Dean Hoff is an American writer, director, Scottish historian, and folklorist specializing in monster legends.[1] She is also an actress and model.
Early life and education
Hoff was born in Duluth, Minnesota. She began acting and writing as a child.[2] She earned degrees in Scottish history, culture, and literature at the University of Glasgow.[3]
Career
Hoff wrote, directed, and produced the 2014 Scottish supernatural detective drama Caledonia.[4][5] She is also the author of the fictional novel series of the same name, of which the first book was released in paperback on June 23, 2017.[6][7] She is the writer and director of the follow-up feature film Burns Night, a vampire film about the Scottish national poet Robert Burns.[8] The first two seasons of the series, Caledonia and Caledonia: Mortal Souls, premiered online on June 23, 2017, after screening at multiple film festivals, including the Miami Web Fest, where it was a finalist for the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy award, and the LA Web Fest in 2014.[9][10][11] The series received positive reviews from multiple media outlets.[12][13][14][15]
In November 2017, Hoff's memoir about her life as a drifter on the road in America, American Drifter, was published.[19] In February 2018, Hoff's book The Connoisseur was released.[20] In May 2018, her book Mortal Souls was released[21] and in June 2020, Bella Books published her Scottish Highland romance, My Heart's in the Highlands.[22]
In 2014, Hoff's series Caledonia was nominated for the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Award at the Miami Web Festival. In 2015, it was nominated for Best Amets and Best Character at the Bilbao Web Festival, and was awarded a Special Mention at the I Filmmaker International Film Festival.[27]
