Biographie
Ed Naha, born on June 10, 1950, in Linden, New Jersey, grew up in his hometown and attended Kean College. He began his career as a journalist covering rock music and film, contributing to publications such as Playboy, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Heavy Metal, Science Digest, and The Twilight Zone. He also wrote a column for The New York Post. Naha served as co-editor of the science fiction magazine Starlog and authored a regular column titled "L.A. Offbeat." He was the founding editor of the horror magazine Fangoria. Additionally, Naha worked in Columbia Records' A&R Department, playing a role in releasing Bruce Springsteen's debut album, Born to Run. In 1976, he produced the album Gene Roddenberry: Inside Star Trek for CBS Records.
As an author, Naha has written over twenty-five novels spanning horror, mystery, and science fiction. He penned the Traveler science fiction series under the name DB Drum. His mystery novel Cracking Up was nominated for an Edgar Award in 1992 by the Mystery Writers of America. He also wrote novelizations for the films Dead-Bang, Ghostbusters II, and the first two Robocop movies. His nonfiction works include The Science Fictionary, The Films of Roger Corman: Brilliance on a Budget, and Science Fiction Aliens.
Naha wrote screenplays for the comedy Oddballs and the fantasy film Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, both for Roger Corman. He authored three scripts for producer Charles Band: the entertaining Troll, Stuart Gordon's well-regarded Dolls, and the less successful Spellcaster. His greatest commercial achievement was co-writing the screenplay for the hit comedy Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He has also worked as a writer and producer on the TV series Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and The Adventures of Sinbad. Ed Naha currently lives in California.
