Tommy Donbavand (28 November 1967 – 14 May 2019) was an English actor, teacher and writer from Liverpool, best known for his books and comics for children, such as Scream Street.
In 2015, it was adapted into an animated television series, produced by Coolabi Productions, which began airing on CBBC.
[4] He also co-wrote the Shadow Vanguard series of science fiction books under the pseudonym of Tom Dublin.
Donbavand wrote for The Beano comic, initially starting with strips for Calamity James, Gnasher and Gnipper and The Bash Street Kids.
He wrote another children's series, Fangs, Vampire Spy, as well as the writing handbooks 13 Steps to Beating Writer's Block in 2015, 101 Stunning Story Starters in 2017, and 101 Quick and Quirky Questions in 2018.