google Play testing ahead of public release.

02 / FOUNDER PROFILE
James E. Johnson is an independent author and creator from East St. Louis, Illinois. He founded Ghostlines Studios to develop original stories and recordings across publishing, film and television, music, digital radio and interactive entertainment.
His fiction explores history, suspense, relationships and community. For interviews, he can discuss East St. Louis as a creative setting, independent publishing, original intellectual property, digital radio, and developing stories across media.
MEDIA RESOURCES
For editorial use when covering Ghostlines Studios. Please credit Ghostlines Studios on studio artwork and James E. Johnson on the founder portrait. For rights questions or additional high-resolution files, contact the studio.
PRESS & MEDIA INQUIRIES
Journalists, podcast hosts, book reviewers, music and radio programmers, and industry editors are invited to request interviews and information. No unsolicited confidential materials, please.