Ed Naha, a multifaceted writer and producer, was born on June 10, 1950, in Linden, New Jersey, where he spent his formative years. He later attended Kean College, laying the groundwork for his future endeavors.
Naha's early career was marked by his work as a rock music and film journalist, contributing to esteemed publications such as Playboy, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Heavy Metal, Science Digest, and The Twilight Zone. He also penned a column for The New York Post and served as a co-editor for the science fiction magazine Starlog, where he wrote a regular column called L.A. Offbeat.
In addition to his journalistic pursuits, Naha worked in the A&R Department at Columbia Records, playing a crucial role in the release of Bruce Springsteen's debut album Born to Run in 1976. He also produced the album Gene Roddenberry: Inside Star Trek for CBS Records in the same year.
As a novelist, Naha has penned over twenty-five books across the horror, mystery, and science fiction genres. Under the pseudonym DB Drum, he wrote the Traveler science fiction series, while his mystery novel Cracking Up earned a nomination for an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1992.
Naha has also written novelizations for films such as Dead-Bang, Ghostbusters II, and the first two Robocop pictures. His nonfiction books include The Science Fictionary, The Films of Roger Corman: Brilliance on a Budget, and Science Fiction Aliens.
In addition to his writing credits, Naha has written screenplays for the comedy Oddballs and the fantasy film Wizards of the Lost Kingdom for Roger Corman. He has also collaborated with producer Charles Band on the scripts for Troll, Dolls, and Spellcaster.
Naha's greatest commercial success came with his co-writing credit on the hit comedy Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He has since served as a writer and producer on the TV shows Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and The Adventures of Sinbad. Today, Ed Naha resides in California.
